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Committee reviews $1.9 billion active capital program, hears project‑level requests and timeline concerns
Summary
The Permanent Building Fund advisory process and Division of Public Works capital requests were reviewed; committee members pressed officials on project timelines, deferred maintenance and the status of key projects including an ISU life‑science complex, Micron Center labs and an Idaho State Police Lewiston facility.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee examined the permanent building fund and Division of Public Works capital requests and heard that the total value of active public works projects is approximately $1.9 billion, with about 42% of funding committed.
Legislative analyst Frances Lippett summarized the fund’s structure, statutory revenue sources and recent multi‑year appropriations. Lippett said the permanent building fund receives multiple dedicated revenue streams (including a $10 filing fee per income‑tax return, portions of sales and cigarette taxes, beer tax proceeds, lottery distributions and interest) and that the fund’s accounting and multi‑year projects require a different presentation format in the budget book. She told the committee the fund “has a base appropriation of 0” because most projects are appropriated once and unexpended balances become continuously appropriated pursuant to statute.
Agency project requests presented to the committee included:
- $14 million…
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