WHEREAS, tremendous financial obligations and expenses have been incurred by various departments, agencies and counties in responding to and assisting in efforts to deal with the extreme threat to public safety, health, property and the environment posed by declared disaster emergencies in Idaho; and

       WHEREAS, all funds in the Disaster Emergency Account created by title 46, section 1005A of the Idaho Code have or soon will be expended; and

       WHEREAS, funds in the General Fund are available to transfer to the Disaster Emergency Account under the requirements set forth in 46-1005A(2)(b); and

      WHEREAS, it is my judgment, as Governor of the State of Idaho, that any moneys transferred from the General Fund up to the limits provided below will not be required to support the current year’s appropriations.

      NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho, by the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of the State of Idaho do hereby order as follows:

1.   The State Controller is directed to transfer money from the General Fund to the Disaster Emergency Account in such amount and at such times as directed by me or my designee, the Administrator of the Division of Financial Management. In no event shall more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) be transferred for the purposes of this Executive Order from the General Fund to the Disaster Emergency Account during the current fiscal year.

2.   In no event may the revenues made available by section 46-1005A (2) (b) and (c), Idaho Code, for any and all emergency purposes exceed, during any fiscal year, one percent (1%) of the annual appropriation of general account moneys for that fiscal year.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE