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Committee closes loophole to preserve preferred renewal rights for state land lessees in good standing
Summary
House Bill 61 would clarify that a lessee who is not currently in violation of their state land lease retains the preferred right to renew, even if past violations were corrected; the Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee advanced the bill after testimony from the state lands office and the Farm Bureau
The Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee advanced House Bill 61, a bill clarifying the preferred right to renew state land leases for lessees who are "not currently in violation" of lease provisions.
Representative Dalton Banks, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the change closes a procedural loophole in the State Office of State Lands and Investments. The bill alters statutory language to make clear that a lessee who had past violations but is not currently in violation at renewal time retains the preferred right to renew the…
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