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House committee backs H 587 to authorize spending from rangeland improvement account
Summary
The House Resources & Conservation Committee sent H 587 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation after testimony from Lane Justus of the Western Landowners Alliance; the bill establishes spending authority for the rangeland improvement account created last year.
Rep. Raymond presented H 587 to the House Resources & Conservation Committee on Feb. 9, describing the bill as establishing spending authority for the rangeland improvement account created in the prior session. Rep. Dygert moved to send the bill to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
Lane Justus, representing the Western Landowners Alliance, testified in support of H 587 during the committee’s consideration. No recorded roll-call vote was taken during the committee action; the minutes record the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee did not specify a spending cap or line-item breakdown in the minutes; details such as the account balance and precise funding uses were not specified in the transcript.
