Bill > S1373

This bill appropriates a total of $1,580,987,400 to various state agencies for economic development and related functions for fiscal year 2027. * **Department of Agriculture:** $54,561,400 for various programs including administration, animal industries, agricultural resources, plant industries, agricultural inspections, market development, animal damage control, and sheep and goat health. * **Soil and Water Conservation Commission:** $3,982,700 for conservation and resource management activities. * **Department of Commerce:** $203,669,300, with a significant portion directed towards broadband infrastructure development through various federal and state funds, including reappropriations totaling up to $272,066,900 from the Idaho Broadband Fund, ARPA Capital Projects Fund, and Federal Grant Fund. * **Department of Finance:** $11,880,300 for regulatory functions. * **Industrial Commission:** $21,824,500 for workers' compensation, rehabilitation, and crime victim compensation. * **Department of Insurance:** $12,226,100 for insurance regulation and fire marshal activities. * **Department of Labor:** $105,920,200 for administrative services, determinations, and workforce development programs. * **Public Utilities Commission:** $7,682,100 for utility regulation. * **Commission on Hispanic Affairs:** $535,400 for its programs. * **Idaho State Historical Society:** $10,726,200 for historical preservation and services. * **Idaho Commission for Libraries:** $6,780,200 for library services. * **State Lottery:** $8,660,800 for lottery operations. * **State Appellate Public Defender:** $4,193,900 for appellate defense services, including reappropriations for capital and noncapital appeals totaling up to $1,222,300. * **Division of Veterans Services:** $65,404,900 for services and facilities for veterans. * **Office of the State Public Defender:** $81,699,800 for public defense services. * **Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses:** $36,799,100 for licensing and regulation of various professions. * **Office of Administrative Hearings:** $1,566,300 for administrative hearing processes. * **Office of Health and Social Services Ombudsman:** $450,800 for its ombudsman functions. * **Commission of Pardons and Parole:** $4,257,300 for its operations. * **Idaho Transportation Department:** $48,144,300 for transportation services, capital facilities, and aeronautics, and $241,597,300 for highway operations, and $608,992,000 for contract construction and right-of-way acquisition. The bill also authorizes specific full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for each agency for the fiscal year and includes provisions for the watercraft inspection program, a cash transfer for livestock depredation, and specific distribution of funds for soil and water conservation districts. Reappropriation authority is granted for certain broadband infrastructure projects and for the State Appellate Public Defender. The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses is exempted from certain program transfer limitations.