H0461.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $76,000 to the Agricultural
Research and Cooperative Extension Service for fiscal year 2002.

This FY 2002 supplemental appropriation will fund the addition of an access
control system to secure the entrances of the new Agricultural Biotechnology
Laboratory on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow. Having already
been the target of two separate eco-terrorism attacks during construction,
this security measure is designed to help protect the lab from future attacks.
                                    Fiscal Note
The fiscal impact of this current year supplemental appropriation is $76,000
in one-time General Fund money.
 
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
      AYES -- 67
      Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Jones, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Clark
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-1
      AYES -- 32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Boatright
    Title apvd - to House
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S1292............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - Appropriating an additional
$157,400 to the Department of Agriculture for Plant Industries for fiscal year 2002.
This bill provides $157,400 additional fiscal year 2002 funding to the Department of
Agriculture for pest control from the General Fund.
                                    Fiscal Note
Idaho Code §22-2108 provides that the state board of examiners may issue deficiency
warrants of up to $500,000 against the General Fund, on behalf of the Department of
Agriculture, to suppress agricultural pests on state and private lands. The actual
calendar year 2001 costs through October were $115,900 for grasshopper and
Mormon cricket monitoring and treatment, $9,900 for gypsy moth survey, $400
for Karnal Bunt analysis, and $31,200 for exotic pest survey (apple maggot,
cereal leaf beetle, Japanese beetle, etc) totaling $157,400.

 
01/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- 32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Branch, Hill, Schroeder
    Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw
    Title apvd - to House
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
01/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-2-2
      AYES -- 66
      NAYS -- Harwood, Sali
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Field(20)
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    To enrol
01/30    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
01/31    Sp signed
02/01    To Governor
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H0509.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $65,000 to the State Appellate
Public Defender for fiscal year 2002.This is a FY 2002 supplemental appropriation
for the Office of the State Appellate Public Defender.
                                    Fiscal Note
The amount in the FY 2002 Original Appropriation designated for the combined
defense of felony appeals and death penalty cases was $173,000. The amount
allocated for contract felony appeal work is currently $120,000, leaving a balance
of $53,000 for death penalty cases. With this additional $65,000 in operating
expenditures, a total of $118,000 from the General Fund will be available for
contract death penalty legal services.
01/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/31    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-6-5
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
      Bradford, Bruneel, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Kellogg, Kendell,
      Kunz, Lake, Langford, Mader, Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
      Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Robison,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie, Stone,
      Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bolz, Harwood, Pearce, Roberts, Sali
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Hammond, Jones, Loertscher,
      Stevenson
    Floor Sponsor - Hadley
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
02/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
      Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
      Lodge, Marley, Noh, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Geddes, Richardson
    Floor Sponsor - Boatright
    Title apvd - to House
02/12    To enrol
02/13    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/14    Pres signed
02/15    To Governor
02/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 41
         Effective: 02/19/02

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H0511.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates an additional $336,200 to the Office of
the Attorney General for fiscal year 2002; and expresses legislative intent
regarding moneys remitted to state agencies, as policyholders, in the form
of a dividend from the State Insurance Fund.This is a FY 2002 Supplemental
Appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for the Special Litigation Program.
                                      Fiscal Note
This bill appropriates an additional $336,200 from the General Fund to the Special
Litigation Program to restore the funding used to defend the state's interests in the
lawsuit Hayden Lake Fire District vs. the State Insurance Fund. The original lawsuit
was a class action lawsuit for which the Governor determined it was in the state's
best interest to obtain legal representation and officially side with the plaintiff
(State Insurance Fund). Outside legal representation was necessary because
the State Insurance Fund was already represented by the Office of the
Attorney General.

