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Josh Harvey, chief of fire management for the Idaho Department of Lands, presented the forest fire protection docket and said the chapter was reviewed under Executive Order 2021 and republished after negotiated rulemaking in October 2023. \"There are no substantive changes in the pending rule,\" Harvey told the committee while summarizing the rulemaking meetings, attendance and the department’s decision to simplify language and headings. Harvey said the pending rule reduced overall word count by 9% and restrictive words by 21% and that three non‑agency individuals attended the negotiated meetings.

Representative Raymond moved adoption of the forest protection docket and thanked the department for firefighting support after recent major fires in his district.

Committee members then discussed a related hazard‑management docket (IDAPA 20.04.02) also presented by Harvey. The item drew detailed questions about on‑site requirements for logging and cable‑assisted operations. Representative Miller and others asked whether measures such as clearing a scraped area and having a shovel are sufficient to control sparks from elevated blocks and cable systems. Harvey, drawing on his firefighting experience, described scenarios where elevated blocks can eject hot metal shards and argued that a backpack pump or a five‑gallon water bladder at the bottom of a logging unit can allow a rapid initial response to smoldering embers: \"That actually gives you the ability to spray water up into that tree... By the time it gets established and it's moving through cut timber... the unit is gone,\" he said.

Committee members also raised the department’s language about smoking bans during high‑risk periods and whether portable no‑smoking signs are required of loggers; Harvey and committee members said the department would continue to refine guidance and implementation details.

Both dockets were adopted by voice votes. The department characterized most edits as organizational and clarifying and said it will continue to work with stakeholders on implementation details for on‑site suppression expectations and signage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Resources & Conservation Meeting March 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved two Idaho Department of Lands dockets updating forest fire protection and hazard management rules. Lawmakers and the department debated on‑site suppression expectations for loggers, backpack pumps and no‑smoking signage during logging operations.","taxTitle","Resources and Conservation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Idaho","taxId",56899,"location","Idaho","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6106284,"Committee adopts oil and gas rule updates; conservation commission docket passes after roll call",1966,344000,2310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2783349-1553f0123d00ec941420863d200b019f&start=344&end=2310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2783349-1553f0123d00ec941420863d200b019f/thumbnail_344000.jpg","/articles/6106284/Idaho/Committee-adopts-oil-and-gas-rule-updates-conservation-commission-docket-passes-after-roll-call","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106284-e98da9d7609befa2f36adb44321478be/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137111&Signature=LVfHWj7iS74aLQVwOOXrHRro5Yy-b2hCGkZ2~ZaTuRUutyR8eCCkuLvxJxpkmZydHZM4jin0QeDaegwmhOLvytO~nCCw9Dee5dUXy-MooAoCOKAEhVbL7djOSs8X1aW~G4vQi0n6OVDlgr-x5hiRKqpe-vxDQzX~1u~hUZvg2WXppx3STrLVf3lf9beKVHWQQGHuEhrye~OTrxPX6OF~8AhJD~RgCAz2znvaL5zmlFsQrkr1JgtaDfi2IhKVKbdTlsecO-ulSDVFJrgYLVT13C9VQ3sp87l7YMi2~6Lb6i890NX~~OaxUJmCQbo7I0usYJZ-4QIXIgxiE8SY-mw8QA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Resources and Conservation Committee approved two sets of oil and gas‑related rule changes offered by the Idaho Department of Lands. Staff told the committee the edits were primarily clarifying updates and to better align rule language with statute and current industry practices.

Mike Murphy, minerals leasing program manager, presented pending rule docket 20-0316-2401 describing changes to the department’s oil and gas leasing rules on state endowment and other agency lands. Murphy said the department removed definitions duplicated in statute and clarified language on pooled or unitized acreage. He told the committee the proposed rule was published in the July 3 Administrative Bulletin and that the docket reduced word count by 18% and restrictive words by 11%.

Representative Raymond moved approval of the leasing docket; the committee approved it by voice vote.

