HOUSE BILL 361
RS30736 / H0361
This bill includes fiscal year 2023 appropriations and transfers for the Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Water Resources for water projects in the State of Idaho.
First, the bill provides for the appropriation and transfer of $150,000,000 from the General Fund to the Water Management Fund for larger water projects. The bill directs these use of funds and includes efforts to address water sustainability, enhance and modernize surface water delivery systems, rehabilitate or improve aging water infrastructure, flood management, and water infrastructure grants.
Second, the bill provides for a total appropriation and transfer of $99,000,000 from the General Fund to continuously appropriated dedicated funds, including $92,000,000 to the Water Pollution Control Fund for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure grants; $2,000,000 to the Agricultural Best Management Practices Fund (Ag BMP Fund); and $5,000,000 to the Confined Animal Feeding Operations Fund (CAFO Fund). The bill also provides an additional appropriation of $23,000,000 from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure grants.
| Date | Description |
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| 03/22 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 03/23 | Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading |
| Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 49-16-5 AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Dixon(1), Gallagher, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Price, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski Absent – Crane(12), Crane(13), Nash, Palmer, Young Floor Sponsor - Raybould Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/24 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance | |
| Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading | |
| 03/27 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/28 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-11-0 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Adams, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw Title apvd - to House |
| Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling | |
| Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate | |
| 03/29 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| Signed by President; returned to House | |
| 03/30 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| Delivered to Governor at 10:35 a.m. on March 30, 2023 | |
| 04/06 | Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2023 Session Law Chapter 302 Effective: 04/05/2023 |