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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.
964
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
FISH
AND
GAME;
APPROPRI
-
2
ATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
FISH
AND
GAME
FOR
FISCAL
3
YEAR
2027;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
DEDICATED
FUNDS;
4
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
FEDERAL
FUNDS;
DIRECTING
THE
5
USE
OF
APPROPRIATION;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RE
-
6
STRICTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
7
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
8
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
9
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Fish
and
Game
the
follow
-
10
ing
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
1
1
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
12
2027:
13
FOR
14
FOR
OPERATING
15
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
16
OUTLAY
TOTAL
I.
ADMINISTRATION:
17
FROM:
18
Fish
and
Game
19
Fund
20
$255,800
$255,800
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
21
Fund
22
170,500
170,500
TOTAL
23
$426,300
$426,300
II.
FISHERIES:
24
FROM:
25
Fish
and
Game
26
Fund
27
$46,000
$46,000
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
28
Fund
29
7,486,100
7,486,100
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
30
Fund
31
1,970,100
1,970,100
TOTAL
32
$9,502,200
$9,502,200
2
FOR
1
FOR
OPERATING
2
CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
3
OUTLAY
TOTAL
III.
WILDLIFE:
4
FROM:
5
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
6
Fund
7
$500,000
$500,000
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
8
Fund
9
3,750,000
3,750,000
TOTAL
10
$4,250,000
$4,250,000
GRAND
TOTAL
1
1
$13,752,200
$426,300
$14,178,500
SECTION
2.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
DEDICATED
FUNDS.
There
is
12
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Department
of
Fish
and
Game
any
unexpended
and
13
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
or
reappropriated
to
the
Department
14
of
Fish
and
Game
from
dedicated
funds
for
the
Administration,
Fisheries,
15
Wildlife,
and
Communications
programs
for
fiscal
year
2026
to
be
used
for
16
nonrecurring
expenditures
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
17
2027.
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
18
amount,
by
fund,
expense
class,
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
19
Office
prior
to
processing
the
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
20
SECTION
3.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
FEDERAL
FUNDS.
There
is
21
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Department
of
Fish
and
Game
any
unexpended
22
and
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
or
reappropriated
to
the
Depart
-
23
ment
of
Fish
and
Game
from
federal
funds
for
the
Administration,
Fisheries,
24
Wildlife,
and
Communications
programs
for
fiscal
year
2026
to
be
used
for
25
nonrecurring
expenditures
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
26
2027.
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
27
amount,
by
fund,
expense
class,
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
28
Office
prior
to
processing
the
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
29
SECTION
4.
USE
OF
APPROPRIATION.
Notwithstanding
any
law
to
the
con
-
30
trary,
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
Section
1
of
this
act,
$200,000
from
31
the
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
Fund
shall
be
used
to
enhance
wolf
trapping
to
man
-
32
age
wolf
predation.
The
balance
of
the
$200,000
not
expended
for
this
pur
-
33
pose
shall
revert
to
the
fund.
The
Department
of
Fish
and
Game
shall
provide
34
a
report
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
detailing
the
use
of
35
funds
by
June
30,
2027.
The
format
and
content
of
this
report
will
be
de
-
36
termined
in
consultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
37
Legislative
Services
Office.
38
SECTION
5.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
39
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
40
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
41
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SECTION
6.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
2
July
1,
2026.
3