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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1427
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS;
APPROPRIATING
2
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
RE
-
3
DUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
4
2027;
DIRECTING
SUPPORT
FOR
THE
IDAHO
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY;
PROVIDING
5
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS
FOR
THE
FOREST
AND
RANGE
6
FIRE
PROTECTION
PROGRAM
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
PROVIDING
LIMITATIONS
FOR
7
GENERAL
FUND
BONUSES;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RE
-
8
STRICTIONS;
APPROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LANDS
9
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
REDUCING
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
10
LANDS
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026;
PROVIDING
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
1
1
LIMITATIONS
FOR
THE
FOREST
AND
RANGE
FIRE
PROTECTION
PROGRAM
FOR
FISCAL
12
YEAR
2026;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
EFFECTIVE
DATES.
13
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
14
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
15
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Lands
the
following
16
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
17
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
18
2027:
19
FOR
20
FOR
21
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
22
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
23
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
BUSINESS
SERVICES:
24
FROM:
25
Department
of
Lands
26
Fund
27
$160,000
$145,000
$305,000
Navigable
Waterways
28
Fund
29
$147,200
147,200
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
30
Fund
31
0
640,900
0
640,900
TOTAL
32
$147,200
$800,900
$145,000
$1,093,100
II.
FOREST
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT:
33
FROM:
34
Department
of
Lands
35
Fund
36
$5,000
$5,000
2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
CAPITAL
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
III.
TRUST
LAND
MANAGEMENT:
5
FROM:
6
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
7
Fund
8
$725,800
$725,800
IV.
FOREST
AND
RANGE
FIRE
PROTECTION:
9
FROM:
10
General
1
1
Fund
12
$140,300
$140,300
Department
of
Lands
13
Fund
14
0
$600,000
600,000
TOTAL
15
$140,300
$600,000
$740,300
V.
MINERALS,
PUBLIC
TRUST,
OIL
AND
GAS:
16
FROM:
17
Navigable
Waterways
18
Fund
19
$160,000
$160,000
GRAND
TOTAL
20
$447,500
$2,131,700
$145,000
$2,724,200
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
21
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Lands
is
hereby
reduced
by
the
22
following
amounts
according
to
the
designated
programs
from
personnel
costs
23
from
the
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
24
I.
BUSINESS
SERVICES:
25
FROM:
26
Endowment
Earnings
Administrative
Fund
27
$147,200
II.
MINERALS,
PUBLIC
TRUST,
OIL
AND
GAS:
28
FROM:
29
Department
of
Lands
Fund
30
$160,000
GRAND
TOTAL
31
$307,200
SECTION
3.
IDAHO
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
Sec
-
32
tion
1
of
this
act
from
the
Department
of
Lands
Fund,
$145,000
shall
be
dis
-
33
tributed
by
the
Department
of
Lands
to
the
Idaho
Geological
Survey.
34
3
SECTION
4.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS.
The
Forest
1
and
Range
Fire
Protection
Program
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
2
of
Section
67
-
3511(2),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
into
the
3
Forest
and
Range
Fire
Protection
Program
from
other
programs
within
the
De
-
4
partment
of
Lands
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
the
period
July
1,
5
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
6
SECTION
5.
LIMITATIONS
FOR
GENERAL
FUND
BONUSES.
Notwithstanding
any
7
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
use
of
General
Fund
appropria
-
8
tions
for
bonuses
shall
be
limited
to
firefighters
with
an
incident
qualifi
-
9
cation
card
including
an
operational
qualification.
The
Department
of
Lands
10
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
and
the
1
1
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office
on
12
the
award
of
bonuses
for
the
2026
fire
season.
The
report
shall
be
submitted
13
no
later
than
January
5,
2027.
14
SECTION
6.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
15
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
16
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
17
SECTION
7.
In
addition
to
the
appropriation
made
in
Section
1,
Chap
-
18
ter
297,
Laws
of
2025,
and
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
there
is
19
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Lands
the
following
amounts
accord
-
20
ing
to
the
designated
programs
to
be
expended
for
personnel
costs
from
the
21
listed
funds
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026:
22
I.
FOREST
AND
RANGE
FIRE
PROTECTION:
23
FROM:
24
General
Fund
25
$124,900
II.
MINERALS,
PUBLIC
TRUST,
OIL
AND
GAS:
26
FROM:
27
Navigable
Waterways
Fund
28
$160,000
GRAND
TOTAL
29
$284,900
SECTION
8.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
30
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Lands
for
the
Minerals,
Public
31
Trust,
Oil
and
Gas
Program
in
Section
1,
Chapter
297,
Laws
of
2025,
from
the
32
Department
of
Lands
Fund
is
hereby
reduced
by
$160,000
for
personnel
costs
33
for
the
period
July
1,
2025,
through
June
30,
2026.
34
SECTION
9.
EXEMPTIONS
FROM
PROGRAM
TRANSFER
LIMITATIONS.
The
Forest
35
and
Range
Fire
Protection
Program
is
hereby
exempted
from
the
provisions
36
of
Section
67
-
3511(2),
Idaho
Code,
allowing
unlimited
transfers
into
the
37
Forest
and
Range
Fire
Protection
Program
from
other
programs
within
the
De
-
38
partment
of
Lands
for
all
moneys
appropriated
to
it
for
the
period
July
1,
39
2025,
through
June
30,
2026.
40
4
SECTION
10.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
1
declared
to
exist,
Sections
7,
8,
and
9
of
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
2
effect
on
and
after
passage
and
approval,
and
Sections
1
through
6
of
this
act
3
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
July
1,
2026.
4