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HOUSE BILL NO. 666

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H0666.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $492,472,900 to
the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2009; limits the number
of full-time equivalent positions to 1,833.5; provides legislative intent
that all moneys transferred to the Local Bridge Inspection Fund and
Railroad Grade Crossing Protection Fund be continuously appropriated;
reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances for the
Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Program; reappropriates
certain unexpended and unencumbered balances for Airport Development
Grants; and authorizes the transfer of moneys to the Tourism and Promotion
Fund in the Department of Commerce and Labor for matching fund support of
the Gateway Visitor Centers.

03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 54-12-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins,
      Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King,
      Kren, Labrador, LeFavour, Luker, McGeachin, Moyle, Pasley-Stuart,
      Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
      Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
      Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bowers, Clark, Hart, Harwood, Lake, Marriott,
      Mortimer, Nielsen, Nonini, Schaefer, Wood(35)
      Absent and excused -- Block, Henbest, Loertscher, Mathews
    Floor Sponsor - Henderson
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/25    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon),
      Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett,
      Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Hammond
    Title apvd - to House
03/26    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/27    Pres signed
03/28    To Governor
04/01    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 360
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 666

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR
  3        2009;  LIMITING  THE  NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
  4        EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN TRANSFERS BEING  CON-
  5        TINUOUSLY  APPROPRIATED;  REAPPROPRIATING  CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUM-
  6        BERED BALANCES FOR CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION; RE-
  7        APPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND  UNENCUMBERED  BALANCES  FOR  AIRPORT
  8        DEVELOPMENT  GRANTS;  AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF HIGHWAY FUNDS TO THE
  9        TOURISM AND PROMOTION FUND.

 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 11        SECTION 1.  There is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Idaho  Transportation
 12    Department  the  following  amounts to be expended for the designated programs
 13    according to the designated expense classes from  the  listed  funds  for  the
 14    period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 15                                                              FOR
 16                       FOR         FOR          FOR       TRUSTEE AND
 17                    PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL       BENEFIT
 18                      COSTS    EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY      PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 19    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 20    FROM:
 21    State Highway
 22     Fund
 23     (Dedicated)  $ 14,250,900 $ 8,225,700 $    657,300               $ 23,133,900
 24    State Highway
 25     Fund
 26     (Federal)          51,900      98,800                                 150,700
 27    State Highway
 28     Fund
 29     (Billing)          22,800     191,800                                 214,600
 30      TOTAL       $ 14,325,600 $ 8,516,300 $    657,300               $ 23,499,200
 31    II. PLANNING:
 32    FROM:
 33    State Highway
 34     Fund
 35     (Dedicated)  $  1,146,100 $   397,600 $    264,800  $   140,000  $  1,948,500
 36    State Highway
 37     Fund
 38     (Federal)       2,117,200   1,604,600      620,000      140,000     4,481,800
 39      TOTAL       $  3,263,300 $ 2,002,200 $    884,800  $   280,000  $  6,430,300

                                           2

  1                                                              FOR
  2                       FOR         FOR          FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                    PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                      COSTS    EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY      PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    III. MOTOR VEHICLES:
  6    FROM:
  7    State Highway
  8     Fund
  9     (Dedicated)  $ 12,871,500 $ 6,298,500 $    299,000               $ 19,469,000
 10    IV. HIGHWAY OPERATIONS:
 11    FROM:
 12    State Highway
 13     Fund
 14     (Dedicated)  $ 75,483,400 $42,807,500 $ 20,221,200               $138,512,100
 15    State Highway
 16     Fund
 17     (Federal)       9,284,000   1,827,000               $ 2,462,500    13,573,500
 18    State Highway
 19     Fund
 20     (Billing)                     385,600                                 385,600
 21    State Highway
 22     Fund
 23     (Local)           201,000      98,200                                 299,200
 24      TOTAL       $ 84,968,400 $45,118,300 $ 20,221,200  $ 2,462,500  $152,770,400
 25    V. CAPITAL FACILITIES:
 26    FROM:
 27    State Highway
 28     Fund
 29     (Dedicated)                           $  2,800,000               $  2,800,000
 30    State Aeronautics
 31     Fund
 32     (Dedicated)                                 50,000                     50,000
 33      TOTAL                                $  2,850,000               $  2,850,000
 34    VI. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION & RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION:
 35    FROM:
 36    State Highway
 37     Fund
 38     (Dedicated)               $ 5,053,500 $ 27,624,300  $   318,000  $ 32,995,800
 39    State Highway
 40     Fund
 41     (Federal)                  12,153,000  220,677,200    2,914,000   235,744,200
 42    State Highway
 43     Fund
 44     (Local)                       705,200    4,514,200      541,000     5,760,400
 45      TOTAL                    $17,911,700 $252,815,700  $ 3,773,000  $274,500,400
 46    VII. AERONAUTICS:
 47    FROM:
 48    State Aeronautics
 49     Fund
 50     (Dedicated)  $    898,000 $   545,700 $     45,200  $   871,000  $  2,359,900
 51    State Aeronautics
 52     Fund
 53     (Federal)          32,800     432,700                   294,900       760,400

