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SENATE BILL NO. 1239 – Approp, Water Resources

SENATE BILL NO. 1239

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S1239............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - WATER RESOURCES - Appropriates $22,015,300 to the
Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2002; and limits the
full-time equivalent positions to 183; appropriates and authorizes the
transfer of $60,000 for fiscal year 2002 for an aquifer recharge structure;
appropriates an additional $608,100 to the Department of Water Resources
for fiscal year 2001; and appropriates and authorizes the transfer of
$200,000 to the Idaho Water Resource Board Revolving Development Fund and
$200,000 to the Water Management Fund for fiscal year 2001.
                                                                        
03/09    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
      Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
      King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Sims
    Floor Sponsor -- Boatright
    Title apvd - to House
03/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22    3rd rdg - PASSED - 50-17-2(1 vacant)
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
      Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Henbest,
      Higgins, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Mader, Marley,
      Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone,
      Trail, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bedke, Bradford, Callister, Ellis, Eskridge, Hammond,
      Harwood, Hornbeck, Kendell, Loertscher, McKague, Moyle, Pearce,
      Roberts, Smith, Tilman, Wheeler
      Absent and excused -- Crow, Pischner
      Vacant -- Dist. #23
    Floor Sponsor -- Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/23    To enrol
03/26    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed - to Governor
03/28    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 245
         Effective: 03/28/01, Secs 4 & 5
         07/01/01, all other sections

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1239
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  WATER  RESOURCES  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR
  3        2002;  LIMITING  THE  NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
  4        APPROPRIATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER  OF  MONEYS  FOR  AN  AQUIFER
  5        RECHARGE  STRUCTURE  FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS
  6        TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR  2001;  APPROPRIATING
  7        AND PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF MONEYS TO THE REVOLVING DEVELOPMENT FUND
  8        AND  THE  WATER MANAGEMENT FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR SECTIONS 4
  9        AND 5 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 11        SECTION 1.  There is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Department  of  Water
 12    Resources  the  following  amounts, to be expended for the designated programs
 13    according to the designated expense classes from  the  listed  funds  for  the
 14    period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002:
 15                                                       FOR
 16                   FOR         FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
 17                PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
 18                  COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 19    I. MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
 20    FROM:
 21    General
 22     Fund      $   860,600  $  442,900   $176,500              $ 1,480,000
 23    Water Administration
 24     Fund           37,000      21,100                              58,100
 25    Indirect Cost
 26     Recovery
 27     Fund          264,000     133,700     40,000                  437,700
 28      TOTAL    $ 1,161,600  $  597,700   $216,500              $ 1,975,800
 29    II. PLANNING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
 30    FROM:
 31    General
 32     Fund      $ 1,990,100  $  979,600             $  927,800  $ 3,897,500
 33    Indirect Cost
 34     Recovery
 35     Fund           59,600       9,400                              69,000
 36    Miscellaneous
 37     Revenue
 38     Fund           42,400     498,300                             540,700
 39    Federal Grant
 40     Fund          378,800   2,094,600                           2,473,400
 41      TOTAL    $ 2,470,900  $3,581,900             $  927,800  $ 6,980,600
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                       FOR
  2                   FOR         FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
  3                PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
  4                  COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    III. ENERGY RESOURCES:
  6    FROM:
  7    General
  8     Fund      $    32,600  $    2,900                         $    35,500
  9    Petroleum Price
 10     Violation
 11     Fund          451,400   1,612,700   $  6,000                2,070,100
 12    Indirect Cost
 13     Recovery
 14     Fund           45,800     128,400                             174,200
 15    Miscellaneous
 16     Revenue
 17     Fund          303,900   1,035,800                           1,339,700
 18    Federal Grant
 19     Fund          474,300     594,300                           1,068,600
 20      TOTAL    $ 1,308,000  $3,374,100   $  6,000              $ 4,688,100
 21    IV. SNAKE RIVER BASIN ADJUDICATION:
 22    FROM:
 23    General
 24     Fund      $ 1,802,600  $  919,300   $ 31,200              $ 2,753,100
 25    Water
 26     Resources
 27     Adjudication
 28     Fund                                          $  500,000      500,000
 29      TOTAL    $ 1,802,600  $  919,300   $ 31,200  $  500,000  $ 3,253,100
 30    V. WATER MANAGEMENT:
 31    FROM:
 32    General
 33     Fund      $ 2,883,200  $  577,500   $ 82,700              $ 3,543,400
 34    Water Administration
 35     Fund          590,000     104,400                             694,400
 36    Indirect Cost
 37     Recovery
 38     Fund           45,900       6,700                              52,600
 39    Miscellaneous
 40     Revenue
 41     Fund          418,400     107,300                             525,700
 42    Federal Grant
 43     Fund          112,000     189,600                             301,600
 44      TOTAL    $ 4,049,500  $  985,500   $ 82,700              $ 5,117,700
                                                                        
