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S1189............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - Amends existing law to provide an increase in salary for
members of the Public Utilities Commission, the State Tax Commission and
the Industrial Commission; appropriates an additional $15,500 to the Public
Utilities Commission for commissioner salaries for fiscal year 2008;
appropriates an additional $19,300 to the State Tax Commission for
commissioner salaries for fiscal year 2008; and appropriates an additional
$15,000 to the Industrial Commission for commissioner salaries for fiscal
year 2008.
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08 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 - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13 3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-6-4
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Moyle, Nonini,
Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Hagedorn, Mortimer, Nielsen, Vander Woude, Wood(35)
Absent and excused -- Boe, Pasley-Stuart, Roberts, Shepherd(8)
Floor Sponsor - Bell
Title apvd - to Senate
03/14 To enrol
03/15 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/16 To Governor
03/21 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 121
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1189
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 61-215, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
3 FOR AN INCREASE IN SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION;
4 AMENDING SECTION 63-102, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN SALARY
5 FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION; AMENDING SECTION 72-503, IDAHO
6 CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL
7 COMMISSION; APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COM-
8 MISSION FOR COMMISSIONER SALARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; APPROPRIATING
9 ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE STATE TAX COMMISSION FOR COMMISSIONER SALARIES
10 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE INDUS-
11 TRIAL COMMISSION FOR COMMISSIONER SALARIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 61-215, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 61-215. SALARIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS. Each member of the
16 public utilities commission shall devote full time to the performance of
17 his/her duties. Commencing on July 1, 20067, the annual salary of members of
18 the public utilities commission shall be eighty-fivenine thousand two four
19 hundred twenty-two eighty-three dollars ($85,22289,483) and shall be paid
20 from sources set by the legislature.
21 SECTION 2. That Section 63-102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
22 amended to read as follows:
23 63-102. ORGANIZATION -- CHAIRMAN -- COMPENSATION -- QUORUM -- HEARINGS.
24 (1) A member of the state tax commission shall be appointed by the governor,
25 to serve at his pleasure, as chairman. Each member of the state tax commission
26 shall devote full time to the performance of duties. Commencing on July 1,
27 20067, the annual salary for members of the state tax commission shall be
28 seventy-nine eighty-two thousand nine hundred fifty-nine dollars
29 ($79,00982,959).
30 (2) A majority of the state tax commission shall constitute a quorum for
31 the transaction of business. The state tax commission may delegate to any mem-
32 ber of the commission or to its employees, the power to make investigations
33 and hold hearings at any place it may deem proper, and such other matters as
34 will facilitate the operations of the commission.
35 (3) The chairman of the state tax commission shall delegate to each com-
36 missioner the responsibility for policy management and oversight of one (1) or
37 more of the taxes collected and/or activities supervised or administered by
38 the commission. The state tax commission shall perform the duties imposed upon
39 it by law and shall adopt all rules by majority decision.
40 In any case in which the state tax commission sits as an appellate body
41 upon an appeal from a tax decision from one (1) of the various administrative
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1 units subject to its supervision, the state tax commissioner charged with
2 responsibility for policy management and oversight of the tax in controversy
3 shall not vote upon the appeal but may advise the remaining members of the
4 commission on the technical aspects of the problems before them.
5 (4) The chairman shall be the chief executive officer and administrative
6 head of the state tax commission and shall be responsible for, or may assign
7 responsibility for, all personnel, budgetary and/or fiscal matters of the
8 state tax commission.
9 SECTION 3. That Section 72-503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 72-503. SALARY. Commencing July 1, 20067, the annual salary of each mem-
12 ber of the industrial commission shall be eighty-twoseven thousand nine hun-
13 dred fifty-one ninety-nine dollars ($82,95187,099). Industrial commissioner
14 salaries shall be paid from sources set by the legislature. Each member of the
15 industrial commission shall devote full time to the performance of his duties.
16 SECTION 4. In addition to any other appropriation made by law, there is
17 hereby appropriated to the Public Utilities Commission, the following amount
18 to be expended for commissioner salaries and benefit costs according to the
19 designated expense class from the listed fund for the period July 1, 2007,
20 through June 30, 2008:
21 FOR:
22 Personnel Costs $15,500
23 FROM:
24 Public Utilities Commission Fund $15,500
25 SECTION 5. In addition to any other appropriation made by law, there is
26 hereby appropriated to the State Tax Commission in the Department of Revenue
27 and Taxation the following amounts to be expended for commissioner salaries
28 and benefits within the designated programs according to the designated
29 expense class from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June
30 30, 2008:
31 I. GENERAL SERVICES:
32 FOR:
33 Personnel Costs $17,600
34 FROM:
35 General Fund $16,100
36 Administration Services for Transportation Fund 1,500
37 TOTAL $17,600
38 II. AUDIT AND COLLECTIONS:
39 FOR:
40 Personnel Costs $ 1,700
41 FROM:
42 Multistate Tax Compact Fund $ 700
43 Abandoned Property Trust - Unclaimed Property Fund 1,000
44 TOTAL $ 1,700
45 GRAND
46 TOTAL $19,300
47 SECTION 6. In addition to any other appropriation made by law, there is
48 hereby appropriated to the Industrial Commission, the following amount to be
49 expended for commissioner salaries and benefit costs within the designated
3
1 program according to the designated expense class from the listed fund for the
2 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
3 ADJUDICATION:
4 FOR:
5 Personnel Costs $15,000
6 FROM:
7 Industrial Administration Fund $15,000
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS17143 |
This legislation provides for a five percent (5%) increase in the annual salary of each of the Industrial Commissioners, State Tax Commissioners, and Public Utilities Commissioners, effective July 1, 2007. The salary of each of the three Industrial Commissioners is raised from $82,951 to $87,099. The salary of each of the four Tax Commissioners is raised from $79,009 to $82,959. The salary of each of the three Public Utilities Commissioners is raised from $85,222 to $89,483.
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| Fiscal Note |
The fiscal impact to the General Fund is $16,100 for a portion of the increase to annual salaries for the State Tax Commissioners. The remaining $3,200 of the salary increase for the State Tax Commissioners will be paid from dedicated funds. The total cost of $15,000 for the Industrial Commissioners’ salary increase and $15,500 for the Public Utilities Commissioners’ salary increase will be paid from dedicated funds. This calculation of fiscal impact includes salary plus variable benefits costs. The total fiscal impact is $16,100 in General Fund monies and $33,700 in dedicated funds for a total of $49,800.
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Contact Senator Dean Cameron
Phone 332-1000
Contact Representative Maxine Bell
Phone 332-1000
Contact: Julie Swanson 334-4743
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note | Bill No. S1189 |