S1403 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 214 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 3:48 p.m. on 03/26/26
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 3, read in full as required – PASSED - 41-29-0 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler NAYS – Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Miller Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-9-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Blaylock, Foreman, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Shippy, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Woodward Title apvd - to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-18 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2027.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1403
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY;
2
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
3
QUALITY
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DE
-
4
PARTMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AUTHORIZING
5
ADDITIONAL
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANS
-
6
FERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
DEQ
AIR
PERMITTING
FEES
ACCOUNT
TO
THE
IDAHO
AIR
7
QUALITY
PERMITTING
FUND;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
8
THE
DEQ
DRINKING
WATER
FEES
ACCOUNT
TO
THE
PUBLIC
WATER
SYSTEM
SUPER
-
9
VISION
FUND;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
HAZARDOUS
10
WASTE
EMERGENCY
FUND
TO
THE
SOLID
WASTE
REGULATORY
FUND;
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
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
the
15
following
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
16
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
17
June
30,
2027:
18
FOR
19
FOR
20
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
21
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
22
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
WATER
QUALITY:
23
FROM:
24
IPDES
Program
25
Fund
26
$181,700
$200,000
$381,700
II.
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
AND
REMEDIATION:
27
FROM:
28
Environmental
Remediation
(Triumph
Mine)
29
Fund
30
$200,000
$1,000,000
$30,000
$1,230,000
Solid
Waste
Regulatory
31
Fund
32
350,000
35,000
$15,000
0
400,000
TOTAL
33
$550,000
$1,035,000
$15,000
$30,000
$1,630,000
GRAND
TOTAL
34
$731,700
$1,235,000
$15,000
$30,000
$2,011,700

2
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
1
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
for
the
2
Water
Quality
Program
is
hereby
reduced
by
$181,700
from
the
Department
of
3
Environmental
Quality
(Federal)
Fund
from
personnel
costs
for
the
period
4
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
5
SECTION
3.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
In
addition
to
any
other
authorization
6
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
7
to
the
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
is
hereby
increased
by
four
8
(4.00)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
9
SECTION
4.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
AIR
PERMITTING
FEES.
There
is
hereby
ap
-
10
propriated
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
the
balance
1
1
of
the
DEQ
Air
Permitting
Fees
Account
to
the
Idaho
Air
Quality
Permitting
12
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
13
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
to
consolidate
the
two
funds
and
cease
to
use
14
the
DEQ
Air
Permitting
Fees
Account.
15
SECTION
5.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
DRINKING
WATER
FEES.
There
is
hereby
ap
-
16
propriated
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
the
balance
17
of
the
DEQ
Drinking
Water
Fees
Account
to
the
Public
Water
System
Supervision
18
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
19
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
to
consolidate
the
two
funds
and
cease
to
use
20
the
DEQ
Drinking
Water
Fees
Account.
21
SECTION
6.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
SOLID
WASTE.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
22
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Controller
shall
transfer
$400,000
from
the
23
Hazardous
Waste
Emergency
Fund
to
the
Solid
Waste
Regulatory
Fund
on
July
24
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
25
through
June
30,
2027.
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