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SITLA-led bill cleared by committee after local officials press protections for 'Promise Rock'

Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers amended and passed HB64 out of committee after Representative Albrecht and SITLA Director Michelle McConkie described a new county-nomination process for culturally or scientifically significant sites on SITLA trust lands; Garfield County officials urged protections for Promise Rock and speakers discussed compensation and notification procedures.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed House Bill 64 as amended after Representative Carl Albrecht described a collaborative approach with the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) to permit counties to nominate culturally or scientifically significant sites on trust lands.

Representative Albrecht said the bill grew out of discussions with Garfield County over a site commonly…

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