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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS27973 / H0646
This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Department of Water Resources. It appropriates a
total of $25,939,300 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 151.00. 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. 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. The bill funds four
line items, which provide a transfer of $716,000 for Aquifer Measuring and Monitoring; a zero dollar funding
authorization for the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin Adjudication; a transfer of $410,000 to the Revolving
Development Fund for operations and maintenance of the Priest Lake Outlet Control Structure; and a total
of $1,000,000 from the General Fund transferred to the Water Management Fund, with $800,000 for flood
management and $200,000 for water quality monitoring. 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%.
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: 03/17/2020, 1:17 PM
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
                                                       FTP          Gen              Ded             Fed           Total
FY 2020 Original Appropriation                        163.00      19,658,700        5,653,500      1,719,800      27,032,000
 1. Sick Leave Rate Reduction                           0.00        (18,600)           (7,100)          (500)       (26,200)
1% General Fund Reduction                               0.00       (196,600)                 0              0      (196,600)
FY 2020 Total Appropriation                           163.00      19,443,500        5,646,400      1,719,300      26,809,200
Noncognizable Funds and Transfers                       0.00               0                 0              0              0
FY 2020 Estimated Expenditures                        163.00      19,443,500        5,646,400      1,719,300      26,809,200
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                         0.00        (21,800)        (354,900)           (900)      (377,600)
Base Adjustments                                        0.00               0                 0              0              0
Restore Rescissions                                     0.00          50,200             7,100            500         57,800
FY 2021 Base                                          163.00      19,471,900        5,298,600      1,718,900      26,489,400
Benefit Costs                                           0.00        (39,300)         (14,100)         (2,100)       (55,500)
Inflationary Adjustments                                0.00          38,500             4,500              0         43,000
Statewide Cost Allocation                               0.00       (137,700)             2,400              0      (135,300)
Change in Employee Compensation                         0.00         175,500           67,500           8,800        251,800
FY 2021 Program Maintenance                           163.00      19,508,900        5,358,900      1,725,600      26,593,400
 1. Aquifer Measuring and Monitoring                    0.00               0          716,000               0        716,000
 2. Authorization for Clark Fork Adjudication           0.00               0                 0              0              0
 3. Priest Lake User Fee Transfer                       0.00               0          410,000               0        410,000
 4. Flood Mgmt. & Water Quality Monitoring              0.00       1,000,000                 0              0      1,000,000
OITS 1 - Operating Costs                                0.00           1,800               400              0          2,200
OITS 2 - Servers and Licensing                          0.00          63,000           21,500               0         84,500
OITS 3 - Agency Tech Consolidation, Phase
II                                                    (12.00)       (226,800)       (124,700)              0        (351,500)
OITS 4 - Agency Billings                                  0.00            100               0              0              100
Cash Transfers                                            0.00    (1,000,000)     (1,126,000)              0      (2,126,000)
2% General Fund Reduction                                 0.00      (389,400)               0              0        (389,400)
FY 2021 Total                                         151.00      18,957,600        5,256,100      1,725,600      25,939,300
Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp                          (12.00)       (701,100)       (397,400)          5,800      (1,092,700)
% Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp.                        (7.4%)          (3.6%)          (7.0%)          0.3%            (4.0%)
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: 03/17/2020, 1:17 PM