STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31673 / H0735
This is the FY 2025 original appropriation bill for the Permanent Building Fund. It appropriates a total of
$174,908,300 to the Department of Administration for the Division of Public Works. The bill includes ten
line items, including: construction of a secure mental health facility; utilities connections for the National
Guard's Orchard Readiness Center; facility expansion for Idaho State University's physician assistant program;
safety upgrades to the Mechanical-Technical Building and Wittman Complex at Lewis-Clark State College;
construction of additional residential cottages at the School for the Deaf and Blind; and an insulated bus storage
barn at the School for the Deaf and Blind. Four of the ten line items provide additional funding for existing
projects, including: a 848-bed female prison; the new Science and Research Building at Boise State University;
the Meat Science and Innovation Center at the University of Idaho; and the MOSS Campus at the University of
Idaho. The bill also includes $87,448,300 for building maintenance projects to provide alterations and repairs
projects for state agencies and institutions; asbestos abatement; facilities maintenance for the Capitol Mall and
Chinden Campus; and statewide Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. The bill also includes a transfer
from the General Fund.
The bill repurposes appropriations from prior Department of Correction capital projects to purchase and remodel
the Department of Correction Training and Development Center that is currently under a lease agreement.
The bill also repurposes contingency appropriation for previously authorized deferred maintenance projects
to provide funding for a 100-bed minimum security dorm at the Idaho Correctional Institition in Orofino and
additional funding for Idaho State University's physician assistant facilities expansion. Interest accrued in FY
2024 will be used to restore this funding for deferred maintenance.
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: 03/22/2024, 9:14 AM
 FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2024 Original Appropriation 0.00 0 185,181,800 0 185,181,800
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 0 (185,181,800) 0 (185,181,800)
FY 2025 Base 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2025 Program Maintenance 0.00 0 0 0 0
1. IDOC New Female Prison 0.00 0 25,000,000 0 25,000,000
2. IDOC Forensic Hospital 0.00 23,000,000 25,000,000 0 48,000,000
3. Orchard Readiness Center 0.00 0 345,000 0 345,000
4. BSU Science and Research Building 0.00 0 13,000,000 0 13,000,000
5. ISU Physician Assistant Exp. 0.00 0 7,000,000 0 7,000,000
6. U of I Meat Science and Innovation Center 0.00 0 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
7. U of I MOSS Campus 0.00 0 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
8. LCSC Mechanical Technical Building 0.00 0 6,115,000 0 6,115,000
9. IESDB Residential Cottages 0.00 0 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
10. IESDB Bus Storage Barn 0.00 0 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
Building Maintenance Projects 0.00 0 87,448,300 0 87,448,300
Revenue Adjustments and Cash Transfers 0.00 (23,000,000) 0 0 (23,000,000)
FY 2025 Total 0.00 0 174,908,300 0 174,908,300
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp 0.00 0 (10,273,500) 0 (10,273,500)
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp. (5.5%) (5.5%)
Contact:
Frances G. Lippitt
Budget and Policy Analysis
(208) 334-4745
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: 03/22/2024, 9:14 AM