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Committee backs bill to keep some federal recreation lands open during shutdowns
Summary
The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Standing Committee favorably recommended House Bill 200 to allow certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to be prioritized to remain open during a federal government shutdown and to change the report recipient for the Division of Outdoor Recreation.
Representative Cutler urged the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Standing Committee on Feb. 5 to approve House Bill 200, which would add lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — including the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge — to a list of public lands that the state could prioritize to remain open in the event of a federal government shutdown.
The bill also changes where the Division of Outdoor Recreation submits its annual report: it would now go to the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality Appropriation…
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