STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31729 / H0748
This is a fiscal year 2025 trailer appropriation bill for the Department of Lands. It addresses the fiscal impact of
House Bill 614, which amended existing law to authorize the Department of Lands to implement the existing
Good Neighbor Authority program and creates continuously appropriated fund(s) in the state treasury for Good
Neighbor forest management. This bill also includes an enhancement for the timber protective associations
inadvertently excluded from the agency's enhancement appropriation.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill provides for a transfer of funding received by the Department of Lands for the Good Neighbor
Authority program to the Good Neighbor Authority Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill also
provides an additional appropriation of $175,000 from the General Fund for the Department of Lands,
including $25,000 that is ongoing and $150,000 that is onetime.
Contact:
Representative Steve Miller
(208) 332-1061
Senator Van Burtenshaw
(208) 332-1342
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: 03/26/2024, 9:28 AM