Commission adopts conservation finance resolution to authorize study and pilot analysis (implementation language struck)

Jul 8, 2026

The Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission voted May 26 to adopt a conservation finance resolution supporting OSTL and DNR collaboration on conservation-finance opportunities for school trust lands; commissioners accepted a verbal amendment to remove an explicit 'implementation' clause and the resolution passed by voice vote.

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The Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission adopted a conservation finance resolution on May 26 that directs support for the Office of School Trust Lands and the Department of Natural Resources to advance analysis and pilot projects related to conservation finance on school trust lands. The commission accepted a verbal amendment, offered by Senator Farnsworth, that removed the resolution's explicit reference to "implementation" before the final vote.

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