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SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 116 – Public land, federal, sale opposed

SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 116

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SJM116..........................................................by STENNETT
PUBLIC LANDS - FEDERAL - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting
that Congress oppose the sale of federal lands located in Idaho for the
reason of helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina or any other purpose;
and urging Congress, when considering any future sale of federal public
lands in Idaho, to involve the participation of the Idaho people and to
condition the sale upon continued access to the remaining public lands.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                               SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 116
                                                                        
                                        BY STENNETT
                                                                        
  1                                   A JOINT MEMORIAL
  2    TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY  OF  THE
  3        INTERIOR, TO THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, TO THE LEADERSHIP
  4        OF  THE  SENATE  AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CON-
  5        GRESS ASSEMBLED, TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE  UNITED
  6        STATES  IN  CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRE-
  7        SENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
                                                                        
  8        We, your Memorialists, the Senate and the House of Representatives of  the
  9    State  of  Idaho  assembled  in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
 10    Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
                                                                        
 11        WHEREAS, the Congress has before it H.R.3855, legislation which would man-
 12    date the sale of fifteen percent of total federal lands  held  by  the  United
 13    States  Forest  Service and the United States Department of the Interior, with
 14    emphasis on lands in those states, like Idaho, where the  United  States  owns
 15    more  than  fifteen  percent  of  the  total  land  area,  to help pay for the
 16    devastation wreaked by hurricane Katrina;
 17        WHEREAS, approximately 20,458,000 acres of land, over thirty-eight percent
 18    of the land in Idaho, is  owned  by  the  Forest  Service,  and  approximately
 19    11,836,000  acres,  over  twenty-two percent of the land in Idaho, is owned by
 20    the Bureau of Land Management;
 21        WHEREAS, H.R.3855 would expose vast amounts of the Idaho  lands  owned  by
 22    the federal government for sale to the highest bidder;
 23        WHEREAS,  the public lands in Idaho represent a cherished wilderness heri-
 24    tage for Idahoans who rely on  the  public  lands  for  work  and  recreation,
 25    including outfitters and guides, miners, loggers, hunters, fishermen, campers,
 26    climbers,  hikers,  backpackers,  mountain  bikers, four wheelers, white water
 27    boaters, power boaters, cross  county  skiers  and  snowshoers,  snowmobilers,
 28    berry  pickers, picnickers, and lovers of the beauty, elegance and wildness of
 29    the public lands and the plants and animals that populate  them,  as  well  as
 30    those  Idahoans  who  earn a livelihood by providing equipment and services to
 31    these public land users;
 32        WHEREAS, Idahoans firmly believe that access to  the  public  lands  is  a
 33    birthright, reflecting their independent spirit, not to be impaired.
 34        NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
 35    sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
 36    sentatives concurring therein, that  we  respectfully  request  that  Congress
 37    oppose any sale of the federal public lands in Idaho for the purported purpose
 38    of assisting the victims of hurricane Katrina or any other alleged purpose.
 39        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Session of the
 40    Fifty-eighth  Idaho  Legislature,  the Senate and the House of Representatives
 41    concurring therein, that we urge that any future sale of  the  federal  public
 42    lands  in  Idaho  that  may  be  authorized by Congress, for whatever purpose,
 43    require the participation of the Idaho people and be conditioned upon  contin-
 44    ued access to the remaining federal and state public lands.
                                                                        
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  1        BE  IT  FURTHER  RESOLVED  that the Secretary of the Senate be, and she is
  2    hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Pres-
  3    ident of the United States, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, to the
  4    leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States  in
  5    Congress  assembled,  to  the  President  of the Senate and the Speaker of the
  6    House of Representatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation  repre-
  7    senting the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 15646

The purpose of this memorial is to unequivocally state the
position of the legislature of the State of Idaho regarding the
sale of Public Lands. Our position to the President and Congress
of the United States of America is to oppose the sale of federal
lands located in Idaho for the purported reason of helping the
victims of Hurricane Katrina or any other purpose; and urging the
President and Congress that any future sale of federal public
lands in Idaho involve the participation of the Idaho people and
be conditioned upon continued access to the remaining public
lands.


                          FISCAL IMPACT                     

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Name:     Sen. Clint Stennett
Phone:    332-1351



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                       SJM 116