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APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.
Sponsored By: FINANCE COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
APPROPRIATIONS
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Credits for state water-right filing fees
General Fund dollars for stream adjudications now count toward certain filing fees. This applies to claims by the Idaho Water Resource Board and the Governor for instream flow, lake level maintenance, or recreation. If the year’s amount is more than the fees, the extra counts toward future fees. If it is short, the Department Director grants more time to file and next year’s amount counts toward the balance. This takes effect July 1, 2026.
Water department funding and aquifer work
The state funds the Water Resources Department for FY 2027. It provides $390,000 from the General Fund: $195,000 for Planning and Technical Services, $97,500 for Northern Idaho Adjudication, and $97,500 for Bear River Basin Adjudication. The State Controller also transfers $716,000 on July 1, 2026 to the Aquifer Planning and Management Fund for aquifer monitoring, measurement, and modeling. Any unspent ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund money from FY 2026 in Planning and Technical Services is reappropriated for one-time water infrastructure projects in FY 2027. These funds are available July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Kevin Cook
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/27/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 26 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 04/02/26 Session Law Chapter 269 Effective: 07/01/2026
4/2/2026Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
4/1/2026HouseReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/31/2026SenateRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/30/2026SenateRead third time in full – PASSED - 26-7-2
3/27/2026SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
3/26/2026SenateReported Printed; referred to Finance
3/25/2026SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
3/24/2026Senate
Bill Text
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