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ID SJM102

JM

Status

Engrossed

3/16/2017

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

Senate Joint Memorial No. 102 Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Resources and Conservation3/17/2017
Judiciary and Rules3/15/2017

Full Bill Text

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