STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30585 / S1174
This is the fiscal year 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Lands. It appropriates a total of
$86,205,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 355.27. The bill funds 12
line items, which includes 5.82 full-time equivalent positions and funding for staffing of the Cottonwood fire
district; support to staff a strategically located fire engine staff; 1.00 full-time equivalent positions and funding
for a fire zone manager; appropriation for forest management enhancements; 1.00 full-time equivalent positions
and funding for good neighbor authority staff; funding for good neighbor authority equipment; 1.00 full-time
equivalent positions and funding for a land resource supervisor; funding for HVAC and roof replacement;
funding for vehicles in the scaling program; 1.00 full-time equivalent positions and funding for forest legacy
staff; and funding for compensation and inflation adjustments for two timber protective associations.
This bill also includes two supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2023, which includes funding for
seasonal staff housing in the Maggie Creek supervisory area and preventative fire measures for ground-based
phosphate-based fire retardant.
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: 03/15/2023, 2:33 PM
 FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation 349.45 8,881,800 53,343,400 19,124,800 81,350,000
1. Est. Cottonwood District, Equip 0.00 340,400 0 0 340,400
2. Fire Equipment 0.00 831,000 0 0 831,000
3. Seasonal Staff Housing 0.00 1,250,000 0 0 1,250,000
4. ARPA Fund Adjustment 0.00 0 0 0 0
5. Preventative Fire Measures 0.00 750,000 0 0 750,000
FY 2023 Total Appropriation 349.45 12,053,200 53,343,400 19,124,800 84,521,400
Executive Carry Forward 0.00 32,800 1,119,600 0 1,152,400
FY 2023 Estimated Expenditures 349.45 12,086,000 54,463,000 19,124,800 85,673,800
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (3,283,300) (4,380,100) (86,900) (7,750,300)
FY 2024 Base 349.45 8,802,700 50,082,900 19,037,900 77,923,500
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 93,100 370,600 11,000 474,700
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 1,600 7,600 0 9,200
Replacement Items 0.00 145,300 1,913,300 0 2,058,600
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 (10,500) (19,000) 0 (29,500)
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 186,100 846,900 26,700 1,059,700
FY 2024 Program Maintenance 349.45 9,218,300 53,202,300 19,075,600 81,496,200
DHR Consolidation (4.00) 38,900 (43,700) 16,200 11,400
1. Cottonwood District Staffing 5.82 700,300 0 0 700,300
2. Strategically Located Engine Staff 0.00 275,000 0 0 275,000
3. Fire Zone Manager 1.00 51,600 51,500 0 103,100
4. Forest Mgmt. Project Enhancement 0.00 0 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
5. Good Neighbor Authority, Staff 1.00 0 127,600 0 127,600
6. Good Neighbor Authority, Equip 0.00 0 72,000 0 72,000
7. FPA, Lands Resource Supervisor 1.00 75,500 75,500 0 151,000
8. HVAC and Roof Replacement 0.00 0 500,000 0 500,000
9. Scaling Program Vehicles 0.00 0 96,000 0 96,000
10. Forest Legacy Staff 1.00 0 0 115,000 115,000
12. TPA, CEC & Inflation Adjust 0.00 55,200 3,100 0 58,300
FY 2024 Total 355.27 10,414,800 56,584,300 19,206,800 86,205,900
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp 5.82 1,533,000 3,240,900 82,000 4,855,900
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp. 1.7% 17.3% 6.1% 0.4% 6.0%
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: 03/15/2023, 2:33 PM