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Lawmakers debate rewrites to nonresident landowner hunting preference created last session
Summary
HB 907 would repeal portions of the nonresident landowner preference (HB 635) and instead require or incentivize participation in access programs while lowering acreage thresholds for bonus points; proponents said it restores equity and incentives for access, opponents said it risks undermining conservation incentives and that the prior program needs more time to prove itself. The committee advanced HB 907 to the floor.
Minority Leader Katie Sullivan presented House Bill 907 to revise the nonresident landowner preference created by last session's HB 635. Sullivan said HB 635 granted guaranteed combination licenses to nonresident landowners owning 2,500 contiguous acres and that HB 907 would repeal the no‑strings‑attached license portion while retaining and expanding incentives tied to department access programs, lowering acreage thresholds for bonus points to 640 acres and equalizing fees.
Proponents included hunters, conservation groups and sporting organizations…
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