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Committee backs resolution urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA after Idaho court decision
Summary
The committee voted to send HJM 9 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation. Rep. Boyle said a recent Idaho-originating legal decision threatens long-established Federal Land Policy and Management Act precedent; an industry representative elaborated on the case.
Rep. Boyle presented House Joint Memorial 9 on Jan. 29, asking Congress to reaffirm the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) as the primary federal authority for managing public lands and land exchanges. Boyle said a recent legal decision originating in Idaho "threatens the predictability and stability of FLPMA's long-established framework," which she said is essential for land management in Idaho and the West.
Elizabeth Criner, representing J.R. Simplot Company, was invited by the presenter to expand on the legal case. Criner elaborated on what the transcript described as an extensive legal decision that overturned decades of precedent and could negatively affect land exchanges going forward. Rep. Shepherd moved to send HJM 9 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote. Rep. Boyle will sponsor the memorial on the House floor.
The committee did not record a roll-call vote. The resolution now moves to the next stage of the legislative calendar.
