Bill > S1363

This bill appropriates a total of $484,547,600 to various Natural Resources departments for the fiscal year 2027, covering the period from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. * **Department of Environmental Quality:** Receives a total of $96,526,300 for various programs including Administration and Support Services, Air Quality, Water Quality, Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission, Waste Management and Remediation, and Idaho National Laboratory Oversight. Significant funding comes from the Department of Environmental Quality (General) Fund, Department of Environmental Quality (Federal) Fund, and ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund. * **Department of Fish and Game:** Is appropriated $147,338,500 for Administration, Enforcement, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Communications. The primary funding source is the Fish and Game Fund, supplemented by the Fish and Game (Federal) Fund. * **Endowment Fund Investment Board:** Receives $1,019,700, primarily from the Endowment Earnings Administrative Fund, for its operations. * **Department of Lands:** Is appropriated $76,567,700 for Business Services, Forest Resources Management, Trust Land Management, Forest and Range Fire Protection, Scaling Practices, and Minerals, Public Trust, Oil and Gas. Funding comes from the General Fund, Department of Lands Fund, and Endowment Earnings Administrative Fund. * **Department of Parks and Recreation:** Is appropriated $50,488,300 for Park Operations. Major funding sources include the Parks and Recreation Fund, Parks and Recreation Registration Fund, and General Fund. * **Department of Water Resources:** Receives $112,607,100 for Management and Support Services, Planning and Technical Services, Water Management, Northern Idaho Adjudication, and Bear River Basin Adjudication. Significant funding is allocated from the General Fund, with substantial transfers from the General Fund to the Water Management Fund for water projects. The bill also authorizes specific full-time equivalent positions for each department for the fiscal year and includes provisions for reporting requirements on remediation projects, cash transfers for specific funds, and reappropriation authority for certain federal funds.

Budget and Finance, Justice

Finance Committee (Senate)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/legislation/S1363/