Later the committee considered pending rule docket 27-02-2401, presented by James Thumb, who identified himself as the Oil and Gas Program Manager for the Idaho Department of Lands and administrative arm of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Thumb said the chapter was reviewed to streamline language and align prior statute revisions from 2017 and 2023. He told the committee negotiated meetings drew 17 public attendees and produced 12 comments; the department said three substantive changes were included in the pending rule, most notably: reducing the public comment period for permit applications from 15 days to 10 days to align with Idaho Code; setting timeframes limiting how long wells can remain \"active\" or \"inactive\" before being put to production or plugged and abandoned; and clarifying notice requirements for seismic operations.

Representative Boyle raised concern that a new phrase allowing commencement of field seismic operations \"at the time permission is granted if less than 30 days\" could enable operators to begin activities with little public notice. Thumb and a department staffer described the intent as allowing immediate access only when the surface‑owner grants permission that day, not to circumvent notice when a surface owner objects.

The conservation‑commission docket was adopted after a roll call. The committee reported a final tally of 11 in favor, 4 opposed and 3 absent. Committee members requested the department review the seismic‑notice language for clarity, and department staff indicated they would stand for follow‑up questions.

Both dockets were presented as aligning rules with statute, reducing regulatory volume, and making language changes rather than imposing new substantive requirements.","The committee approved two related Department of Lands rule dockets on oil and gas leasing and conservation. One docket passed by voice vote; a second, broader conservation rules docket passed after a roll‑call vote (11–4–3) following questions about public notice and comment periods.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6106289,"Resources and Conservation Committee approves geothermal rule docket after negotiated review",255,78000,333000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2783349-1553f0123d00ec941420863d200b019f&start=78&end=333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2783349-1553f0123d00ec941420863d200b019f/thumbnail_78000.jpg","/articles/6106289/Idaho/Resources-and-Conservation-Committee-approves-geothermal-rule-docket-after-negotiated-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106289-7ee0ec24211e012223b5c9e4416fe04c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137111&Signature=kjZduuowoS56wCsAHVpRwyvmVa1Ka094rM2x-aN3uR2uS5sqJ3LncQ2rv1z2MPTFd1amHSz6NlVRIypuzvgjuEWPuvH9V3ul01dqk7zTkUlDguSpx~XSKK0sbhpWuBGjetywm3SS3bea43gBJJFQqX9zx8R8CEJQo75iReSQeF6NtCnOBS9-Pm2yRAskgLpjhVRH~X2jTwAJk32RorlhL7sw1Qa~wOeTgjtQX1inAn1nmSgJJbuTiFnRgZgwkjC2HHGhVqoedAMgRSL0R1GuT5y~XzvFMGVQNdaVyFiBZRFbz8kAiaRuS9zk5xJoBgEhcvgvwiWmbD4Xebp7heBVQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Resources and Conservation Committee approved pending geothermal rule docket 20-0315-2401 after Idaho Department of Lands staff said the changes simplify and clarify existing rules.

The department’s minerals leasing program manager, Mike Murphy, told the committee the rule was the product of negotiated rulemaking held in March and April 2024 and published in the July 3 Administrative Bulletin. \"The Department is seeking your approval of pending rule docket number Twenty-threeFifteen-two401 found in your 2025 pending rules review book on page 31,\" Murphy said.

Murphy said the negotiated meetings included in-person and virtual attendance, that three non‑department individuals participated (including representatives of Ormat Technologies and Ever Inc.), and that the department implemented many of Ever Inc.'s recommendations. He described the changes as clarifying edits: \"no, there are no significant changes that impact the department or the industry itself, simply clarification,\" Murphy told Representative Miller when asked whether the changes altered policy.

Representative Raybould moved to approve the docket; the committee approved it by voice vote.

The department’s testimony and the negotiated‑rulemaking record indicate the docket was updated for clarity and to comply with Executive Order 2021 on regulatory review; Murphy told the committee the proposed rule was published without subsequent changes after the public comment period closed.

The committee took no other action on the item and moved on to the next rules docket.","The committee approved a pending geothermal rule docket after Department of Lands staff said changes were clarifying edits developed through negotiated rulemaking with industry stakeholders.","actionData","errors"]

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