Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2023.

This is the FY 2023 original appropriation bill for the Idaho Transportation Department. It appropriates a total of $1,252,337,800 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 1,648.00. For benefit costs, the bill increases the appropriated amount for health insurance by $850 to $12,500 per eligible full time FTP,includesaone-yearholidayofunemploymentinsurance,andadjustsworkers'compensationamounts. The billalsoprovidesfundingforpermanentemployeesfortheequivalentofa3%salarystructureshiftandprovides $1.25 per hour per eligible employee to be distributed based on merit for change in employee compensation. Thebillfunds13lineitems, whichprovideadditionalfundsforasoftwarereplacement, newequipment, facility upgrades, airstrip maintenance, Luma Development costs, federal transportation funding, revenue and receipts received above the forecasted amount, road and bridge maintenance, and Strategic Initiatives Program. Also included in this bill is are two cash transfers from the General Fund.