HOUSE BILL 550
RS31251 / H0550
This is a FY 2025 appropriation bill for the Department of Agriculture. It appropriates a total of $66,947,400 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 231.00. The bill funds ten FY 2025 enhancements, which provides 6.00 additional FTP and funding for a veterinarian in eastern Idaho, dairy inspectors, seed lab personnel, to enhance the Idaho Preferred program, to build a storage facility, to provide international trade support with Japan, for the resilient food systems grant, to provide CEC for fruit and vegetable inspectors, for the Honey Commission, and for quagga mussel. This bill also transfers $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Invasive Species Fund to be used for quagga mussels.
This legislation also includes a FY 2024 deficiency warrant to reimburse actual expenditures incurred in FY 2023 for monitoring and control of exotic species including Japanese beetles, Mormon crickets, and other exotic pests. Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code, authorizes the use of deficiency warrants for the monitoring and mitigation of invasive species and pests.
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 02/13/2024, 9:20 AM
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/13 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/14 | Reported Printed and Referred to Ways & Means |