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ID HJM014
JM
Status
3/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Requests the U.S. House of Representatives to markup and pass H.R. 2316, the Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act, which allows states to participate in demonstration projects for managing National Forest System lands under state law.
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Each community forest demonstration area would comprise at least 200,000 acres of National Forest System land, with no more than 4 million acres (2 percent of all National Forest System lands) included nationwide.
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Demonstration projects must maintain all existing rights, including hunting and fishing access and the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes, while the Secretary of Agriculture retains fire management responsibility.
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Requests the U.S. Senate draft and pass a companion bill to H.R. 2316 and urges both chambers to pass a similar bill extending demonstration projects to Bureau of Land Management administered lands.
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Directs the House Chief Clerk to forward the memorial to the President, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Interior, and the Idaho congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Stating the findings of the Legislature requesting that the U.S. House of Representatives markup and pass H.R. 2316, and to provide a possible path forward beyond Secure Rural Schools to allow local communities to generate the revenues necessary to fund local operations by utilizing the natural resources available in their communities.
COMMUNITY LANDS
Last Action
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment
3/22/2016