Bill > S1448

This bill appropriates and adjusts funds for the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2025, totaling $150,746,900 in appropriations and $151,548,000 in reductions, with an effective date of July 1, 2024. * **Department of Commerce:** * General Fund: $165,300 for trustee and personnel benefit costs and expenditures. * Tourism and Promotion Fund: $21,200 for expenditures. * ARPA Capital Projects Fund: $2,500 for expenditures. * Federal Grant Fund: $9,900 for expenditures. * **Broadband Office:** * General Fund: $236,000 for trustee and personnel benefit costs and expenditures. * ARPA Capital Projects Fund: $306,000 for expenditures. * Federal Grant Fund: $150,006,000 for trustee and personnel benefit costs, expenditures, and payments. * **Broadband Funding from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA):** The bill notes the intent to provide approximately $588,000,000 for broadband projects to connect unserved and underserved households in Idaho. These funds are approved by the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board and administered by the Idaho Office of Broadband. * **Reductions to Appropriations:** The bill also details reductions to appropriations for the Department of Commerce, totaling $151,548,000, across various funds and expense categories.