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Committee approves Fish and Game supplemental and settlement-based restoration funding for wildfire damage
Summary
JFAC approved a $270,000 FY2025 supplemental and an $800,000 FY2026 one-time appropriation from the Fish and Game expendable trust to fund rehabilitation work and hazard treatments following the Boise River Wildlife Management Area fire.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 20 approved two Fish and Game funding measures tied to wildfire damage in the Boise River Wildlife Management Area.
An FY2025 supplemental appropriation of $270,000 from the Fish and Game expendable trust was approved to replace earlier internal expenditures the agency used to mitigate damage after the October wildfire. The committee also approved a one-time FY2026 appropriation of $800,000 from the same trust fund related to a settlement intended to support further rehabilitation including hazard-tree removal, seeding and aerial treatments where required.
Why it matters: The funding supports restoration and hazard mitigation actions in a wildlife management area affected by a significant fire, enabling the department to meet restoration objectives and align expenditures with the intended trust-fund usage.
Motion and votes: Representative Manwaring moved the FY2025 supplemental of $270,000; the committee approved the supplemental (combined committees: 19 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent excused). For FY2026, the committee approved the one-time appropriation of $800,000 (vote recorded in favor by both committees; the motion carried as a due-pass recommendation).
Action and next steps: The Department of Fish and Game will use the funds for rehabilitation work, including hazardous-treatment removal, seeding and aerial applications as needed; the appropriation aligns prior internal expenditures with the intended trust-fund allocations.
Ending: The committee completed the Fish and Game actions and adjourned after scheduling a small set of follow-up workgroups for outstanding items in other subject areas.
