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LD 75

An Act To Update Funding For The Board Of Environmental Protection

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Dan Ankeles

Raises DEP transfers to BEP Fund for administrative costs from $325,000 to $450,000, using internal funds; no new external appropriation, affecting DEP and BEP budgets.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3, Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).
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Bill Summary · LD 75

Summary of LD 75: An Act To Update Funding For The Board Of Environmental Protection

Overview

  • Bill number and title: LD 75, An Act To Update Funding For The Board Of Environmental Protection
  • Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Ankeles (primary)
  • Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
  • Status: Dead for the current session. Initially carried over, then placed in Legislative Files as (DEAD) under Joint Rule 310.3. Carried over to the next special/regular session by Joint Order SP 519 earlier in the process.
  • Introduced: January 6, 2025

Purpose and intent

  • The bill aims to adjust the funding mechanism for the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) by increasing the amount that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) may transfer annually from certain Other Special Revenue Funds to the BEP Fund used for BEP administrative expenses.

Key provisions

  • Transfer limit increase: The bill would raise the annual transfer limit from DEP’s Other Special Revenue Funds to the BEP Fund for administrative expenses from $325,000 to $450,000.
  • Funding mechanics: The BEP would receive more funds via transfers, but the increased amount would require DEP to allocate additional internal funds or adjustments to enable expenditure of the transferred amount. No new external appropriation is created; the change uses existing internal fund authorities.
  • Scope: Applies specifically to administrative expenses of the Board of Environmental Protection funded through the BEP Fund.

Financial impact (as described in the Fiscal Note)

  • Preliminary fiscal impact: The bill would create a potential future biennium cost increase to the be within Other Special Revenue Funds (i.e., DEP’s internal funds).
  • Requirements: Additional allocations would be required to allow for spending of the increased transfer amount to the BEP Fund.
  • Nature of impact: Not an outright appropriation; it changes the ceiling on transfers within state funds, with the actual expenditure dependent on subsequent allocations.

Who is affected

  • State agencies: Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP).
  • Administrative impact: BEP would have greater administrative funding available via transfers for its operations, subject to DEP’s fund allocations.

Procedural timeline and actions

  • Jan 6, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
  • Jan 27, 2025: Work session held; bill voted OTP (ought to pass).
  • Mar 21, 2025: Carried over to the next special or regular session per Joint Order SP 519.
  • Apr 16, 2025: Work session reconsidered; voted ONTP (overtaken by no significant action).
  • Apr 22, 2025: Reported Out - ONTP (amendments unlikely to move).
  • Apr 24, 2025: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3, Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Notes

  • The bill reflects an internal funding adjustment rather than a new external appropriation.
  • Although currently dead for the session, it was carried over at one point, leaving open the possibility of revival in a future session if reintroduced or amended.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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