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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS29764 / H0763
This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It appropriates a
total of $144,734,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 387.00. For benefit
costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time
FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers' compensation amounts. The
bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides
$1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation.
The bill funds ten line items, which provide additional funds for a permit specialist working on the IPDES
Program, a solid waste analyst, contaminated sites staffing, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) sampling
and analysis, radioactivity testing, a transfer from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental
Remediation (Basin) Fund, a net zero shift from federal grants that do not absorb the change in employee
compensation to the General Fund, Microsoft 365 licenses, contaminated site cleanup sourced through the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Also included
in are three onetime transfers for FY 2022 from the General Fund to dedicated funds, and a onetime FY 2022
supplemental, which provides funding for the Triumph Mine site.
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: 03/10/2022, 10:11 AM
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
                                     FTP                      Gen               Ded               Fed              Total
FY 2022 Original Appropriation      379.00                   22,388,500      20,773,200         28,594,100        71,755,800
 1. Ag BMP Transfer                    0.00                   5,000,000                 0                 0        5,000,000
 2. Triumph Mine                       0.00                           0                 0         1,452,200        1,452,200
 3. State Match Transfer               0.00                  44,000,000                 0                 0       44,000,000
 4. CAFO Fund Transfer                 0.00                   5,000,000                 0                 0        5,000,000
Deficiency Warrants                    0.00                      25,000                 0                 0           25,000
Other App Adjustments                  0.00                (54,025,000)                 0                 0     (54,025,000)
FY 2022 Total Appropriation         379.00                   22,388,500      20,773,200         30,046,300        73,208,000
Executive Carry Forward                0.00                     155,600                 0                 0          155,600
FY 2022 Estimated Expenditures      379.00                   22,544,100      20,773,200         30,046,300        73,363,600
Removal of Onetime Expenditures        0.00                   (155,600)      (4,113,800)        (1,452,200)      (5,721,600)
FY 2023 Base                        379.00                   22,388,500      16,659,400         28,594,100        67,642,000
Personnel Benefit Costs                0.00                      98,200           23,600             39,900          161,700
Inflationary Adjustments               0.00                      58,700           12,100             45,500          116,300
Statewide Cost Allocation              0.00                     190,400           (3,400)          (10,600)          176,400
Change in Employee Compensation        0.00                   1,231,700          369,600            466,400        2,067,700
FY 2023 Program Maintenance         379.00                   23,967,500      17,061,300         29,135,300        70,164,100
 1. IPDES Permit Specialist            0.00                           0          123,800                  0          123,800
 2. Solid Waste Analyst                0.00                      91,000                 0                 0           91,000
 3. Contaminated Sites Staffing        0.00                     147,900                 0                 0          147,900
 4. TMDL Sampling and Analysis         0.00                     185,000                 0                 0          185,000
 5. Radioactivity Testing              0.00                           0          200,000                  0          200,000
 6. Cash Transfer WPCF to Env Remed    0.00                           0        1,500,000                  0        1,500,000
 7. CEC Fund Shift                     0.00                     319,100                 0         (319,100)                0
 8. Microsoft O365 Licenses            0.00                      49,900           12,200             27,700           89,800
 51. Contaminated Site Clean Up        3.00                           0                 0       13,721,400        13,721,400
 52. Water Infrastructure              5.00                           0                 0        60,011,600       60,011,600
Revenue Adjustments and Cash
Transfers                              0.00                              0   (1,500,000)                    0     (1,500,000)
Budget Law Exemptions/Other
Adjustments                            0.00                           0                0                 0                 0
FY 2023 Total                       387.00                   24,760,400      17,397,300        102,576,900       144,734,600
Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp           8.00                   2,371,900      (3,375,900)        73,982,800        72,978,800
% Chg from FY 2022 Orig Approp.       2.1%                       10.6%           (16.3%)           258.7%            101.7%
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: 03/10/2022, 10:11 AM