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HOUSE BILL NO. 236 – Approp, Public Utilities Comm

HOUSE BILL NO. 236

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H0236.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Appropriates $4,928,900 to
the Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 49; directs the distribution of funding
for employee compensation; and directs the allocation of salary savings.
                                                                        
02/26    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-1-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bock,
      Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins,
      Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
      Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett
      Absent and excused -- Black, Boe, Lake, Roberts
    Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/02    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/05    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    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
03/12    To enrol
03/13    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/14    Pres signed - To Governor
03/15    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 82
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 236
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR  2008;
  3        LIMITING  THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE DIS-
  4        TRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING  ALLOCA-
  5        TION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Public Utilities Commis-
  8    sion the following amounts to be expended according to the designated  expense
  9    classes  from  the  listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30,
 10    2008:
 11                          FOR             FOR            FOR
 12                       PERSONNEL       OPERATING       CAPITAL
 13                         COSTS        EXPENDITURES     OUTLAY        TOTAL
 14    FROM:
 15    Public Utilities
 16     Commission Fund   $3,435,200      $1,392,400      $30,100    $4,857,700
 17    Federal Grant
 18     Fund                  49,900          21,300                     71,200
 19      TOTAL            $3,485,100      $1,413,700      $30,100    $4,928,900
                                                                        
 20        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Public
 21    Utilities  Commission  is  authorized  no  more than forty-nine (49) full-time
 22    equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June
 23    30, 2008, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifi-
 24    cally authorized by the Governor. The Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee
 25    will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION  3.  Agencies  and  institutions  shall distribute the funding for
 27    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 28        (a)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 29        funding  first  toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
 30        midpoint within their agency.
 31        (b)  Agencies and institutions are directed to,  based  on  merit,  target
 32        funding  second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
 33        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 34        (c)  Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining  fund-
 35        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 36    Agencies  and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
 37    ensure that they are consistent with the  policies  contained  herein.  Agency
 38    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 39    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 40    policies  contained  herein.  Each  agency  and institution shall forward, for
 41    informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation  and  distribution
 42    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    ment  by  June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
  2    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 4.  The Public Utilities Commission is hereby directed to allocate
  4    salary savings, based on performance, to provide  for  employee  salary  needs
  5    before  other  operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable,
  6    employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade, or occupa-
  7    tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
  8    order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16430

This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the Public Utilities Commission in the amount of $4,928,900. This provides a basic “maintenance” level budget for the Commission. The source of funding is primarily dedicated funds with a smaller amount of federal funding.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 49.00  4,476,800  68,500  4,545,300 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (35,800)  (35,800) 


FY 2008 Base 49.00  4,441,000  68,500  4,509,500 
Benefit Costs 0.00  40,700  600  41,300 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  30,100  30,100 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  216,800  216,800 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  129,100  2,100  131,200 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 49.00  4,857,700  71,200  4,928,900 



Enhancements          
Public Utilities Commission          
 1. Engineers’ Salaries 0.00 
 2. Deputy Director Position 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 49.00  4,857,700  71,200  4,928,900 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  380,900  2,700  383,600 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%    8.5%  3.9%  8.4% 

Contact: Eric Milstead 334-4746

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H236