Senate Committee Hearing – Working Lands Fund – S 1343
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee has scheduled a hearing on the Idaho Working Lands Fund Act. The bill proposes that the Idaho Legislature establish a Working Lands Fund to protect and enhance the benefits that working lands provide to Idahoans. The Fund will accomplish this purpose by providing a “source of funds to complement the land conservation and stewardship programs of state natural resources agencies by, among other things, assisting such
agencies and public organizations in meeting match requirements of land”.
The Committee will meet on March 3rd at 1:30 pm, Room WW55. The following materials provide background on S 1343:
- The draft of S 1343
- Background information in the form of frequently asked questions
- Materials presented to the Interim Natural Resource Committee in July, 2009
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The Senate voted 21-13 in favor of the Working Lands Fund Act on March 9, 2010.