Idaho Bills

Appropriates an additional $4,400,000 to the Federal/State Agreements Program for construction and maintenance projects for fiscal year 2017.

Appropriates $92,091,200 to the Military Division for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 323.8; and grants a continuous appropriation for the Idaho Office of Emergency Management”s Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for costs arising out of hazardous substance incidents.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Military Division, in the amount of $92,091,200 with a limit on the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions of 323.8. This bill includes funding for the employer's share of increased benefit costs; inflationary adjustments due to rent increases; $748,000 for replacement items including two vehicles, computers, servers, microwave batter banks and testing equipment; changes made in the statewide cost allocation plan; an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads; and $100 for ongoing cybersecurity insurance. Also included are an ongoing appropriation of $50,000 to expand the Tuition Assistance Program for line item 1; $63,800 in line item 3 for security personnel at Gowen Field; $90,000 for the Smartnet Warranty for line item 4; $87,200 and 1.00 FTP for a contracts manager in line item 9; $12,000 for server storage drives in line item 10; $32,000 for network site monitors from line item 11; $12,000 for line item 12 to purchase additional microwave GPS calibration units; $22,000,000 in Federal Funds for construction on the Orchard Combat Training Center in line item 13; a shift of $3,712,300 from Trustee & Benefit to Operating Expenditures in the Office of Emergency Management for line item 14; and a transfer of $5,760,900 in Operating Expenditures from the Office of Emergency Management to the Federal/State Agreements program in line item 15. This legislation includes intent language to grant continuous appropriation for the Idaho Office of Emergency Management's Miscellaneous Revenue Fund for the purpose of covering incurred costs arising out of hazardous substance incidents. Overall, this represents a 32.2% increase over the Military Division's fiscal year 2017 budget, predominantly due to the infusion of $22,000,000 of federal dollars to build out the Orchard Combat Training Center in line item 13. Without that line item, th

Appropriates and transfers $2 million from the General Fund to the Disaster Emergency Fund; provides legislative intent; appropriates and transfers $50 million from the General Fund to the Emergency Relief Fund; and appropriates and transfers $7,448,000 from the Consumer Protection Fund to the General Fund.

Amends existing law to provide that any contract with state matching funds in excess of a certain amount may not be let by the adjutant general until written approval is given by the State Board of Examiners.

Amends existing law to provide that the adjutant general of the Idaho National Guard is authorized to encourage recruitment and retention of national guardsmen by providing incentive payments for furtherance of their education.