Law
Grazing leases
GRAZING LEASES – Amends existing law to exclude grazing leases from certain hearing requirements and to provide that all state lands may be leased for a period of up to 40 years for grazing leases.

RS31315C2 / S1342

This legislation would extend grazing leases to a potential maximum length of 40 years for State endowment lands. Currently, grazing leases have a maximum length of 20 years. Extension of the lease length would create greater predictability for those obtaining a grazing lease because they would be able to plan how they handle and care for the lease over a longer term. Additionally, it would provide longer term consistency for the Idaho Department of Lands in creating constant revenue for the endowment fund from grazing leases.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/12 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
02/13 Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
02/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/27 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/29 Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Forsmann(Carlson), Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Moser(Semmelroth), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Grow, Winder
Floor Sponsor - Harris
Title apvd - to House
03/01 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
03/01 Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
03/07 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/08 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/11 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/12 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/13 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(McKnight), Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Palmer
Floor Sponsor - Boyle
Title apvd - to Senate
03/13 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
03/14 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/14 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
03/14 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
03/15 Reported delivered to Governor at 8:04 a.m. on 03/15/24
03/20 Signed by Governor on 03/19/24
Session Law Chapter 102
Effective: 07/01/2024
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