S1405 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-03-27

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APPROPRIATIONS – SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/27/26 Session Law Chapter 213 Effective: 03/27/2026 SECTION 5; 07/01/2026 SECTION 1-4
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 - 64-6-0 AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Cayler, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Thompson Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-4-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Keyser, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke) Floor Sponsor - Cook 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 – SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Relates to the appropriation to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1405
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
COMMIS
-
2
SION;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
FOR
3
THE
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
AP
-
4
PROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES
FOR
5
THE
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
PRO
-
6
VIDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
BENEFIT
PAYMENTS
DISTRIBUTION
FOR
7
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES
FOR
THE
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
8
COMMISSION;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
9
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
FOR
10
THE
SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
AND
1
1
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
12
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
13
SECTION
1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
14
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Agriculture
for
the
Soil
and
Wa
-
15
ter
Conservation
Commission
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
following
amounts
from
16
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
17
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
18
FOR
19
FOR
20
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
21
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
22
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
23
General
24
Fund
25
$1,517,000
$212,800
$1,805,200
$3,535,000
Administration
and
Accounting
Services
26
Fund
27
30,000
30,000
Resource
Conservation
and
Rangeland
Development
28
Fund
29
221,000
166,500
$200
387,700
Clean
Water
Revolving
Loan
(SCC)
30
Fund
31
0
30,000
0
0
30,000
TOTAL
32
$1,738,000
$439,300
$200
$1,805,200
$3,982,700
SECTION
2.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
33
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
for
the
34
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
Commission
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
35
according
to
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
36
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
37

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
5
General
6
Fund
7
$1,517,000
$212,800
$2,105,200
$3,835,000
Miscellaneous
Revenue
8
Fund
9
20,000
67,100
87,100
Administration
and
Accounting
Services
10
Fund
1
1
30,000
30,000
Resource
Conservation
and
Rangeland
Development
12
Fund
13
221,000
166,500
$200
387,700
Clean
Water
Revolving
Loan
(SCC)
14
Fund
15
0
30,000
0
0
30,000
TOTAL
16
$1,738,000
$459,300
$200
$2,172,300
$4,369,800
SECTION
3.
TRUSTEE
AND
BENEFIT
PAYMENTS
DISTRIBUTION.
Of
the
amount
ap
-
17
propriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
for
the
Soil
and
Water
Con
-
18
servation
Commission
in
Section
2
of
this
act
for
trustee
and
benefit
pay
-
19
ments,
$300,000
shall
be
distributed
equally
among
the
50
soil
and
water
con
-
20
servation
districts
in
addition
to
the
amounts
authorized
pursuant
to
Sec
-
21
tion
22
-
2727,
Idaho
Code.
22
SECTION
4.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
23
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
24
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
25
SECTION
5.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
3,
Chap
-
26
ter
136,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
for
by
law,
there
27
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Agriculture
for
the
Soil
and
Wa
-
28
ter
Conservation
Commission
$12,900
from
the
Miscellaneous
Revenue
Fund
to
29
be
expended
for
trustee
and
benefit
payments
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
30
through
June
30,
2026,
to
support
the
Conservation
Reserve
Enhancement
Pro
-
31
gram.
32
SECTION
6.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
33
declared
to
exist,
Section
5
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
34
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
through
4
of
this
act
shall
be
35
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
36