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S1415..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FISH AND GAME COMMISSION - Amends existing law to provide for the
expiration of terms of members of the Fish and Game Commission on June 30
and to provide that for members whose terms will expire in 1999, two
members shall be appointed for a term of three years, with their successors
to be appointed for a term of four years, and two members shall be
appointed for a term of four years.
02/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/05 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins,
Ingram, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Wheeler,
Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Dunklin, Ipsen, Sorensen, Twiggs
Floor Sponsor - Noh
Title apvd - to House
03/06 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 Rls susp - PASSED - 61-0-9
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Chase, Clark, Crane,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes,
Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(22),
Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Crow, Jones(9), McKague, Newcomb,
Pischner, Taylor, Wood, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Bivens
Title apvd - to Senate
03/20 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23 Sp signed - to Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 334
Effective: 07/01/98
S1415|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1415 BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; AMENDING SECTION 36-102, IDAHO CODE, 3 TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPIRATION OF TERMS ON JUNE 30 AND TO PROVIDE THAT FOR 4 MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS WILL EXPIRE IN 1999, TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED 5 FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS, WITH THEIR SUCCESSORS TO BE APPOINTED FOR A 6 TERM OF FOUR YEARS, AND TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR 7 YEARS. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. Than Section 36-102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 10 amended to read as follows: 11 36-102. IDAHO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. (a) Creation. There is hereby 12 created the Idaho fish and game commission. The department of fish and game of 13 the state of Idaho is hereby placed under the supervision, management and con- 14 trol of said Idaho fish and game commission, hereinafter referred to as the 15 commission or as said commission. 16 (b) Membership -- Appointment -- Qualifications. The commission shall 17 consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the governor of the state of 18 Idaho, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor and who 19 shall be subject to removal by him. The selection and appointment of said mem- 20 bers shall be made solely upon consideration of the welfare and best interests 21 of fish and game in the state of Idaho, and no person shall be appointed a 22 member of said commission unless he shall be well informed upon, and inter- 23 ested in, the subject of wildlife conservation and restoration. No member 24 shall hold any other elective or appointive office, state, county or munici- 25 pal, or any office in any political party organization. Not more than four (4) 26 of the members of said commission shall at any time belong to the same politi- 27 cal party. Each of the members of said commission shall be a citizen of the 28 United States, and of the state of Idaho, and a bona fide resident of the 29 region from which he is appointed as hereinafter set forth. Said members so 30 appointed shall act and assume full powers and duties upon appointment, as 31 herein provided, but such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the 32 senate at its next session. 33 (c) Creation of Regions-- Terms of Office. For the purpose 34 of this act, the state of Idaho is divided into seven (7) regions, which shall 35 be named: 36 (1) Panhandle region to consist of the counties of Boundary, Bonner, 37 Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah; 38 (2) Clearwater region to consist of the counties of Latah, Clearwater, 39 Nez Perce, Lewis and Idaho; 40 (3) Southwestern region to consist of the counties of Adams, Valley, 41 Washington, Payette, Gem, Boise, Canyon, Ada, Elmore and Owyhee; 42 (4) Magic Valley region to consist of the counties of Camas, Blaine, 43 Gooding, Lincoln, Minidoka, Jerome, Twin Falls and Cassia; 2 1 (5) Southeastern region to consist of the counties of Bingham, Power, 2 Bannock, Caribou, Oneida, Franklin and Bear Lake; 3 (6) Upper Snake River region to consist of the counties of Clark, Fre- 4 mont, Butte, Jefferson, Madison, Teton and Bonneville; 5 (7) Salmon region to consist of the counties of Lemhi and Custer. 6 Each of the above enumerated regions shall, at all times, be represented 7 by one (1) member of the commission, appointed from said region by the gover- 8 nor. 9 (d) Terms of Office. 10 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, t11The members of said commission shall be appointed for a term of 12 four (4) years; provided, that in the case of the death of any commis- 13 sioner, or his removal from office as hereinbefore provided, the governor 14 shall appoint a successor from the same region for the unexpired term. 15 Beginning in 1999 and thereafter, the term of each member shall 16 expire on June 30. The term of any member which would otherwise expire 17 prior to June 30 shall be extended to June 30. No member shall 18 serve more than two (2)consecutiveterms, except that a mem- 19 ber appointed to fill an unexpired term may be appointed to two (2) addi- 20 tional, full terms. Members serving on the effective date of this act 21 shall be eligible to complete the term they are then serving, and shall 22 thereafter be governed by the provisions of this sub section 23 limiting the length of any additional terms to four (4) years and the num- 24 ber ofconsecutiveterms to two (2). 25 (2) In appointing successors for the members whose terms expire in 26 1999, the governor shall designate two (2) members to be appointed for a 27 term of three (3) years and two (2) members to be appointed for a term of 28 four (4) years. Successors to the members appointed for a term of three 29 (3) years shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years thereafter. 30 31 (de ) Oath of Office -- Bond. Each commissioner 32 shall, before entering upon his official duties, take and subscribe to the 33 official oath, in writing, as provided by section 59-401, Idaho Code, to which 34 said official oath there shall be added a declaration as to the name of the 35 political party to which such commissioner belongs, and said commissioner 36 shall be bonded to the state of Idaho in the time, form, and manner prescribed 37 by chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code. 38 (ef ) Compensation and Reimbursement for 39 Expenses. Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided by 40 section 59-509(h), Idaho Code. All such compensation and expenses shall be 41 paid from the fish and game account. 42 (fg ) Quorum. A majority of the commissioners 43 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the perfor- 44 mance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power. 45 (gh ) Office and Supplies. The commission shall 46 have its principal office in the city of Boise and is authorized to purchase 47 supplies, equipment, printed forms, and notices, and to issue such publica- 48 tions as may be necessary.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS07751
The purposed legislation relates to the Fish and Game Commission and will provide
for the adjustment of commissioners' terms. In 1999, four terms will expire. To
better facilitate the continuity of operation of the Commission, the proposed
legislation would provide for two terms to be appointed for three years and their
successors would be appointed for four years. The other two terms would be
appointed for four years. Therefore, only two commissioners terms would expire at
one time. No commissioner shall serve more than two terms.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no fiscal impact to the general fund as the
legislation is simply an adjustment of expiration of terms.
Contact: Senator Laird Noh
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