APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2026.

H 419 appropriates $30.9 million to Idaho's Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026), funding personnel, operations, capital projects, and benefit payments. It reduces funding for the Management Services Program (e.g., cutting $840,200 from the Parks and Recreation Fund) while authorizing 5 additional full-time positions. The bill also allows transferring trustee/benefit payments between programs (e.g., Park Operations to Capital Development) without legislative approval and declares an emergency to take effect July 1, 2025. This directly affects park operations, facility maintenance, and staffing within the department.