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ID SJM104

JM

Status

Passed

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expedite the federal permitting process to clean Camas Creek, which has become obstructed by willows and sedimentation, preventing proper water delivery to Mud Lake water users

  • Requests transfer of ownership of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge (approximately 11,000 acres) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game

  • Proposes incorporating the Camas NWR into the adjacent Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area (approximately 11,500 acres) for unified state management of the combined 22,500-acre area

  • Asserts that state permitting processes are less onerous and time-consuming than federal processes while providing equivalent environmental protection

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to forward the memorial to Congress, Idaho's congressional delegation, and the incoming U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director

Legislative Description

States findings of the Legislature and requests an expedited permitting process to clean Camas Creek and a transfer of the ownership of the refuge.

CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Last Action

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Secretary of State

3/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Resources and Conservation3/18/2025
Judiciary and Rules3/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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