ID S1188

Appropriates $71,755,800 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022) across six program areas: Administration and Support Services, Air Quality, Water Quality, Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission, Waste Management and Remediation, and Idaho National Laboratory Oversight.

Authorizes no more than 379.00 full-time equivalent positions for the Department of Environmental Quality during the fiscal year, with the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to be notified of any increases authorized by the Governor.

Transfers $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation (Triumph Mine) Fund for remediation, maintenance, and monitoring at the Triumph Mine.

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

Transfers $1,000,000 from the General Fund and $279,000 from the Department of Environmental Quality General Fund to the Agricultural Best Management Practices Fund, and transfers $8,181,700 from the General Fund to the Water Pollution Control Fund, with an additional $284,700 transfer for fiscal year 2021 effective immediately upon passage.