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Bill to bar nonprofits from leasing state trust lands draws partisan and tribal pushback
Summary
Representative Brandon Lear's HB647 would disallow nonprofits from leasing state trust lands, aiming to prioritize agricultural lessees; conservation groups, tribes and nonprofit coalitions warned it would reduce access, harm conservation projects, and conflict with DNRC's revenue‑maximization trust duty.
Representative Brandon Lear proposed House Bill 6 47 to prohibit nonprofit organizations and corporations from leasing state trust lands, saying non‑profits compete unfairly with taxable ranchers and farmers for leases that generate trust revenue for public schools and other beneficiaries.
Supporters included county commissioners and ranchers who said nonprofits sometimes control large…
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