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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1363
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
NATURAL
RESOURCES;
APPROPRIATING
MONEYS
TO
2
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY,
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
FISH
AND
3
GAME,
THE
ENDOWMENT
FUND
INVESTMENT
BOARD,
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS,
4
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION,
AND
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
5
RESOURCES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
LIMITING
THE
NUMBER
OF
AUTHORIZED
6
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS;
PROVIDING
REMEDIATION
PROJECT
RE
-
7
PORTING
REQUIREMENTS;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
8
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL
FUND
TO
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION
(BASIN)
9
FUND;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
WATER
POLLUTION
10
CONTROL
FUND
TO
THE
AGRICULTURAL
BEST
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
(BMP)
FUND;
1
1
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
USE
OF
THE
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL
FUND;
12
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
ARPA
STATE
FISCAL
RECOV
-
13
ERY
FUND;
PROVIDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
USE
OF
THE
ARPA
STATE
FISCAL
14
RECOVERY
FUND;
DIRECTING
THE
USE
OF
THE
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATION;
15
PROVIDING
A
CONTINUOUS
APPROPRIATION
FOR
CERTAIN
COSTS
OF
THE
ENDOW
-
16
MENT
FUND
INVESTMENT
BOARD;
PROVIDING
FOR
THE
TRANSFER
OF
MONEYS
FROM
17
EARNINGS
RESERVE
FUNDS
TO
INCOME
FUNDS;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPROPRIATION
FOR
18
THE
FOREST
AND
RANGE
FIRE
PROTECTION
PROGRAM
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
TRANS
-
19
FER
LIMITATIONS;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
CAPITAL
20
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM;
EXEMPTING
THE
APPROPRIATION
FOR
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
21
PARKS
AND
RECREATION
FOR
OPERATIONS
PROGRAM
GRANTS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
22
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
23
GENERAL
FUND
TO
THE
SECONDARY
AQUIFER
PLANNING,
MANAGEMENT,
AND
IMPLE
-
24
MENTATION
FUND;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
GENERAL
25
FUND
TO
THE
WATER
MANAGEMENT
FUND
FOR
FLOOD
MANAGEMENT;
APPROPRIATING
26
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
GENERAL
FUND
TO
THE
WATER
MANAGEMENT
27
FUND
FOR
WATER
PROJECTS;
DIRECTING
THE
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
WATER
MANAGEMENT
28
FUND
PROJECTS;
PROVIDING
FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY
REPORTS;
PROVIDING
FOR
29
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
30
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
31
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
32
SECTION
1.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
Natural
Resources
the
fol
-
33
lowing
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
ex
-
34
pense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
35
30,
2027:
36
2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY:
5
A.
ADMINISTRATION
AND
SUPPORT
SERVICES:
6
FROM:
7
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
8
Fund
9
$3,369,500
$1,825,700
$1,855,800
$7,051,000
Air
Quality
Permitting
10
Fund
1
1
232,900
51,600
23,500
308,000
Public
Water
System
Supervision
12
Fund
13
350,300
73,000
74,500
497,800
Environmental
Remediation
(Box)
14
Fund
15
15,500
10,000
25,500
Environmental
Remediation
(Basin)
16
Fund
17
20,000
14,400
12,600
47,000
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Receipts)
18
Fund
19
351,700
111,100
95,900
558,700
Idaho
Underground
Storage
Tank
Program
20
Fund
21
59,100
15,900
18,400
93,400
IPDES
Program
22
Fund
23
318,000
50,500
58,100
426,600
Bunker
Hill
Trust
24
Fund
25
4,200
6,800
5,900
16,900
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
26
Fund
27
1,680,000
1,211,600
1,180,200
4,071,800
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
28
Fund
29
4,900
0
0
4,900
TOTAL
30
$6,406,100
$3,370,600
$3,324,900
$13,101,600
B.
AIR
QUALITY:
31
FROM:
32
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
33
Fund
34
$5,297,200
$213,600
$5,510,800
Air
Quality
Permitting
35
Fund
36
1,526,800
59,700
1,586,500
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Receipts)
37
Fund
38
446,400
393,000
$300,000
1,139,400
3
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
5
Fund
6
1,242,600
1,971,200
1,241,400
4,455,200
TOTAL
7
$8,513,000
$2,637,500
$1,541,400
$12,691,900
C.
