APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC & ISHS – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination and the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2027.

LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
965
BY
APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES,
MINERALS,
AND
2
ENERGY
COORDINATION
AND
THE
IDAHO
STATE
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY;
APPROPRI
-
3
ATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES,
MINERALS,
AND
ENERGY
4
COORDINATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
5
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES,
MINERALS,
AND
ENERGY
6
COORDINATION;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
FROM
THE
IDAHO
STATE
HIS
-
7
TORICAL
SOCIETY
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
8
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
THE
IDAHO
STATE
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY;
EXEMPTING
9
THE
APPROPRIATION
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS;
10
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
1
1
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
12
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
13
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
14
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
Species,
Minerals,
and
Energy
15
Coordination
for
the
State
Historic
Preservation
Office
Program
the
follow
-
16
ing
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
expense
classes
from
17
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
18
FOR
19
FOR
20
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
21
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
22
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
23
General
24
Fund
25
$204,500
$52,900
$257,400
Miscellaneous
Revenue
26
Fund
27
150,000
150,000
Federal
Grant
28
Fund
29
1,067,300
125,000
$100,000
1,292,300
TOTAL
30
$1,271,800
$327,900
$100,000
$1,699,700
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
31
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
32
to
the
Office
of
Species,
Minerals,
and
Energy
Coordination
is
hereby
in
-
33
creased
by
twelve
(12.00)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
34
SECTION
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
provided
by
law,
the
ap
-
35
propriation
to
the
Idaho
State
Historical
Society
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
36

2
following
amounts
from
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
1
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
2
FOR
3
FOR
4
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
5
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
6
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
7
General
8
Fund
9
$204,500
$52,900
$257,400
Federal
Grant
10
Fund
1
1
1,067,300
275,000
$100,000
1,442,300
TOTAL
12
$1,271,800
$327,900
$100,000
$1,699,700
SECTION
4.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding
any
other
authorization
13
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
14
to
the
Idaho
State
Historical
Society
is
hereby
reduced
by
twelve
(12.00)
for
15
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
16
SECTION
5.
EXEMPTION
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
AND
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITA
-
17
TIONS.
The
Office
of
Species,
Minerals,
and
Energy
Coordination
is
hereby
18
exempt
from
the
provisions
of
Section
67
-
3511
(1)
and
(2),
Idaho
Code,
allow
-
19
ing
unlimited
transfers
between
expense
classes
and
between
programs,
for
20
all
moneys
appropriated
to
them
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
21
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
shall
not
be
transferred
from
one
fund
to
22
another
fund
unless
expressly
approved
by
the
Legislature.
23
SECTION
6.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
24
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
25
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
26
SECTION
7.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
27
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
28
July
1,
2026.
29