S1416 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-01
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination for fiscal year 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 03/31/26 Session Law Chapter 256 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 55-14-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Berch, Cayler, Church, Crane(13), Egbert, Garner, Green, Haws, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, Rubel, Thompson Absent – Mickelsen Floor Sponsor - Furniss Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – PASSED - 30-3-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke), VanOrden Floor Sponsor - Galloway Title apvd - to House
2026-03-23 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-20 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-19 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – SMEC – Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination 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.
1416
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES,
MINERALS,
AND
EN
-
2
ERGY
COORDINATION;
APPROPRIATING
MONEYS
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES,
3
MINERALS,
AND
ENERGY
COORDINATION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
LIMITING
THE
4
NUMBER
OF
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
THE
OFFICE
OF
5
SPECIES,
MINERALS,
AND
ENERGY
COORDINATION;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIA
-
6
TION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
ENERGY
AND
MINERAL
RESOURCES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
7
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES
CONSERVATION
FOR
8
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
9
FOR
THE
OFFICE
OF
ENERGY
AND
MINERAL
RESOURCES;
REDUCING
AUTHORIZED
10
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS
FOR
THE
OFFICE
OF
SPECIES
CONSERVATION;
1
1
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
12
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
13
SECTION
1.
There
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Office
of
Species,
Min
-
14
erals,
and
Energy
Coordination
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
accord
-
15
ing
to
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
16
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
17
FOR
18
FOR
19
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
20
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
21
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
22
General
23
Fund
24
$925,600
$760,100
$1,685,700
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
25
Fund
26
219,700
62,000
281,700
Renewable
Energy
Resources
27
Fund
28
181,300
42,500
223,800
Miscellaneous
Revenue
29
Fund
30
122,100
89,200
$10,609,800
10,821,100
Petroleum
Price
Violation
31
Fund
32
246,900
178,600
$15,900
58,000
499,400
Federal
Grant
33
Fund
34
1,386,500
641,300
29,000
30,538,900
32,595,700
TOTAL
35
$3,082,100
$1,773,700
$44,900
$41,206,700
$46,107,400
SECTION
2.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
Pursuant
to
Section
67
-
3519,
Idaho
Code,
36
the
Office
of
Species,
Minerals,
and
Energy
Coordination
is
authorized
no
37

2
more
than
twenty
-
three
(23.00)
full
-
time
equivalent
positions
at
any
point
1
during
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
unless
specifically
2
authorized
by
the
Governor.
The
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
3
will
be
notified
promptly
of
any
increased
positions
so
authorized.
4
SECTION
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
5
the
appropriation
to
the
Office
of
Energy
and
Mineral
Resources
is
hereby
re
-
6
duced
from
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
pe
-
7
riod
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
8
FOR
9
FOR
10
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
1
1
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
12
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
13
Indirect
Cost
Recovery
14
Fund
15
$274,700
$62,000
$336,700
Renewable
Energy
Resources
16
Fund
17
206,900
42,500
249,400
Miscellaneous
Revenue
18
Fund
19
21,800
12,000
33,800
Petroleum
Price
Violation
20
Fund
21
266,400
178,600
$15,900
$58,000
518,900
Federal
Grant
22
Fund
23
776,400
467,200
0
10,398,900
11,642,500
TOTAL
24
$1,546,200
$762,300
$15,900
$10,456,900
$12,781,300
SECTION
4.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
25
the
appropriation
to
the
Office
of
Species
Conservation
is
hereby
reduced
26
from
the
designated
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
27
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
28
FOR
29
FOR
30
FOR
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
31
OPERATING
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
32
EXPENDITURES
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
FROM:
33
General
34
Fund
35
$1,001,000
$760,100
$1,761,100
Miscellaneous
Revenue
36
Fund
37
50,000
50,000
Federal
Grant
38
Fund
39
812,100
174,100
$29,000
$17,140,000
18,155,200
TOTAL
40
$1,813,100
$984,200
$29,000
$17,140,000
$19,966,300

3
SECTION
5.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding
any
other
appropriation
1
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
2
to
the
Office
of
Energy
and
Mineral
Resources
is
hereby
reduced
by
eleven
3
(11.00)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
4
SECTION
6.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding
any
other
appropriation
5
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
6
to
the
Office
of
Species
Conservation
is
hereby
reduced
by
sixteen
(16.00)
7
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
8
SECTION
7.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
9
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
10
July
1,
2026.
1
1