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S1416..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FISH AND GAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Amends existing law to provide that
members of the Fish and Game Advisory Committee shall be appointed for
three year terms by the respective directors of the Department of Fish and
Game and the Department of Agriculture and shall serve at the pleasure of
the directors.
02/09 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-2-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins,
Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson,
Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs
NAYS--Frasure, Whitworth
Absent and excused--Stennett, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Andreason
Title apvd - to House
03/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes,
Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22),
Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
Mortensen, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison,
Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman,
Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black(23), Ellsworth, Hansen, Newcomb,
Floor Sponsor - Barraclough
Title apvd - to Senate
03/18 To enrol
03/19 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/20 To Governor - Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 178
Effective: 07/01/98
S1416|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1416 BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-122, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 3 THAT MEMBERS OF THE FISH AND GAME ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED 4 FOR THREE YEAR TERMS BY THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH 5 AND GAME AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE 6 OF THE DIRECTORS. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Section 36-122, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 36-122. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) There is hereby created the fish and game 11 advisory committee. The committee shall consist of twelve (12) members. Six 12 (6) members of the committee shall be appointed by the director of the depart- 13 ment of fish and game to generally represent wildlife interests. Six (6) mem- 14 bers of the committee shall be appointed by the director of the department of 15 agriculture to generally represent agricultural interests. At the beginning of 16 each odd-numbered year, the director of the department of agriculture shall 17 appoint a chairman from among his appointees, and the director of the depart- 18 ment of fish and game shall appoint a vice-chairman from among his appointees. 19 At the beginning of each even-numbered year, the director of the department of 20 fish and game shall appoint a chairman from among his appointees, and the 21 director of the department of agriculture shall appoint a vice-chairman from 22 among his appointees. The committee shall meet at such times as appropriate, 23 but not less frequently than annually. 24 (b)Commencing July 1, 1994, two (2) of the members of the commit-25tee appointed by the director of the department of agriculture and two (2) of26the members appointed by the director of the department of fish and game shall27serve one (1) year terms, two (2) of the members appointed by the director of28the department of agriculture and two (2) of the members appointed by the29director of the department of fish and game shall serve two (2) year terms and30two (2) of the members appointed by the director of the department of agricul-31ture and two (2) of the members appointed by the director of the department of32fish and game shall serve three (3) year terms. Thereafter a33A ll members shall be appointed to serve three 34 (3) year terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the balance of 35 the unexpired term.A member may serve seven (7) consecutive years or36two (2) consecutive terms, whichever is less.All members shall 37 be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the respective directors 38 of the department of agriculture or the department of fish and game. Members 39 shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho Code, and such 40 expenses shall be paid from the big game primary depredation account. 41 (c) The department of fish and game shall provide staff assistance and 42 support for the committee. 43 (d) The committee shall have the authority to: 2 1 1. Act as a liaison between the commission, landowners, the department of 2 agriculture, the department of fish and game, and wildlife, outdoor recre- 3 ation and sportsmen's organizations; 4 2. Act as an independent resource to give advice and recommendations on 5 administration of the programs authorized in sections 36-1108 and 36-1109, 6 Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 07473
The purpose of this legislation is to delete the current limit
on length of service for Fish & Game Advisory members. This to be
replaced with a provision that all members shall be appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the respective directors of department of
agriculture or department of fish and game; it further repeals
outdated and unneeded language.
FISCAL NOTE
None
CONTACT:
Senator John Andreason
208-332-1000
Pat Cudmore - Department of Fish & Game
208-334-3700
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