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ITD asks JFAC for reappropriation relief, $60M supplemental and general-fund transfers to keep multi-year road projects solvent
Summary
ITD requested a $60 million supplemental to cover contractor payments this fiscal year, ongoing federal-funded capital outlays tied to IIJA, and general-fund cash-transfer language to enable continuous spending from the Strategic Initiatives Fund; agency officials said about $600 million is currently obligated but unspent on multi-year projects.
The Idaho Transportation Department asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for supplemental and language changes intended to ensure it can pay contractors on large, multi-year road projects and make ongoing use of federal infrastructure funds.
Brooke Dupree, Legislative Services Office analyst, told the committee ITD requested a $60 million FY2025 supplemental (listed as $10 million from the State Highway Local Fund and $50 million from the State Highway Federal Fund) to cover expenditures above current appropriation. For FY2026 the department asked for ongoing capital outlays — including $57,276,000 tied to increased…
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