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HOUSE BILL NO. 782 – Approp, Fish & Game Dept

HOUSE BILL NO. 782

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H0782.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME - Appropriates $73,132,800 to
the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2007; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 525; and directs the allocation of salary
savings.
                                                                        
03/07    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/08    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/09    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
      Clark, Collins, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
      Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague,
      Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence,
      Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
      Shepherd(2), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie,
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Barrett, Black, Crow, Deal, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(8), Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/14    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Pearce
    Title apvd - to House
03/17    To enrol
03/20    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/21    Pres signed - To Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 99
         Effective: 07/01/06

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 782
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME FOR FISCAL YEAR  2007;
  3        LIMITING  THE  NUMBER  OF  AUTHORIZED  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AND
  4        DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the  Department  of  Fish  and
  7    Game  the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs accord-
  8    ing to the designated expense classes from the listed  funds  for  the  period
  9    July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
 10                                                        FOR
 11                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 12                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 13                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 14    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 15    FROM:
 16    Fish and Game
 17     Fund
 18     (Licenses)$ 2,550,700  $ 1,166,900  $2,223,500   $320,500   $ 6,261,600
 19    Fish and Game
 20     Fund
 21     (Other)                     12,200                               12,200
 22    Fish and Game
 23     Set-aside
 24     Fund
 25     (Licenses)        200       36,000                               36,200
 26    Fish and Game
 27     Set-aside
 28     Fund (Other)                15,300                               15,300
 29    Expendable
 30     Big Game
 31     Depredation
 32     Fund                         2,900                                2,900
 33    Fish and Game
 34     Expendable
 35     Trust Fund                   8,100                                8,100
 36    Fish and Game
 37     Nonexpendable
 38     Trust Fund                   3,500                                3,500
 39    Fish and Game
 40     Fund
 41     (Federal)   2,671,400    2,800,600      49,400                5,521,400
 42      TOTAL    $ 5,222,300  $ 4,045,500  $2,272,900   $320,500   $11,861,200
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                        FOR
  2                   FOR          FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
  3                PERSONNEL    OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
  4                  COSTS     EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    II. ENFORCEMENT:
  6    FROM:
  7    Fish and Game
  8     Fund
  9     (Licenses)$ 6,586,100  $ 2,043,700  $  310,800              $ 8,940,600
 10    Fish and Game
 11     Fund
 12     (Other)       120,200       22,700      13,600                  156,500
 13    Fish and Game
 14     Set-aside
 15     Fund (Other)                20,400                               20,400
 16    Fish and Game
 17     Expendable
 18     Trust Fund                  21,200                               21,200
 19      TOTAL    $ 6,706,300  $ 2,108,000  $  324,400              $ 9,138,700
 20    III. FISHERIES:
 21    FROM:
 22    Fish and Game
 23     Fund
 24     (Licenses)$ 3,060,300  $ 2,133,700  $  554,100              $ 5,748,100
 25    Fish and Game
 26     Fund
 27     (Other)     1,275,400      888,300      11,300                2,175,000
 28    Fish and Game
 29     Set-aside
 30     Fund
 31     (Licenses)    167,400      250,500     158,000                  575,900
 32    Fish and Game
 33     Set-aside
 34     Fund
 35     (Other)       129,900       30,600                              160,500
 36    Fish and Game
 37     Expendable
 38     Trust Fund     82,400       60,800                              143,200
 39    Fish and Game
 40     Nonexpendable
 41     Trust Fund                  33,300                               33,300
 42    Fish and Game
 43     Fund
 44     (Federal)  10,433,300    5,370,100   1,577,900               17,381,300
 45      TOTAL    $15,148,700  $ 8,767,300  $2,301,300              $26,217,300
                                                                        
                                           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)$ 3,399,700  $ 3,817,300  $  211,100              $ 7,428,100
 10    Fish and Game
 11     Fund
 12     (Other)       299,500      689,000     203,200                1,191,700
 13    Fish and Game
 14     Set-aside
 15     Fund
 16     (Other)       882,000      751,600        1,600               1,635,200
 17    Fish and Game
 18     Expendable
 19     Trust
 20     Fund          354,600      297,100       9,200                  660,900
 21    Fish and Game
 22     Nonexpendable
 23     Trust
 24     Fund            9,800        2,300                               12,100
 25    Fish and Game
 26     Fund
 27     (Federal)   3,334,800    1,665,700                            5,000,500
 28      TOTAL    $ 8,280,400  $ 7,223,000  $  425,100              $15,928,500
 29    V. COMMUNICATIONS:
 30    FROM:
 31    Fish and Game
 32     Fund
 33     (Licenses)$ 1,383,600  $   489,800  $   48,500              $ 1,921,900
 34    Fish and Game
 35     Fund
 36     (Other)        66,400        7,100      95,000                  168,500
 37    Fish and Game
 38     Set-aside
 39     Fund
 40     (Other)       170,400       96,000                              266,400
 41    Fish and Game
 42     Expendable Trust
 43     Fund            9,900        6,100                               16,000
 44    Fish and Game
 45     Fund
 46     (Federal)     644,000      332,600                              976,600
 47      TOTAL    $ 2,274,300  $   931,600  $  143,500              $ 3,349,400
 48    VI. ENGINEERING:
 49    FROM:
 50    Fish and Game
 51     Fund
 52     (Licenses)$   802,400  $    91,600  $   11,900              $   905,900
                                                                        
