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S1378............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - Amends existing law to provide additional limits on
expenditures by requiring the Legislature to set appropriations for a
fiscal year based upon the actual revenues collected in the most recently
concluded fiscal year, less the actual amount of revenues which were
collected or received on a one-time basis only; to prohibit setting
appropriations which exceed such amount; and to allow appropriations to be
set below such amount.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1378
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ECONOMIC ESTIMATES; AMENDING SECTION 67-6803, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
3 VIDE ADDITIONAL LIMITS ON EXPENDITURES BY REQUIRING THE LEGISLATURE TO SET
4 APPROPRIATIONS FOR A FISCAL YEAR BASED ON THE ACTUAL REVENUES COLLECTED IN
5 THE MOST RECENTLY CONCLUDED FISCAL YEAR LESS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF REVENUES
6 WHICH WERE COLLECTED OR RECEIVED ON A ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY, TO PROHIBIT
7 SETTING APPROPRIATIONS WHICH EXCEED SUCH AMOUNT AND TO ALLOW APPROPRIA-
8 TIONS TO BE SET BELOW SUCH AMOUNT AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 67-6803, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 67-6803. EXPENDITURE LIMITS. (a1) The legislature shall not, by ongoing
13 appropriation for any fiscal year, cause the expenditure of general fund reve-
14 nues for that fiscal year to exceed five and one-third percent (5 1/3%) of the
15 total personal income of the state for the ensuing fiscal year as determined
16 by the economic estimates commission. One-time general fund appropriations are
17 not to be included in the expenditure limit.
18 (b2) In order to permit the transference of governmental functions
19 between the federal and state governments and between the state government and
20 its political subdivisions and school districts, without abridging the purpose
21 of this act, adjustments to the appropriation percentage limitation of total
22 personal income shall be specifically detailed in appropriations and shall be
23 consistent with the following principles:
24 (1a) If, by order of any court or by legislative enactment on or after
25 January 1, 1980, the costs of a program or any portion thereof are trans-
26 ferred from a political subdivision of this state or school district to
27 the state, the appropriation percentage limitation may be commensurately
28 increased provided the tax revenues of the affected political subdivisions
29 or school districts are commensurately decreased.
30 (2b) If, by order of any court or by legislative enactment on or after
31 January 1, 1980, the costs of a program or any portion thereof are trans-
32 ferred from the state to a political subdivision of this state, the appro-
33 priation percentage limitation shall be commensurately decreased, and the
34 tax rates of the political subdivision may be commensurately increased.
35 (3c) If funds provided by the federal government in support of an exist-
36 ing service or program are eliminated or significantly curtailed on or
37 after January 1, 1980, the appropriation percentage limitation may be
38 commensurately increased by the amount of the increased state costs incur-
39 red in providing such service or program or any portion thereof pursuant
40 to an order of any court or by legislative enactment.
41 (4d) If the costs of a program are transferred from the state to the fed-
42 eral government on or after January 1, 1980, the appropriation percentage
43 limitation shall be commensurately decreased.
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1 (3) In order to reduce the difficulties arising from setting appropria-
2 tions based on projected estimates of revenues, the legislature shall, begin-
3 ning with the legislative session of 2006 when setting appropriations from the
4 general fund for fiscal year 2007, and for each fiscal year thereafter, set
5 the appropriations according to the following limitations:
6 (a) The total amount that may be appropriated for a fiscal year shall be
7 based on the actual revenues collected in the most recently concluded fis-
8 cal year, less the actual amount of revenues which were collected or
9 received on a one-time basis only; and
10 (b) The appropriations set shall not exceed the amount so determined, but
11 may be set below the amount so determined.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13933
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Idaho Code 67-6803 to
require that appropriations be set based on actual revenues
(taxes) collected instead of utilizing projections as is the
current practice.
Moving to this budgeting approach may provide more stability and
certainty in state budget. This change would occur in 2006 for
the 2007 budget.
FISCAL IMPACT
The first year of implementation would potentially require a flat
line budget. In subsequent years it is expected, barring
economic downturn, that growth will occur in budgets as
historical trends show increase in actual revenues collected
every year since 1983 with the exception of the (recession
economic downturn) that occurred in between FY'01 and FY'02.
Contact
Name: Sen. Shawn Keough
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1378