Bill > S1217

This bill appropriates a total of $18,305,000 to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2026, with additional funding and reappropriation authority for fiscal year 2025. * **Administration:** $11,223,700 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Fund ($8,874,900) and the Fish and Game (Federal) Fund ($2,348,800) for administrative personnel, operating expenditures, and capital outlay. * **Enforcement:** $220,800 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Fund for enforcement activities. * **Fisheries:** $2,815,100 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Fund ($310,000) and the Fish and Game (Federal) Fund ($2,505,100) for fisheries programs. * **Wildlife:** $3,495,400 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Fund ($70,000), Fish and Game (Other) Fund ($191,700), Fish and Game Expendable Trust Fund ($800,000), and Fish and Game (Federal) Fund ($2,433,700) for wildlife programs. * **Communications:** $550,000 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Fund for communications. * **Project Reappropriation:** Unexpended balances from non-General Funds for deferred maintenance, the Pocatello office remodel, and website overhaul for fiscal year 2025 are reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures through June 30, 2026. * **Depredation Fund Reappropriation:** Up to $1,800,000 from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund for fiscal year 2025 is reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures related to depredation claims through June 30, 2026. * **Additional Wildlife Funding (FY2025):** $270,000 is appropriated from the Fish and Game Expendable Trust Fund for operating expenditures for the Wildlife Program for fiscal year 2025.