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JFAC adds $20 million ongoing annually to transportation expansion fund distribution for ITD
Summary
As part of a trailer bill to House Bill 25, the committee approved shifting an additional $20 million ongoing per year for the next three years to the Idaho Transportation Department’s transportation expansion and congestion mitigation fund.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved an ongoing increase of $20 million to the Idaho Transportation Department’s transportation expansion and congestion mitigation fund as reflected in trailer language tied to House Bill 25.
Analysts told the committee the bill changes sales‑tax distribution and increases the distribution that flows to ITD; Keith Bybee, division manager for budget policy analysis, clarified that the adjustment represents a $16 million difference from the department’s current projection and the bill’s new figure.
Representative Petzke moved the appropriation of an additional $20 million ongoing for FY2026 to the division of contract construction and right of way acquisition. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote: the Senate recorded 9 ayes and 1 nay; the House recorded 10 ayes; combined total was 19 ayes, 1 nay. The motion will carry a due‑pass recommendation to the floor as a trailer to the policy bill.
