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S1064aa.............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Adds to existing law to provide
legislative intent; to provide for the creation of the Carbon Sequestration
Advisory Committee; to provide for membership and compensation of the
committee; to provide that the Soil Conservation Commission shall provide
administrative assistance; to provide for powers and duties of the Carbon
Sequestration Advisory Committee; to provide that the chairman of the Soil
Conservation Commission shall prepare reports; to provide for powers and
duties of the chairman of the Soil Conservation Commission; and to create
the Carbon Sequestration Assessment Fund.
02/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
02/28 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/01 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/02 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/08 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 29-1-5
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Goedde, Ingram, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Richardson, Risch,
Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- Hawkins
Absent and excused -- Cameron, Deide, Ipsen, Noh, Sandy
Floor Sponsor -- Stennett
Title apvd - to House
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/16 3rd rdg as amen - FAILED - 32-35-3
AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bolz, Chase, Cuddy, Deal,
Field(20), Gould, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Langford,
Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Robison, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block),
Trail, Young
NAYS -- Barrett, Bedke, Black, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Collins,
Crow, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Gagner, Hadley,
Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kendell, Lake, Loertscher,
McKague, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Tilman, Wood, Mr. Speaker
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Clark, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor -- Young
Filed w/ Office of the Secretary of the Senate
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1064
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION; AMENDING TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW CHAPTER 50, TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
4 INTENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY
5 COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND
6 TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SHALL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE
7 ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION
8 ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
9 AGRICULTURE SHALL PREPARE REPORTS, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
10 DIRECTOR AND TO CREATE THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND.
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
12 SECTION 1. That Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
13 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap-
14 ter 50, Title 22, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
15 CHAPTER 50
16 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
17 22-5001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and
18 other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have led to growing interest in
19 national and international forums for implementing measures to slow and
20 reverse the buildup of such atmospheric constituents. Such measures may poten-
21 tially include the establishment of systems of trading in credits for adoption
22 of practices, technologies or other measures which decrease net emissions of
23 carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Improved agricultural production
24 methods, soil conservation practices and other methods of stewardship of soil
25 resources have great potential to increase carbon sequestration on agricul-
26 tural lands and help offset carbon dioxide emissions from other sectors of the
27 economy. It is in the interest of agricultural producers and the public in
28 general that the director of the department of agriculture document and quan-
29 tify carbon sequestration and greenhouse emissions reductions associated with
30 agricultural practices, management systems and land uses occurring on cropland
31 and rangeland in Idaho. It is the intent of the legislature that efforts to
32 quantify and verify carbon sequestration on agricultural land will enhance the
33 ability of the state's agricultural landowners to participate in any system of
34 carbon or greenhouse emissions marketing or trading.
35 22-5002. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED -- MEMBERSHIP --
36 COMPENSATION -- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. (1) The carbon sequestration advi-
37 sory committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the following
38 fourteen (14) members, to be appointed by the governor:
39 (a) The director of the department of agriculture or his designee;
40 (b) The director of the department of environmental quality or his desig-
41 nee;
2
1 (c) The director of the department of lands;
2 (d) One (1) member representing the university of Idaho college of agri-
3 culture;
4 (e) One (1) member representing an entity which generates electrical
5 energy;
6 (f) Two (2) members who are producers of field crops, at least one (1) of
7 whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his farming
8 operation;
9 (g) Two (2) members who are producers of livestock, at least one (1) of
10 whom is actively involved in range management;
11 (h) One (1) member with expertise in greenhouse emissions marketing or
12 trading;
13 (i) One (1) member representing soil conservation districts, as defined
14 in section 22-2717, Idaho Code;
15 (j) One (1) member representing the ethanol industry;
16 (k) One (1) member representing the transportation industry; and
17 (l) One (1) member representing an environmental protection or conserva-
18 tion organization.
19 (2) Members of the committee shall be compensated as provided in section
20 59-509(b), Idaho Code.
21 (3) The department of agriculture shall assist the committee with admin-
22 istrative support as reasonably requested by the committee.
