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Committee advances HB 299 to narrow public-use language for easements, explicitly authorize public trails
Summary
House Bill 299 would clarify the statutory list of public uses for which the state land board may grant easements on state trust lands and add explicit authorization for public trails; the committee advanced the bill by a unanimous recorded voice vote in executive action.
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced House Bill 299, which clarifies the purposes for which the state land board may grant easements on state trust lands and adds an explicit authorization for public trails. Representative Eric Tillman, sponsor of HB 299, said the bill tightens vague references to "other public uses" in existing statute so the law matches longstanding department practice.
"We are seeking to bring clarity to the statute authorizing the land board to grant easements on state trust lands," said Diedra Kloberdanz, Real Estate Management Bureau Chief in the Forestry…
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