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Debate focuses on local voice, land ownership in State Monuments Act amendments
Summary
HB 27 streamlines the state monument process and adds consultation with local legislators; floor debate centered on whether designations would be limited to state-owned lands, potential federal land transfers, rural economic impacts and influence from advocacy groups.
Representative Lisonbee presented House Bill 27 as a technical cleanup and process-improvement measure for the State Monuments Act, saying the bill would simplify duplicative rules and ensure local legislators and county governments are consulted before the legislature considers a monument recommendation.
Floor members asked whether monuments would be…
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