Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2021.

This is an FY 2021 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It provides $311,300 to offset a portion of the 5% General Fund Holdback issued by the Governor.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Department of Environmental Quality. It appropriates a total of $71,755,800 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, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer'sunemploymentinsurancecontributionrate. Thebillalsoprovidesfundingfortheequivalentofa2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees and a 2% upward shift in the compensation schedule. The bill funds nine line items, which provide $2,119,600 for operations at the Bunker Hill Central Treatment Plant; a transfer of $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation (Triumph Mine) Fund; $560,200 onetime to clean up the Triumph Mine; $980,400 onetime to repair the Triumph Mine tunnel; $573,200 onetime for the Lake Coeur d'Alene study; a transfer of 2.00 FTP and $248,900 in the General Fund from the Water Quality Program to the Administration and Support Services Program; a transfer of $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Agricultural Best Management Practices Fund; a transfer of $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund and a onetime $2,000,000 appropriation from the same fund for projects around Lake Coeur d'Alene; and a transfer of $6,181,700 from the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund for assistance to disadvantaged communities. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and