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S1206............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Appropriates
$60,850,400 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year
2008; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 378.55;
directs the transfer of funds to the Environmental Remediation Fund;
provides intent regarding remediation of the Coeur d'Alene Basin; provides
intent regarding the Water Pollution Control Fund; directs the distribution
of the funding for employee compensation; directs the allocation of salary
savings; and provides for a transfer of funds to the Idaho Community
Reinvestment Pilot Initiative Fund.
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 - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 62-5-3
AYES -- Anderson, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock,
Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chew, Clark, Collins,
Crane, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Luker, Marriott,
Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche,
Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Hagedorn, Loertscher, Shepherd(8)
Absent and excused -- Chavez, Durst, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Bayer
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 265
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1206
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR FISCAL
3 YEAR 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; PROVID-
4 ING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
5 REMEDIATION FUND; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMEN-
6 TAL REMEDIATION FUND AND REQUIRING AN ANNUAL REPORT; EXPRESSING LEGISLA-
7 TIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO USE OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUND;
8 DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION;
9 DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS; AND DIRECTING THE STATE CON-
10 TROLLER TO TRANSFER MONEYS TO THE IDAHO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PILOT INI-
11 TIATIVE FUND.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Environmen-
14 tal Quality the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs
15 according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the
16 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
17 FOR
18 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
19 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
20 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
21 I. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
22 FROM:
23 General
24 Fund $ 1,650,900 $ 1,202,200 $199,600 $ 3,052,700
25 Air Quality
26 Permitting
27 Fund 193,200 230,600 423,800
28 Public Water System
29 Supervision
30 Fund 318,000 49,400 1,600 369,000
31 Water Pollution
32 Control
33 Fund 64,800 17,900 82,700
34 Department of
35 Environmental
36 Quality
37 Fund
38 (Receipts) 224,800 19,500 1,600 245,900
39 Department of
40 Environmental
41 Quality
42 Fund
43 (Federal) 1,915,400 1,309,500 11,200 3,236,100
44 TOTAL $ 4,367,100 $ 2,829,100 $214,000 $ 7,410,200
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 II. AIR QUALITY:
6 FROM:
7 General
8 Fund $ 2,124,200 $ 388,400 $ 44,400 $ 2,557,000
9 Air Quality
10 Permitting
11 Fund 1,158,800 286,200 9,600 1,454,600
12 Department of
13 Environmental
14 Quality
15 Fund
16 (Receipts) 83,300 173,100 256,400
17 Department of
18 Environmental
19 Quality
20 Fund
21 (Federal) 1,437,900 323,200 24,400 $ 41,400 1,826,900
22 TOTAL $ 4,804,200 $ 1,170,900 $ 78,400 $ 41,400 $ 6,094,900
23 III. WATER QUALITY:
24 FROM:
25 General
26 Fund $ 5,427,200 $ 1,564,500 $ 27,200 $1,494,800 $ 8,513,700
27 Public Water System
28 Supervision
29 Fund 927,800 162,700 3,200 336,500 1,430,200
30 Water Pollution
31 Control
32 Fund 203,400 20,200 101,900 325,500
33 Department of
34 Environmental
35 Quality
36 Fund
37 (Receipts) 245,700 87,900 1,600 51,600 386,800
38 Department of
39 Environmental
40 Quality
41 Fund
42 (Federal) 3,893,100 1,718,000 24,000 2,683,200 8,318,300
43 TOTAL $10,697,200 $ 3,553,300 $ 56,000 $4,668,000 $18,974,500
44 IV. COEUR D'ALENE BASIN COMMISSION:
45 FROM:
46 General
47 Fund $ 100,500 $ 10,200 $ 110,700
48 Environmental
49 Remediation
50 Fund
51 (Basin) 63,800 15,400 79,200
3
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 Department of
6 Environmental
7 Quality
8 Fund
9 (Federal) 46,100 1,853,400 1,899,500
10 TOTAL $ 210,400 $ 1,879,000 $ 2,089,400
11 V. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION:
12 FROM:
13 General
14 Fund $ 2,362,300 $ 443,200 $ 12,800 $ 134,600 $ 2,952,900
15 Environmental
16 Remediation
17 Fund (Box) 26,900 76,500 25,500 128,900
18 Environmental
19 Remediation
20 Fund
21 (Basin) 107,000 841,600 948,600
22 Department of
23 Environmental
24 Quality
25 Fund
26 (Receipts) 342,300 439,300 1,600 51,800 835,000
27 Bunker Hill
28 Trust Fund 300,000 300,000
29 Department of
30 Environmental
31 Quality
32 Fund
33 (Federal) 2,918,600 15,935,800 14,400 15,500 18,884,300
34 TOTAL $ 5,757,100 $17,736,400 $ 28,800 $ 527,400 $24,049,700
35 VI. IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY OVERSIGHT:
36 FROM:
37 General
38 Fund $ 205,300 $ 8,700 $ 1,600 $ 215,600
39 Department of
40 Environmental
41 Quality
42 Fund
43 (Federal) 1,021,500 382,000 15,700 $ 596,900 2,016,100
44 TOTAL $ 1,226,800 $ 390,700 $ 17,300 $ 596,900 $ 2,231,700
45 GRAND
46 TOTAL $27,062,800 $27,559,400 $394,500 $5,833,700 $60,850,400
47 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
48 of Environmental Quality is authorized no more than three hundred seventy-
49 eight and fifty-five hundredths (378.55) full-time equivalent positions at any
50 point during the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, unless specifi-
51 cally authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
52 will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
4
1 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code,
2 the State Controller is hereby directed to transfer $1,500,000 from the Water
3 Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund (Basin) for the
4 period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008.
