Senate Bill No. 1461 Summary

• Appropriates $592,778,400 to the Idaho Transportation Department for fiscal year 2025, including $345.6 million for capital outlay and $205 million for trustee and benefit payments.

• Authorizes 53 additional full-time equivalent positions for the Idaho Transportation Department and reduces the Administration Program appropriation by $48,000.

• Transfers $181.68 million from the General Fund to the Strategic Initiatives Program (Dedicated) Fund, $200 million to the Strategic Initiatives Program (Local) Fund, and $121.12 million to the Local Highway Distribution Fund.

• Revokes the Department of Administration's authority to dispose of the state administrative facility at 3311 W State Street, Boise, returning custody to the Idaho Transportation Board with $32.5 million allocated for rehabilitation.

• Requires minimum $1 million from deferred maintenance funds for rehabilitation of the Shoshone District 4 headquarters and allocates at least $7 million for the Ustick Road widening project design and construction.