ID S1205

Appropriates $237,022,100 to the Idaho Transportation Department for FY 2026, covering transportation services, motor vehicles, highway operations, and contract construction/right-of-way acquisition from various dedicated and federal funds

Transfers $165,000,000 from the General Fund to the Strategic Initiatives Program (Dedicated) Fund and $110,000,000 from the General Fund to the Local Highway Distribution Fund

Reduces personnel costs by $101,900 across administration ($7,500), motor vehicles ($2,400), and highway operations ($92,000) programs

Requires countywide highway districts to allocate at least $8,000,000 from existing highway distribution funds and $19,200,000 from the new Local Highway Distribution Fund transfer toward road widening and bridge reconstruction projects on residential mobility arterials

Provides reappropriation authority for unexpended FY 2025 balances, including up to $300,000,000 for the Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition Division, and appropriates an additional $65,500,000 for FY 2025 as an emergency measure