The funding mechanism in this bill requests the State Insurance Fund to
adjust the dividends that state agencies would normally receive in calendar
year 2002 to pay for this defense, and leave the remaining credit to reduce
personnel costs during the calendar year. Agencies are fully funded for
workers' compensation premiums, and dividends reduce those costs
without a corresponding reduction in appropriations.
01/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/31    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Loertscher, Montgomery, Stevenson
    Floor Sponsor - Pischner
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
02/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-1-3
      NAYS -- Keough
      Absent and excused -- Geddes, Hawkins, Richardson
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
02/12    To enrol
02/13    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/14    Pres signed
02/15    To Governor
02/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 43
         Effective: 02/19/02
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H0460.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Reducing the appropriation to the Department of Labor
for the Rural Partnership Program by $185,400 for fiscal year 2002; reducing
the full-time equivalent positions for the Department of Labor by one;
appropriating an additional $165,400 to the Department of Commerce for the
Rural Partnership Program for fiscal year 2002; and adding one additional
full-time equivalent position for the Department of Commerce for fiscal
year 2002.This supplemental appropriation would transfer the Idaho Rural
Partnership, including one full-time equivalent position, from the Department
of Labor to the Department of Commerce. This bill removes $185,400 in
dedicated and federal funds from the Department of Labor and provides
$165,400 in dedicated and federal funds for the Department of Commerce.
The $20,000 difference in the transfer amounts is a result of dedicated
funds that the Department of Labor provided to the Idaho Rural
Partnership which the Department of Commerce will no longer continue.
                                     Fiscal Note
This supplemental appropriation includes $165,400 in ongoing dedicated
and federal funds.
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
      AYES -- 67
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Jones, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- 32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Marley
    Title apvd - to House
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H0451.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $73,300 to the Public Employee
Retirement System of Idaho for fiscal year 2002; and authorizing one additional
full-time equivalent position.This is a fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriation
for the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) in the Office of
the Governor. This bill authorizes one (1) full-time equivalent position and $73,300
in ongoing personnel costs for a fund investment officer in the Portfolio Investment
program.
                                   Fiscal Note
This supplemental appropriation includes $73,300 in ongoing dedicated funds.
 
01/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-13-1
      AYES -- 56
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bedke, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck,
      Loertscher, McKague, Pearce, Sali, Smith(23), Tilman, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Kellogg
    Floor Sponsor - Pomeroy
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- 32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
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S1293............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - MILITARY DIVISION - Appropriating an additional $32,500
to the Office of the Governor for the Military Division for the Bureau of Hazardous
Materials for fiscal year 2002.  This is a fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriation
for the Military Division in the Executive Office of the Governor. This bill provides
funding for the Bureau of Hazardous Materials to cover deficiency warrants issued
to pay for the cost of responding to  hazardous material incidents throughout Idaho.
.                                   Fiscal Note
This supplemental appropriation includes $32,500 in one-time General Funds.
 
01/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- EVERYONE
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Branch, Hill, Schroeder
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
01/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Everyone
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Lake
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    To enrol
01/30    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
01/31    Sp signed
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H0462.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $108,600 to the Office of the
Governor for the Military Division for fiscal year 2002; and reducing by $40,000
the appropriation to the Office of the Governor for the Military Division for the
Bureau of Hazardous Materials for fiscal year 2002.This is a fiscal year 2002
supplemental appropriation for the Military Division in the Office of the Governor.
Two items are addressed in this bill: (1) $108,600 in dedicated funds is provided
to cover additional personnel costs incurred as a result of state active duty
guardsmen providing security in and around the Capitol from October 19, 2001
to January 5, 2002; and (2) $40,000 in General Funds is returned to the General
Fund from the Bureau of Hazardous Materials.
.                                       Fiscal Note
This supplemental appropriation provides spending authority in the amount of
$108,600 in dedicated funds and returns $40,000 to the General Fund.
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 54-13-3
      AYES -- 54
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bedke, Bieter, Eskridge, Higgins, Kendell,
      Loertscher, McKague, Moyle, Pearce, Raybould, Sali, Tilman
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Jones, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Robison
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 26-2-7
      AYES -- 26
      NAYS -- Dunklin, Schroeder
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Hawkins, Ingram,
      King-Barrutia, Sandy, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Marley
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H0508.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Amending the fiscal year 2002 appropriation to
appropriate an additional $140,000 to the Idaho State Police.This is a
FY 2002 supplemental appropriation for the Idaho State Police.
                                      Fiscal Note
This bill transfers $32,000 from operating expenditures into personnel
costs in the Law Enforcement Program, Division of Idaho State Police.
This transfer was necessary to pay for officer overtime and juveniles
working inspections for enforcement of the Prevention and Minors'
Access to Tobacco Act, Chapter 37, Title 39, Idaho Code.

