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ID SJM102
JM
Status
3/16/2017
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Joint Memorial No. 102 Summary
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Request Congress prohibit federal agencies from using funds to implement land use plan amendments inconsistent with Idaho's state sage-grouse conservation plan for 10 years through fiscal year 2027
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Call for Congress to block the Secretary of the Interior from considering, preparing, or issuing petitions or regulations regarding greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act for 10 years through fiscal year 2027
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Seek litigation protection for state sage-grouse management plans from legal challenges by private activist organizations and protect the "not-warranted" status of sage-grouse from judicial review during the 10-year period
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Request Congress prevent the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service from issuing decisions implementing sage-grouse conservation measures not prescribed by Idaho's conservation plan and not approved by the state's Office of Species Conservation for 10 years through fiscal year 2027
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Encourage the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior to conduct settlement discussions with Idaho regarding federal land use plan amendments related to pending federal court action
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the legislature and requesting that Congress provide protections for adoption and implementation of state sage-grouse conservation plans and to provide a mechanism for the Governor of a state to ensure state sage-grouse plans can be implemented on lands operated by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service for a period of at least 10 years.
SAGE-GROUSE
Last Action
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
3/29/2017