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HCR020........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
GREAT WESTERN TRAIL CORRIDOR - Stating findings of the Legislature and
designating lands within Idaho as the Idaho section of the Great Western
Trail Corridor.
02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/14 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - Voice Vote
Title apvd - to Senate
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/02 Ret'd to Transp
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20
BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND DESIGNATING LANDS WITHIN IDAHO AS THE
3 IDAHO SECTION OF THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL CORRIDOR.
4 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
5 WHEREAS, the Great Western Trail has currently been designated as a
6 National Millennium Trail by the White House Millennium Council; and
7 WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has
8 completed a study on the possibility of designating the trail as a part of the
9 National Trail System; and
10 WHEREAS, further study is continuing on this concept, the appropriate
11 routes, and appropriate governing features; and
12 WHEREAS, designation of the trail is intended to enhance the opportunities
13 for historical, archaeological, geologic, scenic, industrial and agricultural
14 points of discovery for the site visitor; and
15 WHEREAS, some adjustments may be necessary to accommodate the wide variety
16 of potential users including some motorized vehicles which are not street
17 legal and many nonmotorized modes of transportation; and
18 WHEREAS, as representatives of the people of the state of Idaho, the Leg-
19 islature wishes to designate certain lands as the Idaho section of the Great
20 Western Trail Corridor and to support the concept of incorporating these por-
21 tions in the trail which will provide something for everyone.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
23 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
24 Senate concurring therein, that those lands in eastern Idaho lying between the
25 Idaho and Wyoming state boundaries and a line running north and south through
26 areas encompassed by Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Bonneville, Madison, Teton
27 and Fremont counties are designated the Idaho section of the Great Western
28 Trail Corridor. It is the intent by this designation to demonstrate the inter-
29 est of the state of Idaho in the recognition of the Great Western Trail and to
30 prepare for further exploration of necessary statutory provisions to implement
31 the Trail System without in any way impairing private property rights of the
32 citizens.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10929C1
STATE DESIGNATION OF GREAT WESTERN TRAIL: The purpose of this
legislation is to gain state designation of the Great Western Trail
as the Idaho segment of a trail extending from southern Arizona on
the south to the Canadian border on the north. State designation
of this trail is a first and important step toward gaining national
recognition of the Great Western Trail and the addition of that
trail to the National Trail System.
FISCAL IMPACT
None: There will be no additional cost to the State of Idaho. The
trail is currently being maintained from state funds received from
snowmobile registration. It is expected that the designation of
this trail will have a positive impact to the tourism industry in
all of Eastern Idaho.
Contact
Name: Rep. Eulalie Langford
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 2