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Oftentimes, there is so much more than what you read or see, and I do my best to analyze it and look at intended or unintended consequences.
A House Joint Memorial is a petition or representation made by the House or Senate that is sent to whomever can effectuate the request. The request of this memorial is already effectuated.
HJM8 passed of the floor of the House yesterday. This memorial would state that the Idaho Legislature is requesting Congress to release all wilderness study areas acreage which has already been listed as "not suitable for wilderness" by the BLM and relayed to President George HW Bush in 1992, in order to return the lands to public use. The Idaho Legislature supports current peer-reviewed scientific management in implementing the multiples-use concept of public land use to ensure the protection and improvement of forest health, to maintain and improve the sustainability of federal forests located in Idaho and reduce the risk of harm to human health and the environment. I did not support this HJM as it was presented because in a current Congress that requires balance when passing bills, like the one we have, this Memorial opens the door to both CATEGORICAL DESIGNATIONS and release of Wilderness Study Areas. I was concerned about the “NEW DESIGNATION” potential. Additionally, there is legislation that passed the US Senate just last week and heads to the US House this week to release a portion of the Henry’s Lake WSA in Fremont County, and it will pass. We have dealt with 28 of 67 WSAs in Idaho, or 41% since 1991. Nearly half are gone. The collaborative, current process is working; it is much slower than we'd all like, but it is working.
We will see what the Senate does with it. ... See more
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