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Committee approves WMA bill with amendment to allow livestock retrieval
Summary
Lawmakers approved as a committee bill proposed amendments intended to reduce recreational impacts on wildlife management areas (WMAs) by boosting education, enabling targeted donations and organized stewardship; an amendment clarifying access to recover livestock on adjacent grazing lands was added and accepted.
The Natural Resource interim committee approved draft amendments intended to clarify public use and stewardship of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), add voluntary donation and stewardship mechanisms, and expand targeted visitor education.
Representative Shallenberger, the bill sponsor, told the committee WMAs range from small parcels to properties larger than 50,000 acres and serve varied purposes such as waterfowl habitat, wintering grounds for big game and other specialized wildlife needs. He said multiple WMAs sit adjacent to neighborhoods and public trails,…
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