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SCR103............................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and
complete a study of natural resource issues.
02/10 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/12 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Noh
Title apvd - to House
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest(Bray), Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin,
Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nacarrato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger,
Ring, Ringo, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd,
Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, McKague, Roberts
Floor Sponsor - Stevenson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/31 To enrol
04/01 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/02 Sp signed
04/03 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 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 NATURAL RESOURCE
4 ISSUES.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, numerous water and natural resource related issues are working
7 their way through various forums and are all subjects that require legislative
8 scrutiny; and
9 WHEREAS, these issues include the effort to negotiate a settlement of the
10 Nez Perce tribal claims in the Snake River Basin Adjudication, the development
11 of the biological opinion by the National Marine Fisheries Service for salmon
12 recovery, the limited and conditional authorization for the use of 427,000
13 acre feet of Idaho water for salmon recovery, evolving water rights issues
14 connected to electric utility restructuring, and issues related to the impact
15 of drought conditions in Idaho; and
16 WHEREAS, these issues will all have a major impact upon the future of
17 Idaho and the quality of life our citizens enjoy.
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
19 of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Represen-
20 tatives concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
21 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of various natural
22 resource issues including, but not limited to, the effort to negotiate a set-
23 tlement of the Nez Perce tribal claims in the Snake River Basin Adjudication,
24 the development of the biological opinion by the National Marine Fisheries
25 Service for salmon recovery, the limited and conditional authorization for the
26 use of 427,000 acre feet of Idaho water for salmon recovery, evolving water
27 rights issues connected to electric utility restructuring, and issues related
28 to the impact of drought conditions in Idaho. The committee shall consist of
29 ten legislators with five from the Senate and five from the House of Represen-
30 tatives. The Legislative Council shall authorize the committee to receive
31 input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who are not
32 members of the Legislature.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the cochairmen of this committee shall consult
34 and coordinate with cochairmen of the committee on Electric Utility
35 Restructuring, if appointed.
36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
37 appointed by the cochairmen of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
38 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the committee shall not be reimbursed
39 from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and shall not
40 have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or proposed
41 legislation.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall make a progress report to
43 the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature and shall
44 make a report detailing its findings, recommendations and proposed legisla-
2
1 tion, if any, to the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legisla-
2 ture.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12920
This resolution would authorize the Legislative Council to
appoint an interim study committee to undertake and complete a
study of natural resource issues. A number of interrelated major
water and natural resource issues could soon have major impacts
upon the state and its citizens.
FISCAL IMPACT
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:
Name: Senator Laird Noh
Phone: 208-332-1333
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE SCR 103