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SENATE BILL NO. 1494 – Approp, DEQ, add’l

SENATE BILL NO. 1494

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S1494............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT - Directing the State
Controller to transfer funds; and appropriating an additional $100,000 to
the Department of Environmental Quality for the Air Quality Program for
fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
                                                                        
04/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
04/05    Rls susp - PASSED - 21-12-2
      AYES -- Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner, Compton,
      Corder, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, Schroeder, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Andreason, Brandt, Burtenshaw, Fulcher, Hill, Jorgenson,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
      Absent and excused -- Davis, Lodge
    Floor Sponsors - Werk & Langhorst
    Title apvd - to House
04/05    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
04/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 50-17-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Barraclough, Bastian, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Boe, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Deal,
      Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, Miller,
      Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bolz, Collins, Crow, Denney, Hart,
      Harwood, Lake, Loertscher, McGeachin, McKague, Rydalch, Sali,
      Shepherd(8), Wood
      Absent and excused -- Henbest, Roberts, Shepherd(2)
    Floor Sponsor - Skippen
    Title apvd - to Senate
04/06    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
04/07    To Governor
04/12    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 441
         Effective: 07/01/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1494
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    DIRECTING THE STATE CONTROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
  3        ECONOMIC RECOVERY RESERVE FUND; DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF MONEYS FROM  THE
  4        ECONOMIC  RECOVERY  RESERVE  FUND TO THE TREASURE VALLEY AIR QUALITY TRUST
  5        FUND; AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMEN-
  6        TAL QUALITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2008.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  On July 1, 2006, or as soon thereafter as possible, the  State
  9    Controller shall transfer the sum of $50,000 from the General Fund to the Eco-
 10    nomic Recovery Reserve Fund.
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  2.  The  State  Controller  is  hereby directed to transfer up to
 12    $50,000 from the Economic Recovery Reserve Fund to  the  Treasure  Valley  Air
 13    Quality  Trust Fund, at the request of the Director of the Department of Envi-
 14    ronmental Quality, for a dollar-for-dollar match for contributions made to the
 15    Treasure Valley Air Quality Trust Fund for a public awareness campaign.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION 3.  In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,  there
 17    is  hereby  appropriated  to  the Department of Environmental Quality $100,000
 18    from the Treasure Valley Air Quality Trust Fund for the Air Quality Program to
 19    be expended as determined by the Treasure Valley Air Quality Council  for  the
 20    period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16323

This appropriation provides state funding as a dollar-for-dollar match to private contributions made to the Treasure Valley Air Quality Council. The Treasure Valley Air Quality Council, created in 2005, is responsible for developing a comprehensive air quality management plan for Ada and Canyon Counties. The Council is undergoing a fund raising effort to conduct a public awareness campaign and is in the process of raising $50,000 from contributions.

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Fiscal Note

This appropriation provides a transfer from the General Fund to the Economic Recovery Reserve Fund for up to $50,000 in state funding as a dollar-for-dollar match to private contributions. It then provides $100,000 in spending authority to the Department of Environmental Quality for the expenditure of the contributions and the state match.

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Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1494