5 SECTION 4. It is legislative intent that moneys deposited into the Envi-
6 ronmental Remediation Fund (Basin) are to be used for remediation of the Coeur
7 d'Alene Basin in accordance with the superfund contract with the Environmental
8 Protection Agency. The Department of Environmental Quality shall file an
9 annual report each year with the Governor, the Legislature, and the Coeur
10 d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission on the remediation
11 progress and the expenditures involved.
12 SECTION 5. It is legislative intent that the appropriation of moneys from
13 the Water Pollution Control Fund in this act specifically supersedes the pro-
14 visions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code.
15 SECTION 6. SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
16 ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
17 (a) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
18 funding first toward high turnover classifications and individuals below
19 midpoint within their agency.
20 (b) Agencies and institutions are directed to, based on merit, target
21 funding second toward positions within their agency that are below ninety
22 percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
23 (c) Agencies and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
24 ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
25 Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans to
26 ensure that they are consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
27 directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
28 tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
29 policies contained herein. Each agency and institution shall forward, for
30 informational purposes, approved copies of the compensation and distribution
31 plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
32 ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of ongoing salary
33 adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
34 SECTION 7. SALARY SAVINGS. The Department of Environmental Quality is
35 hereby directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide
36 for employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are con-
37 sidered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of
38 their pay grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
39 be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.
40 SECTION 8. On July 2, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible, the State
41 Controller shall transfer $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Idaho Commu-
42 nity Reinvestment Pilot Initiative Fund established in Section 39-7211, Idaho
43 Code.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS16389 |
This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $60,850,400 of which $17,402,600 is from the General Fund, $7,266,600 is from dedicated funds, and $36,181,200 is from federal funds. The bill puts a cap of 378.55 full-time equivalent positions (FTP) on the department. The bill transfers $1.5 million from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund to be used for the Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup and it transfers $1.5 million from the General Fund to the Idaho Community Reinvestment Pilot Initiative Fund to be used to reimburse businesses that voluntarily clean up their properties.
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| FY 2007 Original Appropriation |
378.55 |
16,247,000 |
7,590,900 |
29,978,900 |
53,816,800 |
| Department of Environmental Quality |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. CDA Basin Yard Remediation |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
5,544,100 |
5,544,100 |
| FY 2007 Total Appropriation |
378.55 |
16,247,000 |
7,590,900 |
35,523,000 |
59,360,900 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures |
378.55 |
16,247,000 |
7,590,900 |
35,523,000 |
59,360,900 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
(60,000) |
(500,700) |
(93,500) |
(654,200) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
(400,000) |
(400,000) |
| FY 2008 Base |
378.55 |
16,187,000 |
7,090,200 |
35,029,500 |
58,306,700 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
143,500 |
49,500 |
152,600 |
345,600 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
21,800 |
9,700 |
34,600 |
66,100 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
285,600 |
19,200 |
89,700 |
394,500 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
117,000 |
32,700 |
122,300 |
272,000 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
487,700 |
165,300 |
452,500 |
1,105,500 |
| FY 2008 Program Maintenance |
378.55 |
17,242,600 |
7,366,600 |
35,881,200 |
60,490,400 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Environmental Quality |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Underground Storage Tank Program |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
| 2. Brownfield Redevelopment |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
| 3. Air Information Management System |
0.00 |
100,000 |
(100,000) |
0 |
0 |
| 4. TMDL Five-Year Review |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5. Mercury Monitoring |
0.00 |
60,000 |
0 |
0 |
60,000 |
| 6. Chemical Management in Schools |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7. Community Reinvestment Pilot Initiative |
0.00 |
1,500,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,500,000 |
| Revenue Transfers |
0.00 |
(1,500,000) |
0 |
0 |
(1,500,000) |
| FY 2008 Total |
378.55 |
17,402,600 |
7,266,600 |
36,181,200 |
60,850,400 |
| Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp |
0.00 |
1,155,600 |
(324,300) |
6,202,300 |
7,033,600 |
| % Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. |
0.0% |
7.1% |
(4.3%) |
20.7% |
13.1% |
The total fiscal year 2008 impact of this Legislation on the General Fund is $18,902,600.
Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1206 |