This bill addresses the appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Department of Health and Welfare for the fiscal year 2025. It includes a reduction in the appropriation to the Department of Commerce while simultaneously appropriating additional funds for the Broadband Office Program. Specifically, the bill inserts a new allocation of $303,700 from the Federal Grant Fund for the Commerce Program, bringing the total appropriation for that program to $149,999,900. Additionally, it appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality.
For the Department of Health and Welfare, the bill reduces the appropriation for the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program by $160,000 but also appropriates an additional $160,000 for operating expenditures from the Idaho Millennium Income Fund. Similarly, it reduces the appropriation for Physical Health Services by $240,000 while adding $240,000 for operating expenditures from the Central Tumor Registry Fund. The bill declares an emergency, allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.