Senate Bill 1359 Summary

• Appropriates $671,200 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012) from the Bunker Hill Trust Fund for administration and waste management programs.

• Appropriates $61,954,400 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2013 (July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013) across multiple programs including administration, air quality, water quality, Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission, waste management, and Idaho National Laboratory oversight.

• Limits the Department to 376.05 full-time equivalent positions during fiscal year 2013, with any increases requiring Governor approval and notification to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.

• Transfers $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Basin Fund through monthly installments for the 2013 fiscal year, designating these funds for Coeur d'Alene Basin remediation under the superfund contract with the Environmental Protection Agency.

• Authorizes a 2% pay increase for classified and nonclassified permanent performing employees and directs the state insurance plan administrator to maintain current health insurance benefits while potentially requiring employee cost sharing for increased insurance expenses.