Bill Summary

by Snyder, Gossett-Seidman Co Sponsors: Anderson, Bankson, Barnaby, Bartleman, Basabe, Berfield, Black, Campbell, Casello, Cobb, Conerly, Cross, Driskell, Dunkley, Eskamani, Gentry, Grow, Harris, Hart, Hinson, Johnson, Joseph, Kendall, López, J., Mayfield, McFarland, Nix, Jr., Overdorf, Plakon, Plasencia, Porras, Redondo, Robinson, W., Rosenwald, Skidmore, Tant, Temple, Tendrich, Weinberger, Woodson, Yarkosky, Buchanan CS Sponsors: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee

State Land Management: Requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2025

   H Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee