S1431 • 2026

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsor: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.

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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 269 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 1:24 p.m. on 04/01/26
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-30 Idaho State Legislature
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 48-18-4 AYES – Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Cayler, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski Absent – Egbert, Haws, McCann, Palmer Floor Sponsor - Manwaring Title apvd - to Senate
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 26-7-2 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward NAYS – Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Zito, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Galloway, Guthrie Floor Sponsor - Cook Title apvd - to House
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-03-27 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
2026-03-26 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Finance
2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-03-24 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources 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.
1431
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES;
APPRO
-
2
PRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES
FOR
3
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
APPROPRIATING
AND
TRANSFERRING
MONEYS
FROM
THE
RE
-
4
VOLVING
DEVELOPMENT
FUND
TO
THE
AQUIFER
PLANNING
AND
MANAGEMENT
FUND
5
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
PROVIDING
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
ARPA
6
STATE
FISCAL
RECOVERY
FUND;
DIRECTING
THAT
MONEYS
APPROPRIATED
FOR
7
GENERAL
STREAM
ADJUDICATIONS
COUNT
TOWARD
FILING
FEES
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
8
2027;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
9
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
10
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
1
1
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
the
fol
-
12
lowing
amounts
to
be
expended
according
to
the
designated
programs
and
13
expense
classes
from
the
General
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
14
June
30,
2027:
15
FOR
16
FOR
17
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
18
BENEFIT
COSTS
19
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
Planning
and
Technical
Services
20
$195,000
$195,000
Northern
Idaho
Adjudication
21
$97,500
97,500
Bear
River
Basin
Adjudication
22
97,500
0
97,500
TOTAL
23
$195,000
$195,000
$390,000
SECTION
2.
CASH
TRANSFER
FOR
AQUIFER
MONITORING.
There
is
hereby
appro
-
24
priated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
and
the
Office
of
the
State
Con
-
25
troller
shall
transfer
$716,000
from
the
Revolving
Development
Fund
to
the
26
Aquifer
Planning
and
Management
Fund
on
July
1,
2026,
or
as
soon
thereafter
27
as
practicable
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027,
to
be
used
28
for
aquifer
monitoring,
measurement,
and
modeling.
29
SECTION
3.
REAPPROPRIATION
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
ARPA
STATE
FISCAL
RE
-
30
COVERY
FUND.
There
is
hereby
reappropriated
to
the
Department
of
Water
31
Resources
any
unexpended
and
unencumbered
balances
appropriated
or
reappro
-
32
priated
to
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
in
the
Planning
and
Technical
33
Services
Program
from
the
ARPA
State
Fiscal
Recovery
Fund
for
fiscal
year
34
2026
to
be
used
for
nonrecurring
expenditures
related
to
water
infrastruc
-
35
ture
projects
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
The
Office
36
of
the
State
Controller
shall
confirm
the
reappropriation
amount,
by
fund,
37

2
expense
class,
and
program,
with
the
Legislative
Services
Office
prior
to
1
processing
the
reappropriation
authorized
herein.
2
SECTION
4.
FILING
FEES.
Notwithstanding
Section
42
-
1414(1)(c),
Idaho
3
Code,
it
is
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
that
moneys
appropriated
in
Sec
-
4
tion
1
of
this
act
for
Idaho's
general
stream
adjudications
from
the
General
5
Fund
count
toward
the
filing
fees
required
under
Section
42
-
1414(1)(a)
and
6
(b),
Idaho
Code,
for
water
right
claims
filed
in
Idaho's
general
stream
ad
-
7
judications
by
the
Idaho
Water
Resource
Board
and
the
Governor
of
the
State
8
of
Idaho
based
on
instream
flow,
public
lake
level
maintenance,
or
recre
-
9
ation.
If
the
General
Fund
appropriation
exceeds
the
amount
required
for
the
10
Idaho
Water
Resource
Board's
and
the
Governor's
filing
fees
in
the
current
1
1
fiscal
year,
the
excess
shall
be
counted
toward
future
filing
fees
required
12
for
those
same
purposes.
If
the
General
Fund
appropriation
does
not
meet
or
13
exceed
the
fee
required
for
claims
of
the
Idaho
Water
Resource
Board
or
the
14
Governor,
the
Director
of
the
Department
of
Water
Resources
shall
grant
an
15
extension
of
time
to
the
Idaho
Water
Resource
Board
or
the
Governor
to
file
16
the
claim,
and
the
General
Fund
appropriation
for
the
following
fiscal
year
17
shall
be
counted
toward
the
balance
of
the
filing
fee.
18
SECTION
5.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
19
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
20
July
1,
2026.
21