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Legislative finance panel approves Fish and Game relief for Valley Fire damage and FY2026 enhancements
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a supplemental $270,000 for FY2025 to cover Boise River Wildlife Management Area damage from the Valley Fire and later voted to advance a larger FY2026 funding package that includes an $800,000 Idaho Power settlement for fire rehabilitation.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on the floor approved a $270,000 supplemental appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game to cover costs already incurred to address damage at the Boise River Wildlife Management Area after the Valley Fire.
Janet Jessup, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the department requested the supplemental to cover work done in calendar year 2024 to repair habitat damaged by the fire. “This action was requested by the Department of Fish and Game, to provide for funds that were already expended in fiscal in calendar year 2024 to address damage…
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