WATER
QUALITY:
8
FROM:
9
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
10
Fund
1
1
$9,937,200
$1,765,500
$488,500
$12,191,200
Public
Water
System
Supervision
12
Fund
13
1,677,800
299,700
1,977,500
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Receipts)
14
Fund
15
663,900
743,700
1,771,600
3,179,200
IPDES
Program
16
Fund
17
1,371,400
196,400
1,567,800
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
18
Fund
19
6,542,500
13,440,000
2,333,200
22,315,700
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
20
Fund
21
32,900
0
0
32,900
TOTAL
22
$20,225,700
$16,445,300
$4,593,300
$41,264,300
D.
COEUR
D'ALENE
BASIN
COMMISSION:
23
FROM:
24
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
25
Fund
26
$214,500
$10,200
$224,700
Environmental
Remediation
(Basin)
27
Fund
28
186,800
15,500
202,300
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
29
Fund
30
16,100
0
$50,000
66,100
TOTAL
31
$417,400
$25,700
$50,000
$493,100
E.
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
AND
REMEDIATION:
32
FROM:
33
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
34
Fund
35
$3,094,800
$156,200
$94,600
$3,345,600
Environmental
Remediation
(Box)
36
Fund
37
283,800
97,300
210,500
591,600
4
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Environmental
Remediation
(Basin)
5
Fund
6
292,900
58,500
280,000
631,400
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Receipts)
7
Fund
8
1,067,200
1,166,600
51,800
2,285,600
Idaho
Underground
Storage
Tank
Program
9
Fund
10
296,800
25,000
321,800
Bunker
Hill
Trust
1
1
Fund
12
139,900
4,390,000
375,000
4,904,900
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
13
Fund
14
3,183,000
8,242,900
2,500,500
13,926,400
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
15
Fund
16
13,400
0
0
13,400
TOTAL
17
$8,371,800
$14,136,500
$3,512,400
$26,020,700
F.
IDAHO
NATIONAL
LABORATORY
OVERSIGHT:
18
FROM:
19
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(General)
20
Fund
21
$179,100
$8,700
$187,800
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
22
Fund
23
1,301,200
1,318,800
$146,900
2,766,900
TOTAL
24
$1,480,300
$1,327,500
$146,900
$2,954,700
DEPARTMENT
25
TOTAL
26
$45,414,300
$37,943,100
$3,324,900
$9,844,000
$96,526,300
II.
DEPARTMENT
OF
FISH
AND
GAME:
27
A.
ADMINISTRATION:
28
FROM:
29
Fish
and
Game
30
Fund
31
$6,206,600
$5,893,100
$12,099,700
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
32
Fund
33
1,071,600
283,800
1,355,400
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
34
Fund
35
31,300
31,300
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
(Other)
36
Fund
37
22,200
22,200
5
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Expendable
Big
Game
Depredation
5
Fund
6
2,900
2,900
Fish
and
Game
Expendable
Trust
7
Fund
8
8,100
8,100
Fish
and
Game
Nonexpendable
Trust
9
Fund
10
3,600
3,600
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
1
1
Fund
12
4,473,700
5,841,300
10,315,000
TOTAL
13
$11,751,900
$12,086,300
$23,838,200
B.
ENFORCEMENT:
14
FROM:
15
Fish
and
Game
16
Fund
17
$13,500,400
$2,895,600
$16,396,000
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
18
Fund
19
186,000
77,000
263,000
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
(Other)
20
Fund
21
20,600
20,600
Fish
and
Game
Expendable
Trust
22
Fund
23
26,400
26,400
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
24
Fund
25
2,300
6,700
9,000
TOTAL
26
$13,688,700
$3,026,300
$16,715,000
C.
FISHERIES:
27
FROM:
28
Fish
and
Game
29
Fund
30
$5,223,700
$7,691,400
$12,915,100
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
31
Fund
32
3,655,800
8,333,200
11,989,000
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
33
Fund
34
400,700
575,700
976,400
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
(Other)
35
Fund
36
179,200
165,700
344,900
Fish
and
Game
Expendable
Trust
37
Fund
38
36,000
333,000
369,000
6
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Fish
and
Game
Nonexpendable
Trust
5
Fund
6
33,200
33,200
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
7
Fund
8
16,656,500
14,465,100
31,121,600
TOTAL
9
$26,151,900
$31,597,300
$57,749,200
D.
