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SENATE BILL NO. 1207

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S1207............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $41,774,100 to the
Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 207.60; directs the distribution of
funding for employee compensation; directs the allocation of salary
savings; and reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered fund
balances.
                                                                        
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 - Bair
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-1-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chew, Clark,
      Collins, Crane, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
      Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Smith(24)
      Absent and excused -- Chavez, Durst, Wills
    Floor Sponsor - Brackett
    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 266
         Effective: 07/01/07

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1207
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 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;  DIRECTING
  5        THE  ALLOCATION  OF SALARY SAVINGS; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND
  6        UNENCUMBERED BALANCES FOR NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL; AND  REAPPROPRIATING  CER-
  7        TAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES FOR EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL ERADI-
  8        CATION.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Agriculture
 11    the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs according  to
 12    the  designated  expense  classes from the listed funds for the period July 1,
 13    2007, through June 30, 2008:
 14                                                           FOR
 15                     FOR         FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
 16                  PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
 17                    COSTS    EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS     TOTAL
 18    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 19    FROM:
 20    General Fund $   508,900  $  511,900             $    25,300 $ 1,046,100
 21    Administration
 22     and Accounting
 23     Services
 24     Fund            683,100     150,400  $   29,600                 863,100
 25    Facilities
 26     Maintenance
 27     Fund            100,800      65,600                             166,400
 28    Agriculture in the
 29     Classroom
 30     Fund                         38,500                              38,500
 31      TOTAL      $ 1,292,800  $  766,400  $   29,600 $    25,300 $ 2,114,100
 32    II. ANIMAL INDUSTRIES:
 33    FROM:
 34    General Fund $ 1,544,000  $  244,300                         $ 1,788,300
 35    Agricultural Inspection
 36     Fund             40,500       9,700                              50,200
 37    Agricultural
 38     Fees - Livestock
 39     Disease Control
 40     Fund            551,300     264,200  $  114,000                 929,500
 41    Agricultural
 42     Fees - Dairy
 43     Inspection
 44     Fund            970,700     291,100      25,000               1,286,800
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                           FOR
  2                     FOR         FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS    EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    Agricultural
  6     Fees - Egg
  7     Inspection
  8     Fund            159,200      15,200                             174,400
  9    Agricultural
 10     Fees - Commercial
 11     Fisheries
 12     Fund              6,000       4,200                              10,200
 13    Seminars and
 14     Publications
 15     Fund                         98,400                              98,400
 16    Federal
 17     Grant Fund      828,100     538,900     106,700 $   333,200   1,806,900
 18      TOTAL      $ 4,099,800  $1,466,000  $  245,700 $   333,200 $ 6,144,700
 19    III. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES:
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund $   485,800  $  448,700                         $   934,500
 22    Agricultural
 23     Smoke Management
 24     Fund            111,900     106,100                             218,000
 25    Agricultural
 26     Fees - Pesticides
 27     Fund          1,419,800     509,000  $  169,600               2,098,400
 28    Federal Grant
 29     Fund            455,000     170,900                             625,900
 30      TOTAL      $ 2,472,500  $1,234,700  $  169,600             $ 3,876,800
 31    IV. PLANT INDUSTRIES:
 32    FROM:
 33    General Fund $   852,600  $  389,700  $  250,000 $ 9,061,000 $10,553,300
 34    Agricultural
 35     Inspection
 36     Fund          1,212,700     332,700      31,200     114,800   1,691,400
 37    Agricultural
 38     Fees - Commercial
 39     Feed and
 40     Fertilizer
 41     Fund            762,100     181,700      76,300               1,020,100
 42    Agricultural
 43     Fees - Honey
 44     Advertising
 45     Fund                400      16,300                              16,700
 46    Agricultural
 47     Fees - Organic
 48     Food Products
 49     Fund             92,500      31,200                             123,700
 50    Quality Assurance
 51     Laboratory
 52     Services
 53     Fund            520,600      70,800                             591,400
                                                                        
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  1                                                           FOR
  2                     FOR         FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS    EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    Federal Grant
  6     Fund            743,600   1,665,400      50,000   1,161,700   3,620,700
  7      TOTAL      $ 4,184,500  $2,687,800  $  407,500 $10,337,500 $17,617,300
  8    V. AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS:
  9    FROM:
 10    General Fund $   619,600  $  201,300                         $   820,900
 11    Weights and
 12     Measures
 13     Inspection
 14     Fund            224,900      42,400                             267,300
 15    Agricultural
 16     Fees - Fresh Fruit
 17     and Vegetable
 18     Inspection
 19     Fund          7,610,000     712,000  $  183,000 $   371,100   8,876,100
 20      TOTAL      $ 8,454,500  $  955,700  $  183,000 $   371,100 $ 9,964,300
 21    VI. MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT:
 22    FROM:
 23    General Fund $   438,100  $  364,500                         $   802,600
 24    Agricultural
 25     Inspection
 26     Fund             25,000      10,300                              35,300
 27    Seminars and
 28     Publications
 29     Fund                        239,100                             239,100
 30    USDA Publications
 31     Fund                         64,900                              64,900
 32    Agricultural Loans
 33     Fund             13,300      15,300             $     5,200      33,800
 34    Federal Grant
 35     Fund             60,600      25,500                  42,500     128,600
 36      TOTAL      $   537,000  $  719,600             $    47,700 $ 1,304,300
 37    VII. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL:
 38    FROM:
 39    General Fund                                      $  160,000 $   160,000
 40    Animal Damage
 41     Control Fund                                        215,700     215,700
 42    Agricultural
 43     Fees - Sheep
 44     Industry
 45     Regulation
 46     Fund                     $      200                 167,200     167,400
 47    Federal Grant
 48     Fund                                                 45,000      45,000
 49      TOTAL                   $      200             $   587,900 $   588,100
                                                                        
