Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land.
UNCONTROLLED FIRES -- Amends and adds to existing law to provide that a fire burning out of control on federal land in Idaho is a nuisance and cost recovery actions related to such fires are subject to a statute of limitations after ten years, and to allow the governor to direct state resources to suppress fires on federal land.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This legislation provides that any range or forest fire burning on any land within Idaho is declared a public nuisance. The bill allows the Governor to declare an emergency exists threatening health, safety, welfare and property directing state resources to immediately extinguish such a fire on federal land. Private and state lands already extinguish fires when they begin. It directs the Idaho Attorney General to recover costs in a civil action.
FISCAL NOTE
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There will be no cost to state or local government due to the ability to recover costs through Idaho Attorney General actions.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
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YEA (63)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (32)
NAY (1)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2025 Session Law Chapter 277 Effective: 04/03/2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Apr 4, 2025
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