Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2026.

This appropriation to the Department of Water Resources provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget that includes funding for aquifer monitoring and measuring, positions for water administration, ESRI maintenance costs, support for Laserfiche conversion, replacement items, and funding for water infrastructure projects. This bill includes language directing the transfer of funds to the Aquifer Planning and Management Fund for aquifer monitoring, reappropriation of federal grant funds, and the use of filing fees to the Water Management Fund for water projects. The Department of Water Resources requested $127,700 for a public information position that did not receive an appropriation.