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HOUSE BILL NO. 837 – Approp, Environmental Quality Dept

HOUSE BILL NO. 837

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H0837.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Appropriates
$49,556,400 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year
2005; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 369.55;
directs the transfer of $520,000 to the Environmental Remediation Fund;
provides intent regarding Bunker Hill remediation; provides intent
regarding Coeur d'Alene River Basin projects; and prohibits the transfer of
appropriations out of the Air Quality Program.
                                                                        
03/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/16    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 54-16-0
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
      Block, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal,
      Denney, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23),
      Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford,
      McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Raybould,
      Ridinger, Ring, Roberts, Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Bauer, Boe, Cuddy, Douglas, Henbest, Jaquet, Langhorst,
      Martinez, Mitchell, Naccarato, Pasley-Stuart, Ringo, Robison, Sayler,
      Shepherd, Trail
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Harwood
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/17    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 33-1-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill,
      Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie,
      McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
      Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Williams
      NAYS -- Werk
      Absent and excused -- Calabretta
    Floor Sponsor - Pearce
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/22    To Governor
03/23    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 208
         Effective: 07/01/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 837
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  QUALITY  FOR  FISCAL
  3        YEAR  2005; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; PROVID-
  4        ING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS  TO  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL
  5        REMEDIATION  FUND; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMEN-
  6        TAL REMEDIATION FUND AND REQUIRING AN ANNUAL REPORT;  EXPRESSING  LEGISLA-
  7        TIVE  INTENT WITH REGARD TO STATE MATCH; AND PROHIBITING THE DEPARTMENT OF
  8        ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM TRANSFERRING  APPROPRIATIONS  OUT  OF  THE  AIR
  9        QUALITY PROGRAM.
                                                                        
 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Environmen-
 12    tal Quality the following amounts to be expended for the  designated  programs
 13    according  to the designated expense classes from the various funds listed for
 14    the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:
 15                                                        FOR
 16                    FOR         FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
 17                 PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
 18                   COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 19    I. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
 20    FROM:
 21    General
 22     Fund       $ 1,522,600  $   778,700                         $ 2,301,300
 23    Air Quality
 24     Permitting
 25     Fund           178,300      220,800                             399,100
 26    Public Water System
 27     Supervision
 28     Fund           293,400       45,000  $  2,000                   340,400
 29    Department of
 30     Environmental
 31     Quality
 32     Fund
 33     (Receipts)      85,400       17,200     2,000                   104,600
 34    Department of
 35     Environmental
 36     Quality
 37     Fund
 38     (Federal)    1,859,700    1,173,500    16,000                 3,049,200
 39      TOTAL     $ 3,939,400  $ 2,235,200  $ 20,000               $ 6,194,600
 40    II. AIR QUALITY:
 41    FROM:
 42    General
 43     Fund       $ 1,767,700  $   308,700                         $ 2,076,400
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                        FOR
  2                    FOR         FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
  3                 PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
  4                   COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    Air Quality
  6     Permitting
  7     Fund         1,096,400      332,500  $ 12,000                 1,440,900
  8    Department of
  9     Environmental
 10     Quality
 11     Fund
 12     (Receipts)      76,700      168,500                             245,200
 13    Department of
 14     Environmental
 15     Quality
 16     Fund
 17     (Federal)    1,321,100      314,400    26,000   $   40,600    1,702,100
 18      TOTAL     $ 4,261,900  $ 1,124,100  $ 38,000   $   40,600  $ 5,464,600
 19    III. WATER QUALITY:
 20    FROM:
 21    General
 22     Fund       $ 4,626,800  $ 1,837,300             $1,812,300  $ 8,276,400
 23    Public Water System
 24     Supervision
 25     Fund           858,100      158,400  $  6,000      330,200    1,352,700
 26    Water Pollution
 27     Control Fund                                       190,800      190,800
 28    Department of
 29     Environmental
 30     Quality
 31     Fund
 32     (Receipts)     254,700       75,600     2,000       50,600      382,900
 33    Department of
 34     Environmental
 35     Quality
 36     Fund
 37     (Federal)    3,690,500    2,105,600    34,000    2,633,200    8,463,300
 38      TOTAL     $ 9,430,100  $ 4,176,900  $ 42,000   $5,017,100  $18,666,100
 39    IV. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION:
 40    FROM:
 41    General
 42     Fund       $ 1,927,300  $   334,400             $   32,100  $ 2,293,800
 43    Water
 44     Pollution
 45     Control
 46     Fund                      1,000,000                           1,000,000
 47    Environmental
 48     Remediation
 49     Fund           177,100      599,600                 60,200      836,900
                                                                        
