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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                        RS27066
This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Parks and Recreation. It appropriates
a total of $44,141,000 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 158.39.
For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per
eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily
reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. Funding for replacement
items includes $5,357,000 for vehicles, site and building improvements, a replacement bridge, and motorized
equipment. For statewide cost allocation, $28,100 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the
equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase
of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. The bill funds seven
line items, which provide: $42,000 for a targeted pay raise for park rangers to combat turnover; 1.00 FTP and
$43,500 to add an office specialist at the new Lake Cascade administrative building; 0.75 FTP and $30,800
to convert three part-time FTP to full-time at Dworshak, Bruneau Sand Dunes, and Three Island Crossing
Parks; $2,025,000 to build the Thousand Springs Administrative Building; $432,000 to complete Americans
With Disabilities Act (ADA) enhancements at Lake Cascade; $400,000 to increase the department's base
pass-through funding for registration fees to local governments; and $3,100 for GOV TECH 1 Core Network
Equipment Replacement. The bill also includes two sections of language, which allow the department to
transfer trustee and benefit payments between the three budgeted programs to reflect grants awarded to the
department by recreational committees; and reappropriation or carryover for projects spanning more than
one fiscal year in the Capital Development Program.
                                                    FISCAL NOTE
                                                 FTP      Gen         Ded          Fed         Total
FY 2019 Original Appropriation                  156.64   4,217,700   31,770,200   7,229,700   43,217,600
Reappropriation                                   0.00     153,000    9,063,700     330,100    9,546,800
FY 2019 Total Appropriation                     156.64   4,370,700   40,833,900   7,559,800   52,764,400
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                   0.00 (1,018,000) (14,182,600) (2,058,100) (17,258,700)
Base Adjustments                                  0.00           0            0           0            0
FY 2020 Base                                    156.64   3,352,700   26,651,300   5,501,700   35,505,700
Benefit Costs                                     0.00       2,500        8,700         900       12,100
Replacement Items                                 0.00     300,000    4,747,000     310,000    5,357,000
Statewide Cost Allocation                         0.00      21,800        6,300           0       28,100
Change in Employee Compensation                   0.00      56,900      184,600      20,200      261,700
FY 2020 Program Maintenance                     156.64   3,733,900   31,597,900   5,832,800   41,164,600
1. Equity Pay Increase for Rangers                0.00           0       42,000           0       42,000
2. Lake Cascade Office FTP                        1.00           0       43,500           0       43,500
3. Convert Part-Time to Full-Time                 0.75           0       30,800           0       30,800
4. Thousand Springs Admin Center                  0.00           0    1,800,000     225,000    2,025,000
5. Lake Cascade Accessibility Projects            0.00           0            0     432,000      432,000
6. Registration Pass-Through Funding              0.00           0      400,000           0      400,000
GOV TECH 1. Network Equip
Replacement                                        0.00                0            3,100                 0            3,100
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                                                                                  H0254
Budget Law Exemptions                             0.00               0                 0               0                 0
FY 2020 Total                                   158.39       3,733,900        33,917,300       6,489,800        44,141,000
Chg from FY 2019 Orig Approp                      1.75       (483,800)         2,147,100       (739,900)           923,400
% Chg from FY 2019 Orig Approp.                  1.1%          (11.5%)             6.8%          (10.2%)             2.1%
Contact:
    Rob J Sepich
    Budget and Policy Analysis
    (208) 334-4742
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                                                                                  H0254