Bill > H0246

This bill addresses fiscal year 2025 appropriations and transfers for three state departments: Commerce, Environmental Quality, and Health and Welfare. Specifically, the bill reduces and then re-appropriates funds for the Department of Commerce's Broadband Program across multiple funding sources including the Idaho Broadband Fund, ARPA Capital Projects Fund, and Federal Grant Fund, with total appropriations of approximately $291.7 million. The bill transfers $2 million from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality's General Fund. For the Department of Health and Welfare, the bill reduces and then re-appropriates $160,000 from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program, and similarly adjusts $240,000 from the Central Tumor Registry Fund for Physical Health Services. The bill declares an emergency, which means it will go into effect immediately upon passage and approval, allowing for quick implementation of the financial adjustments across these state departments for the upcoming fiscal year.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations Committee (H)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0246/