States findings of the House of Representatives and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources have been reviewed and approved by the House Resources and Conservation Committee, with an exception.
House Resolution 15 is a legislative findings resolution stating that the Idaho House of Representatives, through the House Resources and Conservation Committee, reviewed the temporary and pending administrative rules submitted for the 2025 session by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The resolution declares those rules approved as reviewed by the committee, with one specific exception.
The exception is a single provision in IDAPA 20.03.14, the Idaho Department of Lands’ rules governing grazing, farming, and conservation leases: Section 050, Subsection 02, which the committee did not approve. The resolution therefore functions as a formal legislative record of administrative rule review rather than as a substantive policy bill creating new programs or rights.
HR015 does not directly amend the Idaho Code or create new statutory requirements; instead, it records legislative approval of most temporary and pending administrative rules reviewed under Idaho’s Administrative Procedure Act and Section 67-5291, Idaho Code. Its practical effect is to allow the listed agency rules to remain in force or proceed through the legislative review process, while withholding approval from one subsection of the Department of Lands’ grazing, farming, and conservation lease rules.
The overall sentiment reflected in the bill text is routine and procedural, with the House Resources and Conservation Committee affirming review and approval of the agencies’ rules. The only negative or cautionary note is the committee’s decision not to approve one subsection of the Department of Lands rule, indicating targeted concern rather than broad opposition to the agencies or the rule package as a whole.
The only notable point of contention identified in the bill is IDAPA 20.03.14, Section 050, Subsection 02, within the Department of Lands’ rules governing grazing, farming, and conservation leases. Because no committee transcript or vote record is provided, the specific reason for the objection is not stated, but the exception suggests disagreement over a narrow land-use or lease-management provision rather than the broader set of rules reviewed by the committee.