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H0843.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT/COMMERCE DEPARTMENT - Providing
legislative intent regarding development of a long-term solution to address
the declines in spring flows discharging from the Eastern Snake Plain
Aquifer; appropriating an additional $11,900 to the Department of Commerce
for fiscal year 2004; authorizing one additional full-time equivalent
position for the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2004; appropriating
an additional $12,600 to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year
2004; authorizing one additional full-time equivalent position for the
Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2004; appropriating and
authorizing a transfer of $520,000 to the Water Management Fund for fiscal
year 2004; appropriating an additional $567,700 to the Department of
Commerce for fiscal year 2005; authorizing one full-time equivalent
position for the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2005; appropriating
an additional $72,200 to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year
2005; authorizing one full-time equivalent position for fiscal year 2005;
authorizing the redirection and transfer of certain moneys; appropriating
additional moneys to the Department of Water Resources; and appropriating
$500,000 to the Revolving Development Fund.
03/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet, Kellogg,
Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague,
Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart,
Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali,
Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bauer, Harwood, Jones, Trail
Floor Sponsor - Bell
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 32-0-3
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett(Maxand),
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Marley,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burtenshaw, Malepeai, Noble
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/22 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
To Governor
03/26 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 351
Effective: 03/26/04 Sections 1 through 6;
07/01/04 All other sections
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 843
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO WATER AND MONEYS FOR REMEDIATION; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT;
3 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FISCAL
4 YEAR 2004; AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION FOR THE
5 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL
6 MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; AUTHO-
7 RIZING AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
8 WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING GEN-
9 ERAL FUND MONEYS TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; APPRO-
10 PRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FISCAL YEAR
11 2005; AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION FOR THE
12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL
13 MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005; AUTHO-
14 RIZING AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
15 WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL DEDICATED
16 FUND MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005;
17 APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING GENERAL FUND MONEYS TO THE REVOLVING DEVEL-
18 OPMENT FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR SECTIONS
19 1 THROUGH 6 OF THIS ACT.
20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
21 SECTION 1. The state of Idaho is committed to participating as an active
22 partner with affected water users to develop a long-term solution to address
23 the declines in spring flows discharging from the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.
24 SECTION 2. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
25 229, Laws of 2003, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce
26 the following amount to be expended for the designated program according to
27 the designated expense classes from the listed fund for the period July 1,
28 2003, through June 30, 2004:
29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
30 FOR:
31 Personnel Costs $10,300
32 Operating Expenditures 1,600
33 TOTAL $11,900
34 FROM:
35 General Fund $11,900
36 SECTION 3. In addition to the full-time equivalent positions authorized
37 in Section 3, Chapter 229, Laws of 2003, there is hereby authorized one (1)
38 full-time equivalent position for the Department of Commerce for the period
39 July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
40 SECTION 4. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
41 324, Laws of 2003, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Water
2
1 Resources the following amount to be expended for the designated program
2 according to the designated expense classes from the listed fund for the
3 period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
4 WATER MANAGEMENT:
5 FOR:
6 Personnel Costs $10,900
7 Operating Expenditures 1,700
8 TOTAL $12,600
9 FROM:
10 General Fund $12,600
11 SECTION 5. In addition to the full-time equivalent positions authorized
12 in Section 2, Chapter 324, Laws of 2003, there is hereby authorized one (1)
13 full-time equivalent position for the Department of Water Resources for the
14 period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
15 SECTION 6. There is hereby appropriated $520,000 from the General Fund
16 for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. The State Controller shall
