HB 326 Summary

• Appropriates $813,174,100 to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022) across four divisions: Transportation Services, Motor Vehicles, Highway Operations, and Contract Construction & Right-of-Way Acquisition.

• Authorizes maximum of 1,648.00 full-time equivalent positions for the Idaho Transportation Department during fiscal year 2022, with the Governor able to authorize additional positions subject to Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee notification.

• Provides reappropriation authority of up to $250,000,000 for unexpended balances from fiscal year 2021 for the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Division for nonrecurring expenditures.

• Authorizes transfer of up to $4,800,000 from the State Highway (Dedicated) Fund to the GARVEE Debt Service Fund to pay the state match for approximately $65,800,000 in federal GARVEE bond payments for fiscal year 2022.

• Authorizes prior period adjustment not to exceed $384,800 from the State Highway (Dedicated) Fund for transactions incorrectly recorded in fiscal year 2015.