23 22-5003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMIT-
24 TEE. The carbon sequestration advisory committee shall:
25 (1) Advise and assist the director of the department of agriculture in
26 preparing the reports required by this chapter and in conducting the assess-
27 ment pursuant to section 22-5005, Idaho Code;
28 (2) Recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Idaho agri-
29 cultural landowners to participate in systems of carbon trading. Such recom-
30 mendations shall include potential policies or programs designed to optimize
31 economic benefits to agricultural producers participating in carbon trading
32 transactions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to,
33 identifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or
34 other public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon
35 credits or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems;
36 (3) Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials
37 regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural lands and participation in sys-
38 tems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading; and
39 (4) Identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand
40 and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural lands.
41 22-5004. REPORTS -- CONTENTS. On or before February 1, 2002, the director
42 of the department of agriculture, in consultation with the carbon sequestra-
43 tion advisory committee, shall prepare a report to the legislature. The report
44 shall include, but not be limited to:
45 (1) The potential for, and potential forms of, greenhouse emissions regu-
46 lation;
47 (2) The potential for development of a system or systems of carbon emis-
48 sions trading or markets for carbon sequestered on agricultural land;
49 (3) Agricultural practices, management systems or land uses which
50 increase stored soil carbon and minimize carbon dioxide or other greenhouse
51 emissions associated with agricultural production;
52 (4) Methods for measuring and modeling net carbon sequestration and
53 greenhouse emissions reductions associated with various agricultural prac-
3
1 tices, management systems or land uses occurring on agricultural land and leg-
2 islation, if any, to define and protect property rights in and attendant to
3 carbon sequestration and greenhouse emissions;
4 (5) Areas of scientific uncertainty with respect to quantifying and
5 understanding greenhouse emissions reductions or soil carbon sequestration
6 associated with agricultural activities; and
7 (6) Any recommendations of the carbon sequestration advisory committee
8 developed pursuant to section 22-5003, Idaho Code.
9 22-5005. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. (1) In consultation with the
10 carbon sequestration advisory committee, the director of the department of
11 agriculture shall assess agricultural lands in Idaho for past carbon seques-
12 tration and future carbon sequestration potential. The assessment shall seek
13 to quantify carbon sequestration associated with various agricultural prac-
14 tices, management systems and land uses occurring on agricultural lands in
15 this state. On or before March 1, 2002, the director shall publish a report of
16 the findings. From time to time, the director may update the findings as
17 advancements in understanding of the processes of carbon sequestration and new
18 data become available.
19 (2) The assessment shall be conducted in a manner that shall provide a
20 means for owners of agricultural land to estimate past and future net carbon
21 sequestration resulting from agricultural practices, conservation measures,
22 management systems and land uses occurring on their property. The director of
23 the department of agriculture may contract and cooperate with the natural
24 resources conservation service of the United States department of agriculture
25 to conduct assessment activities provided for in this section.
26 (3) The director may apply for and accept grants, gifts or other sources
27 of public and private funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
28 22-5006. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND CREATED. There is hereby
29 created and established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the
30 "Carbon Sequestration Assessment Fund," which shall consist of such funds as
31 may be appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, grants, donations or
32 moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered by the department of
33 agriculture in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Moneys in the
34 fund may be expended pursuant to appropriation. Any interest earned on the
35 investment of idle moneys in the fund shall be returned to the fund.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
Moved by Stennett
Seconded by Noh
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1064
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 23, delete "and other greenhouse
3 gases"; also in line 23, following "agricultural" insert: "and timber"; in
4 line 24, following "methods, soil" insert: "and forest"; also in line 24, fol-
5 lowing "of soil" insert: "and other land"; in line 26, following "tural"
6 insert: "and private forest"; in line 27, following "producers" insert: ",
7 nonindustrial private forest landowners"; in line 28, delete "director of the
8 department of agriculture" and insert: "soil conservation commission"; in line
9 30, following "agricultural" insert: "and forestry"; also in line 30, follow-
10 ing "cropland" insert: ", forest land"; in line 32, following "agricultural"
11 insert: "and forest"; also in line 32, delete "land" and insert: "lands"; in
12 line 33, following "agricultural" insert: "and nonindustrial private forest";
13 in line 34, delete "or greenhouse emissions" and insert: "sequestration"; in
14 line 38, delete "fourteen (14)" and insert: "sixteen (16)"; also in line 38,
15 following "by" insert: "and serve at the pleasure of"; following line 38,
16 insert:
17 "(a) The chairman of the soil conservation commission or his designee;";
18 in line 39, delete "(a)" and insert "(b)"; and in line 40, delete "(b)" and
19 insert: "(c)".