 45      GRAND
 46      TOTAL    $10,792,600  $9,458,500   $336,400  $1,427,800  $22,015,300
                                                                        
 47        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 48    of  Water  Resources is authorized no more than one hundred eighty-three (183)
 49    full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period  July  1,  2001,
 50    through  June  30,  2002, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act,
 51    unless  specifically  authorized  by  the   Governor.   The   Joint   Finance-
 52    Appropriations  Committee will be notified promptly of any increased positions
 53    so authorized.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 3.  There is hereby appropriated $60,000 from the General Fund for
  2    the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002. Upon the request of the chair-
  3    man of the Idaho Water Resource Board, the  State  Controller  shall  transfer
  4    that  amount  to  the Water Management Fund to be used to construct an aquifer
  5    recharge structure on the Northside Canal at Sugarloaf.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 4.  In addition to the appropriation made in  Section  1,  Chapter
  7    445,  Laws  of  2000,  there is hereby appropriated to the Idaho Department of
  8    Water Resources the following amounts, to be expended for the designated  pro-
  9    gram according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the
 10    period July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001:
 11                                  FOR              FOR
 12                               PERSONNEL        OPERATING
 13                                 COSTS         EXPENDITURES        TOTAL
 14    I. PLANNING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
 15    FROM:
 16    General Fund                                 $215,000        $215,000
 17    Miscellaneous
 18     Revenue Fund                 $43,100         125,000         168,100
 19    Federal
 20     Grant Fund                                   225,000         225,000
 21      TOTAL                       $43,100        $565,000        $608,100
                                                                        
 22        SECTION  5.  There  is  hereby appropriated $400,000 from the General Fund
 23    for the period July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001. Of that amount, the  State
 24    Controller shall transfer $200,000 to the Idaho Water Resource Board Revolving
 25    Development  Fund to be used according to Section 42-1752, Idaho Code; and the
 26    State Controller shall transfer $200,000 to the Water Management  Fund  to  be
 27    used according to Section 42-1760, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION  6.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 29    declared to exist, Sections 4 and 5 of this act shall be  in  full  force  and
 30    effect on and after passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS10438C1

This is the fiscal year 2002 appropriation to the Department of Water Resources in the amount of $22,015,300 and sets the FTP cap at 183. The legislation also includes an FY 2001 supplemental for $608,100; transfers $400,000 from the General Fund to the Idaho Water Resource Board for loans and grants; and transfers $60,000 to the Water Resource Board to construct an aquifer recharge structure on the Northside Canal at Sugarloaf.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2001 Original Appropriation 183.00  10,604,800  6,133,800  3,374,200  20,112,800 


Department of Water Resources          
 1. Water Board Loans & Grants 0.00  400,000  400,000 
 2. Redistricting Contract 0.00  43,100  43,100 
 3. Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Model 0.00  215,000  125,000  225,000  565,000 
Recover Gain Sharing (Neg Supp) 0.00  (229,900)  (57,100)  (29,500)  (316,500) 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00  (400,000)  (400,000) 


FY 2001 Total Appropriation 183.00  10,589,900  6,244,800  3,569,700  20,404,400 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00  (79,500)  (105,700)  (185,200) 


FY 2001 Estimated Expenditures 183.00  10,589,900  6,165,300  3,464,000  20,219,200 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (451,500)  (205,400)  (282,800)  (939,700) 
Other Base Adjustments 0.00  229,900  57,100  29,500  316,500 


FY 2002 Base 183.00  10,368,300  6,017,000  3,210,700  19,596,000 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  71,000  19,200  8,300  98,500 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  25,800  50,600  34,400  110,800 
Replacement Items 0.00  290,400  6,000  296,400 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  94,400  15,600  110,000 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  296,600  88,800  40,200  425,600 


FY 2002 Program Maintenance 183.00  11,146,500  6,197,200  3,293,600  20,637,300 



Enhancements          
Department of Water Resources          
 1. New Main Office Building 0.00 
 2. Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Model 0.00  400,000  125,000  250,000  775,000 
 3. Water Board Loans and Grants 0.00 
 4. Backfile Conversion 0.00  100,000  100,000 
 5. Bruneau Snail Hydrologic Monitoring 0.00  30,000  30,000 
 6. River Basin Water Plans 0.00  300,000  300,000 
 7. Palouse Aquifer Study 0.00  100,000  100,000 
 8. Portneuf River Basin Study 0.00  33,000  33,000 
 9. Information Technology Training 0.00 
 10. Internet Firewall 0.00  40,000  40,000 
 11. Aquifer Recharge Structure 0.00  60,000  60,000 
Revenue Adjustments 0.00  (60,000)  (60,000) 


FY 2002 Total 183.00  11,709,500  6,462,200  3,843,600  22,015,300 
Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp 0.00  1,104,700  328,400  469,400  1,902,500 
% Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp. 0.0%  10.4%  5.4%  13.9%  9.5% 

This legislation authorizes the expenditure or transfer of $12,384,500 from the General Fund. Funding for phase I planning of an office building is considered in a separate piece of legislation.

Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1239