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Committee grills sponsors and witnesses as lawmakers debate repeal and rewrite of nonresident landowner license perks
Summary
House Bill 907 seeks to repeal a portion of last session’s HB635 and replace guaranteed nonresident landowner licenses with an incentive tied to state-managed access programs; the bill faced sustained pro– and anti‑testimony and was tabled in committee after amendments failed.
Representative Katie Sullivan opened the public hearing on House Bill 907, which would repeal the provision of last session’s HB635 that created a dedicated nonresident landowner license pool and retain only a modified incentive for landowners who enroll in state access programs.
The bill’s sponsor told the committee HB907 removes the guaranteed nonresident license piece while preserving and expanding the bonus‑point incentive for enrolment in a department-administered access program (reducing the acreage threshold from 2,500 acres to 640 acres and raising the bonus-point fee from $20 to $25).
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