WHEREAS, article 7, section 11, of the Idaho Constitution provides that except in extraordinary or emergency circumstances, expenditures of state government shall not exceed state government revenue; and

       WHEREAS, I have determined that expenditures from the General Fund authorized by the Legislature for the current fiscal year will exceed anticipated state revenue to meet those authorized expenditures for the current fiscal year.

      NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of the State of Idaho, by the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this state, and pursuant to Section 67-3512A, Idaho Code, do hereby order:

1. That the General Fund spending authority on file in the Office of the State Controller be reduced for all departments, offices and institutions of the state by three and a half percent (3.5%) of their Fiscal Year 2003 General Fund Appropriation with the exception of public schools support, colleges and universities, community colleges, School for the Deaf and Blind, Professional-Technical Education and Health Education Programs.
2. That each department, office and institution shall notify the Office of the State Controller and the Division of Financial Management of the Executive Office of the Governor of budget changes by September 23, 2002 according to the attachment of this Executive Order which is incorporated herein by reference.
3. That elected State Constitutional officials are requested to reduce General Fund expenditures for Fiscal Year 2003 to reflect the realities of the projected revenue shortfall without impairing the discharge of their constitutional duties.
4. That officers of the legislative and judicial branches are requested to assess and evaluate a reduction in General Fund expenditures for Fiscal Year 2003 to reflect similar revenue shortfalls in the executive branch of state government.

     This order shall take effect immediately upon its execution and shall continue in effect until January 31, 2003, unless revoked or modified by the Governor, or until the Legislature or the Board of Examiners takes further action.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and two and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred twenty-fifth and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred eleventh.

PETE T. CENARRUSA
SECRETARY OF STATE