Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Lands and the Endowment Fund Investment Board for fiscal year 2025.

This appropriation to the Idaho Land Board provides enhancements to the FY 2025 maintenance budget for the Department of Lands and the Endowment Fund Investment Board. Enhancements include fire equipment for the East Idaho District, operating costs within the fire program, tree seedling coolers, fire program staffing, staffing within the Good Neighbor Authority, operating costs within the Good Neighbor Authority, support for the forestry assistant program, fire program equipment, recreation program equipment, a vehicle for GIS equipment, funding for staff computers, funding to purchase land for the Veterans Cemetery as an agency for the Division of Veteran Affairs, $1,000,000 for bonuses for Department of Lands firefighters, adjustments for the timber protective association, funding to continue support for the department's contract with the Idaho Geological Survey at the University of Idaho for abandoned mine database, replacement items; and an additional 2% CEC. The enhancements for the Department of Lands also include a reduction of 14.00 FTP and an increase of $97,000 for consolidation with the Office of Information Technology. Enhancements for the Endowment Fund Investment Board include funding to replace computer equipment and the 2% CEC. The bill also appropriates and transfers $17,000,000 from the General Fund to Fire Suppression Deficiency Warrant Fund for fire suppression activities.