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Rep. Ted Hill introduces measure to bar ‘foreign adversaries’ from buying land near military ranges
Summary
Representative Ted Hill presented RS 31940 to the Idaho House State Affairs Committee to expand restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural and other land near military operation areas, proposing registration, foreclosure authority and a whistleblower reward mechanism. The committee voted to introduce the proposal.
Representative Ted Hill, R.-District 14, told the Idaho House State Affairs Committee that RS 31940 would expand existing restrictions on foreign ownership of certain land types to protect national security and military operations.
"If they fit in that category of foreign adversaries ... they have to go ahead and register within 60 days of enactment of this bill and within 180 days we can foreclose on them and that is for agricultural land only," Representative Ted Hill said. He described the measure as an incremental step following previous bills that limited foreign purchases of agricultural, mining and forest land.
Hill said the proposal would allow the state to pursue…
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