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                                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS31429 / S1372
This appropriation to the Department of Agriculture provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance
budget that includes for funding for 6.00 additional FTP and funding for a veterinarian in eastern Idaho,
dairy inspectors, seed lab personnel, to enhance the Idaho Preferred program, to build a storage facility, to
provide international trade support with Japan, for the resilient food systems grant, to provide CEC for fruit
and vegetable inspectors, for the Honey Commission, funding for quagga mussel, replacement items, and
additional 2% CEC. This bill also transfers $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Invasive Species Fund
to be used for quagga mussels. This appropriation also includes a deficiency warrant that reimburses the
Department of Agriculture for prior fiscal year costs to survey and control pests on state and private lands
authorized under Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code. This action provides for moneys from the General
Fund to be transferred to the Pest Control Deficiency Warrant Fund in the amount of $627,900.
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $16,800,900 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Department of Agriculture found in Senate Bill 1270. Table 1 shows enhancements to the budget found in the
bill, of which the ongoing increase is $2,608,600, and the onetime increase is $14,192,300. Table 2 shows the
FY 2024 deficiency warrant and related transfer for the costs to survey and control pests on state and private
lands authorized under Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code. Table 3 shows all the adjustments leading to
the FY 2025 Total Appropriation. The total budget for the Department of Agriculture is $61,947,400.
Table 1                                                 FTP       Gen               Ded              Fed             Total
1. Eastern Idaho Veterinarian                             1.00     145,500            69,500                0         215,000
 2. Dairy Inspectors                                      2.00           0           284,600                0         284,600
3. Seed Lab Personnel                                     1.00           0            88,800                0          88,800
4. Idaho Preferred Operating Enhancement                  0.00      67,500                 0                0          67,500
5. Storage Building Construction                          0.00           0         1,500,000                0       1,500,000
6. International Trade Support with Japan                 0.00      60,000                 0                0          60,000
7. Resilient Food Systems Grant                           0.00           0                 0        6,184,900       6,184,900
8. CEC for Fruits and Veg. Inspectors                     0.00           0            94,500                0          94,500
9. Honey Commission Increase                              0.00           0             5,700                0           5,700
10. Grazing Improvement Project                           0.00           0                 0                0               0
11. Quagga Mussel Resources                               2.00   6,569,900         5,000,000                0      11,569,900
 Replacement Items                                        0.00           0         1,371,500           10,200       1,381,700
 Additional 2% CEC                                        0.00     120,600           207,200           20,500         348,300
Revenue Adjustments and Cash Transfers                    0.00 (5,000,000)                 0                0     (5,000,000)
FY 2025 Budget Enhancement                                6.00   1,963,500         8,621,800        6,215,600     16,800,900
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance                           2.7%       15.0%             29.1%            83.0%           33.5%
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 REVISED: 02/28/2024, 10:32 AM
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Table 2                                                 FTP         Gen         Ded                  Fed          Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation                         225.00     13,084,900 30,609,400             7,489,000 51,183,300
Deficiency Warrant & Transfer                            0.00              0           0                     0           0
FY 2024 Total Appropriation                            225.00     13,084,900 30,609,400             7,489,000 51,183,300
Executive Carry Forward                                  0.00              0     593,600                     0     593,600
FY 2024 Estimated Expenditures                         225.00     13,084,900 31,203,000             7,489,000 51,776,900
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                          0.00       (70,000) (1,633,600)                     0 (1,703,600)
FY 2025 Base                                           225.00     13,014,900 29,569,400             7,489,000 50,073,300
Personnel Benefit Costs                                  0.00       (38,800)    (84,700)               (8,200)   (131,700)
Statewide Cost Allocation                                0.00         15,600      22,500                     0      38,100
1% Change in Employee Compensation                       0.00         56,600      99,800               10,400      166,800
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - SB 1270                  225.00     13,048,300 29,607,000             7,491,200 50,146,500
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                               6.00     1,963,500       8,621,800        6,215,600     16,800,900
FY 2025 Total                                          231.00     15,011,800      38,228,800      13,706,800      66,947,400
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp                             6.00      1,926,900       7,619,400       6,217,800      10,764,100
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp.                         2.7%          14.7%           24.9%           83.0%           30.8%
Contact:
    Janet E Jessup
    Budget and Policy Analysis
    (208) 334-4730
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 REVISED: 02/28/2024, 10:32 AM