STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS27929 / S1403
This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It appropriates
a total of $66,660,700 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 379.00. For benefit
costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP
and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. Funding for replacement
items includes $103,200 for computers, air quality monitoring equipment, electroshocking equipment, and
water quality monitoring equipment. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in
employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an additional 2% increase for those in the 20 job
classifications most in need of equity adjustments. Funding for a 3% upward shift in the compensation schedule
is also included.
The bill funds 11 line items, which provide a shift of 1.00 FTP and $103,100 off of the Water Pollution Control
Fund and 1.00 FTP and $102,600 onto the General Fund for a total decrease of $500 as the final portion of
the BURP and LMP fund shift; a shift of 3.00 FTP and $281,500 from federal funds to the General Fund to
support the Air Quality Program; $500,000 onetime for operations of the Bunker Hill Treatment Plant; $407,500
onetime for Triumph Mine Remediation projects; $2,000,000 for the Coeur d'Alene Restoration Partnership;
7.00 FTP and $567,100 from the General Fund to the Idaho Pollution Discharge Elimination System Fund;
a transfer of $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation (Basin)
Fund; a shift of 1.25 FTP and $120,000 from federal funds to the Environmental Remediation (Box) Fund; a
shift of $384,000 from operating expenditures to personnel costs in federal funds for a net of zero; $763,700
for the Small and Disadvantaged Community Grant; and $50,000 for the Bear Lake Regional Commission.
Also included are adjustments to pay the Office of Information Technology Services for security software
and data center office space located at the Chinden Campus; software licensing, server infrastructure, and
storage to expand system capabilities on core systems and to maintain agency-specific software; consolidation
of technology services; and billings in excess of current appropriations. Lastly, the ongoing General Fund
appropriation is reduced by 2%.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2020 Original Appropriation 389.00 22,576,600 16,953,700 28,885,300 68,415,600
Reappropriation 0.00 0 300,000 0 300,000
1. Federal to Box Fund Shift 0.00 0 120,000 (120,000) 0
1. Sick Leave Rate Reduction 0.00 (32,700) (14,700) (21,200) (68,600)
1% General Fund Reduction 0.00 (220,600) 0 0 (220,600)
FY 2020 Total Appropriation 389.00 22,323,300 17,359,000 28,744,100 68,426,400
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (427,300) (656,700) (148,400) (1,232,400)
Base Adjustments 0.00 0 (5,018,600) 0 (5,018,600)
Restore Rescissions 0.00 148,700 14,600 21,200 184,500
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).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/09/2020, 10:02 AM
FY 2021 Base 389.00 22,044,700 11,698,300 28,616,900 62,359,900
Benefit Costs 0.00 (41,300) (22,600) (71,200) (135,100)
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 204,300 0 0 204,300
Replacement Items 0.00 35,000 59,000 9,200 103,200
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 (37,300) 4,500 13,300 (19,500)
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 350,200 117,200 167,000 634,400
FY 2021 Program Maintenance 389.00 22,555,600 11,856,400 28,735,200 63,147,200
1. Final BURP and LMP Fund Shift 0.00 102,600 (103,100) 0 (500)
2. Title V Fee Replacement 0.00 281,500 0 (281,500) 0
3. Bunker Hill Treatment Plant 0.00 0 500,000 0 500,000
4. Triumph Mine Remediation 0.00 0 407,500 0 407,500
5. Coeur d'Alene Restoration Partnership 0.00 0 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
6. IPDES Shift to Dedicated 0.00 (567,100) 567,100 0 0
7. Cash Transfer WPCF to Env Remed 0.00 0 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
8. Environmental Remediation Match 0.00 0 120,000 (120,000) 0
9. Personnel Appropriation Allocation 0.00 0 0 0 0
10. Small and Disadvantaged Comm.
Grant 0.00 0 343,700 420,000 763,700
11. Bear Lake Regional Commission 0.00 50,000 0 0 50,000
OITS 1 - Operating Costs 0.00 5,200 0 0 5,200
OITS 2 - Servers and Licensing 0.00 177,800 0 0 177,800
OITS 3 - Agency Tech Consolidation,
Phase II (10.00) 51,100 8,200 (8,500) 50,800
OITS 4 - Agency Billings 0.00 200 0 0 200
Cash Transfers 0.00 0 (1,500,000) 0 (1,500,000)
2% General Fund Reduction 0.00 (441,200) 0 0 (441,200)
FY 2021 Total 379.00 22,215,700 15,699,800 28,745,200 66,660,700
Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp (10.00) (360,900) (1,253,900) (140,100) (1,754,900)
% Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp. (2.6%) (1.6%) (7.4%) (0.5%) (2.6%)
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 Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/09/2020, 10:02 AM