20 On page 2, in line 1, delete "(c)" and insert: "(d)"; also in line 1, fol-
21 lowing "lands" insert: "or his designee"; in line 2, delete "(d)" and insert:
22 "(e)"; in line 4, delete "(e)" and insert: "(f)"; in line 6, delete "(f)" and
23 insert: "(g)"; in line 9, delete "(g)" and insert: "(h)"; in line 11, delete
24 "(h)" and insert: "(i)"; also in line 11, delete "greenhouse emissions" and
25 insert: "carbon sequestration"; in line 13, delete "(i)" and insert: "(j)"; in
26 line 15, delete "(j)" and insert: "(k)"; in line 16, delete "(k)" and insert:
27 "(l)"; also in line 16, delete "and"; in line 17, delete "(l)" and insert:
28 "(m)"; in line 18, following "organization" insert: "; and
29 (n) One (1) member representing nonindustrial private forest landowners";
30 in line 21, delete "department of agriculture" and insert: "soil conservation
31 commission"; in line 25, delete "director of the department of agriculture"
32 and insert: "chairman of the soil conservation commission"; in line 29, fol-
33 lowing "cultural" insert: "and nonindustrial private forest"; in line 31, fol-
34 lowing "producers" insert: "and nonindustrial private forest landowners"; in
35 line 37, following "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; in line 40, following
36 "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; in line 41, delete "director" and insert:
37 "chairman"; in line 42, delete "department of agriculture" and insert: "soil
38 conservation commission"; delete lines 45 and 46; in line 47, delete "(2)" and
39 insert: "(1)"; in line 48, following "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; in
40 line 49, delete "(3)" and insert: "(2)"; also in line 49, following
41 "Agricultural" insert: "and forestry"; in line 50, delete "and minimize carbon
42 dioxide or other greenhouse"; delete line 51, and insert: ";"; in line 52,
43 delete "(4)" and insert: "(3)"; also in line 52, delete "and"; in line 53,
44 delete "greenhouse emissions reductions"; and also in line 53, following
2
1 "agricultural" insert: "and forestry".
2 On page 3, in line 1, following "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; also
3 in line 1, delete "land and" and insert: "lands and"; in line 3, delete "and
4 greenhouse emissions"; in line 4, delete "(5)" and insert: "(4)"; in line 5,
5 delete "greenhouse emissions reductions or soil"; in line 6, following
6 "agricultural" insert: "and forestry"; in line 7, delete "(6)" and insert:
7 "(5)"; in line 9, delete "DIRECTOR" and insert: "CHAIRMAN"; in line 10, delete
8 "director" and insert: "chairman"; also in line 10, delete "department of"; in
9 line 11, delete "agriculture" and insert: "soil conservation commission"; also
10 in line 11, following "agricultural" insert: "and private forest"; in line 13,
11 following "agricultural" insert: "and forestry"; in line 14, following
12 "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; in line 15, delete "director" and insert:
13 "chairman"; in line 16, delete "director" and insert: "chairman"; in line 20,
14 following "agricultural" insert: "and forest"; in line 21, following
15 "agricultural" insert: "and forestry"; in line 22, delete "director" and
16 insert: "chairman"; in line 23, delete "department of agriculture" and insert:
17 "soil conservation commission"; in line 26, delete "director" and insert:
18 "soil conservation commission"; in line 32, delete "department of"; and in
19 line 33, delete "agriculture" and insert: "soil conservation commission".
