Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2026.

This is a FY 2025 trailer appropriation bill for the Idaho Transportation Department. It addresses the fiscal impact of House Bill 25, which changes the distribution going to the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation Fund from a percentage to a fixed distribution. House Bill 25 changes the distribution to one hundred forty-five million dollars ($145,000,000) in FY 2026, one hundred sixty-five million dollars ($165,000,000) in FY 2027, and one hundred eighty-five million dollars ($185,000,000) in FY 2028 and beyond.

Relates to the funding of the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

This appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department provides enhancements to the FY 2026 maintenance budget. This bill includes funding for targeted CEC, deferred maintenance projects, new equipment, renovations at the State Street Headquarters, and grants and equipment for the Division of Transportation Services. Next, this bill includes funding for automated materials software, public transit, highway safety, metropolitan planning, historical highway markers, and Statewide Public Transit CARES for the Division of Highway Operations. Next, for the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Division, this bill includes funding for construction projects. Then road and bridge maintenance and safety and capacity project funded through General Fund cash transfers totaling $275,000,000. On a department wide basis, this bill includes funding for replacement equipment, IT hardware, and a correction for dedicated fund appropriation. Lastly, this bill provides for reappropriation, and allocating funds for specific types of projects. This appropriation does not include $9,600,000 requested by the department to relocate the District 4 Headquarters, currently located in Shoshone. This appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department provides a supplemental appropriation for FY 2025 for public transit, metropolitan planning, and construction projects. This appropriation provides an additional $65,500,000 to the FY 2025 appropriation. Table 2 shows these additional funds in the adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total Appropriation.