Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

ThisistheFY2023originalappropriationbillfortheOfficeofEnergyandMineralResources. Itappropriatesa total of $3,180,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 11.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP, includes a one-year holiday of unemployment insurance, and adjusts workers' compensation amounts. The bill also provides funding for permanent employees for the equivalent of a 3% salary structure shift and provides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. The bill funds three line items, which provide additional funds for the State Energy, Energy Efficiency and ConservationGrant, andtheEnergyEfficiencyLoanprograms, alongwith3.00FTPtomanagetheseprograms. Also included is a fiscal year 2022 supplemental appropriation which provides funds for the Energy Resiliency Grant Program.