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S1443............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $3,522,400 to the Office of
the Governor for the Military Division; providing for the transfer of
moneys to the Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Fund; providing
legislative intent regarding the Milo Creek Containment Project; providing
for the transfer of funds to the Natural Restoration Fund; reappropriating
unexpended and unencumbered moneys for expenditures relating to the Milo
Creek Containment Project for fiscal year 2001; providing for the deposit
of unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the State Highway Restricted
Disaster Fund on June 30, 2001; and providing for the transfer of moneys to
the Permanent Building Fund.
02/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18 Rpt prt - to Fin
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Walton,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Danielson, Davis, Ipsen
Floor Sponsor - Parry
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond,
Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer(Tiegs),
Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Chase, Crow, Ellsworth, Montgomery, Taylor
Floor Sponsor - Pischner
Title apvd - to Senate
03/02 To enrol
03/03 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/06 Sp signed
03/07 To Governor
03/09 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 36
Effective: 03/09/00
S1443
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1443
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE MILITARY DIVISION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000;
3 DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE HAZARDOUS SUB-
4 STANCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING
5 THE MILO CREEK CONTAINMENT PROJECT; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE
6 MILITARY DIVISION CONTINUE TO SEEK FUNDS FROM NONSTATE SOURCES; DIRECTING
7 THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE NATURAL RESTORATION FUND;
8 DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE NATURAL RESTORA-
9 TION FUND; PROVIDING FOR REAPPROPRIATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNEN-
10 CUMBERED BALANCES; DIRECTING THE REVERSION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNEN-
11 CUMBERED MONEYS; DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE
12 PERMANENT BUILDING FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
14 SECTION 1. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
15 254, Laws of 1999, there is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Governor
16 for the Military Division the following amounts to be expended for the desig-
17 nated programs according to the designated expense classes from the listed
18 funds for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000:
19 A. BUREAU OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:
20 FOR:
21 Operating Expenditures $ 22,400
22 FROM:
23 General Fund $ 22,400
24 B. BUREAU OF DISASTER SERVICES:
25 FOR:
26 Operating Expenditures $3,500,000
27 FROM:
28 Federal Grant Fund $2,000,000
29 Natural Restoration Fund 1,500,000
30 TOTAL $3,500,000
31 GRAND TOTAL $3,522,400
32 SECTION 2. The State Controller shall make a cash transfer of $22,400
33 from the General Fund to the Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Fund, as
34 appropriated to the Bureau of Hazardous Materials in Section 1 of this act.
35 SECTION 3. It is legislative intent that the moneys appropriated to the
36 Bureau of Disaster Services in Section 1 of this act shall only be used to pay
37 for the costs of the Milo Creek Containment Project.
38 SECTION 4. It is legislative intent that the Military Division continue
39 to seek funds for the Milo Creek Containment Project from nonstate sources,
40 and that any additional funds so obtained be used instead of funds appropri-
2
1 ated to the Bureau of Disaster Services from the Natural Restoration Fund in
2 Section 1 of this act.
3 SECTION 5. Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the State Control-
4 ler shall transfer $1,500,000 from the State Highway Restricted Disaster Fund
5 to the Natural Restoration Fund for the purposes of the appropriation to the
6 Bureau of Disaster Services in Section 1 of this act.
7 SECTION 6. Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the State Control-
8 ler shall transfer the $2,000,000 appropriated to the Bureau of Disaster Ser-
9 vices in Section 1 of this act from the Federal Grant Fund to the Natural Res-
10 toration Fund.
11 SECTION 7. There is hereby reappropriated to the Military Division the
12 unexpended and unencumbered balance of moneys appropriated to the Bureau of
13 Disaster Services in Section 1 of this act for the period July 1, 1999,
14 through June 30, 2000, to be used only for nonrecurring expenditures related
15 to the Milo Creek Containment Project for the period July 1, 2000, through
16 June 30, 2001.
17 SECTION 8. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys appropriated for the
18 Milo Creek Containment Project remaining in the Natural Restoration Fund on
19 June 30, 2001, shall be deposited in the State Highway Restricted Disaster
20 Fund, up to a maximum of $1,500,000.
21 SECTION 9. Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the State Control-
22 ler shall transfer $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Permanent Building
23 Fund.
24 SECTION 10. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
25 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
26 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
R809809C2
This supplemental appropriation provides one-time funding to complete the Milo
Creek Flood Containment Project. Milo Creek is located in the Silver Valley of Northern
Idaho. It drains the area around the Bunker Hill mine, and then flows through the cities of
Wardner and Kellogg, and into the Coeur d'Alene River. At the time of the Milo Creek
flood, in May 1997, the creek flowed through very old underground channels., some of
which were wooden flumes dating back to the early mining days. The channel also
followed no public right-of- way, as is now customary, but instead flowed underneath
private property and buildings. The May 1997 flood caused numerous blowouts and
spread contaminated Bunker Hill water across the two cities. This supplemental would
complete the process of enlarging Milo Creek's underground channel, and relocating it to
flow underneath public streets.
The supplemental also appropriates money to the Bureau of Hazardous Materials
to cover deficiency warrants issued to pay for the cost of responding to hazardous
materials incidents throughout Idaho.
FISCAL NOTE
The appropriation includes $2 million in federal funds, and $1.5 million from the
state highway disaster fund. The original request was to fund the $1.5 million portion
from the General Fund. It has since been learned, however, that unspent funds remain in
the state highway disaster fund, which was established to help recover from these flood
events. As a result, the $1.5 million portion is instead funded from this fund. The bill then
takes the $1.5 million in General Fund money that is saved, and transfers it to the
Permanent Building Fund.
There is also a $22,400 General Fund appropriation to the Bureau of Hazardous
Materials for deficiency warrants.
Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1443