STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS28789 / S1176
This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Wolf Depredation Control Board, which appropriates a
total of $392,000 from the General Fund.
Enabling legislation passed in 2014 found that additional financial resources are needed to continue the
implementation of Idaho's Wolf management plan administered by the Department of Fish and Game. H470
established a five-member Wolf Depredation Control Board in the Governor's Office and created a set of new
funds and subaccounts to be administered by the Department of Agriculture. The law established fees from
the livestock industry, to be matched up to $110,000 per year by sportsmen, to be transferred into the Wolf
Control Fund. The responsibility of the Wolf Control Board is to allocate the money for control actions for
wolves where there is a depredation conflict between wolves and wildlife or between wolves and livestock.
The board has a cooperative services agreement and a work plan with both the Department of Fish and Game
and Wildlife Services. Fish and Game authorizes control actions when wolves are causing conflicts with
people, domestic animals, and significant measured deer and elk population declines.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2021 Original Appropriation 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
Executive Holdback 0.00 (19,600) 0 0 (19,600)
Noncognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00 0 461,800 0 461,800
FY 2021 Estimated Expenditures 0.00 372,400 461,800 0 834,200
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 0 (461,800) 0 (461,800)
Restore Rescissions 0.00 19,600 0 0 19,600
FY 2022 Base 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
FY 2022 Total 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp 0.00 0 0 0 0
% Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp. 0.0% 0.0%
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: 03/08/2021, 2:26 PM