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SENATE BILL NO. 1183 – Approp, Fish & Game Dept

SENATE BILL NO. 1183

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S1183............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME - Appropriates $72,689,600 to
the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2004; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 518; reduces the fiscal year 2003
appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game by $300,000; and repeals
legislative intent in Chapter 230, Laws of 2002, regarding the use of funds
provided for the Tex Creek/Willow Creek Pilot Project.
                                                                        
04/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
04/15    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
04/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/17    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
      McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
      Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon, Sweet
    Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw
    Title apvd - to House
04/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
04/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/22    3rd rdg - PASSED - 58-8-4
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough(Schanz), Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bieter, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford(Larsen), Cannon, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest,
      Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Martinez, Meyer, Miller,
      Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato(Alldredge), Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger,
      Ring(Roberge), Ringo(Cooke), Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler,
      Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Wills
      NAYS -- Campbell, Eberle, Kulczyk, McGeachin, McKague, Sali,
      Schaefer, Tilman
      Absent and excused -- Langhorst, Trail, Wood, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Robison
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/23    To enrol
04/24    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/25    Sp signed - To Governor
04/30    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 322
         Effective: 04/30/03 Secs 3 and 4;
         07/01/03 Secs 1 and 2

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1183
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME FOR FISCAL YEAR  2004;
  3        LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; REDUCING
  4        THE FISCAL YEAR 2003 APPROPRIATION; REPEALING SECTION 3, CHAPTER 230, LAWS
  5        OF 2002; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  There  is  hereby  appropriated to the Department of Fish and
  8    Game the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs  accord-
  9    ing  to  the  designated  expense classes from the listed funds for the period
 10    July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
 11                                                        FOR
 12                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 13                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 14                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 15    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 16    FROM:
 17    Fish and Game
 18     Fund
 19     (Licenses)$ 2,544,800  $ 2,523,300  $2,452,600   $364,500   $ 7,885,200
 20    Fish and Game
 21     Fund
 22     (Other)                     16,100                               16,100
 23    Fish and Game
 24     Set-aside
 25     Fund
 26     (Licenses)        100       61,300                               61,400
 27    Fish and Game
 28     Set-aside
 29     Fund (Other)                   300                                  300
 30    Fish and Game
 31     Primary
 32     Depredation
 33     Fund                         2,500                                2,500
 34    Fish and Game
 35     Secondary Depredation
 36     Fund                         2,500                                2,500
 37    Fish and Game
 38     Expendable
 39     Trust Fund                  14,100                               14,100
 40    Fish and Game
 41     Nonexpendable
 42     Trust Fund                   5,900                                5,900
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                        FOR
  2                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
  3                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
  4                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    Fish and Game
  6     Fund
  7     (Federal)   2,645,200    3,181,000      40,800                5,867,000
  8      TOTAL    $ 5,190,100  $ 5,807,000  $2,493,400   $364,500   $13,855,000
  9    II. ENFORCEMENT:
 10    FROM:
 11    Fish and Game
 12     Fund
 13     (Licenses)$ 6,368,700  $ 1,775,700  $  326,300              $ 8,470,700
 14    Fish and Game
 15     Fund
 16     (Other)        83,100       18,800       1,900                  103,800
 17    Fish and Game
 18     Set-aside
 19     Fund (Other)                10,500                               10,500
 20    Fish and Game
 21     Expendable
 22     Trust
 23     Fund                        20,800                               20,800
 24      TOTAL    $ 6,451,800  $ 1,825,800  $  328,200              $ 8,605,800
 25    III. FISHERIES:
 26    FROM:
 27    Fish and Game
 28     Fund
 29     (Licenses)$ 2,879,700  $ 1,862,800  $  711,500              $ 5,454,000
 30    Fish and Game
 31     Fund
 32     (Other)     1,266,700      754,600      53,000                2,074,300
 33    Fish and Game
 34     Set-aside
 35     Fund
 36     (Licenses)    150,100      218,400     140,000                  508,500
 37    Fish and Game
 38     Set-aside
 39     Fund
 40     (Other)        51,400       30,000                               81,400
 41    Fish and Game
 42     Expendable
 43     Trust
 44     Fund          222,200       50,400                              272,600
 45    Fish and Game
 46     Nonexpendable
 47     Trust
 48     Fund                        32,700                               32,700
 49    Fish and Game
 50     Fund
 51     (Federal)   9,148,200    5,401,900   2,675,400               17,225,500
 52      TOTAL    $13,718,300  $ 8,350,800  $3,579,900              $25,649,000
                                                                        