17 immediately transfer that amount to the Water Management Fund established in
18 Section 42-1760, Idaho Code. Such moneys shall be used to rent storage water.
19 SECTION 7. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1 of Senate
20 Bill No. 1405, as enacted by the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh
21 Idaho Legislature, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce
22 the following amount to be expended for the designated program according to
23 the designated expense classes from the listed fund for the period July 1,
24 2004, through June 30, 2005:
25 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
26 FOR:
27 Personnel Costs $ 61,500
28 Operating Expenditures 6,200
29 Trustee and Benefit Payments 500,000
30 TOTAL $567,700
31 FROM:
32 General Fund $567,700
33 SECTION 8. In addition to the full-time equivalent positions authorized
34 in Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 1405, as enacted by the Second Regular Session
35 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, there is hereby authorized one (1)
36 full-time equivalent position for the Department of Commerce for the period
37 July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
38 SECTION 9. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1 of Senate
39 Bill No. 1415, as enacted by the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh
40 Idaho Legislature, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Water
41 Resources the following amount to be expended for the designated program
42 according to the designated expense classes from the listed fund for the
43 period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:
44 WATER MANAGEMENT:
45 FOR:
46 Personnel Costs $65,600
47 Operating Expenditures 6,600
48 TOTAL $72,200
49 FROM:
50 General Fund $72,200
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1 SECTION 10. In addition to the full-time equivalent positions authorized
2 in Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 1415, as enacted by the Second Regular Session
3 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, there is hereby authorized one (1)
4 full-time equivalent position for the Department of Water Resources for the
5 period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
6 SECTION 11. The Idaho Water Resource Board is authorized to redirect up
7 to $300,000 in encumbered moneys originally appropriated for aquifer recharge
8 in Section 1, Chapter 200, Laws of 1995. The Board shall transfer such moneys
9 to the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund in the Department of Water Resources to be
10 used to develop and implement a long-term aquifer management plan. In addition
11 to the appropriation provided in Section 1 of Senate Bill No. 1415, as enacted
12 by the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, there is
13 hereby appropriated to the Department of Water Resources $300,000 from the
14 Miscellaneous Revenue Fund to be expended for the Planning and Technical Ser-
15 vices Program for the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
16 SECTION 12. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 from the General Fund
17 for the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005. The State Controller shall
18 transfer that amount on July 1, 2004, to the Revolving Development Fund estab-
19 lished in Section 42-1752, Idaho Code. Such moneys shall be used for loans to
20 ground water districts.
21 SECTION 13. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
22 declared to exist, Sections 1 through 6 of this act shall be in full force and
23 effect on and after passage and approval.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS14288 |
This bill funds the legislative commitment to a stipulated settlement to develop a long-term solution to address the declines in spring flows discharging from the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. The bill is composed of two parts. The first part, sections 1 though 6, addresses fiscal year 2004 and includes one additional position for the Department of Commerce and one additional position for the Department of Water Resources for the remaining three months of the current fiscal year. The position in the Department of Commerce will assist water users affected by the decline in flows from springs below the Eastern Snake River Plain. The position in the Department of Water Resources will assist water masters for water districts and will assist with the identification of alternatives to improve the management and use of available spring flows. It also contains the transfer of $520,000 from the General Fund to the Water Management Fund for the Water Board to rent 40,000 acre feet of water on a one-time basis.
The second part, sections 7 through 12, provides full-year funding for the same one position for the Department of Commerce and the same one position for the Department of Water Resources totaling $139,900, ongoing. Then it includes $500,000, one-time, for the Department of Commerce for grants to affected spring users to implement infrastructure improvements. Next, the bill includes $500,000, one-time, to be transferred to the Revolving Development Fund for the Water Board to make loans to the North Snake and Magic Valley ground water districts. These loans are to be used to pay for out of priority diversions. Finally, the bill includes $300,000 in one-time dedicated spending authority to develop and implement a long-term aquifer management plan.
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| Fiscal Note |
The total FY 2004 impact is $544,500 to the General Fund. The FY 2005 impact is $1,139,900 from the General Fund and $300,000 from the Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for a total of $1,439,900. The combined FY 2004 and FY 2005 impact is $1,684,400 to the General Fund and $300,000 impact on dedicated funds for a total of $1,984,400. The source of the dedicated funds is from the cancellation of encumbrances made on legislative appropriations authorized for aquifer recharge in 1995. All of the funding is one-time except the $139,900 for the two ongoing positions.
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Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note | Bill No. H843 |