ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 161 - Summary

• Sets the Department of Environmental Quality budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 at $0.00 across all six divisions (Administrative Services, Air Quality, Customer Services, Environmental Complaints and Local Services, Water Quality, and Waste Management).

• Authorizes the Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to determine duties and compensation of employees not otherwise prescribed by law, with the Executive Director's salary capped at $0.00 per annum.

• Establishes budgetary limitations on full-time-equivalent employees at 0.0 and lease-purchase agreements at $0.00 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

• Requires the agency to develop outcome-based performance measures for each budget category.

• Effective date: September 1, 2009.