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State Historical Society seeks spending authority for moving collections, cites America250 commitments; brings USS Idaho silver service to committee
Summary
The Idaho State Historical Society outlined FY2026 requests for staff to digitize archives, one-time moving costs to consolidate collections, reappropriation authority for the America250 commemoration and displayed two historic silver-service pieces tied to ships named USS Idaho.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee reviewed the Idaho State Historical Society’s FY2026 budget request, which includes requests for ongoing and one-time spending authority to support archives digitization, moving and consolidation of collection storage, staff for the Old Idaho Penitentiary, and $1.65 million in reappropriation authority tied to America250 commemoration activities.
Analyst Brooke Dupree summarized the agency’s organization and recent spending: the agency reported FTP (full-time positions) allocated as 13 for administration, 12 for archives and records center, 12 for State Historic Preservation Office, 15 for the state museum and 6 for the Old Idaho Penitentiary and other historic sites. Dupree told the committee fiscal-year 2024 included one-time infrastructure…
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