Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works for fiscal year 2027.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 919 BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE2 DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF3 ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027;4 AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS5 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF6 MATCHING FUNDS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REALLOCATION OF7 PROJECT SAVINGS; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REPORTING; PROVID-8 ING FOR NEW APPROPRIATION FOR UNREALIZED CAPITAL PROJECTS; PROVIDING9 FOR NEW APPROPRIATION FOR REMAINING BALANCES; PROVIDING CONDITIONS,10 LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVID-11 ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.12

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:13

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Adminis-14 tration for the Division of Public Works $72,507,300 to be expended for cap-15 ital outlay from the Permanent Building Fund for the period July 1, 2026,16 through June 30, 2027.17

SECTION 2. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. Moneys appropri-18 ated in Section 1 of this act, or so much thereof as in each case may be neces-19 sary, shall be used for the purpose of paying the cost of any land, building,20 or equipment or for the rebuilding, renovation, or repair of buildings,21 installations, facilities, or structures at the places, institutions, and22 agencies, or their successors, including those listed in this section. The23 Permanent Building Fund Advisory Council is hereby authorized and directed24 to anticipate revenues accruing to the Permanent Building Fund for the pur-25 pose of undertaking the construction, renovation, repair, and acquisitions26 authorized, without delay, and to determine the priority of construction27 pursuant to which the work described in this section will be undertaken.28 MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:29 Alteration and repair projects30 $31,422,500 Building maintenance31 34,028,700 Statewide Americans with Disabilities Act compliance32 4,666,000 Facilities maintenance33 1,500,000 TOTAL34 $71,617,200

2 CAPITAL PROJECTS:1 Mil Bonneville County Readiness Center design2 $890,100 GRAND TOTAL3 $72,507,300

SECTION 3. UTILIZATION OF MATCHING FUNDS. Moneys appropriated in this4 act may be made available for matching any allocation of moneys now in ex-5 istence or hereafter made available by agencies of the United States and/or6 private donations, and the Division of Public Works is authorized to expend,7 for the purpose of paying the cost of any land, building, or equipment or for8 the rebuilding, renovation, or repair of buildings, moneys appropriated for9 public works to various agencies as part of the respective agency operating10 budgets, provided the express approval of the Permanent Building Fund Advi-11 sory Council is granted to make application for such moneys in each instance.12

SECTION 4. REALLOCATION OF PROJECT SAVINGS. The Division of Public13 Works may have the flexibility to allocate any savings or unused appro-14 priation from any project to any other requested and funded project. The15 reallocation of such appropriation must be approved by the Permanent Build-16 ing Fund Advisory Council prior to the funds being spent.17

SECTION 5. REPORTING. The Division of Public Works shall provide a re-18 port to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on the status of capital19 projects, statewide deferred maintenance, alterations and repairs, Capitol20 Mall and Chinden Campus facilities maintenance, Americans with Disabilities21 Act compliance projects, and asbestos abatement. The report will identify22 completed projects, total expenditures and commitments by capital project,23 and estimated costs for each capital project for the current fiscal year.24 The report will also provide a narrative explanation for any capital project25 for which construction has not started, or that the division does not an-26 ticipate will start, within 24 months of initial appropriation from the27 Permanent Building Fund. The report will: identify all capital projects28 for which construction activity has not begun in the four years from initial29 appropriation; provide an accounting of any unexpended and unencumbered30 appropriation balance remaining for a completed capital project; and pro-31 vide an accounting of any unexpended and unencumbered appropriation balance32 remaining for alterations and repairs, facilities maintenance, asbestos33 abatement, or Americans with Disabilities Act projects five years from34 the initial appropriation. Such report shall be provided to the Joint Fi-35 nance-Appropriations Committee and the Budget and Policy Analysis Division36 of the Legislative Services Office no later than November 15, 2026.37

SECTION 6. NEW APPROPRIATION FOR UNREALIZED CAPITAL PROJECTS. Notwith-38 standing the provision of any law to the contrary, any appropriation from the39 Permanent Building Fund for a capital project for which construction activ-40 ity has not begun in the four years from its initial appropriation shall be41 available for consideration for new appropriation. The Permanent Building42 Fund Advisory Council and Division of Public Works shall identify such funds43

3 and make a recommendation for their use in its budget submission in November1 2026.2

SECTION 7. NEW APPROPRIATION FOR REMAINING BALANCES. Notwithstanding3 the provision of any law to the contrary, any unexpended and unencumbered4 appropriation balance remaining for a completed capital project, and any5 appropriation for alterations and repairs or facilities maintenance with an6 unexpended and unencumbered balance remaining five years from its initial7 appropriation, shall be available for new appropriation. The Permanent8 Building Fund Advisory Council shall identify such funds and make a recom-9 mendation for their use in its budget submission in November 2026.10

SECTION 8. CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS. Appropriations11 made pursuant to this act are subject to the conditions, limitations, and re-12 strictions specified in this act.13

SECTION 9. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby14 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after15 July 1, 2026.16