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S1240............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $495,735,300 to
the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2008; limits the number
of full-time equivalent positions to 1,833.5; provides legislative intent
that all moneys transferred to the Local Bridge Inspection Fund and
Railroad Grade Crossing Protection Fund be continuously appropriated;
reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances for the
Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Program; reappropriates
certain unexpended and unencumbered balances for Airport Development
Grants; authorizes the transfer of moneys to the Tourism and Promotion Fund
in the Department of Commerce and Labor for matching fund support of the
Gateway Visitor Centers; directs the distribution of the funds for employee
compensation; and directs the allocation of salary savings.
03/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/21 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron,
Corder, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill,
Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee,
McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner,
Stennett, Werk(Douglas)
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bilyeu, Coiner, Darrington, Geddes
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/30 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 61-0-9
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour(Herzfeld), Loertscher, Marriott, Mathews, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Roberts,
Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Vander Woude, Wills,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Edmunson, Luker, McGeachin, Ring,
Ringo, Smith(24), Thayn, Trail
Floor Sponsor - Henderson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/02 Sp signed - To Governor
04/05 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 369
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1240
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR
3 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
4 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN TRANSFERS BEING CON-
5 TINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUM-
6 BERED BALANCES FOR CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION;
7 REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES FOR AIRPORT
8 DEVELOPMENT GRANTS; AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF HIGHWAY FUNDS TO THE TOUR-
9 ISM AND PROMOTION FUND; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR
10 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
12 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Idaho Transportation
13 Department the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs
14 according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the
15 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
16 FOR
17 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
18 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
19 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
20 I. ADMINISTRATION:
21 FROM:
22 State Highway
23 Fund
24 (Dedicated) $ 13,467,200 $ 7,928,800 $ 606,700 $ 22,002,700
25 State Highway
26 Fund
27 (Federal) 113,600 160,500 274,100
28 State Highway
29 Fund
30 (Billing) 21,700 191,800 213,500
31 TOTAL $ 13,602,500 $ 8,281,100 $ 606,700 $ 22,490,300
32 II. PLANNING:
33 FROM:
34 State Highway
35 Fund
36 (Dedicated) $ 620,400 $ 500,800 $ 94,300 $ 155,400 $ 1,370,900
37 State Highway
38 Fund
39 (Federal) 2,480,100 1,975,900 155,400 4,611,400
40 TOTAL $ 3,100,500 $ 2,476,700 $ 94,300 $ 310,800 $ 5,982,300
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 III. MOTOR VEHICLES:
6 FROM:
7 State Highway
8 Fund
9 (Dedicated) $ 12,141,300 $ 6,181,600 $ 478,800 $ 18,801,700
10 IV. HIGHWAY OPERATIONS:
11 FROM:
12 State Highway
13 Fund
14 (Dedicated) $ 69,869,900 $42,400,100 $ 17,406,600 $129,676,600
15 State Highway
16 Fund
17 (Federal) 10,511,100 1,677,000 $ 2,462,500 14,650,600
18 State Highway
19 Fund
20 (Billing) 377,100 377,100
21 State Highway
22 Fund
23 (Local) 199,300 98,200 297,500
24 TOTAL $ 80,580,300 $44,552,400 $ 17,406,600 $ 2,462,500 $145,001,800
25 V. CAPITAL FACILITIES:
26 FROM:
27 State Highway
28 Fund
29 (Dedicated) $ 5,565,000 $ 5,565,000
30 State Aeronautics
31 Fund
32 (Dedicated) 50,000 50,000
33 TOTAL $ 5,615,000 $ 5,615,000
34 VI. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION & RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION:
35 FROM:
36 State Highway
37 Fund
38 (Dedicated) $ 5,053,500 $ 25,417,000 $ 318,000 $ 30,788,500
39 State Highway
40 Fund
41 (Federal) 12,153,000 233,704,600 2,914,000 248,771,600
42 State Highway
43 Fund
44 (Local) 705,200 4,510,700 541,000 5,756,900
45 TOTAL $17,911,700 $263,632,300 $ 3,773,000 $285,317,000
46 VII. AERONAUTICS:
47 FROM:
48 State Aeronautics
49 Fund
50 (Dedicated) $ 859,400 $ 481,700 $ 641,000 $ 1,982,100
51 State Aeronautics
52 Fund
53 (Federal) 22,700 432,700 294,900 750,300
3
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 State Aeronautics
6 Fund
7 (Billing) 82,100 125,500 207,600
8 TOTAL $ 964,200 $ 1,039,900 $ 935,900 $ 2,940,000
9 VIII. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
10 FROM:
11 State Highway
12 Fund
13 (Dedicated) $ 194,900 $ 55,200 $ 3,000 $ 404,800 $ 657,900
14 State Highway
15 Fund
16 (Federal) 458,900 117,400 8,353,000 8,929,300
17 TOTAL $ 653,800 $ 172,600 $ 3,000 $ 8,757,800 $ 9,587,200
18 GRAND
19 TOTAL $111,042,600 $80,616,000 $287,836,700 $16,240,000 $495,735,300
20 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Idaho
21 Transportation Department is authorized no more than one thousand eight hun-
22 dred thirty-three and five-tenths (1,833.5) full-time equivalent positions at
23 any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, for the pro-
24 grams specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by
25 the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified
26 promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
27 SECTION 3. It is legislative intent that all moneys transferred to the
28 Local Bridge Inspection Fund and to the Railroad Grade Crossing Protection
29 Fund, as provided in Section 63-2412, Idaho Code, are hereby continuously
30 appropriated to the Idaho Transportation Department for the stated purposes of
31 those funds.
