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Committee Hears DNR Request Bill to Modernize Timber‑sale Advertising and Sales Procedures

House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee · January 23, 2026
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Summary

HB 2348 would let the Department of Natural Resources use online notices, allow DNR-designated sale locations, and permit re-offer of no-bid sales; supporters called it an efficiency measure while staff clarified it does not change state forest lands rules. The committee took testimony but did not vote.

The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard HB 2348 on Jan. 23, an agency-request bill from the Department of Natural Resources that would modernize advertising and procedural requirements for DNR timber and land sales.

Lily Smith, committee staff, said the bill would allow DNR to post sale notices on a public website instead of some physical postings and certain newspaper notices, let DNR designate alternate…

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