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ID H0668

Bill

Status

Passed

3/31/2010

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces Department of Environmental Quality appropriation by $1,396,600 for fiscal year 2010, with largest reduction of $975,500 from Water Quality program

  • Appropriates $69,697,200 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2011 across multiple funding sources including General Fund, federal funds, and special environmental remediation funds

  • Limits Department of Environmental Quality to 376.05 full-time equivalent positions during fiscal year 2011, with Governor authorization required for increases and Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee notification required

  • Directs State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 from Water Pollution Control Fund to Environmental Remediation (Basin) Fund for fiscal year 2011 to support Coeur d'Alene Basin Superfund remediation

  • Requires Department of Environmental Quality to file annual report to Governor, Legislature, and Coeur d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission on remediation progress and expenditures

Legislative Description

Reduces the fiscal year 2010 General Fund appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality by $1,396,600; appropriates $69,697,200 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2011; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 376.05; transfers $1.5 million from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund; requires an annual report of the Superfund cleanup; and supersedes the statutory uses of the Water Pollution Control Fund.

APPROPRIATIONS

Last Action

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 193 Effective: 03/31/10 Section 1; 07/01/10 All other sections

3/31/2010

Committee Referrals

Finance3/19/2010

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