In addition, this bill reimburses the Peace Officer Benefit Deficiency
Fund $140,000 from the General Fund. During FY 2002, the Board of
Examiners approved the payment of benefits to the families of two
slain officers in accordance with §67-2028, Idaho Code. These Guys
got double a digit increase last year
01/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/31    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04    3rd rdg - PASSED - 58-8-4
            NAYS -- Barrett, Bolz, Ellis, Harwood, McKague, Roberts, Sali, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Hammond, Jones, Stevenson
    Floor Sponsor - Pomeroy
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
02/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
        NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Geddes, Richardson
    Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw
    Title apvd - to House
02/12    To enrol
02/13    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/14    Pres signed
02/15    To Governor
02/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 40
         Effective: 02/19/02
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H0449.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $152,300 to the Industrial
Commission for fiscal year 2002. This is a fiscal year 2002 supplemental
appropriation bill that will provide sufficient spending authority to the Industrial
Commission to fund two worker safety programs at their appropriated level.
The Division of Building Safety administers the two worker safety programs
(Industrial Safety and Logging Safety Programs) that are funded via a
pass-through of dedicated funds from the Industrial Commission.
.                                       Fiscal Note
There is no impact on the General fund. This bill provides $152,300 in dedicated
funds for Trustee and Benefit expenditures for the Industrial Commission. The
Industrial Commission will use these funds to make payment to the Division
of Building Safety. The Industrial Commission, pursuant to Idaho Code,
delegates the administration of two worker safety programs to the Division
of Building Safety. This bill provides funding to meet the two worker safety
programs' FY 2002 appropriations authorized in 2001
(S1218).
01/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-2-1
      AYES -- 67
      NAYS -- Schaefer, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Kellogg
    Floor Sponsor - Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-1-6
      AYES -- 28
      NAYS -- Hawkins
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Branch, Bunderson Ingram, Risch,
      Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Deide
    Title apvd - to House
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H0460.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Reducing the appropriation to the Department of Labor
for the Rural Partnership Program by $185,400 for fiscal year 2002; reducing
the full-time equivalent positions for the Department of Labor by one;
appropriating an additional $165,400 to the Department of Commerce for the
Rural Partnership Program for fiscal year 2002; and adding one additional
full-time equivalent position for the Department of Commerce for fiscal
year 2002. This supplemental appropriation would transfer the Idaho Rural
Partnership, including one full-time equivalent position, from the Department
of Labor to the Department of Commerce. This bill removes $185,400 in
dedicated and federal funds from the Department of Labor and provides
$165,400 in dedicated and federal funds for the Department of Commerce.
The $20,000 difference in the transfer amounts is a result of dedicated
funds that the Department of Labor provided to the Idaho Rural
Partnership which the Department of Commerce will no longer continue.
                                    Fiscal Note
This supplemental appropriation includes $165,400 in ongoing dedicated and
federal funds.
01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
      AYES -- 67
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Jones, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- 32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Marley
    Title apvd - to House
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S1311............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - LABOR DEPARTMENT - Appropriating $7,000,000
or a lesser amount as may become available from the funds made available to
the Department of Labor pursuant to Section 903 of the federal Social Security
Act, as amended (Reed Act), for the payment of expenses incurred for the
administration of the Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service
programs; and providing that no portion of these funds may be used for the
purchase or construction of office buildings.This Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) requires all covered employers to pay .8% on the first
$7,000 paid to each covered employee per year.  Under the federal Reed
Act, when FUTA balances exceed the staturory ceiling on the amount of
FUTA revenue that may be held in the federal Unemployment Trust Fund,
the excess is distributed to each state's unemployment trust account.  A
state may use these funds to pay unemployment insurance benefits or,
subject to a state legislative appropriation, for expenses
incurred in the administration of the unemployment insurance and
employment service programs.  Federal law prohibits any other use
of these funds.
                         FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact on the State General Fund because all
of the Reed Act monies are federal dollars.  Of the Reed Act
monies received, up to $7 million is authorized to be used by the
Idaho Department of Labor for the administration of the
unemployment insurance and the employment service programs.
01/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/23    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- 33
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Branch, Sims
    Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
    Title apvd - to House
01/29    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
01/30    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/31    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- 66
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Sellman, Wheeler, Young
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
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S1311............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - LABOR DEPARTMENT - Appropriating $7,000,000
or a lesser amount as may become available from the funds made available to
the Department of Labor pursuant to Section 903 of the federal Social Security
Act, as amended (Reed Act), for the payment of expenses incurred for the
administration of the Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service
programs; and providing that no portion of these funds may be used for the
purchase or construction of office buildings.This Federal Unemployment
Tax Act (FUTA) requires all covered
employers to pay .8% on the first $7,000 paid to each covered
employee per year.  Under the federal Reed Act, when FUTA balances
exceed the staturory ceiling on the amount of FUTA revenue that
may be held in the federal Unemployment Trust Fund, the excess is
distributed to each state's unemployment trust account.  A state
may use these funds to pay unemployment insurance benefits or,
subject to a state legislative appropriation, for expenses
incurred in the administration of the unemployment insurance and
employment service programs.  Federal law prohibits any other use
of these funds.