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  1                                                           FOR
  2                     FOR         FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS    EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    VIII. SHEEP COMMISSION:
  6    FROM:
  7    General Fund $    58,300  $      500                         $    58,800
  8    Agricultural
  9     Fees - Sheep
 10     Industry
 11     Regulation
 12     Fund             65,600      40,100                             105,700
 13      TOTAL      $   123,900  $   40,600                         $   164,500
                                                                        
 14       GRAND
 15       TOTAL     $21,165,000  $7,871,000  $1,035,400 $11,702,700 $41,774,100
                                                                        
 16        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 17    of Agriculture is authorized  no  more  than  two  hundred  seven  and  sixty-
 18    hundredths  (207.60)  full-time  equivalent  positions at any point during the
 19    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, for the programs specified in Sec-
 20    tion 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The  Joint
 21    Finance-Appropriations  Committee  will  be notified promptly of any increased
 22    positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 23        SECTION 3.  Agencies and institutions shall  distribute  the  funding  for
 24    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 25        (a)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 26        funding first toward high turnover classifications and  individuals  below
 27        midpoint within their agency.
 28        (b)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 29        funding second toward positions within their agency that are below  ninety
 30        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 31        (c)  Agencies  and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
 32        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 33    Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans  to
 34    ensure  that  they  are  consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
 35    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 36    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 37    policies contained herein. Each agency  and  institution  shall  forward,  for
 38    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
 39    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 40    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
 41    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 42        SECTION  4.  The  Department of Agriculture is hereby directed to allocate
 43    salary savings, based on performance, to provide  for  employee  salary  needs
 44    before  other  operational budget priorities are considered. Where applicable,
 45    employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or  occupa-
 46    tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
 47    order of salary savings distributions.
                                                                        
 48        SECTION  5.  There  is hereby reappropriated to the Department of Agricul-
 49    ture, for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009,  any  of  the  unex-
 50    pended  and  unencumbered balance of the $5,000,000 appropriated from the Gen-
                                                                        
                                           5
                                                                        
  1    eral Fund in Section 1 of this act to the Plant Industries Program for Noxious
  2    Weed Control.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 6.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Department  of  Agricul-
  4    ture,  for  the  period  July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, any of the unex-
  5    pended and unencumbered balance of the $4,000,000 appropriated from  the  Gen-
  6    eral  Fund  in  Section  1  of  this  act  to the Plant Industries Program for
  7    Eurasian Watermilfoil Eradication.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16370

This is the fiscal year 2008 Appropriation to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2008 in the amount of $41,774,100 of which $16,164,500 is from the General Fund, $19,382,500 is from dedicated funds, and $6,227,100 is from federal funds. There is a full-time equivalent position cap of 207.6. In addition to language directing the distribution of salary funding and salary savings, this bill provides a two-year period for expenditure of funding approved for noxious weed control and Eurasian Watermilfoil eradication.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 207.60  6,477,100  23,028,000  5,998,400  35,503,500 


Department of Agriculture          
 1. Food Quality Assurance Laboratory 0.00  200,000  200,000 
Deficiency Warants and Transfers Out 0.00  124,400  124,400 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00  (124,400)  (124,400) 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 207.60  6,477,100  23,228,000  5,998,400  35,703,500 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures (1.00)  (5,178,500)  (60,400)  (5,238,900) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (20,300)  (20,300) 


FY 2008 Base 206.60  6,477,100  18,029,200  5,938,000  30,444,300 
Benefit Costs 0.00  54,600  164,700  30,900  250,200 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  250,000  598,000  164,700  1,012,700 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  81,100  6,100  87,200 
Annualizations 1.00 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  187,500  442,000  48,500  678,000 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 207.60  7,050,300  19,240,000  6,182,100  32,472,400 



Enhancements          
Department of Agriculture          
 1. Statewide Nematologist 0.00  100,000  100,000 
 2. Eurasian Watermilfoil Eradication 0.00  4,000,000  4,000,000 
 3. Ag Investigators 0.00  88,500  88,500 
 4. Ag Development Program Manager 0.00 
 5. Idaho Preferred Program 0.00 
 6. Records Management/Public Records 0.00 
 7. Quality Assurance Manager Boise Labs 0.00 
 8. Enforcement Program Manager 0.00 
 9. Animal Damage Control Districts 0.00  14,200  45,000  59,200 
 10. Department Security 0.00 
 11. Ag in the Classroom 0.00  10,000  10,000 
 12. Fertilizer Containment 0.00 
 13. Vehicles for CAFO Inspectors 0.00  44,000  44,000 
 14. Noxious Weed Initiative 0.00  5,000,000  5,000,000 


FY 2008 Total 207.60  16,164,500  19,382,500  6,227,100  41,774,100 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  9,687,400  (3,645,500)  228,700  6,270,600 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%  149.6%  (15.8%)  3.8%  17.7% 

Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1207