Idaho Bills

Amends and adds to existing law to provide for a temporary assessment to fund fire protection and emergency medical services.

This legislation amends the Community Infrastructure District (CID) Act to allow a district to be formed within a county with the approval of the county. Additionally, this legislation allows a CID for the purposes of financing for fire protection and emergency medical service. Such financing is limited to 5 years.

Amends existing law to provide that a community infrastructure district may be formed within a county with the approval of the county.

Community Infrastructure Districts (CIDs) were established in Idaho in 2008 to ensure that new real estate developments cover their infrastructure costs without burdening existing taxpayers. This authority has only been available for projects within a city or its comprehensive plan. House Bill 437 will enable counties to approve CIDs outside of a comprehensive plan. This change will address regional infrastructure needs (highways, roads, bridges, utilities) that arise from new developments outside a city or its comprehensive plan, thereby protecting existing taxpayers from the costs associated with that growth.