Adds to existing law to provide that certain lands shall be public lands; to provide that lands shall be acquired and managed for public access, multiple use and sustained yield; to provide that public lands granted from the federal government to the state shall be held in trust for all Idahoans and to ensure public access; to provide that any transfer of federal lands to the state shall be structured to prevent sale of the lands; to provide that state officers shall hold and manage lands in perpetuity for purposes other than maximization of financial return; and to provide for the exchange of limited amounts of state lands and to provide that any exchange shall cause no more than a de minimis loss or gain in value of the state lands within any county.
PUBLIC LANDS -- Adds to existing law to provide that certain lands shall be public lands; to provide that lands shall be acquired and managed for public access, multiple use and sustained yield; to provide that public lands granted from the federal government to the state shall be held in trust for all Idahoans and to ensure public access; to provide that any transfer of federal lands to the state shall be structured to prevent sale of the lands; to provide that state officers shall hold and manage lands in perpetuity for purposes other than maximization of financial return; and to provide for the exchange of limited amounts of state lands and to provide that any exchange shall cause no more than a de minimis loss or gain in value of the state lands within any county.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation adds a new section to Idaho Code 58 – 157 to provide that should additional public lands be granted from the federal government to the state of Idaho that these lands shall be declared public lands and provide that the lands shall be acquired and managed for public access, multiple use and sustained yield.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs