Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS31543 / S1412
This appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality provides enhancements to the FY 2025
maintenance budget that includes for space rental, additional staff positions, operational costs at the Bunker
Hill Superfund site, a cash transfer for cleanup at the Bunker Hill superfund site, a net fund shift for the
Bunker Hill Superfund site, a cash transfer for confined animal feeding operations, a reduction to adjust the
appropriation for dedicated and federal funds, and an additional 2% CEC.
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $2,884,100 to the maintenance appropriation provided to the
Department of Environmental Quality found in Senate Bill 1269. Table 1 shows enhancements to the budget
found in the bill, of which the ongoing increase is $2,884,100, and there is $254,000 is onetime appropriations.
Table 2 shows all the adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total. The total budget for the Department of
Environmental Quality is $169,007,600. Section 5 of the bill transfers $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution
Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation (Basin) Fund to be used for Superfund cleanup projects in
the Coeur d'Alene Basin. Section 6 of the bill transfers $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Confined
Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Fund for subgrants.
Table 1                                 FTP       Gen         Ded                                  Fed              Total
1. Rent Increase and Moving Costs         0.00     342,800           0                                    0           342,800
2. Solid Waste Engineer                   1.00     133,200           0                                    0           133,200
4. Rules and Planning Analyst             1.00     102,500           0                                    0           102,500
5. Grant Officer Position                 1.00           0           0                              101,900           101,900
6. IPDES Data Analyst                     1.00           0     367,200                                    0           367,200
7. Gem State Air Quality Initiative       2.00           0           0                              776,100           776,100
8. Cash Transfer WPCF to Env Remed        0.00           0   1,500,000                                    0         1,500,000
9. Box Basin Bunker Hill Operations       0.00           0   1,140,400                                    0         1,140,400
10. Bunker Hill Fund Adjustment           0.00           0           0                                    0                 0
11. Confined Animal Feeding Op Transfer   0.00   2,000,000           0                                    0         2,000,000
12. Fund Adjustment                       0.00           0   (243,900)                            (515,000)         (758,900)
2% Chg in Employee Compensation           0.00     412,500     103,300                              163,100           678,900
Revenue Adjustments and Cash Transfers    0.00 (2,000,000) (1,500,000)                                    0       (3,500,000)
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements               6.00     991,000   1,367,000                              526,100         2,884,100
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance           1.6%        3.8%        7.3%                                 0.4%               1.7%
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: 03/05/2024, 2:02 PM
Table 2                                             FTP      Gen         Ded          Fed         Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation                     379.00 26,108,900 18,866,000 121,119,300 166,094,200
Prior Year Reappropriation                           0.00   2,912,300           0   76,017,300   78,929,600
FY 2024 Total Appropriation                        379.00 29,021,200 18,866,000 197,136,600 245,023,800
Executive Carry Forward                              0.00      74,600   2,700,900        41,000   2,816,500
FY 2024 Estimated Expenditures                     379.00 29,095,800 21,566,900 197,177,600 247,840,300
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                      0.00 (2,990,900) (2,972,700) (76,058,300) (82,021,900)
Base Adjustments                                     0.00            0          0             0           0
FY 2025 Base                                       379.00 26,104,900   18,594,200  121,119,300  165,818,400
Personnel Benefit Costs                              0.00    (75,100)    (23,800)      (49,500)   (148,400)
Inflationary Adjustments                             0.00      95,100      36,500        88,400     220,000
Statewide Cost Allocation                            0.00      (8,700)   (23,800)      (72,500)   (105,000)
1% Chg in Employee Compensation                      0.00     206,300      51,400        80,800     338,500
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - SB 1269              379.00 26,322,500 18,634,500 121,166,500 166,123,500
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                           6.00        991,000       1,367,000           526,100         2,884,100
FY 2025 Total                                      385.00     27,313,500       20,001,500      121,692,600       169,007,600
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp                         6.00      1,204,600        1,135,500          573,300         2,913,400
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp.                     1.6%           4.6%             6.0%             0.5%              1.8%
Contact:
    Senator James R. Just
    (208) 332-1407
    Representative 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: 03/05/2024, 2:02 PM