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SCR111.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
TRANSPORTATION - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and
complete a study to review allocation and expenditure of revenues by the
Idaho Transportation Department, to evaluate the internal organization and
administrative practices utilized by the Idaho Transportation Department to
meet its statutory obligations to the traveling public and to investigate
how the Idaho Transportation Department can best perform its duties in the
21st century.
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/22 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/27 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 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 - McGee
Title apvd - to House
02/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 111
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY TO REVIEW ALLOCATION
4 AND EXPENDITURE OF REVENUES BY THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, TO
5 EVALUATE THE INTERNAL ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES UTILIZED
6 BY THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO MEET ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS
7 TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE DEPARTMENT CAN BEST
8 PERFORM ITS DUTIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
9 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 WHEREAS, the Idaho Transportation Department, under the direction of the
11 Idaho Transportation Board, is charged with the duty and responsibility of
12 properly managing the funds of the department and finding the most efficient
13 use of the revenues available to the department; and
14 WHEREAS, as the population of Idaho grows, the demands on the department
15 to meet its current statutory obligations to the public are increasing; and
16 WHEREAS, the Legislature is looking ahead to the future and questioning if
17 the current practices and organizational structure under which the department
18 is currently operating are best suited to carry the department into the 21st
19 century; and
20 WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the efforts of the department to
21 address this growing concern and desires to partner with the department and
22 build upon its forward-looking efforts.
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
24 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa-
25 tives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
26 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study to review allocation and
27 expenditure of revenues by the Idaho Transportation Department, to evaluate
28 the internal organization and administrative practices utilized by the Idaho
29 Transportation Department to meet its statutory obligations to the traveling
30 public and to investigate how the department can best perform its duties in
31 the 21st century.
32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Council shall determine the
33 number of legislators and membership from each house appointed to the commit-
34 tee and shall authorize the committee to receive input, advice and assistance
35 from interested and affected parties who are not members of the Legislature.
36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
37 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
38 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be
39 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
40 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or
41 proposed legislation.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
43 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session
44 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16976C1
This legislation authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a
committee to undertake and complete a study of funding sources
and utilization of revenues applied to Idaho's surface
transportation system by the Idaho Transportation Department. The
committee will review the internal organization and
administrative practices utilized by the department to meet its
statutory obligations to the public.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no impact on the general fund.
Contact:
Name: Senator John McGee
Phone: 208-332-1000 or 208-332-1332
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 111