STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS27091
This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Idaho Transportation Department. It appropriates a
total of $727,637,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 1,648.00.
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 $23,401,200 for computer equipment, office furniture, aircraft equipment, and trucks and
equipment. For statewide cost allocation, $1,178,400 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. Funding for a 3%
upward shift in the compensation schedule is also included.
The bill funds 18 line items and the Governor's initiative for network equipment replacement, which
provide $8,737,400 for an increase in revenue to the TECM Fund; $50,242,400 for excess revenue and
receipts; $2,343,200 for highway operations equipment; $8,800 for DMV county equipment; $450,000 for
the Idaho Airport Aid Program; $458,000 for video conference equipment; $45,600 for the Department
of Correction to issue identification cards to inmates being released; $750,000 for AASHTO data analytic
software; $2,100,000 for statewide capital facility needs; $350,000 for a D3 material lab testing facility;
$206,000 for additional data storage; $146,400 for software license compliance; $200,000 for network
access security; $1,255,000 for a GIS integration initiative; $985,000 for information technology service
management; $1,200,000 for an integration service layer for software; $582,900 for FAST act increases;
and $1,416,000 for public transportation federal grants.
The bill also provides continuously appropriated moneys to the Local Bridge Inspection Fund and the
Railroad Grade Crossing Protection Fund; provides reappropriation authority for the Capital Facilities
Program; provides reappropriation authority in the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition
Division for the State Highway Fund, Strategic Initiatives Program Fund, and the Transportation Expansion
and Congestion Mitigation Fund; provides reappropriation authority for airport development grants;
provides the GARVEE bond payment authorization; and provides a cash transfer from the GARVEE Fund
to the State Highway Fund.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2019 Original Appropriation 1,648.00 0 382,950,400 317,864,200 700,814,600
Reappropriation 0.00 0 228,228,500 136,092,300 364,320,800
1. D5 Headquarters Roof
Replacement 0.00 0 330,000 0 330,000
1. Strategic Initiatives Program 0.00 0 62,160,300 0 62,160,300
2. FHWA Grant I-84 Projects 0.00 0 0 90,240,000 90,240,000
FY 2019 Total Appropriation 1,648.00 0 673,669,200 544,196,500 1,217,865,700
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 0 (339,869,200) (226,332,300) (566,201,500)
Base Adjustments 0.00 0 (20,010,700) (3,697,000) (23,707,700)
FY 2020 Base 1,648.00 0 313,789,300 314,167,200 627,956,500
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).
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Benefit Costs 0.00 0 254,000 30,400 284,400
Replacement Items 0.00 0 23,401,200 0 23,401,200
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 0 1,178,400 0 1,178,400
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 0 2,854,000 338,400 3,192,400
FY 2020 Program Maintenance 1,648.00 0 341,476,900 314,536,000 656,012,900
5. Increase to Idaho Airport Aid 0.00 0 450,000 0 450,000
6. Video Conference Equipment 0.00 0 458,000 0 458,000
9. Statewide Capital Facilities 0.00 0 2,100,000 0 2,100,000
10. D3 Material Lab Testing Facility 0.00 0 350,000 0 350,000
12. Additional Data Storage 0.00 0 206,000 0 206,000
13. Software License Compliance 0.00 0 146,400 0 146,400
14. Network Access Security 0.00 0 200,000 0 200,000
16. Info Tech Service Mngmt 0.00 0 985,000 0 985,000
17. Integration Service Layer 0.00 0 1,200,000 0 1,200,000
Motor Vehicles
4. DMV County Equipment 0.00 0 8,800 0 8,800
7. DMV Corrections ID Cards 0.00 0 45,600 0 45,600
Highway Operations
3. Highway Operations Equipment 0.00 0 2,343,200 0 2,343,200
8. AASHTO Data Analytics 0.00 0 0 750,000 750,000
15. GIS Integration Initiative 0.00 0 1,255,000 0 1,255,000
18. FAST Act Increases 0.00 0 33,200 549,700 582,900
19. Public Transp. Federal Grants 0.00 0 0 1,416,000 1,416,000
Contract Construction and
Right-of-Way Acquisition
1. TECM Revenue Increases 0.00 0 8,737,400 0 8,737,400
2. Excess Revenue and Receipts 0.00 0 19,595,900 30,646,500 50,242,400
GOV TECH 1. Network Equip
Replacement 0.00 0 147,600 0 147,600
Budget Law Exemptions 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2020 Total 1,648.00 0 379,739,000 347,898,200 727,637,200
Chg from FY 2019 Orig Approp 0.00 0 (3,211,400) 30,034,000 26,822,600
% Chg from FY 2019 Orig Approp. 0.0% (0.8%) 9.4% 3.8%
Contact:
Christine M Otto
Budget and Policy Analysis
(208) 334-4732
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 H0274