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ID HCR007

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Resources and Conservation Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Idaho's recreation industry generates $6.3 billion in consumer spending, $1.8 billion in wages and salaries, $461 million in state and local tax revenue, and 77,000 direct jobs
  • At least 74 percent of Idaho residents participate in outdoor recreation annually, including 162,000 hunters and 238,000 anglers
  • Idaho contains the largest contiguous wilderness area in the lower forty-eight states, 3,100 river miles, and 32.5 million acres of federal public lands
  • The Legislature invites Outdoor Retailer to host its biannual shows in Idaho, with the show's current contract ending in 2016 and bringing an estimated $40 million to the state economy
  • The outdoor recreation industry is recognized as important to the lives and livelihoods of all Idahoans

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Legislature and inviting Outdoor Retailer to host its biannual show and to express the importance of outdoor recreation to the economy of Idaho and to the lives of Idahoans.

OUTDOOR RETAILER SHOW

Last Action

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:15 a.m. on March 16, 2015

3/17/2015

Full Bill Text

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