 
                         FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact on the State General Fund because all
of the Reed Act monies are federal dollars.  Of the Reed Act
monies received, up to $7 million is authorized to be used by the
Idaho Department of Labor for the administration of the
unemployment insurance and the employment service programs.
01/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/23    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- 33
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Branch, Sims
    Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
    Title apvd - to House
01/29    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
01/30    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/31    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- 66
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Callister, Sellman, Wheeler, Young
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
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H0434.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - LANDS DEPARTMENT - Appropriating an additional $2,775,100
to the Department of Lands for the Forest Resources Management Program for
fiscal year 2002.This bill provides additional fiscal year 2002 funding in the amount
of $2,685,900 from the General Fund and $89,200 from the Pest Control Deficiency
Fund (spending authority of landowner payments) to the Idaho Department of Lands
for tussock moth control. Total spending authority of $2,775,100 is authorized.
                                    Fiscal Note
Idaho Code, 38-602 authorizes the state board of land commissioners to
approve deficiency warrants to cover the costs of pest control on state
and private forest lands. In the fall of 2000, the Director of the Idaho
Department of Lands declared a zone of tussock moth infestation
encompassing 162,000 acres in the Moscow Mountain area. Because
cost estimates varied widely and the likelihood of federal participation
was unlikely, JFAC chose to increase from $250,000 to $4,000,000 the
amount of deficiency warrants available for pest suppression and left
the match rate to the Land Board. Taking into account the economic
condition of the timber industry and the need for broad participation, the
Land Board approved a 5% match rate. After extensive field surveys
to identify the areas most at risk, 484 landowners covering a total of
76,500 acres elected to participate. The total cost of the project is
$2,951,500 of which $177,100 is paid from Forest Pest funds previously
collected from landowners statewide, $89,200 is paid by impacted
landowners, and the remainder is paid by the general taxpayer. This
bill also includes $700 for gypsy moth monitoring costs incurred by the
Department in excess of those included in the base budget.
01/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-7-2
      AYES -- 61
      NAYS -- Aikele, Bieter, Boe, Henbest, Martinez, Robison, Smith(33)
      Absent and excused -- Kellogg, Sellman
    Floor Sponsor - Pischner
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/30    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- 34
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Frasure
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
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H0435.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - LANDS DEPARTMENT - Appropriating an additional $5,020,800
to the Department of Lands for the Forest and Range Fire Protection Program
for fiscal year 2002.This bill provides additional fiscal year 2002 funding in the
amount of $3,982,500 from the General Fund and $1,038,300 from the Fire
Suppression Deficiency Fund to the Idaho Department of Lands for fire suppression.
                                    Fiscal Note
Idaho Code, 38-131 and 38-131A authorize the state board of land commissioners
to approve deficiency warrants to cover the costs of fire suppression on state and
private forest and rangelands under the protection of the Department of Lands and
Timber Protective Associations. There were 410 fires which burned 4,615 acres
during the 2001 fire season. This bill reimburses the deficiency warrant fund from
the General Fund and provides spending authority for reimbursements received
from other states or federal agencies for assistance Idaho provided to them.
01/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES --68
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Kellogg, Sellman
    Floor Sponsor - Clark
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES --32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Boatright
    Title apvd - to House
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H0436.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $11,200 to the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor for fiscal year 2002.This bill is a supplemental appropriation
for the Lieutenant Governor to cover operating expense increases related to a
change in the per diem statute last year (SB 1259), and also to cover additional
days spent in the office.
                                      Fiscal Note
Last year, SB 1259 increased unvouchered expenses from $44 per day to $99
per day for a Lieutenant Governor who does not maintain a primary residence
in Ada County (same as legislators). This General Fund supplemental of $11,200
is necessary to cover additional days spent in the office which were not included
in the original appropriation, as well as the additional cost of those days in office
resulting from the increase in per diem. The Lieutenant Governor has averaged
15 days per month at his office in the Capitol through December.
01/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 52-16-2
      AYES -- 52
      Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bieter, Clark, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Hammond,
      Harwood, Hornbeck, Martinez, McKague, Moyle, Roberts, Sali,
      Smith(33), Wood