32 SECTION 4. There is hereby reappropriated to the Idaho Transportation
33 Department any unexpended and unencumbered balances of the State Highway Fund
34 appropriated for the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Pro-
35 gram for fiscal year 2007, to be used for Contract Construction and Right-of-
36 Way Acquisition only for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
37 SECTION 5. There is hereby reappropriated to the Idaho Transportation
38 Department any unexpended and unencumbered balances of the State Aeronautics
39 Fund appropriated for trustee and benefit payments for fiscal year 2007, to be
40 used for Airport Development Grants for the period July 1, 2007, through June
41 30, 2008.
42 SECTION 6. There is hereby appropriated and the State Controller is
43 directed to transfer $25,000 from the State Highway Fund to the Tourism and
44 Promotion Fund in the Department of Commerce during fiscal year 2008. This
45 transfer will provide the matching fund support of the Gateway Visitor Cen-
46 ters.
47 SECTION 7. Agencies and institutions shall distribute the funding for
48 employee compensation based on merit as follows:
4
1 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
2 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
3 midpoint within their agency.
4 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
5 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
6 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
7 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
8 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
9 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
10 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
11 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
12 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
13 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
14 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
15 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
16 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
17 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
18 SECTION 8. The Idaho Transportation Department is hereby directed to
19 allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
20 needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where appli-
21 cable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or
22 occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first
23 in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16438 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Idaho Transportation Department in the amount of $495,735,300. As reflected in the table below, the department is funded with dedicated funds (which includes state dedicated revenues, interagency billings and local funds) and federal funds. This bill includes spending authority for three Line Items.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
1,833.50 |
0 |
218,801,700 |
283,213,800 |
502,015,500 |
| Reappropriations |
0.00 |
0 |
44,953,900 |
53,090,400 |
98,044,300 |
| Idaho Transportation Department |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. GARVEE Debt Service–State Match |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
1,833.50 |
0 |
263,755,600 |
336,304,200 |
600,059,800 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Expenditure Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(4,400) |
(245,800) |
(250,200) |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
1,833.50 |
0 |
263,751,200 |
336,058,400 |
599,809,600 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
0 |
(68,971,400) |
(53,090,400) |
(122,061,800) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(9,609,000) |
(6,325,600) |
(15,934,600) |
| FY 2008 Base |
1,833.50 |
0 |
185,170,800 |
276,642,400 |
461,813,200 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
0 |
1,460,500 |
205,900 |
1,666,400 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
2,946,100 |
0 |
2,946,100 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
0 |
18,609,400 |
0 |
18,609,400 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
0 |
162,700 |
0 |
162,700 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
0 |
4,105,900 |
575,000 |
4,680,900 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
1,833.50 |
0 |
212,455,400 |
277,423,300 |
489,878,700 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Idaho Transportation Department |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. GARVEE |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Salary Equity Adjustment |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3. Reauthorization Increase |
0.00 |
0 |
27,600 |
564,000 |
591,600 |
| 4. District 4 Completion |
0.00 |
0 |
1,765,000 |
0 |
1,765,000 |
| 5. Supervised Instruction Permit |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6. Additional Funding: Const. & ROW Acquisition |
0.00 |
0 |
3,500,000 |
0 |
3,500,000 |
| FY 2008 Total |
1,833.50 |
0 |
217,748,000 |
277,987,300 |
495,735,300 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
0 |
(1,053,700) |
(5,226,500) |
(6,280,200) |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
|
(0.5%) |
(1.8%) |
(1.3%) |
Contact: Eric Milstead 334-4746
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1240 |