STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30679 / S1183
This is the fiscal year 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It
appropriates a total of $165,914,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at
379.00. The bill funds twelve line items, which provides: $191,900 for pay increases for engineers; $98,200
for a wastewater reuse analyst; $148,600 for a water quality program enhancement; $98,400 for an air quality
compliance officer; $98,200 for a permit writer within the IPDES program; $98,200 for a data analyst within
the IPDES program; $385,000 for additional operating costs within the IPDES program; $12,600,000 for
federal funding for infrastructure grants; $400,000 for INL oversight; $1,500,000 for the superfund cleanup
project and transfers said funds from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation
(Basin) Fund as part of federal match requirements; $4,895,400 for federal project implementation; $555,000
for the central treatment plant in Kellogg. The budget also includes a reduction of 2.00 FTP and increase
of $52,000 for the OITS consolidation. The bill also includes language requiring reporting, cash transfers,
reappropriation, and directing the use of previously appropriated funds from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery
Fund.
This bill also includes three fiscal year 2023 supplemental actions, including funding for the a new electronic
data management system, maintenance costs at the central treatment plant in Kellogg, and to purchases air
quality equipment with ARPA funds allocated to the department. These supplemental actions utilize onetime
funding that is removed before calculating the fiscal year 2024 Base.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation 387.00 24,760,400 17,397,300 102,576,900 144,734,600
Prior Year Reappropriation 0.00 0 0 423,300 423,300
1. Electronic Data Management System 0.00 3,000,000 0 0 3,000,000
3. Central Treatment Plant Maintenance 0.00 0 555,000 0 555,000
6. Air Program ARPA Grant 0.00 0 0 195,900 195,900
Deficiency Warrants 0.00 14,000 0 0 14,000
Other App Adjustments 0.00 (14,000) 0 0 (14,000)
FY 2023 Total Appropriation 387.00 27,760,400 17,952,300 103,196,100 148,908,800
Executive Carry Forward 0.00 284,300 2,000,000 27,500 2,311,800
FY 2023 Estimated Expenditures 387.00 28,044,700 19,952,300 103,223,600 151,220,600
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (3,284,300) (2,755,000) (652,700) (6,692,000)
FY 2024 Base 387.00 24,760,400 17,197,300 102,570,900 144,528,600
Personnel Benefit Costs 0.00 178,300 54,800 71,700 304,800
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 60,900 7,000 27,900 95,800
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 145,000 36,200 111,300 292,500
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 616,700 234,000 323,100 1,173,800
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: 03/17/2023, 8:41 AM
FY 2024 Program Maintenance 387.00 25,761,300 17,529,300 103,104,900 146,395,500
DHR Consolidation (6.00) (91,500) (4,800) (6,100) (102,400)
1. Pay Increase for Engineers 0.00 72,300 10,100 109,500 191,900
2. Wastewater Reuse Analyst 0.00 91,200 7,000 0 98,200
3. Water Quality Program Enhancement 0.00 148,600 0 0 148,600
4. Air Quality Compliance Officer 0.00 98,400 0 0 98,400
5. IPDES Permit Writer 0.00 0 98,200 0 98,200
6. IPDES Data Analyst 0.00 0 98,200 0 98,200
7. IPDES Operating 0.00 0 385,000 0 385,000
8. Federal Funding Increase 0.00 0 0 12,600,000 12,600,000
9. INL Oversight Funding 0.00 0 0 400,000 400,000
10. Cash Transfer WPCF to Env Remed 0.00 0 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
11. Waste Mgmt Fed Fund Increase 0.00 0 0 4,895,400 4,895,400
12. Central Treatment Plant Maint. 0.00 0 555,000 0 555,000
OITS Consolidation (2.00) 28,600 7,800 15,600 52,000
Revenue Adjustments and Cash
Transfers 0.00 0 (1,500,000) 0 (1,500,000)
FY 2024 Total 379.00 26,108,900 18,685,800 121,119,300 165,914,000
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp (6.00) 1,348,500 1,288,500 18,542,400 21,179,400
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp. (1.6%) 5.4% 7.4% 18.1% 14.6%
Contact:
Senator Van T. Burtenshaw
(208) 332-1342
Representative James Petzke
(208) 332-1043
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: 03/17/2023, 8:41 AM