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JFAC approves Fish and Game supplemental, advances $18.3 million in FY2026 enhancements including Idaho Power settlement
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a $270,000 supplemental for Boise River Wildlife Management Area Valley Fire repairs and voted to advance a FY2026 package for the Department of Fish and Game that includes an $800,000 Idaho Power settlement for fire rehabilitation and other one-time and ongoing enhancements.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on the floor approved a $270,000 supplemental appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game to cover work already done after damage from last summer's Valley Fire and then approved a larger FY2026 enhancement package that includes settlement funds from Idaho Power and multiple one-time infrastructure and equipment items.
Janet Jessup, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the $270,000 supplemental covers funds already expended in 2024 to address damage at the Boise River Wildlife Management Area following the Valley Fire. Jessup said the Valley Fire burned approximately 9,900 acres and that a…
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