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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS28824 / S1188
This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It appropriates
a total of $71,755,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 379.00. For benefit
costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP,
extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the
employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2%
change in employee compensation for permanent state employees and a 2% upward shift in the compensation
schedule.
The bill funds nine line items, which provide $2,119,600 for operations at the Bunker Hill Central Treatment
Plant; a transfer of $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation
(Triumph Mine) Fund; $560,200 onetime to clean up the Triumph Mine; $980,400 onetime to repair the
Triumph Mine tunnel; $573,200 onetime for the Lake Coeur d'Alene study; a transfer of 2.00 FTP and
$248,900 in the General Fund from the Water Quality Program to the Administration and Support Services
Program; a transfer of $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Agricultural Best Management Practices Fund;
a transfer of $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund and a onetime $2,000,000
appropriation from the same fund for projects around Lake Coeur d'Alene; and a transfer of $6,181,700 from
the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund for assistance to disadvantaged communities.
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note                                    Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/15/2021, 5:15 PM
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
                                                    FTP          Gen              Ded             Fed              Total
FY 2021 Original Appropriation                     379.00     22,215,700       15,699,800       28,745,200        66,660,700
Reappropriation                                       0.00              0          363,000               0           363,000
 1. IPDES Funding                                     0.00              0          311,300               0           311,300
FY 2021 Total Appropriation                        379.00     22,215,700       16,374,100       28,745,200        67,335,000
Executive Holdback                                    0.00    (1,110,800)                0               0       (1,110,800)
FY 2021 Estimated Expenditures                     379.00     21,104,900       16,374,100       28,745,200        66,224,200
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                     (3.00)      (212,800)      (1,984,500)       (429,200)       (2,626,500)
Restore Rescissions                                   3.00      1,110,800                0               0         1,110,800
FY 2022 Base                                       379.00     22,002,900       14,389,600       28,316,000        64,708,500
Benefit Costs                                         0.00         62,500           22,600          41,700           126,800
Statewide Cost Allocation                             0.00         19,700           14,200          32,600            66,500
Change in Employee Compensation                       0.00        303,400          113,400         203,800           620,600
FY 2022 Program Maintenance                        379.00     22,388,500       14,539,800       28,594,100        65,522,400
 1. Bunker Hill CTP                                   0.00              0        2,119,600               0         2,119,600
2. WPCF Transfer to Triumph Fund                      0.00              0        1,500,000               0         1,500,000
3. Triumph Mine Clean Up                              0.00              0          560,200               0           560,200
4. Triumph Mine Tunnel Closure                        0.00              0          980,400               0           980,400
 5. CdA Lake Study                                    0.00              0          573,200               0           573,200
6. Realignment Transfer                               0.00              0                0               0                 0
7. Ag BMP Transfer                                    0.00      1,000,000                0               0         1,000,000
8. Lake Coeur d'Alene Transfer                        0.00      2,000,000        2,000,000               0         4,000,000
9. Disadvantaged Communities Transfer                 0.00      6,181,700                0               0         6,181,700
Cash Transfers                                        0.00    (9,181,700)      (1,500,000)               0      (10,681,700)
Budget Law Exemptions and Adjustments                 0.00              0                0               0                 0
FY 2022 Total                                      379.00     22,388,500       20,773,200       28,594,100        71,755,800
Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp                          0.00        172,800        5,073,400       (151,100)         5,095,100
% Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp.                      0.0%           0.8%            32.3%           (0.5%)              7.6%
Contact:
    Rob J Sepich
    Budget and Policy Analysis
    (208) 334-4742
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note                                    Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/15/2021, 5:15 PM