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House approves measure clarifying state response to federal land law and contracting
Summary
HB 391 passed the House to clarify contracting expectations between local law enforcement and federal land managers and to define 'jurisdictional authorization' for public lands; sponsors cited FLPMA (43 U.S.C. §1733(c)(1)) and said the change aims to protect local court jurisdiction. The bill passed and will go to the Senate.
Representative Noel brought HB 391 forward as a two-part measure: first, to reinforce contracting expectations under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act so federal land managers negotiate with local law enforcement “to the greatest extent possible,” and second, to refine the statutory terms used to describe jurisdiction on federal lands.
“...in the Federal Land Policy Management Act, they will negotiate with the greatest…
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