Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Department of Parks and Recreation. It appropriates a total of $44,969,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 157.39. 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 $6,496,700 for building, boat ramp, dock, and parking lot repairs, 13 vehicles, a dump truck, and landscaping and trail maintenance 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 ten line items, which provide 3.00 FTP and $228,100 for park operations staffing; $77,700 for additional seasonal staff; $140,000 for increased park operating expenditures; $275,000 for increased reservation program contract costs; 2.00 FTP and $329,200 to expand the Motorized Trails Program; $255,000 for the fiscal impact of H75 of 2019; $100,000 for a vault restroom at Castle Rocks State Park; $120,000 for sewer and water design for Eagle Island State Park; $80,000 for a Staff Housing Pilot Program; $250,000 to relocate the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Maintenance Shop. 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