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S1387.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATED FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION - Amends
existing law relating to the Rural Economic Development and Integrated
Freight Transportation Program to provide that at the beginning of each
state fiscal year the director of the Department of Agriculture shall
designate one of his appointees to the interagency working group as
cochairman.
02/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Lodge,
Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon, Little
Floor Sponsor - McGee
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, 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, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Stevenson,
Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Roberts, Snodgrass
Floor Sponsor - Wood(35)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 To enrol
03/13 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/14 To Governor
03/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 153
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1387 BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATED FREIGHT TRANSPORTA- 3 TION PROGRAM; AMENDING SECTION 49-2902, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE 4 BEGINNING OF EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 5 AGRICULTURE SHALL DESIGNATE ONE OF HIS APPOINTEES TO THE INTERAGENCY WORK- 6 ING GROUP AS COCHAIRMAN OF THE GROUP, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND TO 7 PROVIDE REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Section 49-2902, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 49-2902. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP CREATED. (1) An interagency working 12 group is hereby created to advise the department of agriculture on issues and 13 policies in support of the department of'sagriculture's administration of 14 the rural economic development and integrated freight transportation program 15 established in section 49-2901, Idaho Code. The interagency working group 16 shall participate in planning and identifying program needs and shall carry 17 out its duties specified in section 49-2903, Idaho Code. Before recommending 18 state funding, using state dedicated funds, and recommending priorities, the 19 interagency working group shall seek pertinent information, facts and data 20 from state and local governments, and agencies regarding rural freight trans- 21 portation issues. 22 (2) The interagency working group shall be composed of eight (8) members: 23 (a) Four (4) members shall be appointed by the director of the Idaho 24 transportation department, two (2) of whom shall be employees of the Idaho 25 transportation department with a working knowledge of rail and truck 26 freight transportation and intermodal entities, one (1) member, not a 27 state employee, shall represent freight shipping interests, and one (1) 28 member shall be a representative from the local highway technical assis- 29 tance council; 30 (b) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the director of the depart- 31 ment of,agriculture, two (2) of whom shall be employees of the department 32 of agriculture with a working knowledge of economic development issues, 33 and one (1) member, not a state employee, shall represent business devel- 34 opment and financing interests; and 35 (c) One (1) member shall be appointed by the director of the department 36 of commerceand laborand shall be an employee with knowledge of rural 37 economic development issues. 38 (d) At the beginning of each state fiscal year, the director of the 39 Idaho transportation department shall designate one (1) of his appointees 40 as cochairman, and the director of the department ofcommerceagriculture 41 shall designate one (1) of his appointees as cochairman. 42 (e) Each member appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing 43 authority, provided however, the service of state employee members shall 2 1 run concurrently with their state employment. Nonstate employee members 2 shall serve one (1) term of five (5) years, but may be appointed to serve 3 nonconsecutive terms, and shall be reimbursed according to the provisions 4 of section 59-509(b), Idaho Code. 5 (f) The interagency working group shall meet at such times as necessary 6 and appropriate to review applications for funds distributed pursuant to 7 the provisions of this chapter, but not less frequently than annually. 8 (3) The department of agriculture shall determine and provide for amounts 9 appropriated to the fund, a one-time amount not to exceed three percent (3%) 10 for planning and operating expenses and staff assistance and support from the 11 department of agriculture and the Idaho transportation department in order to 12 administer the program, and to administer the fund established in section 13 49-2904, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17376
This legislation amends the interagency working group of the
integrated freight transportation program. The 2007 legislature
moved the program to the department of agriculture. The
director appoints three out of the eight members of the working
group. This legislation provides for the director of the
department of agriculture to designate one of the cochairmen.
FISCAL NOTE
None
CONTACT
Name: Laura Johnson
Agency: Agriculture, Dept. of
Phone: 332-8533
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1387