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Committee advances H 910 to allow IDL and IDPR joint management of recreation on endowment lands
Summary
H 910 would authorize the Idaho Department of Lands and the Department of Parks and Recreation to jointly create and manage recreational opportunities on endowment lands; the committee voted 9–6–3 to send the bill to the floor after agency directors answered questions.
Rep. Raymond presented H 910, saying the bill "creates a statutory framework for the Dept.of Land (IDL) and the Dept.of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) to jointly create and manage recreational opportunities," opening a managed path to accommodate existing requests for recreation on endowment lands. Dustin Miller (Director, IDL) and Susan Buxton (Director, IDPR) were invited to respond to committee questions during a substantial discussion of land‑use compatibility.
Committee members weighed traditional endowment uses — timber harvest, cattle grazing, and mining — against recreational access and the agencies' ability to manage potential conflicts. Rep. Mickelsen moved to send H 910 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the roll‑call vote recorded 9 AYE, 6 NAY, 3 absent/excused.