20 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
21 On page 1, in line 6, delete "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE" and insert: "SOIL
22 CONSERVATION COMMISSION"; in line 8, delete "DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF";
23 in line 9, delete "AGRICULTURE" and insert: "CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION
24 COMMISSION"; and in line 10, delete "DIRECTOR" and insert: "CHAIRMAN OF THE
25 SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1064, As Amended
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION; AMENDING TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW CHAPTER 50, TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
4 INTENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY
5 COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND
6 TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE ADMINISTRA-
7 TIVE ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRA-
8 TION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSER-
9 VATION COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE REPORTS, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES
10 OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND TO CREATE THE
11 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
14 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap-
15 ter 50, Title 22, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
16 CHAPTER 50
17 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
18 22-5001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and
19 other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have led to growing interest in
20 national and international forums for implementing measures to slow and
21 reverse the buildup of such atmospheric constituents. Such measures may poten-
22 tially include the establishment of systems of trading in credits for adoption
23 of practices, technologies or other measures which decrease net emissions of
24 carbon dioxide. Improved agricultural and timber production methods, soil and
25 forest conservation practices and other methods of stewardship of soil and
26 other land resources have great potential to increase carbon sequestration on
27 agricultural and private forest lands and help offset carbon dioxide emissions
28 from other sectors of the economy. It is in the interest of agricultural pro-
29 ducers, nonindustrial private forest landowners and the public in general that
30 the soil conservation commission document and quantify carbon sequestration
31 and greenhouse emissions reductions associated with agricultural and forestry
32 practices, management systems and land uses occurring on cropland, forest land
33 and rangeland in Idaho. It is the intent of the legislature that efforts to
34 quantify and verify carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands will
35 enhance the ability of the state's agricultural and nonindustrial private for-
36 est landowners to participate in any system of carbon sequestration marketing
37 or trading.
38 22-5002. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED -- MEMBERSHIP --
39 COMPENSATION -- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. (1) The carbon sequestration advi-
40 sory committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the following
41 sixteen (16) members, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the gov-
2
1 ernor:
2 (a) The chairman of the soil conservation commission or his designee;
3 (b) The director of the department of agriculture or his designee;
4 (c) The director of the department of environmental quality or his desig-
5 nee;
6 (d) The director of the department of lands or his designee;
7 (e) One (1) member representing the university of Idaho college of agri-
8 culture;
9 (f) One (1) member representing an entity which generates electrical
10 energy;
11 (g) Two (2) members who are producers of field crops, at least one (1) of
12 whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his farming
13 operation;
14 (h) Two (2) members who are producers of livestock, at least one (1) of
15 whom is actively involved in range management;
16 (i) One (1) member with expertise in carbon sequestration marketing or
17 trading;
18 (j) One (1) member representing soil conservation districts, as defined
19 in section 22-2717, Idaho Code;
20 (k) One (1) member representing the ethanol industry;
21 (l) One (1) member representing the transportation industry;
22 (m) One (1) member representing an environmental protection or conserva-
23 tion organization; and
24 (n) One (1) member representing nonindustrial private forest landowners.
25 (2) Members of the committee shall be compensated as provided in section
26 59-509(b), Idaho Code.
27 (3) The soil conservation commission shall assist the committee with
28 administrative support as reasonably requested by the committee.
29 22-5003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMIT-
30 TEE. The carbon sequestration advisory committee shall:
31 (1) Advise and assist the chairman of the soil conservation commission in
32 preparing the reports required by this chapter and in conducting the assess-
33 ment pursuant to section 22-5005, Idaho Code;
34 (2) Recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Idaho agri-
35 cultural and nonindustrial private forest landowners to participate in systems
36 of carbon trading. Such recommendations shall include potential policies or
37 programs designed to optimize economic benefits to agricultural producers and
38 nonindustrial private forest landowners participating in carbon trading trans-
39 actions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to, iden-
40 tifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or other
41 public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon credits
42 or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems;
43 (3) Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials
44 regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands and participa-
45 tion in systems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading; and
46 (4) Identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand
47 and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest
48 lands.
