2005 Idaho Code - 67-809 — DUTIES OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR -- ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES

                                  TITLE  67
                      STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
                                  CHAPTER 8
                    EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
                     -- GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
    67-809.  DUTIES OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR -- ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES.
(1) The lieutenant governor shall perform on a day to day basis such duties in
and for the government of this state as the governor may from time to time
direct. The lieutenant governor shall perform such additional duties as the
governor may deem necessary and desirable to promote the improvement of state
government and the development of the human, natural and industrial resources
of this state. At the written direction of the governor, the lieutenant
governor may represent the state in negotiations, compacts, hearings and other
matters dealing with the states or the federal government. He shall cooperate
with all state and local governmental agencies to promote and encourage the
orderly development of the resources of Idaho.
    The lieutenant governor shall also exercise the powers and privileges of
the office of governor and presidency of the senate as provided by sections 12
and 13, article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho.
    (2)  The lieutenant governor shall be entitled to receive the following
expense allowances:
    (a)  As unvouchered expense allowances:
         (i)   While performing the duties of acting governor, the difference
         between the daily salary of lieutenant governor and the daily salary
         of governor, which amount shall be in addition to the salary as
         lieutenant governor. Such amount shall not be paid for any day on
         which the lieutenant governor claims an unvouchered expense allowance
         as president of the senate.
         (ii)  For each day spent serving as president of the senate during a
         legislative session, the per diem authorized for a member of the
         legislature by the citizen's committee on legislative compensation.
         (iii) Actual mileage expense reimbursement for coming to and
         returning from any regular, extraordinary or organizational session
         of the legislature at the same rate as mileage expense reimbursement
         is made for other state officers and employees.
         (iv)  For each day actually spent in the office serving as lieutenant
         governor while the legislature is not in session, the same daily
         amount of per diem enumerated in subsection (2)(a)(ii) of this
         section.
         (v)   For each day actually spent in the office serving as lieutenant
         governor when the legislature is not in session, the sum of
         twenty-five dollars ($25.00) if the lieutenant governor maintains his
         primary residence in Ada county.
    (b)  As vouchered expense allowances:
         (i)   Actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving as
         president of the senate during a legislative session, subject to the
         same requirements and limitations as if a member of the legislature.
         (ii)  Actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving as
         lieutenant governor or as acting governor.
    (3)  Unvouchered expense allowances and vouchered expense reimbursement
for duties performed as president of the senate shall be paid from the
legislative fund. All other compensation and/or allowances for duties
performed as the lieutenant governor shall be paid from the appropriation made
for the office of the lieutenant governor.
    (4)  The actual and necessary expenses of the lieutenant governor while
performing his official duties as lieutenant governor or as acting governor
are hereby expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 67-2007 and
67-2008, Idaho Code (Standard Travel Pay and Allowance Act of 1949).