ID H0259

Appropriates $61,455,500 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012) across six programs: Administration and Support Services, Air Quality, Water Quality, Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission, Waste Management and Remediation, and Idaho National Laboratory Oversight.

Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to maintain no more than 376.05 full-time equivalent positions during the fiscal year, with the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to be notified of any increases authorized by the Governor.

Appropriates $486,700 from the Hazardous Waste Emergency Management Fund to be transferred to the General Fund on July 1, 2011, or soon thereafter.

Appropriates $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to be transferred to the Environmental Remediation Basin Fund through monthly installments for Coeur d'Alene Basin remediation under a superfund contract with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to file annual reports with the Governor, Legislature, and Coeur d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission detailing remediation progress and expenditures.