HB 1626 Summary

• Appropriates $11,150,838.00 from the State General Fund and $248,276,333.00 from special funds to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011), totaling $259,427,171.00.

• Authorizes 274 permanent full-time positions and 211 time-limited full-time positions; limits salary and fringe benefit expenditures to $30,847,879.00 with restrictions on salary increases unless specifically exempted.

• Establishes performance targets for fiscal year 2011 including air permits (250), RCRA inspections (130), water level measurements (150), and mine inspections (900).

• Allows the Department of Environmental Quality to escalate budgets and positions up to $5,000,000 from available special funds with State Fiscal Officer approval and requires detailed justification for escalations.

• Transfers up to $250,000 from the Pollution Emergency Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration and up to $100,000 to support the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Grants Program.