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HCR027..............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
HIGHWAYS - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the
Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a
study of Idaho's county, highway district and state agency highways with
respect to jurisdiction, maintenance, easements, liability, traffic signing
and closure.
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10 Rpt prt - to Transp
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 56-3-11
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(29), Hornbeck,
Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Schaefer, Smith, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Wheeler, Williams,
Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Clark, Sali, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Black, Cuddy, Gould, Hansen(23), Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Lake, Montgomery, Sellman, Watson
Floor Sponsor - Wood
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
HCR027|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27 BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF IDAHO'S COUNTY, 4 HIGHWAY DISTRICT AND STATE AGENCY HIGHWAYS WITH RESPECT TO JURISDICTION, 5 MAINTENANCE, EASEMENTS, LIABILITY, TRAFFIC SIGNING AND CLOSURE. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, there are thousands of miles of public highways in the state of 8 Idaho being maintained by counties and highway districts; and 9 WHEREAS, there are statutory requirements for counties and highway dis- 10 tricts to prepare a map of their respective highway systems; and 11 WHEREAS, inventory of the federal highway system of local highways is 12 required by the Federal Highway Administrator for inclusion in the nationwide 13 system of highway performance; and 14 WHEREAS, the Local Land Use Planning Act requires the cities and counties, 15 in coordination with the highway districts to prepare a transportation element 16 of all required comprehensive plans; and 17 WHEREAS, there are statutory requirements for the director of the Idaho 18 Transportation Department to certify the miles of improved highways within 19 each county and highway district highway system; and 20 WHEREAS, the Idaho Transportation Department has a program for the inspec- 21 tion and mapping of county and highway district highways; and 22 WHEREAS, the Idaho Transportation Board has adopted a rule which provides 23 that a highway that is gated will not be classified as an "improved highway"; 24 and 25 WHEREAS, a portion of the county and highway district funds for the High- 26 way Distribution Account is determined by the number of miles of improved 27 highways in their respective jurisdictions; and 28 WHEREAS, there are many miles of improved highways being maintained by 29 counties and highway districts that pass through lands owned by the Idaho 30 Department of Lands; and 31 WHEREAS, the Idaho Department of Lands has gated many miles of the 32 improved highways being maintained by counties and highway districts; and 33 WHEREAS, statutory provisions provide that roadways maintained by a county 34 or highway district are highways and shall be under the jurisdiction of the 35 respective county or highway district; and 36 WHEREAS, the Department of Lands is currently requesting counties and 37 highway districts to purchase and survey such easements that have tradition- 38 ally been maintained by a county or highway district. 39 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 40 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the 41 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized and 42 directed to appoint an interim committee to undertake and complete a study of 43 the policies and procedures regarding jurisdiction, easements, liability, 44 maintenance, traffic signing of improved highways crossing lands owned by the 2 1 Idaho Department of Lands. The Legislative Council shall determine the number 2 of legislators and membership from each house appointed to the committee and 3 shall authorize the committee to receive input, advice and assistance from 4 interested and affected parties who are not members of the Legislature. 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be 6 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla- 7 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be 8 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and 9 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or 10 proposed legislation. 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec- 12 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session 13 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09192
This Concurrent Resolution authorizes the Legislative Council to
appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of county,
highway district and state agency highways with respect to
jurisdiction, maintenance, easements, liability, traffic signing and
closure.
FISCAL NOTE
If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the committee is
appointed by Legislative Council, any necessary legislator travel and
per diem expense would be paid from the existing legislative
appropriation to the Senate and the House of Representatives. Funding
for staff support and expenses would be provided from the existing
appropriation to the Legislative Council for the Legislative Services
Office. There would be no additional impact upon the state general
fund as a result of this resolution.
CONTACT: Rep. JoAn Wood
332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill No. HCR 27