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ITD asks for reappropriation authority, $60M supplemental and $300M+ in transfers to meet multi‑year construction payouts
Summary
ITD asked JFAC for supplemental and ongoing authority to pay contractors on multi‑year projects, including a $60 million supplemental, ongoing federal increases and general fund cash transfer requests tied to strategic initiatives and TECM funding; ITD said obligated, unspent construction commitments exceed $600 million.
The Idaho Transportation Department told Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee members the state’s multi-year highway construction program requires greater spending authority to meet contractor payments and complete projects already under contract.
Brooke Dupree, the Legislature’s budget analyst, outlined multiple construction-related requests in ITD’s FY26 budget. The department asked for a $60 million supplemental (composed of $10 million from the State Highway Local Fund and $50 million from the State Highway Federal Fund) to cover excess revenues above appropriation for FY25. Dupree also described two ongoing federal-funded capital-outlay adjustments — $57.276 million and $55 million — meant to…
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