House Bill 218 Summary

• Changes Highway Distribution Account apportionment from 38% to 40% for local units of government and from 57% to 60% for state highway account, while establishing a new 5% allocation to the law enforcement account.

• Adds a new subsection (16) to sales tax distribution law requiring 1% of collected sales tax revenues to be distributed to the law enforcement fund established in section 67-2914, Idaho Code.

• Requires the law enforcement fund distribution from sales tax to immediately follow the refund account distribution in the payment sequence.

• Preserves existing allocations for revenues generated by increases in registration fees and electric/hybrid vehicle fees under House Bill 312, allocating 40% to local units and 60% to state highway account without law enforcement funding.