Senate Bill 1151 Summary

• Amends Section 36-115, Idaho Code, governing the nonexpendable and expendable big game depredation funds used to pay damages caused by wildlife depredation.

• Establishes payment limitations for depredation claims by capping individual payments at 10% of the original expendable big game depredation fund appropriation per fiscal year, including payments to pass-through entities and household members.

• Requires a $750 deductible per claim for crop and forage damage claims, with a waiver provision for subsequent crop damage claims at the same location if the department failed to prevent the initial loss.

• For livestock damage claims, limits claimants to one $750 deductible per fiscal year, regardless of the number of occurrences during that year.

• Specifies that forage damage claims cannot exceed 50% of the annual interest earned from fund investments in any fiscal year.