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Senate backs bill to coordinate state requests for federally managed public lands
Summary
Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 158, tasking a state office with compiling and supporting applications under federal law that allow transfers of up to 30,000 acres per state for recreation and public purposes; sponsors said the measure formalizes coordination and reporting.
The Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 158, a bill directing state coordination of applications under federal law that allow states to request transfers of federally managed public lands for recreation and public‑purpose use.
Sponsor Senator Stratton said the federal statute permits up to 30,000 acres per state to be requested and that the bill creates a mechanism for the state to gather existing requests,…
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