                                           3
                                                                        
  1                                                        FOR
  2                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
  3                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
  4                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    IV. WILDLIFE:
  6    FROM:
  7    Fish and Game
  8     Fund
  9     (Licenses)$ 3,083,900  $ 3,418,400  $  201,400              $ 6,703,700
 10    Fish and Game
 11     Fund
 12     (Other)        22,100      175,000                              197,100
 13    Fish and Game
 14     Set-aside
 15     Fund (Licenses)              7,200                                7,200
 16    Fish and Game
 17     Set-aside
 18     Fund
 19     (Other)       499,400      687,400                            1,186,800
 20    Fish and Game
 21     Expendable
 22     Trust
 23     Fund          392,400      471,300      23,900                  887,600
 24    Fish and Game
 25     Nonexpendable
 26     Trust
 27     Fund            9,500        2,300                               11,800
 28    Fish and Game
 29     Fund
 30     (Federal)   3,090,300    1,895,900     126,000                5,112,200
 31      TOTAL    $ 7,097,600  $ 6,657,500  $  351,300              $14,106,400
 32    V. COMMUNICATIONS:
 33    FROM:
 34    Fish and Game
 35     Fund
 36     (Licenses)$ 1,202,800  $   495,100  $   27,000              $ 1,724,900
 37    Fish and Game
 38     Fund
 39     (Other)        79,600       34,900      60,000                  174,500
 40    Fish and Game
 41     Set-aside
 42     Fund
 43     (Other)        67,500      118,500                              186,000
 44    Fish and Game
 45     Expendable Trust
 46     Fund                        25,000                               25,000
 47    Fish and Game
 48     Fund
 49     (Federal)     546,200      352,400      65,000                  963,600
 50      TOTAL    $ 1,896,100  $ 1,025,900  $  152,000              $ 3,074,000
 51    VI. ENGINEERING:
 52    FROM:
 53    Fish and Game
 54     Fund
 55     (Licenses)$   797,800  $    67,100  $   35,100              $   900,000
                                                                        
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  1                                                        FOR
  2                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
  3                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
  4                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    VII. NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY:
  6    FROM:
  7    Fish and Game
  8     Fund
  9     (Licenses)$   538,700  $    79,200  $   23,700              $   641,600
 10    Fish and Game
 11     Fund
 12     (Other)       171,300       10,600                              181,900
 13    Fish and Game
 14     Set-aside
 15     Fund
 16     (Other)        52,900        6,600                               59,500
 17    Fish and Game
 18     Fund
 19     (Federal)   1,565,300      406,600       2,100                1,974,000
 20      TOTAL    $ 2,328,200  $   503,000  $   25,800              $ 2,857,000
 21    VIII. WINTER FEEDING AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENT:
 22    FROM:
 23    Fish and Game
 24     Fund
 25     (Licenses)$   410,000  $   647,100  $    8,300              $ 1,065,400
 26    Fish and Game
 27     Set-aside
 28     Fund
 29     (Licenses)     50,200    1,894,500     232,300                2,177,000
 30    Fish and Game
 31     Primary
 32     Depredation
 33     Fund                                             $200,000       200,000
 34    Fish and Game
 35     Secondary
 36     Depredation
 37     Fund                                              200,000       200,000
 38      TOTAL    $   460,200  $ 2,541,600  $  240,600   $400,000   $ 3,642,400
                                                                        
