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S1207............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $41,774,100 to the
Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 207.60; directs the distribution of
funding for employee compensation; directs the allocation of salary
savings; and reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered fund
balances.
03/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/09 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Bair
Title apvd - to House
03/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 66-1-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Smith(24)
Absent and excused -- Chavez, Durst, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Brackett
Title apvd - to Senate
03/21 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/22 Sp signed
03/23 To Governor
03/29 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 266
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1207
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008;
3 LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECT-
4 ING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; DIRECTING
5 THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND
6 UNENCUMBERED BALANCES FOR NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL; AND REAPPROPRIATING CER-
7 TAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES FOR EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL ERADI-
8 CATION.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Agriculture
11 the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs according to
12 the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period July 1,
13 2007, through June 30, 2008:
14 FOR
15 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
16 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
17 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
18 I. ADMINISTRATION:
19 FROM:
20 General Fund $ 508,900 $ 511,900 $ 25,300 $ 1,046,100
21 Administration
22 and Accounting
23 Services
24 Fund 683,100 150,400 $ 29,600 863,100
25 Facilities
26 Maintenance
27 Fund 100,800 65,600 166,400
28 Agriculture in the
29 Classroom
30 Fund 38,500 38,500
31 TOTAL $ 1,292,800 $ 766,400 $ 29,600 $ 25,300 $ 2,114,100
32 II. ANIMAL INDUSTRIES:
33 FROM:
34 General Fund $ 1,544,000 $ 244,300 $ 1,788,300
35 Agricultural Inspection
36 Fund 40,500 9,700 50,200
37 Agricultural
38 Fees - Livestock
39 Disease Control
40 Fund 551,300 264,200 $ 114,000 929,500
41 Agricultural
42 Fees - Dairy
43 Inspection
44 Fund 970,700 291,100 25,000 1,286,800
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 Agricultural
6 Fees - Egg
7 Inspection
8 Fund 159,200 15,200 174,400
9 Agricultural
10 Fees - Commercial
11 Fisheries
12 Fund 6,000 4,200 10,200
13 Seminars and
14 Publications
15 Fund 98,400 98,400
16 Federal
17 Grant Fund 828,100 538,900 106,700 $ 333,200 1,806,900
18 TOTAL $ 4,099,800 $1,466,000 $ 245,700 $ 333,200 $ 6,144,700
19 III. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES:
20 FROM:
21 General Fund $ 485,800 $ 448,700 $ 934,500
22 Agricultural
23 Smoke Management
24 Fund 111,900 106,100 218,000
25 Agricultural
26 Fees - Pesticides
27 Fund 1,419,800 509,000 $ 169,600 2,098,400
28 Federal Grant
29 Fund 455,000 170,900 625,900
30 TOTAL $ 2,472,500 $1,234,700 $ 169,600 $ 3,876,800
31 IV. PLANT INDUSTRIES:
32 FROM:
33 General Fund $ 852,600 $ 389,700 $ 250,000 $ 9,061,000 $10,553,300
34 Agricultural
35 Inspection
36 Fund 1,212,700 332,700 31,200 114,800 1,691,400
37 Agricultural
38 Fees - Commercial
39 Feed and
40 Fertilizer
41 Fund 762,100 181,700 76,300 1,020,100
42 Agricultural
43 Fees - Honey
44 Advertising
45 Fund 400 16,300 16,700
46 Agricultural
47 Fees - Organic
48 Food Products
49 Fund 92,500 31,200 123,700
50 Quality Assurance
51 Laboratory
52 Services
53 Fund 520,600 70,800 591,400
3
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 Federal Grant
6 Fund 743,600 1,665,400 50,000 1,161,700 3,620,700
7 TOTAL $ 4,184,500 $2,687,800 $ 407,500 $10,337,500 $17,617,300
8 V. AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS:
9 FROM:
10 General Fund $ 619,600 $ 201,300 $ 820,900
11 Weights and
12 Measures
13 Inspection
14 Fund 224,900 42,400 267,300
15 Agricultural
16 Fees - Fresh Fruit
17 and Vegetable
18 Inspection
19 Fund 7,610,000 712,000 $ 183,000 $ 371,100 8,876,100
20 TOTAL $ 8,454,500 $ 955,700 $ 183,000 $ 371,100 $ 9,964,300
21 VI. MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT:
22 FROM:
23 General Fund $ 438,100 $ 364,500 $ 802,600
24 Agricultural
25 Inspection
26 Fund 25,000 10,300 35,300
27 Seminars and
28 Publications
29 Fund 239,100 239,100
30 USDA Publications
31 Fund 64,900 64,900
32 Agricultural Loans
33 Fund 13,300 15,300 $ 5,200 33,800
34 Federal Grant
35 Fund 60,600 25,500 42,500 128,600
36 TOTAL $ 537,000 $ 719,600 $ 47,700 $ 1,304,300
37 VII. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL:
38 FROM:
39 General Fund $ 160,000 $ 160,000
40 Animal Damage
41 Control Fund 215,700 215,700
42 Agricultural
43 Fees - Sheep
44 Industry
45 Regulation
46 Fund $ 200 167,200 167,400
47 Federal Grant
48 Fund 45,000 45,000
49 TOTAL $ 200 $ 587,900 $ 588,100
4
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 VIII. SHEEP COMMISSION:
6 FROM:
7 General Fund $ 58,300 $ 500 $ 58,800
8 Agricultural
9 Fees - Sheep
10 Industry
11 Regulation
12 Fund 65,600 40,100 105,700
13 TOTAL $ 123,900 $ 40,600 $ 164,500
14 GRAND
15 TOTAL $21,165,000 $7,871,000 $1,035,400 $11,702,700 $41,774,100
16 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
17 of Agriculture is authorized no more than two hundred seven and sixty-
18 hundredths (207.60) full-time equivalent positions at any point during the
19 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, for the programs specified in Sec-
20 tion 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint
21 Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased
22 positions so authorized.