WILDLIFE:
10
FROM:
1
1
Fish
and
Game
12
Fund
13
$7,881,400
$6,625,600
$174,800
$14,681,800
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
14
Fund
15
632,000
1,054,100
1,686,100
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
16
Fund
17
192,200
3,666,000
3,858,200
Fish
and
Game
Set
-
Aside
(Other)
18
Fund
19
1,336,900
325,300
1,662,200
Expendable
Big
Game
Depredation
20
Fund
21
1,800,000
1,800,000
Fish
and
Game
Expendable
Trust
22
Fund
23
319,400
896,100
1,215,500
Fish
and
Game
Nonexpendable
Trust
24
Fund
25
11,500
2,300
13,800
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
26
Fund
27
8,218,000
10,546,400
0
18,764,400
TOTAL
28
$18,591,400
$23,115,800
$1,974,800
$43,682,000
E.
COMMUNICATIONS:
29
FROM:
30
Fish
and
Game
31
Fund
32
$2,016,700
$704,800
$2,721,500
Fish
and
Game
(Other)
33
Fund
34
49,600
35,700
85,300
Fish
and
Game
Expendable
Trust
35
Fund
36
30,900
89,000
119,900
7
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Fish
and
Game
(Federal)
5
Fund
6
1,908,800
518,600
2,427,400
TOTAL
7
$4,006,000
$1,348,100
$5,354,100
DEPARTMENT
8
TOTAL
9
$74,189,900
$71,173,800
$1,974,800
$147,338,500
III.
ENDOWMENT
FUND
INVESTMENT
BOARD:
10
FROM:
1
1
Miscellaneous
Revenue
12
Fund
13
$81,900
$14,500
$96,400
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
14
Fund
15
718,600
204,700
923,300
TOTAL
16
$800,500
$219,200
$1,019,700
IV.
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS:
17
A.
BUSINESS
SERVICES:
18
FROM:
19
General
20
Fund
21
$541,600
$415,100
$956,700
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
22
Fund
23
160,900
129,000
289,900
Department
of
Lands
24
Fund
25
942,200
671,100
1,613,300
Navigable
Waterways
26
Fund
27
1,600
1,600
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
28
Fund
29
2,898,400
3,230,300
6,128,700
TOTAL
30
$4,544,700
$4,445,500
$8,990,200
B.
FOREST
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT:
31
FROM:
32
General
33
Fund
34
$1,138,400
$494,400
$20,000
$1,652,800
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
35
Fund
36
75,500
324,000
399,500
8
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Department
of
Lands
5
Fund
6
1,604,500
908,100
2,512,600
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
7
Fund
8
388,200
82,900
471,100
Community
Forestry
9
Fund
10
20,000
20,000
40,000
Federal
Grant
1
1
Fund
12
1,204,700
3,125,700
5,415,400
9,745,800
TOTAL
13
$4,411,300
$4,955,100
$5,455,400
$14,821,800
C.
TRUST
LAND
MANAGEMENT:
14
FROM:
15
General
16
Fund
17
$153,500
$2,200
$155,700
Department
of
Lands
18
Fund
19
172,200
279,000
451,200
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
20
Fund
21
16,467,900
13,829,300
$50,000
30,347,200
TOTAL
22
$16,793,600
$14,110,500
$50,000
$30,954,100
D.
FOREST
AND
RANGE
FIRE
PROTECTION:
23
FROM:
24
General
25
Fund
26
$4,860,800
$766,100
$1,660,900
$7,287,800
Department
of
Lands
27
Fund
28
5,321,800
989,800
956,500
7,268,100
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
29
Fund
30
57,500
57,500
Federal
Grant
31
Fund
32
826,400
1,305,000
450,000
2,581,400
TOTAL
33
$11,009,000
$3,060,900
$3,124,900
$17,194,800
E.
SCALING
PRACTICES:
34
FROM:
35
Department
of
Lands
36
Fund
37
$264,600
$58,200
$322,800
9
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
F.
