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Geologic survey seeks general fund support to stabilize database manager role; agency highlights role in mineral data and core preservation
Summary
The Idaho Geologic Survey told lawmakers it seeks additional general fund support for a database manager (0.13 FTE requested) after prior grant funding declined. The director said the position supports preservation of geologic data, a 2:1 match on federal grants and plans to expand core/sample repository services used by industry and researchers.
The Idaho Geologic Survey (IGS) presented its FY2026 budget request to the Joint Finance Committee work group, seeking additional general fund support to continue a database manager position that has historically been grant‑funded.
Kevin Campbell, the Legislative Services Office analyst, said IGS was spending nearly all its appropriations and that personnel comprises the majority of the survey’s costs. IGS Director and State Geologist Dr. Claudio Berti told…
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