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Committee approves bill letting DNR form affiliated foundations, requires naming-rights policy
Summary
The Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee unanimously approved House Bill 7-17 as amended to allow the Department of Natural Resources to establish affiliated foundations to support state parks and related units, and to require department policies addressing naming rights and the use of foundation funds.
The Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee voted unanimously Saturday to pass House Bill 7-17 as amended, authorizing the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create affiliated foundations to support state parks and other units and directing DNR to adopt operating policies, including on naming rights and the use of funds.
The measure, described to the committee by a department representative, would establish a land property management program within DNR to handle real property transactions, authorize DNR to set up affiliated foundations to support park operations and projects, and give local jurisdictions more flexibility in using Program Open Space funds. The committee adopted a revised sponsor amendment that…
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