MINERALS,
PUBLIC
TRUST,
OIL
AND
GAS:
5
FROM:
6
General
7
Fund
8
$936,900
$134,000
$1,070,900
Department
of
Lands
9
Fund
10
571,300
901,900
1,473,200
Oil
and
Gas
Conservation
1
1
Fund
12
165,900
107,800
273,700
Navigable
Waterways
13
Fund
14
1,022,400
443,800
1,466,200
TOTAL
15
$2,696,500
$1,587,500
$4,284,000
DIVISION
16
TOTAL
17
$39,719,700
$28,217,700
$50,000
$8,580,300
$76,567,700
V.
DEPARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION
-
-
PARK
OPERATIONS
PROGRAM:
18
FROM:
19
General
20
Fund
21
$3,217,100
$940,900
$4,158,000
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
22
Fund
23
325,200
199,600
524,800
Parks
and
Recreation
24
Fund
25
12,378,000
5,513,200
$420,000
18,311,200
Recreational
Fuels
26
Fund
27
719,400
928,500
2,971,800
4,619,700
Parks
and
Recreation
Registration
28
Fund
29
1,520,100
1,351,400
10,350,000
13,221,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
30
Fund
31
19,600
92,100
111,700
Public
Recreation
Enterprise
32
Fund
33
898,000
1,429,000
2,327,000
Parks
and
Recreation
Expendable
Trust
34
Fund
35
610,600
405,600
1,016,200
Federal
Grant
36
Fund
37
1,339,500
631,200
4,227,500
6,198,200
TOTAL
38
$21,027,500
$11,491,500
$17,969,300
$50,488,300
10
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
VI.
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES:
5
A.
MANAGEMENT
AND
SUPPORT
SERVICES:
6
FROM:
7
General
8
Fund
9
$933,800
$919,700
$1,853,500
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
10
Fund
1
1
194,700
198,100
392,800
Water
Administration
12
Fund
13
21,800
21,800
Miscellaneous
Revenue
14
Fund
15
0
177,400
177,400
TOTAL
16
$1,128,500
$1,317,000
$2,445,500
B.
PLANNING
AND
TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
17
FROM:
18
General
19
Fund
20
$4,044,500
$30,823,500
$6,713,400
$41,581,400
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
21
Fund
22
65,900
65,900
Aquifer
Planning
and
Management
23
Fund
24
1,250,100
457,400
1,707,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
25
Fund
26
164,500
164,500
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
27
Fund
28
50,000,000
50,000,000
Federal
Grant
29
Fund
30
379,700
857,700
0
1,237,400
TOTAL
31
$5,674,300
$32,369,000
$56,713,400
$94,756,700
C.
WATER
MANAGEMENT:
32
FROM:
33
General
34
Fund
35
$7,482,900
$2,274,300
$9,757,200
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
36
Fund
37
70,900
70,900
11
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Water
Administration
5
Fund
6
1,742,500
235,000
1,977,500
Miscellaneous
Revenue
7
Fund
8
1,121,200
320,200
1,441,400
Federal
Grant
9
Fund
10
303,900
348,800
652,700
TOTAL
1
1
$10,650,500
$3,249,200
$13,899,700
D.
NORTHERN
IDAHO
ADJUDICATION:
12
FROM:
13
General
14
Fund
15
$291,800
$196,300
$488,100
Northern
Idaho
Adjudication
16
Fund
17
97,500
38,700
136,200
TOTAL
18
$389,300
$235,000
$624,300
E.
BEAR
RIVER
BASIN
ADJUDICATION:
19
FROM:
20
General
21
Fund
22
$620,900
$162,500
$783,400
Bear
River
Basin
Adjudication
23
Fund
24
97,500
0
97,500
TOTAL
25
$718,400
$162,500
$880,900
DIVISION
26
TOTAL
27
$18,561,000
$37,332,700
$56,713,400
$112,607,100
GRAND
TOTAL
28
$199,712,900
$186,378,000
$3,374,900
$95,081,800
$484,547,600
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
accordance
with
Section
67
-
3519,
29
Idaho
Code,
each
of
the
programs
in
Natural
Resources
is
authorized
no
more
30
than
the
following
number
of
full
-
time
equivalent
positions
at
any
point
31
during
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
unless
specifically
32
authorized
by
the
Governor.