      Absent and excused -- Gould, Kellogg
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-0-5
      AYES --30
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Hawkins, Ingram Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Boatright
    Title apvd - to House
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H0429...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
SCHOOLS - APPROPRIATION TRANSFER - Amends existing law to provide
that if the full amount appropriated from the General Account by the Legislature is
not transferred to the Public School Income Fund by the end of the fiscal
year, the deficiency resulting therefrom may be restored or reduced through
a special transfer from the General Account in the first sixty days of the
following fiscal year; and to delete reference to a property tax levy to
make up the deficiency. This proposed legislation would provide that if the
full amount appropriated from the general account by the Legislature for public
school support is not transferred to the Public School Income Fund
by the end of the fiscal year, the deficiency could be restored or
reduced through a special transfer from the general account in the
first sixty days of the following fiscal year.  The property tax levy
contained in Section 33-1009, Idaho Code, to make up the deficiency
would be deleted.
                              FISCAL NOTE
If enacted, this legislation would save property taxpayers $23,000,000
in Fiscal Year 2002 based on the amount of money in the hold backs that
were earmarked for public schools.
01/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/16    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax          DIED IN COMMITTEE
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S1307..........................................................by SCHROEDER
SALES TAX - DISTRIBUTION - Amends existing law to provide that $10,000,000
shall be transferred annually from the Sales Tax Distribution Fund to the
School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund.The purpose of this legislation is provide that an amount not to exceed 10
million dollars shall be distributed annually from the Sale Tax Distribution
Fund to the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund.
                              FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation provides that at the beginning of each fiscal year, $10
million shall be in the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant
Fund. The legislation further provides that any remaining balance be credited
towards the $10 million. For FY 2003, $10 million will be required. If, for
example, only $6 million is used during FY 2003, the remaining $4 million will
be credited to the 2004 appropriation and only $6 million of new money will
be required.
01/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to Loc Gov                 DIED IN COMMITTEE
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H0453.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $32,000 to the Board of
Pharmacy for personnel costs for fiscal year 2002; and reducing the
appropriation to the Board of Pharmacy for operating expenditures by
$17,000 for fiscal year 2002.  This bill provides dedicated fund spending
authority to address an ongoing shortfall in Personnel Costs at the Board
of Pharmacy.  The bill also provides for a transfer of funds from Operating
Expenditures to Personnel Costs to partially offset the shortfall.
.                                       Fiscal Note
There is no impact on the General Fund. This bill provides an additional
$15,000 in spending authority of dedicated funds over and above the
original FY 2002 appropriations bill--S1202-- for the Board of Pharmacy.
The bill also authorizes a transfer of $17,000 in
Operating Expenses to Personnel Costs.
01/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-7-1
      AYES -- 62
      NAYS -- Barrett, Harwood, Hornbeck, Loertscher, Pearce, Sali, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Kellogg
    Floor Sponsor - Robison
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES --32
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram
    Floor Sponsor - Marley
    Title apvd - to House
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H0458.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $49,700 to the Department of
Water Resources for fiscal year 2002.
  5        SECTION  1.  In  addition  to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
  6    245, Laws of 2001, there is hereby appropriated to  the  Department  of  Water
  7    Resources  the  following  amounts  to  be expended for the designated program
  8    according to the designated expense classes  from  the  listed  fund  for  the
  9    period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002:
 10    PLANNING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES:
 11    FOR:
 12    Personnel Costs                                                          $43,200
 13    Operating Expenditures                                                   6,500
 14      TOTAL                                                                    $49,700
 15    FROM:
 16    Indirect Cost Recovery Fund                                        $49,700
 
 17        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 18    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 19    passage and approval.
01/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
01/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-6-2
      AYES -- 62
      NAYS -- Bradford, Harwood, McKague, Pearce, Sali, Young
      Absent and excused -- Deal, Kellogg
    Floor Sponsor - Pomeroy
    Title apvd - to Senate
01/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
01/29    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-1-4
      AYES -- 30
      NAYS -- Schroeder
      Absent and excused -- Andreason, Bunderson, Ingram, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Deide
    Title apvd - to House