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Counties back bill to require shared stewardship with federal land managers; revenue-sharing provision draws questions
Summary
SB 6,242 would require counties to enter shared stewardship agreements with federal land managers to maintain fuel breaks near roads and include a revenue-sharing provision to let counties retain timber-sale proceeds. County groups supported the bill but asked clarifying language on enforceability of keeping proceeds.
The Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony supporting SB 6,242, a bill that would require county commissioners to enter shared stewardship agreements with federal land-management agencies to maintain and manage fuel breaks up to one mile on either side of roads, and include revenue-sharing provisions allowing counties to retain proceeds from timber sales.
Committee staff described counties' existing road-and-bridge authorities and said the bill would make explicit a county role in shared stewardship agreements with…
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