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Committee approves bill to raise penalties and document petroglyphs on state lands after amendment removes appropriation
Summary
Senate File 91, which would increase penalties for damaging rock images on state lands and establish a program to document petroglyphs and inscriptions, was advanced after the committee adopted an amendment that deleted a proposed appropriation but kept authority for surveys and documentation.
The House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee advanced Senate File 91 after agreeing to an amendment that removed a proposed appropriation while preserving language authorizing the state to survey and document rock art and inscriptions on state lands and to strengthen penalties for intentional damage.
Sponsor Kale Case (presenting as "Kale Case") told the committee the bill has two main parts: an increase in misdemeanor fines for damaging petroglyphs and an authorization and program to document and image what exists on state lands. "This is a bill that does two things. It first, it increases the penalty for damaging, rock images on state property...The second part of the bill…
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