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HOUSE BILL NO. 515<br /> – Outdoor sport shooting range

HOUSE BILL NO. 515

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H0515.........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
SHOOTING RANGES - Adds to existing law relating to shooting ranges to
provide for the establishment of criteria for the operation and use of
state outdoor sport shooting ranges; to provide noise provisions and sound
pressure measurements; to prohibit certain public or private nuisance
actions; to require noise buffering or attenuation for certain new use; and
to provide for the preemption of certain local governmental law.

02/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13    Rpt prt - to Res/Con
02/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
      AYES -- Anderson, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock,
      Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Ringo, Roberts,
      Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30)(Stanek), Snodgrass, Thayn, Thomas, Trail,
      Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Andrus, Bedke, Kren, Raybould, Smith(24),
      Stevenson, Wood(27)
    Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/25    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- McKenzie
    Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/12    Pres signed - To Governor
03/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 116
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 515

                          BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SHOOTING RANGES; AMENDING TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF
  3        A NEW CHAPTER 91, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR
  4        THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF CRITERIA FOR THE OPERATION AND USE OF STATE OUTDOOR
  5        SPORT SHOOTING RANGES, TO PROVIDE NOISE STANDARDS, TO  PROVIDE  FOR  SOUND
  6        PRESSURE  MEASUREMENTS,  TO  PROHIBIT  CERTAIN  PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NUISANCE
  7        ACTIONS, TO REQUIRE NOISE BUFFERING OR ATTENUATION FOR CERTAIN NEW USE, TO
  8        PROHIBIT CERTAIN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NUISANCE ACTIONS RELATING  TO  NEW  USE
  9        AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL LAW.

 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 11        SECTION  1.  That Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
 12    by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as  Chap-
 13    ter 91, Title 67, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 14                                      CHAPTER 91
 15                        IDAHO OUTDOOR SPORT SHOOTING RANGE ACT

 16        67-9101.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
 17        (1)  "Local government" means a county, city or town.
 18        (2)  "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, associ-
 19    ation, joint venture, proprietorship, club or any other legal entity.
 20        (3)  "State  outdoor  sport shooting range" or "range" means an area owned
 21    by the state of Idaho or  a  state  agency  for  the  public  use  of  rifles,
 22    shotguns,  pistols,  silhouettes,  skeet,  trap,  black powder, archery or any
 23    other similar sport shooting. "State outdoor sport shooting  range"  does  not
 24    include:
 25        (a)  Any  totally  enclosed  facility  that is designed to offer a totally
 26        controlled shooting environment that includes impenetrable  walls,  floors
 27        and ceilings, adequate ventilation, lighting systems and acoustical treat-
 28        ment for sound attenuation; and
 29        (b)  Any law enforcement or military shooting range.

 30        67-9102.  STATE  OUTDOOR  SPORT  SHOOTING  RANGES  -- OPERATION AND USE --
 31    NOISE STANDARDS -- MEASUREMENT. (1) The state agencies responsible for  manag-
 32    ing state outdoor sport shooting ranges shall establish criteria for the oper-
 33    ation  and  use  for each range. The provisions of chapter 26, title 55, Idaho
 34    Code, shall not apply to state outdoor sport shooting ranges.
 35        (2)  The legislature finds that state outdoor sport shooting ranges should
 36    be subject to uniform noise standards as specified in this section.
 37        (3)  The noise emitted from a state outdoor sport shooting range shall not
 38    exceed an Leq(h) of sixty-four (64) dBA.
 39        (4)  Sound pressure measurements shall be made twenty (20) feet from   the
 40    nearest  existing occupied residence, school, hotel, motel, hospital or church
 41    and in a location directly between the range and the nearest existing occupied

