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Committee approves three gubernatorial reappointments to species and water boards

2552060 · February 17, 2025
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Summary

The Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced three gubernatorial reappointments — to the Office of Species Conservation and the Idaho Water Resource Board — by voice vote and recommended confirmation to the full Senate.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee voted to send three gubernatorial reappointments to the full Senate with recommendations that each nominee be confirmed.

The committee advanced the reappointment of Mike Edmondson of Boise as administrator of the Office of Species Conservation, the reappointment of Brian Olmstead of Twin Falls to the Idaho Water Resource Board, and the reappointment of Albert (Al) Barker of Boise to the Idaho Water Resource Board. Committee members moved each reappointment to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation and the motions passed by voice vote; the transcript records the actions as voice approvals with no roll‑call tallies recorded.

Committee members offered no substantive debate on the nominees during the recorded session and no objections to the recommendations were recorded in the transcript.

All three reappointment motions were advanced to the Senate floor by voice vote.