H 965

                    LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
 Sixty-eighth Legislature  Second Regular Session - 2026
                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 965
                          BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1AN ACT
2  RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIES, MINERALS, AND
3      ENERGY COORDINATION AND THE IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY; APPROPRI-
4      ATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY
5      COORDINATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME
6      EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SPECIES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY
7      COORDINATION; REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FROM THE IDAHO STATE HIS-
8      TORICAL SOCIETY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; REDUCING AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME
9      EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY; EXEMPTING
10     THE APPROPRIATION FROM EXPENSE CLASS AND PROGRAM TRANSFER LIMITATIONS;
11     PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS; AND DECLARING
12     AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
14      SECTION 1. In addition to any other appropriation provided by law,
15 there is hereby appropriated to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
16 Coordination for the State Historic Preservation Office Program the follow-
17 ing amounts to be expended according to the designated expense classes from
18 the listed funds for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027:
19FOR
20FOR  FOR  TRUSTEE AND
21PERSONNEL      OPERATING       BENEFIT
22COSTS       EXPENDITURES     PAYMENTS       TOTAL
23 FROM:
24 General
25 Fund  $204,500  $52,900  $257,400
26 Miscellaneous Revenue
27 Fund  150,000  150,000
28 Federal Grant
29 Fund  1,067,300  125,000       $100,000   1,292,300
30  TOTAL  $1,271,800        $327,900       $100,000   $1,699,700
31     SECTION 2. FTP AUTHORIZATION. In addition to any other authorization
32 provided by law, the full-time equivalent position authorization provided
33 to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination is hereby in-
34 creased by twelve (12.00) for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
35     SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other provision provided by law, the ap-
36 propriation to the Idaho State Historical Society is hereby reduced by the
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1  following amounts from the designated expense classes from the listed funds
2  for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027:
3FOR
4FOR  FOR  TRUSTEE AND
5PERSONNEL  OPERATING       BENEFIT
6COSTS  EXPENDITURES     PAYMENTS      TOTAL
7  FROM:
8  General
9  Fund  $204,500  $52,900  $257,400
10 Federal Grant
11 Fund  1,067,300  275,000       $100,000   1,442,300
12  TOTAL  $1,271,800  $327,900       $100,000   $1,699,700
13      SECTION 4. FTP AUTHORIZATION. Notwithstanding any other authorization
14 provided by law, the full-time equivalent position authorization provided
15 to the Idaho State Historical Society is hereby reduced by twelve (12.00) for
16 the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
17      SECTION 5. EXEMPTION FROM EXPENSE CLASS AND PROGRAM TRANSFER LIMITA-
18 TIONS. The Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination is hereby
19 exempt from the provisions of Section 67-3511 (1) and (2), Idaho Code, allow-
20 ing unlimited transfers between expense classes and between programs, for
21 all moneys appropriated to them for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30,
22 2027. Legislative appropriations shall not be transferred from one fund to
23 another fund unless expressly approved by the Legislature.
24     SECTION 6. CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS. Appropriations
25 made pursuant to this act are subject to the conditions, limitations, and re-
26 strictions specified in this act.
27     SECTION 7. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
28 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after
29 July 1, 2026.