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H0303.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME - Appropriates $74,067,600 to
the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 526; directs the distribution of the
funds for employee compensation; and directs the allocation of salary
savings.
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03/13 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
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03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-2-3
AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail,
Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Mortimer, Wood(35)
Absent and excused -- Andrus, Henbest, Shirley
Floor Sponsor - Brackett
Title apvd - to Senate
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03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, 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 -- Gannon
Floor Sponsor - Bair
Title apvd - to House
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03/22 Pres signed - To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 233
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 303
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 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; AND DIRECT-
5 ING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Fish and
8 Game the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs accord-
9 ing to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the period
10 July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
11 FOR
12 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
13 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
14 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
15 I. ADMINISTRATION:
16 FROM:
17 Fish and Game
18 Fund
19 (Licenses)$ 2,751,400 $ 1,461,400 $2,414,600 $ 50,000 $ 6,677,400
20 Fish and Game
21 Fund
22 (Other) 12,200 12,200
23 Fish and Game
24 Set-aside
25 Fund
26 (Licenses) 200 34,000 34,200
27 Fish and Game
28 Set-aside
29 Fund (Other) 15,300 15,300
30 Expendable
31 Big Game
32 Depredation
33 Fund 2,900 2,900
34 Fish and Game
35 Expendable
36 Trust Fund 7,500 7,500
37 Fish and Game
38 Nonexpendable
39 Trust Fund 3,500 3,500
40 Fish and Game
41 Fund
42 (Federal) 2,892,800 2,792,200 29,000 5,714,000
43 TOTAL $ 5,644,400 $ 4,329,000 $2,443,600 $ 50,000 $12,467,000
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 II. ENFORCEMENT:
6 FROM:
7 Fish and Game
8 Fund
9 (Licenses)$ 7,132,300 $ 2,065,800 $ 295,000 $ 9,493,100
10 Fish and Game
11 Fund
12 (Other) 130,600 22,900 153,500
13 Fish and Game
14 Set-aside
15 Fund (Other) 20,600 20,600
16 Fish and Game
17 Expendable
18 Trust Fund 21,400 21,400
19 TOTAL $ 7,262,900 $ 2,130,700 $ 295,000 $ 9,688,600
20 III. FISHERIES:
21 FROM:
22 Fish and Game
23 Fund
24 (Licenses)$ 3,311,100 $ 2,330,800 $ 277,700 $ 5,919,600
25 Fish and Game
26 Fund
27 (Other) 1,438,100 897,200 13,900 2,349,200
28 Fish and Game
29 Set-aside
30 Fund
31 (Licenses) 182,300 258,000 440,300
32 Fish and Game
33 Set-aside
34 Fund
35 (Other) 141,400 30,700 172,100
36 Fish and Game
37 Expendable
38 Trust Fund 89,300 61,000 150,300
39 Fish and Game
40 Nonexpendable
41 Trust Fund 33,400 33,400
42 Fish and Game
43 Fund
44 (Federal) 10,703,700 5,116,600 551,700 16,372,000
45 TOTAL $15,865,900 $ 8,727,700 $ 843,300 $25,436,900
3
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 IV. WILDLIFE:
6 FROM:
7 Fish and Game
8 Fund
9 (Licenses)$ 3,709,500 $ 3,807,900 $ 112,500 $ 7,629,900
10 Fish and Game
11 Fund
12 (Other) 312,000 590,000 902,000
13 Fish and Game
14 Set-aside
15 Fund
16 (Other) 625,700 758,700 1,384,400
17 Fish and Game
18 Expendable
19 Trust
20 Fund 383,400 298,100 681,500
21 Fish and Game
22 Nonexpendable
23 Trust
24 Fund 10,700 2,300 13,000
25 Fish and Game
26 Fund
27 (Federal) 3,548,000 1,726,100 5,274,100
28 TOTAL $ 8,589,300 $ 7,183,100 $ 112,500 $15,884,900
29 V. COMMUNICATIONS:
30 FROM:
31 Fish and Game
32 Fund
33 (Licenses)$ 1,500,400 $ 460,400 $ 27,700 $ 1,988,500
34 Fish and Game
35 Fund
36 (Other) 86,300 8,100 55,000 149,400
37 Fish and Game
38 Set-aside
39 Fund
40 (Other) 145,800 58,600 204,400
41 Fish and Game
42 Expendable Trust
43 Fund 10,700 6,100 16,800
44 Fish and Game
45 Fund
46 (Federal) 699,000 310,400 1,009,400
47 TOTAL $ 2,442,200 $ 843,600 $ 82,700 $ 3,368,500
48 VI. ENGINEERING:
49 FROM:
50 Fish and Game
51 Fund
52 (Licenses)$ 865,300 $ 92,400 $ 4,400 $ 962,100
