Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal years 2027 and 2026.

RS33774 / S1417 This appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation provides enhancements to the FY 2027 maintenance budget that includes personnel to convert two part-time positions to full-time administrative support positions; 2.00 FTP and funding for positions at a new park near Salmon and related operating expenditures; trail maintenance staff and equipment; a new excavator for trail maintenance; a federal land and water community grant that will be passed through to city grant recipients; staff housing at Lake Cascade State Park; interpretive displays at Billingsley Creek Campground; construction of a roundabout at Farragut State Park; funding to improve and add additional RV campsites statewide; replacement items; and IT hardware replacement. This bill also includes an exemption for FY 2026 from program transfers to allow a technical adjustment to allow for the accurate accounting of grant funds that were awarded in FY 2025, but distributed in FY 2026 via Executive Carry Forward.