49 22-5004. REPORTS -- CONTENTS. On or before February 1, 2002, the chairman
50 of the soil conservation commission, in consultation with the carbon seques-
51 tration advisory committee, shall prepare a report to the legislature. The
52 report shall include, but not be limited to:
53 (1) The potential for development of a system or systems of carbon emis-
3
1 sions trading or markets for carbon sequestered on agricultural and forest
2 land;
3 (2) Agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or land uses
4 which increase stored soil carbon;
5 (3) Methods for measuring and modeling net carbon sequestration associ-
6 ated with various agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or
7 land uses occurring on agricultural and forest lands and legislation, if any,
8 to define and protect property rights in and attendant to carbon sequestra-
9 tion;
10 (4) Areas of scientific uncertainty with respect to quantifying and
11 understanding carbon sequestration associated with agricultural and forestry
12 activities; and
13 (5) Any recommendations of the carbon sequestration advisory committee
14 developed pursuant to section 22-5003, Idaho Code.
15 22-5005. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. (1) In consultation with the
16 carbon sequestration advisory committee, the chairman of the soil conservation
17 commission shall assess agricultural and private forest lands in Idaho for
18 past carbon sequestration and future carbon sequestration potential. The
19 assessment shall seek to quantify carbon sequestration associated with various
20 agricultural and forestry practices, management systems and land uses occur-
21 ring on agricultural and forest lands in this state. On or before March 1,
22 2002, the chairman shall publish a report of the findings. From time to time,
23 the chairman may update the findings as advancements in understanding of the
24 processes of carbon sequestration and new data become available.
25 (2) The assessment shall be conducted in a manner that shall provide a
26 means for owners of agricultural and forest land to estimate past and future
27 net carbon sequestration resulting from agricultural and forestry practices,
28 conservation measures, management systems and land uses occurring on their
29 property. The chairman of the soil conservation commission may contract and
30 cooperate with the natural resources conservation service of the United States
31 department of agriculture to conduct assessment activities provided for in
32 this section.
33 (3) The soil conservation commission may apply for and accept grants,
34 gifts or other sources of public and private funds to carry out the purposes
35 of this chapter.
36 22-5006. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND CREATED. There is hereby
37 created and established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the
38 "Carbon Sequestration Assessment Fund," which shall consist of such funds as
39 may be appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, grants, donations or
40 moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered by the soil conser-
41 vation commission in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Moneys
42 in the fund may be expended pursuant to appropriation. Any interest earned on
43 the investment of idle moneys in the fund shall be returned to the fund.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS lO930Cl
The purpose of this legislation is to create a carbon
sequestration advisory committee. This committee will identify
and recommend policies and programs dealing with carbon trading
for non-industrial forest and agricultural lands that will
enhance the ability of the landowners to offset carbon emissions
from other sectors of the economy. This program could be very
beneficial for agricultural and non-industrial forest landowners.
The Chairman of the Soil Conservation Commission, in consultation
with the carbon sequestration advisory committee, will provide a
number of reports to the legislature.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact will be the compensation of the members of
the committee as provided in Idaho Code 59-509 (b).
Four round-trip airfare @ 345.00 each-2 people/2meetings$1380.00
2000 miles reimbursed at $.345 per mile- 2 meetings 690.00
Lunch provided for 16 people @ 2 meetings ($7.00 each) 224.00
Lodging for 10 nights (5 people - 2 meetings) 650.00
One two-hour telephone conference call for 16 people 450.00
Meeting supplies, (coffee, supplies, misc. expenses) 286.00
Total Cost Estimate $3,680.00
A fund will be created in the Treasurer's Office to be
administered by the Department of Agriculture to accept grants
and donations. State funds will be appropriated by the
legislature.
Contact
Name: Sen. Clint Stennett
Phone: (208)332-1351
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1064
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