23 SECTION 3. Agencies and institutions shall distribute the funding for
24 employee compensation based on merit as follows:
25 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
26 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
27 midpoint within their agency.
28 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
29 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
30 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
31 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
32 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
33 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
34 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
35 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
36 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
37 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
38 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
39 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
40 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
41 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
42 SECTION 4. The Department of Agriculture is hereby directed to allocate
43 salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary needs
44 before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable,
45 employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupa-
46 tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
47 order of salary savings distributions.
48 SECTION 5. There is hereby reappropriated to the Department of Agricul-
49 ture, for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, any of the unex-
50 pended and unencumbered balance of the $5,000,000 appropriated from the Gen-
5
1 eral Fund in Section 1 of this act to the Plant Industries Program for Noxious
2 Weed Control.
3 SECTION 6. There is hereby reappropriated to the Department of Agricul-
4 ture, for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, any of the unex-
5 pended and unencumbered balance of the $4,000,000 appropriated from the Gen-
6 eral Fund in Section 1 of this act to the Plant Industries Program for
7 Eurasian Watermilfoil Eradication.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16370 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 Appropriation to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2008 in the amount of $41,774,100 of which $16,164,500 is from the General Fund, $19,382,500 is from dedicated funds, and $6,227,100 is from federal funds. There is a full-time equivalent position cap of 207.6. In addition to language directing the distribution of salary funding and salary savings, this bill provides a two-year period for expenditure of funding approved for noxious weed control and Eurasian Watermilfoil eradication.
 
| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
207.60 |
6,477,100 |
23,028,000 |
5,998,400 |
35,503,500 |
| Department of Agriculture |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Food Quality Assurance Laboratory |
0.00 |
0 |
200,000 |
0 |
200,000 |
| Deficiency Warants and Transfers Out |
0.00 |
124,400 |
0 |
0 |
124,400 |
| Other Approp Adjustments |
0.00 |
(124,400) |
0 |
0 |
(124,400) |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
207.60 |
6,477,100 |
23,228,000 |
5,998,400 |
35,703,500 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
(1.00) |
0 |
(5,178,500) |
(60,400) |
(5,238,900) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(20,300) |
0 |
(20,300) |
| FY 2008 Base |
206.60 |
6,477,100 |
18,029,200 |
5,938,000 |
30,444,300 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
54,600 |
164,700 |
30,900 |
250,200 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
250,000 |
598,000 |
164,700 |
1,012,700 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
81,100 |
6,100 |
0 |
87,200 |
| Annualizations |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
187,500 |
442,000 |
48,500 |
678,000 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
207.60 |
7,050,300 |
19,240,000 |
6,182,100 |
32,472,400 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Agriculture |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Statewide Nematologist |
0.00 |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
100,000 |
| 2. Eurasian Watermilfoil Eradication |
0.00 |
4,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
4,000,000 |
| 3. Ag Investigators |
0.00 |
0 |
88,500 |
0 |
88,500 |
| 4. Ag Development Program Manager |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5. Idaho Preferred Program |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6. Records Management/Public Records |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7. Quality Assurance Manager Boise Labs |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8. Enforcement Program Manager |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9. Animal Damage Control Districts |
0.00 |
14,200 |
0 |
45,000 |
59,200 |
| 10. Department Security |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11. Ag in the Classroom |
0.00 |
0 |
10,000 |
0 |
10,000 |
| 12. Fertilizer Containment |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13. Vehicles for CAFO Inspectors |
0.00 |
0 |
44,000 |
0 |
44,000 |
| 14. Noxious Weed Initiative |
0.00 |
5,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
5,000,000 |
| FY 2008 Total |
207.60 |
16,164,500 |
19,382,500 |
6,227,100 |
41,774,100 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
9,687,400 |
(3,645,500) |
228,700 |
6,270,600 |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
149.6% |
(15.8%) |
3.8% |
17.7% |
Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1207 |