4
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)$ 712,800 $ 75,200 $ 16,000 $270,500 $ 1,074,500
10 Fish and Game
11 Fund
12 (Other) 201,700 16,700 218,400
13 Fish and Game
14 Set-aside
15 Fund
16 (Other) 85,400 13,100 98,500
17 Fish and Game
18 Fund
19 (Federal) 1,523,200 304,700 1,827,900
20 TOTAL $ 2,523,100 $ 409,700 $ 16,000 $270,500 $ 3,219,300
21 VIII. WINTER FEEDING AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENT:
22 FROM:
23 Fish and Game
24 Fund
25 (Licenses)$ 585,800 $ 659,000 $ 3,100 $ 1,247,900
26 Fish and Game
27 Set-aside
28 Fund
29 (Licenses) 57,400 1,327,400 1,384,800
30 Expendable Big
31 Game
32 Depredation
33 Fund $407,600 407,600
34 TOTAL $ 643,200 $ 1,986,400 $ 3,100 $407,600 $ 3,040,300
35 GRAND
36 TOTAL $43,836,300 $25,702,600 $3,800,600 $728,100 $74,067,600
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-six (526)
39 full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007,
40 through June 30, 2008, 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. SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
45 ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
46 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
47 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
48 midpoint within their agency.
49 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
50 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
51 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
5
1 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
2 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
3 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
4 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
5 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
6 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
7 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
8 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
9 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
10 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
11 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
12 SECTION 4. SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Fish and Game is hereby
13 directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for
14 employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are consid-
15 ered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of
16 their pay grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
17 be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16392 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game in the amount of $74,067,600 of which $43,870,200 is from dedicated funds and $30,197,400 is from federal funds. Section 2 limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 526. Section 3 directs the distribution of funding for employee compensation and Section 4 directs the allocation of salary savings to employees before other operational budget priorities are considered.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
525.00 |
0 |
43,170,200 |
30,958,800 |
74,129,000 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
0 |
(3,992,400) |
(1,627,300) |
(5,619,700) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
(621,300) |
(820,000) |
(1,441,300) |
| FY 2008 Base |
525.00 |
0 |
38,556,500 |
28,511,500 |
67,068,000 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
0 |
351,100 |
293,300 |
644,400 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
56,500 |
27,500 |
84,000 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
0 |
2,850,400 |
580,700 |
3,431,100 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
0 |
(44,300) |
(8,400) |
(52,700) |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
0 |
1,005,800 |
777,800 |
1,783,600 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
525.00 |
0 |
42,776,000 |
30,182,400 |
72,958,400 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Fish and Game |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Non-License Programs |
1.00 |
0 |
94,200 |
15,000 |
109,200 |
| 2. Restore Selected Program Cuts |
0.00 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
| FY 2008 Total |
526.00 |
0 |
43,870,200 |
30,197,400 |
74,067,600 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
1.00 |
0 |
700,000 |
(761,400) |
(61,400) |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.2% |
|
1.6% |
(2.5%) |
(0.1%) |
Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H303 |