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Committee introduces bill to force sale or foreclosure of land owned by 'foreign adversaries' and create Southwest Idaho 'military sanctuary'
Summary
Representative Ted Hill (R.-Dist. 14) asked the House State Affairs Committee to introduce RS31901, a measure that would require identified foreign adversaries who own agricultural, forest or mining land in Idaho to sell within 180 days or face foreclosure and would establish a restricted "military sanctuary" in southwest Idaho. Committee members
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to introduce RS31901, sponsored by Representative Ted Hill of District 14, a measure that would require identified foreign adversaries who own certain agricultural, forest, mining or water-rights property to sell those holdings within 180 days or face foreclosure and would create a restricted military “sanctuary” area in southwest Idaho.
Hill told the committee the proposal builds on prior Idaho laws restricting foreign purchases of farmland, forest and infrastructure and cited examples in other states, including Arkansas, where similar enforcement mechanisms have been used. He…
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