ID S1217

Appropriates $18,305,000 in additional funds to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026), including $11,223,700 for Administration, $220,800 for Enforcement, $2,815,100 for Fisheries, $3,495,400 for Wildlife, and $550,000 for Communications

Reappropriates unexpended balances from non-General Funds for deferred maintenance projects, the Pocatello office remodel, and website overhaul from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026

Reappropriates up to $1,800,000 from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund for payment of depredation claims, carrying over from fiscal year 2025 to 2026

Appropriates an additional $270,000 from the Fish and Game Expendable Trust Fund for Wildlife Program operating expenditures for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

Declares an emergency for the fiscal year 2025 appropriation to take effect immediately upon passage, with fiscal year 2026 provisions effective July 1, 2025