Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2023.

This is an fiscal year 2023 supplemental appropriation for the Department of Parks and Recreation which provides $900,000 to complete construction of a maintenance building and related improvements next to the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. The appropriation includes moneys for the installation of utilities, access road, parking area, fenced storage yard, construction of a new maintenance building, and facilities for staff housing.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.

This bill includes fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 appropriations and transfers for the Department of Parks and Recreation, and provides for a total transfer of $95,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund. Firstly, the bill includes a fiscal year 2023 appropriation and transfer of $85,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund for deferred maintenance, capital projects, and collaborative interagency projects. Of this appropriation, $70,000,000 is for deferred maintenance; $10,000,000 is for capital projects; and $5,000,000 is for inter-agency collaborative projects. Secondly, the bill includes a fiscal year 2024 appropriation and transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Parks and Recreation Fund for additional capital projects. Finally, as transferred funds are deposited in the Parks and Recreation Fund, a dedicated fund within the Department of Parks and Recreation, this bill also provided an appropriation for the Parks and Recreation Fund so the agency has sufficient authority to spend the fund's balance.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2024.

This is the fiscal year 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Parks and Recreation. It appropriates a total of $68,901,100 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 183.80. The bill funds 12 line items, which includes 10.00 FTP and funding for additional park personnel; increased operating costs at parks; increased pay for seasonal employees; 2.00 FTP and funding for personnel within the motorized trail program; 0.83 FTP and funding to convert three part-time personnel to full-time; support for a media campaign to promote responsible off-highway vehicle use on public lands; funding to purchase an utility type vehicle for the motorized trail program; funding for group shelter and facilities at McCroskey State Part; funding for the Lionhead entrance station at Priest Lake State Park; appropriation to distribute increased grant fund revenue to grant recipients; 2.00 FTP and funding for a maintenance crew for the eastern region of the state; and appropriation from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Funds for maintenance projects and park improvements. DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and