The
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
33
will
be
notified
promptly
of
any
increased
positions
so
authorized.
34
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
375.00
35
Department
of
Fish
and
Game
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
550.00
36
Endowment
Fund
Investment
Board
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4.00
37
Department
of
Lands
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
334.93
38
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
195.80
39
12
Department
of
Water
Resources
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
171.00
1
SECTION
3.
REMEDIATION
PROJECT
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Moneys
de
-
2
posited
into
the
Environmental
Remediation
(Basin)
Fund
shall
be
used
for
3
remediation
of
the
Coeur
d'Alene
Basin
in
accordance
with
the
Superfund
4
contract
with
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
The
Department
of
En
-
5
vironmental
Quality
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
Governor,
the
6
Legislature,
and
the
Basin
Environmental
Improvement
Project
Commission
on
7
the
remediation
progress
and
the
expenditures
involved.
8
SECTION
4.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
WASTE
REMEDIATION.
There
is
hereby
ap
-
9
propriated
to
the
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
and
the
Office
of
the
10
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$1,500,000
from
the
Water
Pollution
Control
1
1
Fund
to
the
Environmental
Remediation
(Basin)
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
12
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
13
2027,
to
be
used
for
Superfund
cleanup
projects
in
the
Coeur
d'Alene
Basin.
14
SECTION
5.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
AGRICULTURAL
BEST
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
15
FUND.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Environmental
Qual
-
16
ity
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$279,000
from
the
17
Water
Pollution
Control
Fund
to
the
Agricultural
Best
Management
Practices
18
(BMP)
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
pe
-
19
riod
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
20
SECTION
6.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
USE
OF
THE
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL
FUND.
21
The
appropriation
of
moneys
from
the
Water
Pollution
Control
Fund
in
this
22
act
for
the
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
shall
specifically
super
-
23
sede
the
provisions
of
Section
39
-
3630,
Idaho
Code.
24
SECTION
7.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
ARPA
STATE
FISCAL
RECOV
-
25
ERY
FUND.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Department
of
Environmen
-
26
tal
Quality
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
to
the
De
-
27
partment
of
Environmental
Quality
from
the
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
Fund
28
for
water
infrastructure
and
remediation
projects
for
fiscal
year
2026
from
29
the
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
Fund,
to
be
used
for
nonrecurring
expendi
-
30
tures
related
to
water
infrastructure
and
remediation
projects
for
the
pe
-
31
riod
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Office
of
the
State
Controller
32
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
amount,
by
fund,
expense
class,
and
pro
-
33
gram,
with
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
to
processing
the
reappro
-
34
priation
authorized
herein.
35
SECTION
8.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
USE
OF
THE
ARPA
STATE
FISCAL
RECOVERY
FUND.
36
It
is
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
to
provide
no
more
than
$325,000,000
37
of
ARPA
funding
to
support
construction
of
drinking
water
and
wastewater
38
projects.
Moneys
shall
be
appropriated
from
the
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
39
Fund
for
this
purpose.
The
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
may
use
the
40
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
Fund
to
fund
all
eligible
planning
grant
requests
41
received
consistent
with
existing
processes.
The
Department
of
Environmen
-
42
tal
Quality
shall
provide
ARPA
funding
in
the
form
of
grants
for
construction
43
of
drinking
water
and
wastewater
projects
using
a
tiered
approach
that
pro
-
44
13
vides
the
highest
level
of
grant
funding
to
systems
with
the
greatest
level
1
of
need
but
least
ability
to
pay,
as
determined
by
factors
including
size
of
2
system
(smaller
systems
rank
higher),
monthly
user
rates,
median
income,
and
3
readiness
to
proceed.
The
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
may
consider
4
all
projects
meeting
the
intended
criteria
where
costs
were
incurred
after
5
March
3,
2021,
and
where
construction
will
be
completed
prior
to
December
6
31,
2026.
This
includes
funding
cost
overruns
for
existing
state
revolving
7
loan
-
funded
projects
currently
under
construction
if
they
are
due
to
factors
8
such
as
increased
labor
and
material
costs.
The
Department
of
Environmental
9
Quality
shall
provide
a
written
update
of
recipients
to
germane
legislative
10
committees
upon
approval
by
the
Board
of
Environmental
Quality.
