Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2024.
APPROPRIATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME -- Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2024.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This is the fiscal year 2024 original appropriation bill for the Department of Fish and Game. It appropriates a totalof$149,932,500andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-timeequivalentpositionsat547.00. Thebillfunds seven line items, which include: $1,738,400 for targeted salary increases; $598,500 for disease monitoring and surveillance for chronic wasting disease; $5,534,100 to restore salmon and steelhead habitat; $500,000 to construct a residence in Blaine County for a conservation officer; $500,000 for projects under the Good Neighbor Authority; $261,000 for bighorn sheep research and management activities; and $4,322,600 for the Albeni Falls mitigation project.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (46)
NAY (24)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (21)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (5)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 29, 2023 Session Law Chapter 193 Effective: 07/01/2023
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2023
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 31, 2023