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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
919
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ADMINISTRATION
FOR
THE
2
DIVISION
OF
PUBLIC
WORKS;
APPROPRIATING
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
3
ADMINISTRATION
FOR
THE
DIVISION
OF
PUBLIC
WORKS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
4
AUTHORIZING
AND
DIRECTING
THE
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
SPECIFIC
PROJECTS
5
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
UTILIZATION
OF
6
MATCHING
FUNDS;
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
REALLOCATION
OF
7
PROJECT
SAVINGS;
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
REPORTING;
PROVID
-
8
ING
FOR
NEW
APPROPRIATION
FOR
UNREALIZED
CAPITAL
PROJECTS;
PROVIDING
9
FOR
NEW
APPROPRIATION
FOR
REMAINING
BALANCES;
PROVIDING
CONDITIONS,
10
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVID
-
1
1
ING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
12
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
13
SECTION
1.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Adminis
-
14
tration
for
the
Division
of
Public
Works
$72,507,300
to
be
expended
for
cap
-
15
ital
outlay
from
the
Permanent
Building
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
16
through
June
30,
2027.
17
SECTION
2.
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
SPECIFIC
PROJECTS.
Moneys
appropri
-
18
ated
in
Section
1
of
this
act,
or
so
much
thereof
as
in
each
case
may
be
neces
-
19
sary,
shall
be
used
for
the
purpose
of
paying
the
cost
of
any
land,
building,
20
or
equipment
or
for
the
rebuilding,
renovation,
or
repair
of
buildings,
21
installations,
facilities,
or
structures
at
the
places,
institutions,
and
22
agencies,
or
their
successors,
including
those
listed
in
this
section.
The
23
Permanent
Building
Fund
Advisory
Council
is
hereby
authorized
and
directed
24
to
anticipate
revenues
accruing
to
the
Permanent
Building
Fund
for
the
pur
-
25
pose
of
undertaking
the
construction,
renovation,
repair,
and
acquisitions
26
authorized,
without
delay,
and
to
determine
the
priority
of
construction
27
pursuant
to
which
the
work
described
in
this
section
will
be
undertaken.
28
MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS
IN
THE
FOLLOWING
AREAS:
29
Alteration
and
repair
projects
30
$31,422,500
Building
maintenance
31
34,028,700
Statewide
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
compliance
32
4,666,000
Facilities
maintenance
33
1,500,000
TOTAL
34
$71,617,200
2
CAPITAL
PROJECTS:
1
Mil
Bonneville
County
Readiness
Center
design
2
$890,100
GRAND
TOTAL
3
$72,507,300
SECTION
3.
UTILIZATION
OF
MATCHING
FUNDS.
Moneys
appropriated
in
this
4
act
may
be
made
available
for
matching
any
allocation
of
moneys
now
in
ex
-
5
istence
or
hereafter
made
available
by
agencies
of
the
United
States
and/or
6
private
donations,
and
the
Division
of
Public
Works
is
authorized
to
expend,
7
for
the
purpose
of
paying
the
cost
of
any
land,
building,
or
equipment
or
for
8
the
rebuilding,
renovation,
or
repair
of
buildings,
moneys
appropriated
for
9
public
works
to
various
agencies
as
part
of
the
respective
agency
operating
10
budgets,
provided
the
express
approval
of
the
Permanent
Building
Fund
Advi
-
1
1
sory
Council
is
granted
to
make
application
for
such
moneys
in
each
instance.
12
SECTION
4.
REALLOCATION
OF
PROJECT
SAVINGS.
The
Division
of
Public
13
Works
may
have
the
flexibility
to
allocate
any
savings
or
unused
appro
-
14
priation
from
any
project
to
any
other
requested
and
funded
project.
The
15
reallocation
of
such
appropriation
must
be
approved
by
the
Permanent
Build
-
16
ing
Fund
Advisory
Council
prior
to
the
funds
being
spent.
17
SECTION
5.
REPORTING.
The
Division
of
Public
Works
shall
provide
a
re
-
18
port
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
on
the
status
of
capital
19
projects,
statewide
deferred
maintenance,
alterations
and
repairs,
Capitol
20
Mall
and
Chinden
Campus
facilities
maintenance,
Americans
with
Disabilities
21
Act
compliance
projects,
and
asbestos
abatement.
The
report
will
identify
22
completed
projects,
total
expenditures
and
commitments
by
capital
project,
23
and
estimated
costs
for
each
capital
project
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
24
The
report
will
also
provide
a
narrative
explanation
for
any
capital
project
25
for
which
construction
has
not
started,
or
that
the
division
does
not
an
-
26
ticipate
will
start,
within
24
months
of
initial
appropriation
from
the
27
Permanent
Building
Fund.
The
report
will:
identify
all
capital
projects
28
for
which
construction
activity
has
not
begun
in
the
four
years
from
initial
29
appropriation;
provide
an
accounting
of
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
30
appropriation
balance
remaining
for
a
completed
capital
project;
and
pro
-
31
vide
an
accounting
of
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
appropriation
balance
32
remaining
for
alterations
and
repairs,
facilities
maintenance,
asbestos
33
abatement,
or
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
projects
five
years
from
34
the
initial
appropriation.
Such
report
shall
be
provided
to
the
Joint
Fi
-
35
nance
-
Appropriations
Committee
and
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
36
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office
no
later
than
November
15,
2026.
37
SECTION
6.
NEW
APPROPRIATION
FOR
UNREALIZED
CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
Notwith
-
38
standing
the
provision
of
any
law
to
the
contrary,
any
appropriation
from
the
39
Permanent
Building
Fund
for
a
capital
project
for
which
construction
activ
-
40
ity
has
not
begun
in
the
four
years
from
its
initial
appropriation
shall
be
41
available
for
consideration
for
new
appropriation.
The
Permanent
Building
42
Fund
Advisory
Council
and
Division
of
Public
Works
shall
identify
such
funds
43
3
and
make
a
recommendation
for
their
use
in
its
budget
submission
in
November
1
2026.
2
SECTION
7.
NEW
APPROPRIATION
FOR
REMAINING
BALANCES.
Notwithstanding
3
the
provision
of
any
law
to
the
contrary,
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
4
appropriation
balance
remaining
for
a
completed
capital
project,
and
any
5
appropriation
for
alterations
and
repairs
or
facilities
maintenance
with
an
6
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balance
remaining
five
years
from
its
initial
7
appropriation,
shall
be
available
for
new
appropriation.
The
Permanent
8
Building
Fund
Advisory
Council
shall
identify
such
funds
and
make
a
recom
-
9
mendation
for
their
use
in
its
budget
submission
in
November
2026.
10
SECTION
8.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
1
1
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
12
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
13
SECTION
9.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
14
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
15
July
1,
2026.
16