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Fish and Game budget shows license-funded structure, website overhaul and wildfire rehab request
Summary
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that its budget relies entirely on dedicated license revenue and federal grants and that it plans a mix of one-time capital work and several ongoing items for fiscal 2026.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that it receives no general-fund support and operates largely on dedicated license revenue and federal grants, and it outlined several one-time and ongoing requests for fiscal 2026.
Janet Jessup, legislative budget analyst, told the committee the department operates 19 state-run fish hatcheries, employs roughly 550 FTP and typically spends about 91% of its appropriation on personnel. Jessup said the Fish and Game Fund and its set-aside accounts derive from hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, tags and permits and that many dedicated funds are statutorily prescriptive about allowable uses.
Director Jim Fredericks said a dip in consolidated fund balances shown for…
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