Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriations to deficiency warrant funds for fiscal year 2023.

Idaho Code authorizes the use of deficiency warrants under certain circumstances. The agencies pay the bills and come back to the Legislature during the next session for the cash to reimburse those costs. This legislation includes reimbursement for the costs incurred for three purposes. First, it reimburses the Department of Agriculture for prior fiscal year costs to survey and control pests on state and private lands authorized under Chapters 19 and 20, Title 22, Idaho Code. Second it reimburses the Military Division of costs incurred for the cleanup of hazardous materials incidents throughout Idaho authorized under Section 39-7110, Idaho Code. And third, it reimburses the Department of Environmental Quality for costs incurred for the removal of tire waste declared a public nuisance authorized in Section 39-6502(3), Idaho Code.