The
Depart
-
1
1
ment
of
Environmental
Quality
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
Governor
and
the
12
Legislature
detailing
progress
and
expenditures
by
January
12,
2027.
13
SECTION
9.
USE
OF
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATION.
Notwithstanding
the
pro
-
14
visions
of
Idaho
Code,
or
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
di
-
15
rector
of
the
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
is
prohibited
from
reduc
-
16
ing
the
allocation
of
General
Fund
moneys
provided
to
the
Lake
Pend
Oreille,
17
Pend
Oreille
River,
Priest
Lake
and
Priest
River
Commission
and
the
Bear
Lake
18
Regional
Commission
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
19
SECTION
10.
CONTINUOUS
APPROPRIATION
-
-
ENDOWMENT
FUND
INVESTMENT
20
BOARD.
The
Endowment
Fund
Investment
Board
is
hereby
granted
continuous
21
appropriation
authority
for
consulting
fees,
custodial
fees,
investment
22
manager
fees,
and
other
portfolio
-
related
external
costs
for
the
period
July
23
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
24
SECTION
11.
TRANSFERS
FROM
EARNINGS
RESERVE
FUNDS
-
-
ENDOWMENT
FUND
25
INVESTMENT
BOARD.
For
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
it
is
26
hereby
appropriated
and
the
Endowment
Fund
Investment
Board
shall
trans
-
27
fer
$117,278,400
as
follows:
$72,366,000
from
the
Public
School
Earnings
28
Reserve
Fund
to
the
Public
School
Income
Fund;
$2,222,400
from
the
Agricul
-
29
tural
College
Earnings
Reserve
Fund
to
the
Agricultural
College
Endowment
30
Income
Fund;
$8,113,160
from
the
Charitable
Institutions
Earnings
Reserve
31
Fund
to
the
Charitable
Institutions
Endowment
Income
Fund;
$8,494,800
from
32
the
Normal
School
Earnings
Reserve
Fund
to
the
Normal
School
Endowment
In
-
33
come
Fund;
$3,585,600
from
the
Penitentiary
Earnings
Reserve
Fund
to
the
34
Penitentiary
Endowment
Income
Fund;
$7,465,200
from
the
Scientific
School
35
Earnings
Reserve
Fund
to
the
Scientific
School
Endowment
Income
Fund;
36
$7,776,000
from
the
Mental
Hospital
Earnings
Reserve
Fund
to
the
Mental
37
Hospital
Endowment
Income
Fund;
and
$7,255,200
from
the
University
Earnings
38
Reserve
Fund
to
the
University
Endowment
Income
Fund.
39
SECTION
12.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS
-
-
DE
-
40
PARTMENT
OF
LANDS.
The
Department
of
Lands
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
pro
-
41
visions
of
Section
67
-
3511(1)
and
(3),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
trans
-
42
fers
between
expense
classes
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
the
Forest
and
43
Range
Fire
Protection
Program
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
44
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
shall
not
be
transferred
from
one
fund
to
45
another
fund
unless
expressly
approved
by
the
Legislature.
46
14
SECTION
13.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT
PRO
-
1
GRAM
-
-
DEPARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
2
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
3
balances
appropriated
or
reappropriated
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
4
Recreation
for
the
Capital
Development
Program
for
fiscal
year
2026
to
be
5
used
for
nonrecurring
expenditures
in
the
Capital
Development
Program
for
6
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Office
of
the
State
Con
-
7
troller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
amount,
by
fund,
expense
class,
8
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
to
processing
the
9
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
10
SECTION
14.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
EXPENSE
CLASS
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS
-
-
DE
-
1
1
PARTMENT
OF
PARKS
AND
RECREATION.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
Section
12
67
-
3511(2),
Idaho
Code,
trustee
and
benefit
payments
appropriated
to
the
De
-
13
partment
of
Parks
and
Recreation
for
grants
in
the
Operations
Program
may
14
be
transferred
to
capital
outlay
in
the
Capital
Development
Program
to
re
-
15
flect
grants
awarded
to
the
Department
of
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
period
16
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
Legislative
appropriations
shall
not
17
be
transferred
from
one
fund
to
another
fund
unless
expressly
approved
by
the
18
Legislature.
