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.

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.