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HJM011.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT - Stating findings of the Legislature and urging
the U.S. Forest Service to exhaust every effort such as mediation,
consultation and coordination with private property owners who hold
easements pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and have operated in
good faith under such terms and conditions of said easement, before
initiating litigious efforts against such citizens of the State of Idaho.
03/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/06 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
03/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Henbest, Smith(30), Wills
Floor Sponsor - Trail
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/20 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Heinrich
Title apvd - to House
03/21 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24 Pres signed
03/25 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 11 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPART- 3 MENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE CHIEF OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, AND TO THE CON- 4 GRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF 5 THE UNITED STATES. 6 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 7 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth 8 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 9 WHEREAS, the U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905 as an agency of 10 the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of managing public 11 lands in national forests and grasslands; and 12 WHEREAS, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act establishes a National Wild and 13 Scenic Rivers System for the protection of rivers with important scenic, rec- 14 reational, fish and wildlife, and other values. The act designates specific 15 rivers for inclusion in the system and prescribes the methods and standards by 16 which additional rivers may be added; and 17 WHEREAS, the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River was included in the Wild 18 and Scenic River System in 1968, authorizing, among other things, the acquisi- 19 tion of easements from private landowners for the protection of the character 20 of the river and its surroundings but was to retain the right for rural agri- 21 cultural uses, including light ranching and farming operations; and 22 WHEREAS, there have been instances where the U.S. Forest Service has ini- 23 tiated litigation against private property owners who hold easements pursuant 24 to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act relating to their ranching and farming oper- 25 ations without exhausting every effort such as mediation, consultation and 26 coordination. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 28 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 29 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge the U.S. Forest Service to exhaust 30 every effort such as mediation, consultation and coordination with private 31 property owners who hold easements pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 32 and have operated in good faith under such terms and conditions of said ease- 33 ment, before initiating litigious efforts against such citizens of the State 34 of Idaho. 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa- 36 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this 37 Memorial to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the United States 38 Department of Agriculture, the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and the con- 39 gressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the 40 United States.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 18063
The purpose of this Joint House Memorial is to convey to the
support of the members of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the
House of Representatives and the Senate concurring therein, that we
urge the U. S. Forest Service to exhaust every effort such as
mediation, consultation, and coordination with private property
owners who hold easements pursuant to the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act, and have operated in good faith under such terms and
conditions of said easement, before initiating litigious efforts
against such citizens of the State of Idaho.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Representative Tom Trail
Phone: (208) 332-1000
Representative Ken Roberts
Representative Paul Shepherd
Senator Lee Heinrich
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 11
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