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JFAC approves $1.7M pest-control supplement and Agriculture FY2026 enhancements
Summary
JFAC authorized a $1,724,300 general-fund transfer to cover invasive-species monitoring and control costs and approved FY2026 compensation and replacement-item enhancements for the Department of Agriculture.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 14 approved a $1,724,300 one-time appropriation and transfer from the general fund to the Department of Agriculture’s pest-control deficiency fund to cover costs from fiscal year 2024 for exotic species monitoring and control.
Committee materials state the department expended funds to manage and control Japanese beetles, Mormon crickets and other exotic pests and requested reimbursement of the remaining balance. The motion passed unanimously on a voice and roll-call tally recorded as 20 ayes, 0 nays.
JFAC also approved FY2026 enhancement requests for the department, including a $340,400 pay-structure item for agricultural investigators, $390,800 to provide a 5% compensation adjustment for fresh fruit and vegetable inspectors who did not receive statewide CEC, $891,000 for replacement items (17 vehicles, lab equipment and office furnishings) and $214,700 recommended IT hardware. The combined motion for FY2026 items passed with a combined tally recorded as 18 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent/excused (total per roll call listed in the transcript).
