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HJM006........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION ACT - Stating findings of the
Legislature and urging the Congress of the United States to oppose H.R.
488, known as the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act.
02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 66-1-3
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss,
Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer(Tiegs), Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson,
Stoicheff, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Ringo
Absent and excused -- Marley, Taylor, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Campbell
Title apvd - to Senate
03/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/27 Rpt out - to 10th Ord
03/28 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/31 To Secretary of State
HJM006
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 6
BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, on February 2, 1999, H.R. 488, known as the "Northern Rockies
9 Ecosystem Protection Act," was introduced in the U.S. House of Representa-
10 tives;
11 WHEREAS, the Act is far reaching and would designate wilderness, wild and
12 scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wildland recovery
13 areas, and biological connecting corridors in five northwest states: Idaho,
14 Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming;
15 WHEREAS, the Act would create over eighteen million acres of new wilder-
16 ness alone, approximately five million acres of which would be in Idaho, more
17 than in any other state;
18 WHEREAS, the Act also designates over a million acres along the Idaho-
19 Oregon border as the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Preserve;
20 WHEREAS, the Act, a concept presented by the Montana-based environmental
21 group, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, was first introduced in 1992 to
22 oppose a bill designating wilderness areas only in the state of Montana;
23 WHEREAS, the members of the Idaho congressional delegation opposed the Act
24 in 1992 and continue to oppose it now;
25 WHEREAS, the Act is also opposed by the majority of representatives in the
26 Congress from the other affected states: Montana, Oregon, Washington and
27 Wyoming;
28 WHEREAS, the lands addressed by the Act closely resemble those at issue in
29 President Clinton's current roadless lands initiative, which is also opposed
30 by the state of Idaho and the Idaho congressional delegation;
31 WHEREAS, setting aside so much acreage in Idaho as wilderness, wild and
32 scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wildland recovery
33 areas, and biological connecting corridors would severely reduce employment
34 and income in many areas of the state in which it is difficult to replace the
35 lost money by other means, and would landlock thousands of acres of state
36 endowment land, thereby reducing funds for public education in Idaho.
37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
38 sion of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
39 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge the Congress of the United States
40 to oppose H.R. 488, known as the "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act."
41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the Second Regular Session of
42 the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate
43 concurring therein, support natural resource planning and environmental man-
44 agement featuring site-specific management decisions made by local decision-
2
1 makers, local citizens and parties directly and personally affected by land
2 and resource management decisions.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
4 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
5 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
6 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
7 state of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09752
The purpose of this Memorial is to send a strong message to
congress and the President that the people of Idaho must be fully
involved in any planning that would affect the economic well
being of it's citizens and any such actions must be approved by
way of vote of the people.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Contact
Name: Rep. John Campbell
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE Bill No. HJM 6