Senate Bill 1011 Summary

• Removes the requirement for the Idaho Board of Licensure of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors to submit an annual report to the governor on board activities and finances.

• Establishes the Idaho Plane Coordinate System (IPCS) as the official coordinate system for Idaho, based on the National Spatial Reference System maintained by the National Geodetic Survey.

• Requires documents containing IPCS coordinates to include minimum identifying information (datum, adjustment, epoch, and zone names) and specifies that when coordinates span multiple zones, all points must reference one designated zone.

• Clarifies that nonauthoritative or alternative coordinates cannot be used to define regulatory boundaries or property rights and must be clearly distinguished from official IPCS coordinates.

• Mandates that property descriptions using IPCS coordinates must also reference public land survey corners or recorded subdivision corners, with traditional survey descriptions prevailing in conflicts unless coordinates are upheld by court adjudication.