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Committee schedules RS31802 to adjust Idaho Brand Board fees, includes estimated budget impacts
Summary
The Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee on a voice vote agreed to schedule RS31802 after a presentation from Cody Burlisle, director of the Idaho Brand Board, who said the bill would adjust fee caps and allow the board to retain interest on its dedicated fund.
The Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee on an audio-recorded voice vote agreed to schedule RS31802 after a presentation from Cody Burlisle, director of the Idaho Brand Board and the state brand inspector.
Burlisle told the committee RS31802 is the product of an 18-month stakeholder process and would amend several sections of Idaho law to adjust statutory caps on brand inspection fees, clarify the Brand Board’s process for regulating service fees under the caps, and allow the Brand Board to retain interest accrued on its dedicated fund. Burlisle said those changes were proposed to keep the Brand Board “financially solvent and to continue to provide valued service to the livestock industry.”
The proposed changes, Burlisle said, would have an estimated negative fiscal impact of $40,000 to the state general fund and an estimated positive impact of $300,000 to the Brand Board’s dedicated funding. He said the projected fiscal effects depend in part on the timing of any service-fee adjustments.
Burlisle said the legislation was developed through about 20 stakeholder meetings over roughly 18 months and that it has support from industry groups including the Idaho Cattle Association, the Idaho Dairy Association, the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation and the Idaho Livestock Auction Association.
After the presentation the committee moved to schedule the measure for committee consideration. The chair announced a motion by Senator Blaylock with a second by Senator Semleroth; the committee approved the motion by voice vote and directed staff to schedule RS31802 for a future meeting.
The bill was described to amend provisions in Title 25 and Title 33 of the Idaho Code and to add language affecting the Brand Board’s dedicated fund. Burlisle offered to answer questions before the measure was scheduled; committee members asked no follow-up questions during the recorded discussion.
The scheduling vote was procedural; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The committee noted Mr. Burlisle was available for questions and indicated the measure will return for formal consideration in a future agenda.
