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ID SJM101
JM
Status
2/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Resources and Environment Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Joint Memorial No. 101 Summary
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Urges the President and Congress to require the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to recognize valid easements under the 1866 Mining Act on federal lands without requiring citizens to sue the government.
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Requests recognition of valid easements existing prior to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 on National Forest System lands, specifically those issued under the 1986 Colorado Ditch Bill Act.
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Calls for extending the deadline for filing applications under FLPMA for an additional two years, given that the Secretary of Agriculture has not acted on applications submitted more than 20 years ago.
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to refrain from interfering with decreed water rights by attaching conditions on easements that restrict or condition the use of water on private land as authorized by Idaho state law.
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Requires the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the memorial to the President, Congress leadership, Idaho's congressional delegation, and the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the President and Congress to take such action as necessary to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to recognize valid easements existing pursuant to the 1866 Mining Act on federal lands.
WATER
Last Action
Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
2/15/2019