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JFAC approves 2010 appropriation of $508 million

The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee Wednesday approved ITD’s Fiscal Year 2010 funding request, authorized the sale of additional GARVEE (Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle) bonds and approved a supplemental budget that clears the way for using federal stimulus funds.
 
JFAC is responsible for setting the budgets of state agencies and forwarding the requests to the full House and Senate. ITD’s funding measures come with a “do-pass” recommendation. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter also must sign the legislation into law.
 
If it clears the full Legislature and gains the governor’s approval, ITD’s appropriation for the coming fiscal year will be $508.6 million. It reflects a 5 percent reduction in personnel costs that JFAC implemented earlier.
 
ITD’s appropriation for FY 2010 includes the following:

  • $22.3 million for the Division of Administration
  • $5.4 million, Division of Planning
  • $19.3 million, Division of Motor Vehicles
  • $153.8 million, Division of Highways
  • $2.9 million, Capital Facilities
  • $290.7 million, Contract Construction
  • $3.3 million, Division of Aeronautics
  • $10.2 million, Division of Public Transportation

JFAC voted 14-6 to authorize the sale of $82 million in GARVEE bonds for the coming fiscal year. ITD had requested authorization to sell $125 million in bonds, but legislators reduced the amount because a major project – the Interstate 84 interchange at Vista Avenue in Boise – also was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
 
The joint legislative committee also approved a supplemental budget of $174.2 million to ITD’s 2009 appropriation. That will provide access to the federal stimulus funds as soon as Gov. Otter signs the bill into law. ITD has identified eight projects statewide that will use the ARRA funds:

  • U.S. 2, Dover Bridge replacement and approaches, $36.8 million
  • U.S. 95, Moscow Mountain passing lane and highway widening, $3.9 million
  • U.S. 95, Top of White Bird Grade, widening and construction of a chain-up area, $5.2 million
  • Interstate 84, Vista Avenue Interchange, reconstruction/realignment, $43.4 million
  • U.S. 93, Twin Falls Alternate Route, relocation, $40.3 million
  • I-86, Chubbuck Interchange to Pocatello Creek Interchange, major widening, $11.2 million
  • U.S. 20, Henrys Lake Flat passing lanes, widening, $3.5 million
  • Idaho 48, Rigby High School to Yellowstone Highway, major widening, $5.4 million

Stimulus funds also will be used for transportation enhancement projects, public transportation and local highway projects.

Published 3-27-9