Idaho measure would require foreign “adversaries” to register landholdings, bar purchases near military ranges

Representative Ted Hill (R.-District 14) told the Idaho House State Affairs Committee that RS 32150C2 would require entities the bill defines as foreign adversaries to register ownership of agricultural land, mining claims or mineral rights within 60 days and to sell within 180 days of enactment, and authorizes enforcement by the state Attorney General through district court foreclosure if owners do not comply.

Hill said the bill also would prohibit leases or purchases of land or dwellings near designated military training ranges. He said the bill relies on the federal list used to identify foreign adversaries in Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (cited in discussion as section 593.3) and that the Attorney General’s office reviewed the draft language. “This legislation will take one step further ... any foreign adversaries that own…