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JFAC approves Fish and Game supplemental and settlement funds for Boise River WMA recovery
Summary
The committee approved a FY2025 $270,000 supplemental and a FY2026 $800,000 one‑time appropriation from the Fish and Game expendable trust fund to support rehabilitation work after the Boise River Wildlife Management Area fire.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved two appropriations for the Department of Fish and Game related to rehabilitation work after a wildfire at the Boise River Wildlife Management Area.
The first, a FY2025 one‑time supplemental, replaced agency expenditures the department used to respond to damage at the wildlife management area last October; the committee approved $270,000 from the Fish and Game expendable trust fund to restore the intended appropriation. Representative Manwaring moved that motion, which passed on roll call with combined committee support (19 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent/excused across the two chambers).
Shortly thereafter the committee approved a one‑time $800,000 appropriation for FY2026 from the same expendable trust fund to support additional rehabilitation activities and hazardous‑treatment work covered in a settlement. Committee materials show the funds will be used for hazardous treatment removal, reseeding, aerial application if necessary, and other restoration tasks. Senator Woodward moved the appropriation; it passed on roll call with both chambers voting in favor (Senate and House roll calls produced a combined favorable result and the motion will carry a due‑pass recommendation).
The motions restore and allocate expendable trust fund support to allow the department to carry out immediate and planned rehabilitation work at the site; committee members emphasized local restoration needs and the timing of settlement collections.
