STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30442 / S1117
This is a fiscal year 2023 supplemental appropriation for the Department of Lands and provides for a total
increase of $1,171,400.
Firstly, the supplemental includes $340,400 from the General Fund to purchase equipment for the Cottonwood
District in eastern Idaho, which includes funding for three command vehicles, one crew cab pickup truck,
personal computers and office equipment, furniture, and radio communication equipment. Secondly, the
supplemental includes $831,000 from the General Fund for fire fighting equipment to be used across the state.
This second supplemental includes funding for five fire engines, two command vehicles for fire crews in Deary
and the Northern Idaho Booster Crew, five fire detection cameras located at strategic mountain top locations, a
new radio repeater system for better communication with the Grangeville Interagency Dispatch Center, and a
pallet wrapper for the Coeur d'Alene Interagency Fire Cache.
FISCAL NOTE
This provides an additional appropriation of $1,171,400 in one-time capital outlay from the General Fund for
the Department of Lands for fiscal year 2023.
Contact:
Senator Van T. Burtenshaw
(208) 332-1342
Representative Britt Raybould
(208) 332-1173
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: 02/24/2023, 10:17 AM