STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS30613 / S1166
This is the FY 2024 original appropriation bill for the Wolf Depredation Control Board. It appropriates a total
of $392,000 from the General Fund.
Enabling legislation passed in 2014 found that additional financial resources are needed to continue the
implementation of Idaho's Wolf management plan administered by the Department of Fish and Game. It
established a five-member Wolf Depredation Control Board in the Governor's Office and created a set of new
funds and subaccounts to be administered by the Department of Agriculture. The law established fees from
the livestock industry to raise $110,000 per year, and provides $300,000 raised by sportsmen, to be transferred
into the Wolf Control Fund. The responsibility of the Wolf Control Board is to allocate the money for control
actions for wolves where there is a depredation conflict between wolves and wildlife or between wolves and
livestock. The board has a cooperative services agreement and a work plan with both the Department of Fish
and Game and Wildlife Services. Fish and Game authorizes control actions when wolves are causing conflicts
with people, domestic animals, and significant measured deer and elk population declines.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2023 Original Appropriation 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
FY 2024 Base 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
FY 2024 Total 0.00 392,000 0 0 392,000
Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp 0.00 0 0 0 0
% Chg from FY 2023 Orig Approp. 0.0% 0.0%
Contact:
Senator Van T. Burtenshaw
(208) 332-1342
Representative Steve Miller
(208) 332-1061
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/13/2023, 9:23 AM