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ITD asks JFAC for larger multiyear spending authority as construction payouts surge
Summary
At a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing, the Idaho Transportation Department requested expanded reappropriation and continuous-appropriation authority to cover multi-year construction payouts, supplemental spending authority for current-year contractor payments and ongoing federal funding recognition tied to IIJA.
At a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing, Idaho Transportation Department officials asked lawmakers for expanded multiyear spending authority and code language to ease cash-flow constraints on multi‑year construction projects, saying large contracted payouts this construction season risk exceeding existing appropriation caps.
The department requested a $60 million supplemental for the current fiscal year and ongoing appropriations tied to additional federal funding, including a $57,276,000 ongoing capital outlay tied to federal IIJA allocations and an additional $55,000,000 ongoing capital outlay (50,000,000 federal; 5,000,000 local). ITD also asked the committee to reauthorize reappropriation authority up to $250,000,000 and asked that the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund remain continuously appropriated so prior-year balances could be spent on projects already under contract.
Why it matters: ITD described a wave of multi‑year, multi‑fund projects…
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