STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS28849 / S1190
This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Department of Water Resources. It appropriates a total
of $27,656,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 154.00. For benefit costs,
the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the
holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's
unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change
in employee compensation for permanent state employees.
The bill funds five line items, which provide a transfer of $716,000 for Aquifer Measuring and Monitoring;
2.00 FTP and $353,800 for the first year of the Bear River Adjudication; 1.00 FTP and $109,700 to hire a water
projects manager; $36,700 for a content management system subscription; and an ongoing $1,000,000 from
the General Fund for the Flood Management Program, with $800,000 for flood management and $200,000 for
water quality monitoring.
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: 03/16/2021, 3:52 PM
 FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2021 Original Appropriation 151.00 18,957,600 5,256,100 1,725,600 25,939,300
5. Building Idaho's Future 0.00 50,000,000 0 0 50,000,000
Cash Transfers and Adjustments 0.00 (50,000,000) 0 0 (50,000,000)
FY 2021 Total Appropriation 151.00 18,957,600 5,256,100 1,725,600 25,939,300
Executive Holdback 0.00 (947,900) 0 0 (947,900)
Noncognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2021 Estimated Expenditures 151.00 18,009,700 5,256,100 1,725,600 24,991,400
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (63,000) (21,500) 0 (84,500)
Base Adjustments 0.00 0 0 0 0
Restore Rescissions 0.00 947,900 0 0 947,900
FY 2022 Base 151.00 18,894,600 5,234,600 1,725,600 25,854,800
Benefit Costs 0.00 36,800 13,800 2,200 52,800
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 12,300 8,900 0 21,200
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 157,600 61,000 9,300 227,900
FY 2022 Program Maintenance 151.00 19,101,300 5,318,300 1,737,100 26,156,700
1. Aquifer Measuring and Monitoring 0.00 0 716,000 0 716,000
2. Bear River Adjudication 2.00 353,800 0 0 353,800
3. Water Projects Manager 1.00 109,700 0 0 109,700
4. Content Management System 0.00 0 36,700 0 36,700
5. Flood Management Program 0.00 1,000,000 0 0 1,000,000
Cash Transfers 0.00 0 (716,000) 0 (716,000)
FY 2022 Total 154.00 20,564,800 5,355,000 1,737,100 27,656,900
Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp 3.00 1,607,200 98,900 11,500 1,717,600
% Chg from FY 2021 Orig Approp. 2.0% 8.5% 1.9% 0.7% 6.6%
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: 03/16/2021, 3:52 PM