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Sponsor seeks to let cities negotiate property transfers to nonprofits without auction; committee sends bill back for revisions

2224493 · January 30, 2025
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Representative Ben Furman introduced RS 32108 to allow cities to transfer property to nonprofits by negotiation rather than auction in certain cases; the committee voted 8–6 to return the RS to the sponsor for additional guardrails and clarification.

Representative Ben Furman introduced RS 32108, a draft amending Idaho Code section 54-14-03 (as cited in the presentation) to permit cities to negotiate conveyance of city-owned property to nonprofit organizations in the same manner cities may currently negotiate transfers to other taxing districts.

Furman said the change would make negotiation with longstanding nonprofits (senior centers, museums, YMCAs, libraries) an option when a city decides a property is a maintenance or liability burden. The sponsor emphasized the…

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