                                           3

  1                                                              FOR
  2                       FOR         FOR          FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                    PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                      COSTS    EXPENDITURES    OUTLAY      PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    State Aeronautics
  6     Fund
  7     (Billing)          85,600     125,400                                 211,000
  8      TOTAL       $  1,016,400 $ 1,103,800 $     45,200  $ 1,165,900  $  3,331,300
  9    VIII. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
 10    FROM:
 11    State Highway
 12     Fund
 13     (Dedicated)  $    204,900 $    54,800 $      4,400  $   404,800  $    668,900
 14    State Highway
 15     Fund
 16     (Federal)         483,000     117,400                 8,353,000     8,953,400
 17      TOTAL       $    687,900 $   172,200 $      4,400  $ 8,757,800  $  9,622,300

 18       GRAND
 19       TOTAL      $117,133,100 $81,123,000 $277,777,600  $16,439,200  $492,472,900

 20        SECTION  2.  In  accordance  with  Section  67-3519, Idaho Code, the Idaho
 21    Transportation Department is authorized no more than one thousand  eight  hun-
 22    dred  thirty-three and five-tenths (1,833.5) full-time equivalent positions at
 23    any point during the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, for the  pro-
 24    grams  specified  in  Section 1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by
 25    the Governor. The Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee  will  be  notified
 26    promptly of any increased positions so authorized.

 27        SECTION  3.  It  is  legislative intent that all moneys transferred to the
 28    Local Bridge Inspection Fund and to the  Railroad  Grade  Crossing  Protection
 29    Fund,  as  provided  in  Section  63-2412, Idaho Code, are hereby continuously
 30    appropriated to the Idaho Transportation Department for the stated purposes of
 31    those funds.

 32        SECTION 4.  There is hereby reappropriated  to  the  Idaho  Transportation
 33    Department  any unexpended and unencumbered balances of the State Highway Fund
 34    appropriated for the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way  Acquisition  Pro-
 35    gram  for fiscal year 2008, to be used for Contract Construction and Right-of-
 36    Way Acquisition only for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

 37        SECTION 5.  There is hereby reappropriated  to  the  Idaho  Transportation
 38    Department  any  unexpended and unencumbered balances of the State Aeronautics
 39    Fund appropriated for trustee and benefit payments for fiscal year 2008, to be
 40    used for Airport Development Grants for the period July 1, 2008, through  June
 41    30, 2009.

 42        SECTION  6.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  and  the State Controller is
 43    directed to transfer $25,000 from the State Highway Fund to  the  Tourism  and
 44    Promotion  Fund  in  the  Department of Commerce during fiscal year 2009. This
 45    transfer will provide the matching fund support of the  Gateway  Visitor  Cen-
 46    ters.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17287

This is the fiscal year 2009 appropriation for the Idaho Transportation Department in the amount of $492,472,900. As reflected in the table below, the department is funded with dedicated funds (which includes state dedicated revenues, interagency billings and local funds) and federal funds. There was one line item included in this budget, which added the revenue to be generated from the recently approved tax increase on aviation fuel.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2008 Original Appropriation 1,833.50  217,748,000  277,987,300  495,735,300 
Reappropriation 0.00  48,829,600  46,361,600  95,191,200 


FY 2008 Total Appropriation 1,833.50  266,577,600  324,348,900  590,926,500 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  2,111,400  2,111,400 


FY 2008 Estimated Expenditures 1,833.50  266,577,600  326,460,300  593,037,900 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (69,204,000)  (48,473,000)  (117,677,000) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  3,000,400  (15,556,700)  (12,556,300) 


FY 2009 Base 1,833.50  200,374,000  262,430,600  462,804,600 
Benefit Costs 0.00  2,887,200  317,900  3,205,100 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  90,800  90,800 
Replacement Items 0.00  21,497,400  620,000  22,117,400 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  943,600  943,600 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  2,589,900  295,500  2,885,400 


FY 2009 Program Maintenance 1,833.50  228,382,900  263,664,000  492,046,900 



Line Items          
 3. Reed Ranch Airport 0.00 
 4. Web Cams for Airport 0.00 
 5. Additional Equipment 0.00 
 6. Additional Aviation Fuel Revenue 0.00  426,000  426,000 
 2. Road Weather Information Station 0.00 
Contract Construction & Right-of-Way Acquisition          
 1. GARVEE Bonding Authority 0.00 
 6. Gov.’s Initiative – Increase Construction 0.00 


FY 2009 Total 1,833.50  228,808,900  263,664,000  492,472,900 
Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp 0.00  11,060,900  (14,323,300)  (3,262,400) 
% Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp. 0.0%    5.1%  (5.2%)  (0.7%) 

Contact: Paul Headlee 334-4746

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H666