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  1    residence, school, hotel, motel, hospital or church. If there are  natural  or
  2    artificial  obstructions  that prevent an accurate noise measurement, the mea-
  3    surement may be taken within an additional twenty (20) feet  radius  from  the
  4    initial  measurement  location.  If  access to such location is not available,
  5    then sound pressure measurements shall be made at the range property line in a
  6    location directly between the range and the nearest  existing  occupied  resi-
  7    dence, school, hotel, motel, hospital or church.
  8        (5)  Sound  pressure  measurements  shall  be  made on the A-weighted fast
  9    response mode scale. Measurements shall be taken during the noisiest  hour  of
 10    peak  use during the operation of the range. Measurements shall be taken using
 11    a type 1 sound meter meeting the requirements of ANSI S1.4-1983.
 12        (6)  For the purposes of this section:
 13        (a)  "A-weighted" means a frequency weighting network used to account  for
 14        changes in sensitivity as a function of frequency;
 15        (b)  "dBA"  means  A-weighted decibels, taking into account human response
 16        to sound energy in different frequency bands;
 17        (c)  "Decibel" means the unit of measure for sound pressure  denoting  the
 18        ratio between two quantities that are proportional to power. The number of
 19        decibels is ten (10) times the base ten logarithm of this ratio; and
 20        (d)  "Leq(h)"  means  the equivalent energy level that is the steady state
 21        level that contains the same amount of sound  energy  as  a  time  varying
 22        sound level for a sixty (60) minute time period.

 23        67-9103.  NUISANCE  ACTION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
 24    the contrary, a person may not maintain a public or  private  nuisance  action
 25    for  noise  against a state outdoor sport shooting range that is in compliance
 26    with this chapter.

 27        67-9104.  NOISE BUFFERING OR ATTENUATION FOR NEW USE. Any new  residential
 28    use  or  other  new use within one (1) mile of an existing state outdoor sport
 29    shooting range shall provide for noise buffers or attenuation  devices  neces-
 30    sary to satisfy the noise standard prescribed by this chapter. New use as pro-
 31    vided by this section shall not give rise to any right of a person to maintain
 32    a  public  or private nuisance action for noise against an existing state out-
 33    door sport shooting range.

 34        67-9105.  PREEMPTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY. Local governmental law is  herein
 35    preempted and local governments shall not have authority to regulate the oper-
 36    ation  and  use  of  state  outdoor  sport shooting ranges nor shall they have
 37    authority to establish  noise  standards  for  state  outdoor  sport  shooting
 38    ranges.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                   STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                         RS 17827
  
  This bill would create a new section in Title 67 to
  provide for the operation and use of State outdoor sport
  shooting ranges.  This bill would require State agencies
  responsible for managing State outdoor sport shooting ranges
  to establish operation and use standards for each range. 
  The bill also establishes a uniform noise standard for State
  outdoor sport shooting ranges, precludes both public and
  private nuisance actions for noise against any State outdoor
  sport shooting range that is in compliance with this
  chapter, requires new uses within one mile of an existing
  shooting range to provide for noise abatement and preempts
  local standards.  This chapter will apply only to State of
  Idaho owned sport shooting ranges used by the public. 
  Private sport shooting ranges will be governed under Chapter
  26, Title 55 of the Idaho Code.  This chapter does not apply
  to any law enforcement or military shooting range.  
  
  
                        FISCAL NOTE
  
  No fiscal effect to the General Fund is anticipated
  because State outdoor sport shooting ranges are developed
  and maintained with dedicated funds.  There will be an
  effect to Fish and Game funds for sound measurement and any
  mitigation actions at ranges to meet the State noise
  standard.  The annual estimate of cost to Fish and Game
  funds to meet the State noise standard ranges from $5,000 to
  $30,000 annually.  
  
  
  Sponsors:
  Rep. George Eskridge     Rep. Tom Trail      Rep. Phil Hart 
  Rep. Donna Pence         Rep. Jim Patrick    Rep. Mike Moyle
  Rep. Carlos Bilbao       Rep. Rich Wills     
  Rep. Elaine Smith        Rep. Leon Smith
  Rep. Pete Nielsen        Rep. James Ruchti   
  Rep. Wendy Jaquet        Rep. Dick Harwood
  Rep. Mary Lou Shepherd   Rep. Eric Anderson
  Rep. Frank Henderson     Rep. Fred Wood
  Rep. Mark Snodgrass      Rep. Liz Chavez
  Rep. Marv Hagedorn       Rep. JoAn Wood
  Sen. Michael Jorgenson   Sen. Gary Schroeder
  Sen. Shawn Keough        Sen. David Langhorst
  Sen. Joyce Broadsword    Sen. John Andreason
  
  
 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE / FISCAL NOTE                        H 515