                                           3
                                                                        
  1                                                        FOR
  2                    FOR         FOR         FOR     TRUSTEE AND
  3                 PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL     BENEFIT
  4                   COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    Department of
  6     Environmental
  7     Quality
  8     Fund
  9     (Receipts)     381,700      430,600  $  2,000       50,800      865,100
 10    Bunker Hill
 11     Trust Fund                                         300,000      300,000
 12    Department of
 13     Environmental
 14     Quality
 15     Fund
 16     (Federal)    2,583,400    9,177,300    14,000       15,200   11,789,900
 17      TOTAL     $ 5,069,500  $11,541,900  $ 16,000   $  458,300  $17,085,700
 18    V. INEEL OVERSIGHT:
 19    FROM:
 20    General
 21     Fund       $   189,600  $     8,500                         $   198,100
 22    Department of
 23     Environmental
 24     Quality
 25     Fund
 26     (Federal)      942,600      374,900  $ 44,000   $  585,800    1,947,300
 27      TOTAL     $ 1,132,200  $   383,400  $ 44,000   $  585,800  $ 2,145,400
                                                                        
 28       GRAND
 29       TOTAL    $23,833,100  $19,461,500  $160,000   $6,101,800  $49,556,400
                                                                        
 30        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 31    of Environmental Quality is authorized no more than three  hundred  sixty-nine
 32    and fifty-five hundredths (369.55) full-time equivalent positions at any point
 33    during  the  period  July  1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, unless specifically
 34    authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be
 35    notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 36        SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code,
 37    the State Controller is hereby directed to transfer $520,000  from  the  Water
 38    Pollution  Control  Fund  to the Environmental Remediation Fund for the period
 39    July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
                                                                        
 40        SECTION 4.  It is legislative intent that moneys deposited into the  Envi-
 41    ronmental  Remediation  Fund are to be used solely for Bunker Hill remediation
 42    within the site and that in accordance with the Bunker  Hill  Remedial  Action
 43    Management  Plan,  an  annual report shall be filed no later than January 1 of
 44    each year with the Governor, the Legislature, and the  Bunker  Hill  Superfund
 45    Task Force on the remediation progress and the expenditures involved.
                                                                        
 46        SECTION 5.  It is legislative intent that the appropriation of moneys from
 47    the  Water Pollution Control Fund in Section 1 of this act specifically super-
 48    sedes the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code. It  is  further  provided
 49    that $1,000,000 of such moneys are to be used solely for projects in the Coeur
 50    d'Alene  River  Basin  in  such a manner so as to count toward the ten percent
                                                                        
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  1    (10%) state match required for work done at the Bunker Hill superfund site. It
  2    is recognized that design is a necessary expense to these  projects  and  that
  3    design costs are not eligible for match under the superfund law.
                                                                        
  4        SECTION  6.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section 67-3511(2), Idaho
  5    Code, the Department of Environmental Quality shall not transfer  fiscal  year
  6    2005  legislative  appropriations  out of the Air Quality Program to any other
  7    program.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS13389C1

This is the fiscal year 2005 appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $49,556,400 of which $15,146,000 is from the General Fund, $7,458,600 is from dedicated funds, and $26,951,800 is from federal funds. Section 2 places a cap of 369.55 on the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions. Sections 3 and 4 direct the State Controller to transfer $520,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund and to use those moneys for Bunker Hill remediation. Section 5 provides that $1 million of Water Pollution Control Funds is to be used solely for projects in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin so as to count toward the match required to receive federal cleanup funds. Section 6 prohibits the department from transferring appropriations out of the air quality program.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2004 Original Appropriation 369.55  15,146,000  8,374,900  18,205,900  41,726,800 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  269,900  8,608,500  8,878,400 


FY 2004 Estimated Expenditures 369.55  15,146,000  8,644,800  26,814,400  50,605,200 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures (5.00)  (870,800)  (8,741,500)  (9,612,300) 


FY 2005 Base 364.55  15,146,000  7,774,000  18,072,900  40,992,900 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  186,000  64,500  192,200  442,700 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  26,000  134,000  160,000 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  (193,100)  (57,300)  (238,800)  (489,200) 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  178,400  60,600  183,000  422,000 
Fund Shifts 0.00  (500,000)  500,000 


FY 2005 Program Maintenance 364.55  15,317,300  7,367,800  18,843,300  41,528,400 



Enhancements          
Department of Environmental Quality          
 1. Ongoing Federal Grants 5.00  8,108,500  8,108,500 
 2. Develop NPDES Primacy 0.00 
 3. Rathdrum Aquifer Protection 0.00  90,800  90,800 
 4. Ongoing Base Reduction 0.00  (171,300)  (171,300) 


FY 2005 Total 369.55  15,146,000  7,458,600  26,951,800  49,556,400 
Chg from FY 2004 Orig Approp 0.00  (916,300)  8,745,900  7,829,600 
% Chg from FY 2004 Orig Approp. 0.0%  0.0%  (10.9%)   48.0%   18.8%  

The “Ongoing Base Reduction” reduces General Fund support for operating expenditures in the Administration and Support Program. Although General Fund support for Administration and Support falls from $2,608,500 in FY 2004 to $2,301,300 in FY 2005, the total General Fund appropriation for the Department remains the same as the FY 2004 appropriation of $15,146,000 due to increases in other programs.

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Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H837