Idaho Bills
3 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
RS33785 / S1427 This appropriation to the Department of Lands provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes enhancements to purchase fire radio equipment; a reduction of 1.25 FTP and personnel costs from the Department of Lands Fund - Abandoned Mines Account and the addition of 1.25 FTP and personnel costs to the Navigable Waterways Fund to align with statutorily allowed uses; construction of a vehicle storage structure; to purchase one UTV; the addition of 1.00 FTP and personnel costs to the Navigable Waterways Fund and reduction of 1.00 FTP and personnel costs from the Endowment Earning Administrative Fund to align funding for legal counsel with anticipated workload; onetime support for the Idaho Geological Survey; funding to partially restore the Base reduction found in Senate Bill 1363 for fire preparedness; replacement items including vehicles, seedling coolers, lawn tractors, and computerized equipment; and OITS hardware which includes computers, routers, servers, switches, wireless access points, and a firewall. This bill also includes two FY 2026 supplemental appropriations. The first supplemental includes one for a reduction of 1.25 FTP and personnel costs from the Department of Lands Fund - Abandoned Mines Account and the addition of 1.25 FTP and personnel costs to the Navigable Waterways Fund to align with statutorily allowed uses in the current year. This change is repeated in the FY 2027 enhancements to make the changes ongoing. The second supplemental includes a onetime budget restoration for fire preparedness in FY 2026.
Cindy Carlson · SD-007
36 – 33
Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals 30 sections of Idaho Code in Title 38 and Title 58 pertaining to the Idaho Department of Lands and floating timber and Town Site Claims. Transporting logs by floating them down river is no longer common practice. The town site claim framework dates to the territorial era.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A
34 – 0
Amends existing law regarding counsel for the Department of Lands.
This legislation makes technical and conforming amendments to the code to align existing provisions with changes to legal representation of the Idaho Department of Lands adopted in previously enacted law, ensuring consistency, clarity, and accuracy without altering substantive legal rights. Additionally for clarity, this legislation codifies the existing authority of the State Board of Land Commissioners to utilize the General Counsel of IDL for legal services or to otherwise retain legal counsel of its choosing.
Mark Harris · SD-035
30 – 5