Committee approves DNR study on public-lands benefits, fee systems and disaster planning
Senate Bill 67 passed the Natural Resources Committee directing DNR to study how public lands affect health and community well‑being, evaluate a consistent visitor-fee collection system, and develop mitigation/recovery plans for natural disasters; DNR estimated a basic study would start at about $15,000 but could rise with scope.
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Senate Bill 67, sponsored by Senator Shelly Yoder, passed the Senate Natural Resources Committee after witnesses from conservation groups, tourism offices and the Department of Natural Resources largely endorsed the concept.
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