Idaho Bills

Appropriates $38,829,600 to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 43; transfers $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Idaho Opportunity Fund; transfers $31,800 from the Indirect Cost Recovery Fund to the General Fund; and transfers $8,200 from the Indirect Cost Recovery Fund to the Tourism and Promotion Fund.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Department of Commerce in the amount of $38,829,600 with full-time equivalent positions capped at 43. This appropriation includes benefit cost increases, Statewide CostAllocation,a3%CEC,andcybersecurityinsurance. The3%CECisamerit-basedincreaseinemployee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director. Additionally, it includes$20,200toreplaceonevanand5lineitems. Lineitem1provides$2,510,900foradditionaltourism grants that will boost promotion of statewide tourism. Line item 2 provides $2,000,000 for additional Idaho Opportunity grants. Line item 4 provides $50,000 for additional Rural Community Block Grants. These grants fund infrastructure necessary to support local economic development projects. Line item 5 provides a $40,000 appropriation from the Indirect Cost Recovery Fund that will transfer moneys back to the original fund source. Line item 6 provides $43,000 for leave benefits that were accrued to the Indirect Cost Recovery Fundfromfederalgrants. Overall, thisbudgetisa7.2%increaseabovetheFY2017OriginalAppropriation.