19
SECTION
15.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
AQUIFER
MANAGEMENT
-
-
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
20
RESOURCES.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
21
in
Section
1
of
this
act
for
the
Planning
and
Technical
Services
Program
22
from
the
General
Fund,
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
23
$5,000,000
to
the
Secondary
Aquifer
Planning,
Management,
and
Implementa
-
24
tion
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
25
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
to
be
used
for
aquifer
recharge
and
man
-
26
agement.
27
SECTION
16.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
THE
FLOOD
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
-
-
DEPART
-
28
MENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
29
Water
Resources
in
Section
1
of
this
act
for
the
Planning
and
Technical
30
Services
Program
from
the
General
Fund,
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
31
shall
transfer
$1,000,000
to
the
Water
Management
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
32
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
33
2027,
to
be
used
for
hydrologic
data
collection,
monitoring
and
modeling,
34
flood
-
damaged
stream
channel
repair,
stream
channel
improvement,
flood
risk
35
reduction,
or
flood
prevention
projects.
These
moneys
shall
be
administered
36
by
the
Idaho
Water
Resource
Board
through
a
competitive,
matching
grant
37
process
that
prioritizes
projects
based
on
the
public
benefits
they
provide.
38
SECTION
17.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
WATER
PROJECTS
-
-
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RE
-
39
SOURCES.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
40
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$30,000,000
from
the
41
General
Fund
to
the
Water
Management
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
there
-
42
after
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
to
be
43
used
for
water
projects.
44
15
SECTION
18.
WATER
MANAGEMENT
FUND
PROJECTS.
Of
the
amount
appropriated
1
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
in
Section
1
of
this
act,
$30,000,000
2
shall
be
used
for
water
projects
pursuant
to
the
following
criteria:
3
(1)
The
Water
Resource
Board
shall
use
the
funds
for
planning,
con
-
4
struction,
rehabilitation,
reconstruction,
and
improvement
of
water
infra
-
5
structure
throughout
the
state.
Projects
shall
prioritize:
6
(a)
Aquifer
recharge,
ground
water
management,
and
other
projects
7
aimed
at
sustaining
aquifer
health
and
long
-
term
water
availability;
8
(b)
Development
and
rehabilitation
of
water
storage
and
conveyance
9
systems,
including
reservoirs,
diversion
structures,
pipelines,
and
10
canals;
1
1
(c)
Water
supply
and
delivery
improvements
that
enhance
efficiency
and
12
conservation;
and
13
(d)
Emergency
water
infrastructure
repairs
and
upgrades
to
ensure
the
14
resilience
of
vital
water
systems.
15
(2)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
a
single
year,
no
more
than
50%
of
the
16
funds
appropriated
in
this
section
may
be
used
within
a
single
board
dis
-
17
trict,
as
defined
in
section
42
-
1732,
Idaho
Code,
unless
there
are
no
com
-
18
peting
funding
applications
for
water
infrastructure
projects
in
other
dis
-
19
tricts
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
20
(3)
The
Department
of
Water
Resources
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
21
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee,
to
the
relevant
germane
legisla
-
22
tive
committees,
and
to
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
23
Legislative
Services
Office
no
later
than
December
5,
2026.
This
report
24
shall
include
information
required
in
Section
42
-
1760(3),
Idaho
Code,
in
a
25
format
determined
in
consultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Divi
-
26
sion
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office.
27
SECTION
19.
ACCOUNTABILITY
REPORTS.
Funds
specifically
identified
in
28
statute
or
in
an
appropriation
act
as
intended
for
a
certain
purpose
may
29
be
used
only
for
that
purpose.
Funds
provided
in
this
act
are
subject
to
30
accountability
reports
and
management
reviews
in
accordance
with
Section
31
67
-
702,
Idaho
Code,
provided
the
Legislative
Services
Office
auditor
has
32
sufficient
resources
to
conduct
those
reports.
State
agencies
that
are
33
authorized
to
contract
for
outside
audits
shall
submit
those
reports
to
the
34
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
when
those
reports
become
avail
-
35
able.
36
SECTION
20.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
37
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
38
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
39
SECTION
21.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
40
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
41
July
1,
2026.
42