HB 2175.E - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/12/18)

Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to manage acquired lands using the best available land management techniques and develop mitigation actions where appropriate. The techniques may include: (1) Issuance or reissuance of grazing leases;

(2) Licenses or approvals to remove firewood;

(3) Issuance of leases for brush picking;

(4) Periodic use of chemical or mechanical means to maintain public and recreational land; and

(5) Issuance of rights-of-way, easements, and use permits to use existing roads in nonresidential areas.

Exempts the use of, or planning for, the specific natural resource management activities of the department of fish and wildlife, mentioned above, from provisions of the state environmental policy act.