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JFAC approves Fish and Game supplemental, adds FY2026 enhancements including $800,000 Idaho Power settlement for Valley Fire rehabilitation
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on a unanimous recommendation approved a $270,000 FY2025 supplemental for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to cover Valley Fire damage at the Boise River Wildlife Management Area and approved a broader FY2026 enhancement package that includes an $800,000 Idaho Power settlement for habitat rehabilitation.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on a unanimous recommendation approved a $270,000 supplemental appropriation for the Department of Fish and Game to cover costs already expended in 2024 on damage at the Boise River Wildlife Management Area caused by the Valley Fire.
Janet Jessup, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the Valley Fire burned about 9,900 acres and that a settlement between Idaho Power Company and the department will convey $800,000 to the department in fiscal year 2026 to support rehabilitation work.
The committee also approved the department's FY2026 enhancement package. The package funds a range of items the department requested or the governor recommended, including license‑sales system updates, hatchery improvements and trailers, regional office renovations, additional remote connectivity in hatcheries, increased recreational…
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