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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)$   659,900  $    73,700  $   33,700              $   767,300
 10    Fish and Game
 11     Fund
 12     (Other)       186,300       16,600                              202,900
 13    Fish and Game
 14     Set-aside
 15     Fund
 16     (Other)       130,000       15,600                              145,600
 17    Fish and Game
 18     Fund
 19     (Federal)   1,330,700      294,300                            1,625,000
 20      TOTAL    $ 2,306,900  $   400,200  $   33,700              $ 2,740,800
 21    VIII. WINTER FEEDING AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENT:
 22    FROM:
 23    Fish and Game
 24     Fund
 25     (Licenses)$   513,200  $   615,900  $    2,900              $ 1,132,000
 26    Fish and Game
 27     Set-aside
 28     Fund
 29     (Licenses)     52,900    1,394,500       4,000                1,451,400
 30    Expendable Big
 31     Game
 32     Depredation
 33     Fund                                             $407,600       407,600
 34      TOTAL    $   566,100  $ 2,010,400  $    6,900   $407,600   $ 2,991,000
                                                                        
 35       GRAND
 36       TOTAL   $41,307,400  $25,577,600  $5,519,700   $728,100   $73,132,800
                                                                        
 37        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 38    of  Fish  and  Game  is authorized no more than five hundred twenty-five (525)
 39    full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period  July  1,  2006,
 40    through  June  30,  2007, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act,
 41    unless  specifically  authorized  by  the   Governor.   The   Joint   Finance-
 42    Appropriations  Committee will be notified promptly of any increased positions
 43    so authorized.
                                                                        
 44        SECTION 3. The Department of Fish and Game is hereby directed to  allocate
 45    salary  savings,  based  on  performance, to provide for employee salary needs
 46    before other operational budget priorities are considered.  Where  applicable,
 47    employees  whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupa-
 48    tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
 49    order of salary savings distributions.
                                                                        

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15268

This is the fiscal year 2007 appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game in the amount of $73,132,800 from dedicated and federal funds. It also sets the full-time equivalent position cap at 525.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2006 Original Appropriation 525.00  42,817,400  32,301,800  75,119,200 
HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  213,900  168,500  382,400 
Omnibus CEC Supplemental 0.00  239,700  193,400  433,100 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2006 Total Appropriation 525.00  43,271,000  32,663,700  75,934,700 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00 


FY 2006 Estimated Expenditures 525.00  43,271,000  32,663,700  75,934,700 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (4,442,200)  (2,507,600)  (6,949,800) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (248,800)  (1,083,800)  (1,332,600) 


FY 2007 Base 525.00  38,580,000  29,072,300  67,652,300 
Benefit Costs 0.00  (510,700)  (438,300)  (949,000) 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  291,500  194,100  485,600 
Replacement Items 0.00  3,377,400  419,200  3,796,600 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  (47,100)  (13,000)  (60,100) 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  106,400  (106,400) 


FY 2007 Program Maintenance 525.00  41,797,500  29,127,900  70,925,400 



Enhancements          
Department of Fish and Game          
 1. Recurring One-time Items 0.00  253,000  1,032,300  1,285,300 
 2. Wildlife & Habitat Management 0.00  43,000  60,200  103,200 
 3. Access Yes! 0.00  35,000  35,000 
 4. Conservation Officer Recruitment 0.00  31,600  31,600 
 5. Non-game Programs 0.00  300  65,000  65,300 
 6. Prevent ESA Listing 0.00  13,400  140,900  154,300 
 7. Technical Assist. & Myrtle Campground 0.00  425,100  425,100 
 8. Sportsmen Involvement 0.00 
 9. Fish Management 0.00  29,100  78,500  107,600 
 10. Information Technology Support 0.00 


FY 2007 Total 525.00  42,628,000  30,504,800  73,132,800 
Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp 0.00  (189,400)  (1,797,000)  (1,986,400) 
% Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. 0.0%    (0.4%)  (5.6%)  (2.6%) 

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Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H782