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Meeting highlights: three bill introductions at Agriculture and Natural Resources committee
Summary
Three bills were entered for introduction: RS3178 (raise issuance fees), RS27752775 (Acorns Resort feasibility study, deadline 01/01/2027), and 26RS3286 (Sierra Club swine wastewater regulation). No votes were taken; bills will be scheduled for future hearings.
The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources met to take requests for bill introductions. Key moments:
- Representative Blex introduced RS3178 to raise the county clerk/vendor issuance fee from $1 to $2 and increase the waterfowl stamp fee from $0.50 to $1 to offset card-processing costs; staff confirmed the cited statute applies statewide.
- Travis Lowe of Braden Heiner Associates requested RS27752775, asking the Department of Wildlife and Parks and Department of Commerce to study adding Acorns Resort to the state park system; draft includes a Jan. 1, 2027 deadline.
- Representative Featherston, on behalf of the Sierra Club, introduced RS26RS3286 to regulate how swine wastewater is applied on land.
All three drafts were entered as requests for introduction for future scheduling; no committee votes took place during the session.
