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SENATE BILL NO. 1105 – Wolf Oversight Comm, sunset extend

SENATE BILL NO. 1105

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S1105..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
WOLF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE - Amends existing law to extend the sunset date of
the Wolf Oversight Committee within the Department of Fish and Game to
December 31, 2002.

02/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05    Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25    3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-0-6
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins,
      Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Darrington, McLaughlin, Parry, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - Danielson
    Title apvd - to House
02/26    House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/04    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Williams, Wood, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Jones, Meyer, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Linford
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/12    To enrol
03/15    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/16    Sp signed - to Governor
03/18    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 87
         Effective: 07/01/99

Bill Text


S1105


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1105

                          BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE WOLF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE; AMENDING SECTION 36-715, IDAHO CODE,
 3        TO EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE OF THE WOLF OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO DECEMBER  31,
 4        2002.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION  1.  That  Section  36-715, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        36-715.  DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME  REGARDING  THE  ENDAN-
 9    GERED SPECIES ACT. (1) Since wolf/dog hybridizations are known to exist within
10    Idaho and these hybrids are not protected by the United States endangered spe-
11    cies act, a biological evaluation shall be required of the animal to determine
12    species priority before the department of fish and game may take any action in
13    accordance with the United States endangered species act.
14        (2)  The  department  of  fish  and game shall not be authorized to expend
15    funds, transfer assets or enter into a cooperative agreement with any  agency,
16    department  or entity of the United States government concerning wolves unless
17    expressly authorized by state statute except that the department is authorized
18    to provide a representative to participate on the northern rocky mountain wolf
19    recovery team and to participate in activities regarding nuisance wolves.
20        (3)  If a wolf is sighted, the burden of  proof  concerning  the  reported
21    presence of the wolf within Idaho shall rest with the observer and the depart-
22    ment of fish and game shall take no action to enforce the United States endan-
23    gered species act regarding wolves in absence of that proof.
24        (4)  From  the  effective date of this act through December 31,  1999
25     2002 , the department of fish and game is authorized to work
26    in conjunction with the wolf oversight committee, as established by  the  wolf
27    EIS  participation plan dated February, 1992, in the development and implemen-
28    tation of an Idaho wolf management plan, provided that:
29        (a)  The department is authorized to work in  conjunction  with  the  wolf
30        oversight  committee  to develop and coordinate wolf management plans with
31        state agency officials of the states of Wyoming and Montana.
32        (b)  Any Idaho wolf management plan so developed  by  the  department  and
33        wolf  oversight  committee  shall take into consideration local economies,
34        custom, culture, and private property rights. The department and the  wolf
35        oversight  committee may consult with federal entities and coordinate with
36        state and local government entities in the development of the plan.
37        (c)  Upon completion of an Idaho wolf management plan, the department  and
38        the  wolf  oversight  committee  shall  provide  a  report  to  the senate
39        resources and environment committee and to the house resources and conser-
40        vation committee and shall provide written copies to all  interested  par-
41        ties.   When the plan is complete, the speaker of the house of representa-
42        tives and the president pro tempore of the senate may  authorize  a  joint
43        meeting  of  the  senate resources and environment committee and the house


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 1        resources and conservation committee to be  held  during  the  interim  to
 2        review the Idaho wolf management plan.
 3        (d)  Members of the wolf oversight committee shall serve without compensa-
 4        tion,  but  shall  be reimbursed actual expenses for attending meetings of
 5        the committee from funds provided by the department of fish  and  game  at
 6        prevailing state rates.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                              RS08846

Legislation to extend the sunset date of the Wolf Oversight Committee to
December 31, 2002.






                           FISCAL IMPACT



Members of the Wolf Oversight Committee shall serve without compensation, but
shall be reimbursed actual expenses for attending meetings of the committee from funds
provided by the Department of Fish and Game at prevailing state rates.




CONTACT: Senator Laird Noh
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                                    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT  S 1105