 39        GRAND
 40        TOTAL  $37,940,100  $26,778,700  $7,206,300   $764,500   $72,689,600
                                                                        
 41        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 42    of Fish and Game is authorized no more than five hundred eighteen (518)  full-
 43    time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 2003, through
 44    June  30,  2004,  for  the programs specified in Section 1 of this act, unless
 45    specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Com-
 46    mittee will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 47        SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
 48    the  appropriation  provided in Section 1, Chapter 230, Laws of 2002 is hereby
 49    reduced by $300,000 from the Wildlife program for operating expenditures  from
 50    the  Fish  and  Game Fund (Licenses) for the period July 1, 2002, through June
 51    30, 2003.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 4.  That Section 3, Chapter 230, Laws of 2002, be, and the same is
  2    hereby repealed.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 5.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
  4    declared  to  exist,  Sections  3 and 4 of this act shall be in full force and
  5    effect on and after passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS12261C2

This is the fiscal year 2004 appropriation to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in the amount of $72,689,600 and sets the full-time equivalent position cap at 518. The bill also removes funding from fiscal year 2003 for the Tex Creek pilot project approved last year.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2003 Original Appropriation 518.00  39,268,200  28,742,100  68,010,300 


Department of Fish and Game          
 1. Remove Tex Creek Pilot Project 0.00  (300,000)  (300,000) 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2003 Total Appropriation 518.00  38,968,200  28,742,100  67,710,300 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00  (257,400)  257,400 


FY 2003 Estimated Expenditures 518.00  38,710,800  28,999,500  67,710,300 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (4,929,900)  (3,513,400)  (8,443,300) 


FY 2004 Base 518.00  33,780,900  25,486,100  59,267,000 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  419,400  370,500  789,900 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  3,768,900  719,400  4,488,300 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  403,200  289,200  692,400 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 


FY 2004 Program Maintenance 518.00  38,372,400  26,865,200  65,237,600 



Enhancements          
Department of Fish and Game          
 1. Sportsman Data System 0.00  600,000  400,000  1,000,000 
 2. Shooting Range Development 0.00  60,000  65,000  125,000 
 3. Resident Fish Hatcheries 0.00  450,800  8,500  459,300 
 4. New Fishing Waters 0.00  450,000  450,000 
 5. Strategic Planning 0.00  400  31,500  31,900 
 6. Non-game Surveys 0.00  413,300  291,100  704,400 
 7. Regional Office Improvements 0.00  175,000  100,000  275,000 
 8. Additional Equipment 0.00  46,300  46,300 
 9. Habitat Improvement 0.00  659,900  659,900 
 10. Additional Personnel Support 0.00  59,000  (4,200)  54,800 
 11. Statewide Habitat Management 0.00  39,900  385,100  425,000 
 12. Resident Fish Management 0.00  103,900  67,400  171,300 
 13. Boating and Fishing Access 0.00  119,400  358,300  477,700 
 14. Budgeting System Rewrite 0.00  120,000  80,000  200,000 
 15. Fisheries Research 0.00  8,900  373,100  382,000 
 16. Hells Canyon Initiative 0.00  73,400  73,400 
 17. Anadromous Fish Management 0.00  9,800  308,700  318,500 
 18. Anadromous Fish Hatcheries 0.00  147,100  348,800  495,900 
 19. Fish Screens & Passage 0.00  957,500  957,500 
 20. Conservation Data Center 0.00  87,800  56,300  144,100 


FY 2004 Total 518.00  41,547,300  31,142,300  72,689,600 
Chg from FY 2003 Orig Approp 0.00  2,279,100  2,400,200  4,679,300 
% Chg from FY 2003 Orig Approp. 0.0%    5.8%   8.4%   6.9%  

Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No.