IDL Budget Update
JFAC Appropriations and Fire Suppression Deficiency Warrant Fund
The legislature has approved IDL and EFIB's appropriations. It will now go to the Governor's desk for his signature.
Senate Bill 1410 - Appropriations - State Board of Land Commissioners
- 03/05 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
- 03/06 Senate - Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- 03/07 Senate - Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- 03/11 Senate - Passed: Ayes 22 Nays 13 Excused 0; title approved; to House
- 03/12 House - Read First Time, Filed for Second Reading
- 03/14 House - Passed: Ayes 42 Nays 26 Abs/Excd 2, title approved, to Senate
JFAC Natural Resources Maintenance Budget, Senate Bill 1269, was signed by the Governor on February 26.
Idaho Legislative Session
IDL is closely following the legislative session and a number of bills. There are currently three bills that might affect how we do business on behalf of the endowment beneficiaries, one that would modify encroachments in place prior to 1974, and another that could increase the workload with handling land sales for other agencies.
House Bill 434 - State Land Leases
This legislation would require all leases, land permits and other land use agreements for state land entered into by the State Board of Land Commissioners have standard terms and conditions for maintenance and repair and include provisions for remediation.
- 01/26 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
- 01/29 House - Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
House Bill 409 - State Government
This legislation repeals Section 67-5709A, which creates a separate process for the sale of the state administrative facilities in the custody or control of the State of Idaho.
- 01/18 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
- 01/19 Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- 01/22 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading for 01/23
- 01/23 House - Passed: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, title approved, to Senate
- 01/24 Senate - Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
Senate Bill 1243 - Grazing rights, state lands
This legislation would allow the grazing leases from the Owyhee Land Exchange that came in from federal lands to be treated as if it were a federal permit, automatically renewing every 10 years with no auction. It would only apply to lands acquired through federal land exchanges.
- 01/23 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
- 01/24 Senate - Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- 02/06 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- 02/07 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- 02/12 Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-4-0, approved to House
- 02/13 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- 02/28 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- 02/29 House - Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- 03/11 House - Passed: Ayes 66 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 2, title approved, to Senate
- 03/12 Senate - Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
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03/13 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
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03/14 Reported delivered to Governor at 8:10 a.m. on 03/14/24
Senate Bill 1279 - Navigational Encroachments
This legislation adds a clarifying definition to section 58-1312 in relation to the Lake Protection Act. It defines the term “modified” to mean the location has not been changed and the footprint has not been expanded in dimension.
- 02/06 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
- 02/07 Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
- 02/12 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- 02/13 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- 02/21 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
Title apvd - to House
- 02/22 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- 03/01 House - U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 4, 2024
- House - PASSED - 66-2-2, title approved, to Senate
- 03/11 House - Passed: Ayes 66 Nays 2 Abs/Excd 2, title approved, to Senate
- 03/12 Senate - Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
Senate Bill 1342 - Grazing Leases
Amends existing law to exclude grazing leases from certain hearing requirements and to provide that all state lands may be leased for a period of up to forty years for grazing leases.
- 02/12 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
- 02/13 Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
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02/22 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- 02/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
- 02/27 Senate - Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- 02/29 Senate - Passed: Ayes 33 Nays 0 Excused 2; title approved; to House
- 03/01 House - Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
- 03/07 House - Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
- 03/08 House - Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- 03/13 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1
Title apvd - to Senate
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
- 03/14 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
- 03/14 Senate - Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
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2023 Employee of the Year Nominations
This week the Director announced nominations are open for the 2023 IDL Employee of the Year. He wrote:
"First, I want to express my gratitude for all the incredible work you and your teams do each and every day for IDL. Your dedication and support for our mission is unparalleled and it's an honor to work with you all. 2023 proved to be a challenging year for IDL as we dealt with and continue to deal with a lot of change. But we continue to pull together to navigate this change because of the many leaders in this organization rolling up their sleeves and adapting to get things done!
It is because of your commitment and leadership that we have so many incredible employees within our ranks. So, it's that time of year again to showcase our top performers for 2023! Each year we recognize these employees with our Overall Employee of the Year and Values Employees of the Year awards.
As customary, please coordinate with your Bureau Chief, Operations Chief, or Area Manager to nominate your outstanding 2023 team members by sending in the attached nomination form to Bill Haagenson by April 5th. While there are only five awards, there is no limit to the number of nominations, so let's celebrate and recognize our people!
For those who are new to the process, please reach out to any Exec Team member with your questions."
Women in the Woods Returns
The Women in the Woods classes are back! These events give women landowners the opportunity to interact with a lineup of all-women forestry experts, creating an atmosphere where forest management training is tailored to female land managers.
Women landowners have an increasing role in forest management decisions and it’s important they have confidence and skill in managing their family forests.
There will be two classes offered by the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) and the University of Idaho Extension.
The Women in the Woods Workshop will be held Friday, April 5 at the IDL office in Coeur d’Alene from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. While it is geared toward women, anyone is welcome to attend. There are no prerequisites, and no level of baseline knowledge is required.
The second class, the Women in the Woods Field Day, puts participants out in the woods, rotating through different exercises covering forest assessment, ecology, and forest management. The Field Day will be held on May 10 at Pine Street Woods in Sandpoint from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participation in the classroom session is not a prerequisite requirement for signing up.
Great Photos
Gary Billman in Eastern had the opportunity to go out on a lessee’s ranch and take photos of the lambing process. He shared these photos with us.
  
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