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H03172017 Regular Session

Appropriates an additional $5,493,300 to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 7 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2018.

APPROPRIATIONS -- FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT -- Appropriates an additional $5,493,300 to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2018; and authorizes an additional 7 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2018.

APPROPRIATIONSFISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This is the trailer appropriation bill to H230, the Idaho Fish and Game fee increase. H230 created a new fee to increase funding for wildlife depredation compensation, prevention of wildlife damage to private land, and sportsman access programs. The full-year fiscal impact was estimated at $2 million. Furthermore, resident license fees were increased and a Price Lock discount order was provided, which would provide a discount, for at least five years, for eligible resident sportsmen who purchase a license annually. The full-year fiscal impact was estimated at $3 million. The statement of purpose stated, "The new revenue will restore inflationary losses in programs and will fund sportsman desired program enhancements." This appropriation bill provides funding as follows: 1) $500,000 for depredation prevention; 2) $419,300 for seven landowner sportsmen coordinators (one for each district); 3) $500,000 for depredation payments to landowners; 4) $400,000 for enforcement training and equipment costs; 5) $60,000 for fish food and operation of remote fish spawning stations; 6) $250,000 to address deferred hatchery maintenance; 7) $50,000 for pheasant stocking; 8) $100,000 for challenge grant cost share; 9) $419,100 for fish stocking; 10) $120,000 for boating and fishing access maintenance; 11) $250,000 from license moneys matched with $750,000 from federal Pittman-Roberson moneys for wildlife management area maintenance; 12) $250,000 from license moneys matched with $750,000 from Pittman-Robertson moneys for deer and elk management; 13) $200,000 for predation management of fox, racoons, skunks, and feral cats; 14) $75,000 for improving the sportsman digital information network; and 15) $100,000 from license moneys matched with $300,000 from Pittman-Robertson moneys for shooting range development.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 27, 2017

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
57 Yea
12 Nay
1 absentPassed by 64.29 votes

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)

LATEST ACTION

Reported Signed by Governor on April 11, 2017 Session Law Chapter 331 Effective: 07/01/2017

BILL INFO

Session
2017
Chamber
house
Status date
Apr 11, 2017

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