TITLE 67

STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 90

IDAHO RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT

67-9005.  Responsibilities. The partnership’s responsibilities shall be to:

(1)  Assess community and economic conditions of rural Idaho;

(2)  Advise the governor and the legislature on public policy and strategies to identify the community and economic development opportunities in rural Idaho;

(3)  Act as a clearinghouse of information and as a referral center on rural programs and policies;

(4)  Conduct outreach to rural communities and facilitate communication between rural residents and public and private organizations that provide services to rural communities;

(5)  Identify organizations, authorities and resources to address various aspects of rural development;

(6)  Serve as a nonpartisan forum for identifying and understanding rural issues from all perspectives;

(7)  Improve intergovernmental coordination, private and public cooperation, and to seek out opportunities for new partnerships to achieve rural development goals within existing governmental and community structures;

(8)  Foster coordinated approaches to rural development that support local initiatives, with an imperative not to usurp the individual missions of any member organizations or duplicate effort;

(9)  Seek solutions to unnecessary impediments to rural development within Idaho;

(10) Work cooperatively and seek solutions to impediments with the national rural development partnership and other state rural development councils; and

(11) Submit an annual report to the governor outlining the work and accomplishments of the partnership.

History:

[67-9005, added 2007, ch. 238, sec. 1, p. 704; am. 2016, ch. 90, sec. 2, p. 279.]