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ID SJR105
Joint Resolution
Status
2/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Section 8, Article IX of the Idaho Constitution to authorize the Legislature to provide by law for sale or other disposition of general grants of land made by Congress and for sale of timber on all state lands through public auction or prudent investor methods.
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Changes the maximum land subdivision limit from 320 acres to 6,400 acres that may be sold to any one individual, company, or corporation.
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Requires proceeds from any land disposition to be faithfully applied in accordance with the terms of the original grants while the state board of land commissioners exercises reasonable care, skill, and caution.
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Directs the Legislative Council to prepare statements required by Idaho Code Section 67-453 and the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment and arguments.
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Submits the question to Idaho voters at the next general election asking whether to approve the constitutional amendment regarding land sale methods and acreage limits.
Legislative Description
Proposing an amendment to Section 8, Article IX, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho relating to the location and disposition of public lands; to provide that the Legislature shall provide by law for the sale or other disposition of state lands at public auction or through such other means a prudent investor would use while considering the purposes and terms of the trust and while exercising reasonable care, skill and caution; and to remove a restriction prohibiting the sale of more than three hundred and twenty acres of land to any one individual, company or corporation.
DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC LANDS
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
2/11/2014