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H0739.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - ATTORNEY GENERAL - Appropriates $16,175,800 to the
Attorney General for fiscal year 2001; specifies legislative intent that
$1,000 may be used to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting
from the discharge of the Attorney General's official duties; and limits
the number of full-time equivalent positions to 177.9.
03/10 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-1-1
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- McKague
Absent and excused -- Linford
Floor Sponsor - Geddes
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-2-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, McLaughlin, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--Geddes, Hawkins
Absent and excused--Danielson, Lee, Noh
Floor Sponsor - Richardson
Title apvd - to House
03/31 To enrol
04/03 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/04 Pres signed - to Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 448
Effective: 07/01/00
H0739
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 739
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001; PROVIDING
3 FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH
4 RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED
5 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Attorney General the fol-
8 lowing amounts, to be expended for the designated programs according to the
9 designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2000,
10 through June 30, 2001:
11 FOR FOR FOR
12 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL
13 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY TOTAL
14 I. STATE LEGAL SERVICES:
15 FROM:
16 General Fund $ 4,190,900 $ 447,000 $162,400 $ 4,800,300
17 Federal Grant Fund 113,200 108,500 221,700
18 Consumer Protection
19 Fund 252,300 85,900 145,900 484,100
20 State Legal Services
21 Fund 7,906,700 182,200 6,300 8,095,200
22 TOTAL $12,463,100 $ 823,600 $314,600 $13,601,300
23 II. SPECIAL LITIGATION:
24 FROM:
25 General Fund $2,564,500 $ 10,000 $ 2,574,500
26 GRAND
27 TOTAL $12,463,100 $3,388,100 $324,600 $16,175,800
28 SECTION 2. Upon closing of fiscal year 2000, the State Controller shall,
29 at the request of the Office of the Attorney General, transfer $700,000 to the
30 General Fund from the Consumer Protection Fund.
31 SECTION 3. It is legislative intent that an amount, not to exceed $1,000,
32 of the amount appropriated in Section 1 of this act, may be used at the dis-
33 cretion of the Attorney General to assist in defraying expenses relating to or
34 resulting from the discharge of the Attorney General's official duties. Such
35 moneys shall be accounted for according to the provisions of Chapter 36, Title
36 67, Idaho Code, and Section 67-3516, Idaho Code.
37 SECTION 4. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Attorney
38 General is authorized no more than one hundred seventy-seven and nine-tenths
39 (177.9) full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1,
40 2000, through June 30, 2001, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this
2
1 act, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-
2 Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased positions
3 so authorized.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS09242 |
This is the fiscal year 2001 appropriation for the Office of the Attorney General.
 
| FY 2000 Original Appropriation |
174.90 |
6,656,300 |
7,941,300 |
150,000 |
14,747,600 |
| Supplementals |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2000 Total Appropriation |
174.90 |
6,656,300 |
7,941,300 |
150,000 |
14,747,600 |
| Expenditure Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
15,400 |
15,400 |
| FY 2000 Estimated Expenditures |
174.90 |
6,656,300 |
7,941,300 |
165,400 |
14,763,000 |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
(1,669,600) |
(11,700) |
0 |
(1,681,300) |
| FY 2001 Base |
174.90 |
4,986,700 |
7,929,600 |
165,400 |
13,081,700 |
| Personnel Cost Rollups |
0.00 |
47,700 |
99,000 |
1,300 |
148,000 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
159,200 |
144,000 |
0 |
303,200 |
| Non-Standard Adjustments |
0.00 |
7,700 |
6,600 |
100 |
14,400 |
| Annualizations |
0.00 |
1,900 |
0 |
0 |
1,900 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
123,800 |
237,500 |
3,000 |
364,300 |
| FY 2001 Program Maintenance |
174.90 |
5,327,000 |
8,416,700 |
169,800 |
13,913,500 |
| Enhancements |
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| Attorney General |
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| 1. Legal Services Quality Control |
0.00 |
226,400 |
7,600 |
7,800 |
241,800 |
| 2. Network Technical Assistance |
1.00 |
59,300 |
0 |
0 |
59,300 |
| 3. Deputy AG for Health & Welfare |
1.00 |
0 |
66,100 |
0 |
66,100 |
| 4. Deputy AG for Boards & Commissions |
1.00 |
0 |
87,000 |
0 |
87,000 |
| 5. New Capital Outlay |
0.00 |
27,000 |
1,900 |
44,100 |
73,000 |
| 6. Natural Resources Litigation |
0.00 |
1,735,100 |
0 |
0 |
1,735,100 |
| FY 2001 Total |
177.90 |
7,374,800 |
8,579,300 |
221,700 |
16,175,800 |
| Chg from FY 2000 Orig Approp |
3.00 |
718,500 |
638,000 |
71,700 |
1,428,200 |
| % Chg from FY 2000 Orig Approp. |
1.7% |
10.8% |
8.0% |
47.8% |
9.7% |
1) Legal Services Quality Control provides $241,800 to raise the entry level and ongoing pay for deputy AG’s, paralegals, and legal secretaries.
2) Network Technical Assistance provides funding for a second hardware expert to support the computer network of the AG’s Office with $54,000 of ongoing funding, and $5,300 of one-time General Funds.
3) Deputy AG for Health & Welfare to provide guidance to the Department in personnel issues.
4) Deputy AG for Boards & Commissions will accommodate the increased legal needs of small regulatory agencies.
5) New Capital Outlay is office equipment, computer equipment, firearms, body armor and other electronic equipment.
6) Natural Resources Litigation adds $1,735,100 of one-time funding from the General Fund to augment the $839,400 of ongoing General Funds in the Special Litigation Program. The majority of these funds will be used to continue to support the state’s interests in the Snake River Basin Adjudication.
Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H739 |