Judy Boyle — Explained House Bill 511 as a fire-protection funding measure for homes in the wildland urban interface.
Judy Boyle — Finished her explanation and stood for questions on House Bill 511.
Judy Boyle — Referenced as having made points supporting the bill.
Judy Boyle — Credited with explaining the situation and context for the bill.
Judy Boyle — Referenced for pointing out the maps in the folders.
Judy Boyle — Referenced as having noted the surcharge has not increased since 2009.
Judy Boyle — Thanked for her kind words about the fire program.
Judy Boyle — Referenced as part of the group supporting the legislation.
Judy Boyle — Referenced as part of the group supporting the legislation.
Elizabeth Kreiner — Elizabeth Kreiner testified on behalf of the J.R. Simplot Company about the importance of FLPMA and the land exchange process for Western states with large amounts of federal land. She explained that FLPMA replaced a patchwork of older land disposal laws, and described Simplot’s land exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, which began in 1994 and took nearly 30 years of reviews, legal actions, and process before being approved by the federal government in 2020. She noted that after the exchange, the Shoshone-Bannock tribes pursued additional litigation to undo it, and argued that the Ninth Circuit’s split decision disrupted established land management and exchange processes. She warned that the ruling could call other completed and future land exchanges into question and undermine federal land management.
Jerald Raymond — Asked a question about the land exchange and public use of the exchanged parcel.
Jerald Raymond — Asked whether the exchanged parcel has been unusable since the decision.
Jerald Raymond — Identified as the next member to ask a question.
Jerald Raymond — Moved to send House Bill 511 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
Ms. Kreiner — Questioned about the land exchange and whether the public-domain parcel has been used by the public.
Ms. Griner / Ms. Kreiner — Confirmed the exchange of title occurred in 2020 and said the Ninth Circuit decision left the company unable to move forward.
Cleet Edmondson — Cleet Edmondson was introduced as the first in-person witness on House Bill 511, then identified himself for the record as a former member of the body and executive director of the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho, and concluded by stating full support for the bill and asking that it pass.
Stephen Thomas / Steve Thomas — Introduced as the next in-person witness.
Steve Thomas — Testified in support of House Bill 511 on behalf of the Idaho Forest Group.
Mr. Edmondson — Referenced as having also spoken in support.
Mr. Thomas — Argued the SOP was well written and that the request was modest given the stakes.
Josh Tanner — The transcript appears to refer to 'Josh Harvey' on Zoom; likely a transcription error, but the expected member list includes Josh Tanner, not Harvey. Kept as questionable.
Dustin Miller — Dustin Miller is introduced as the next in-person witness, then identifies himself as the Director of the Idaho Department of Lands and begins testifying in support of House Bill 511.
Josh Harvey — Josh Harvey is introduced as the Fire Bureau chief from the Coeur d'Alene office and is seen on Zoom. He then joins the hearing, confirms he can be heard, and offers brief remarks expressing support for the committee’s work and the legislation advancing the fire program.
Julia Lauck — Identified as State Forester overseeing the Division of Forestry and Fire.
Mr. Miller — Miller concluded by offering to answer questions.
Director Miller — Addressed by the chair after questions were declined.
Mr. Harvey — Asked to speak after being connected live.
Monica Church — Moved to submit the minutes for January 27, 2026.
Dustin Manwaring — Dustin Manwaring introduced the RSS items and explained the committee’s approach to moving quickly through them. He noted that four of the five RSSs were his and provided background for RS 32887 in connection with House Bill 14. He then moved to introduce RS 32890 and continued by introducing RS 32902 as part of the same set of legislative requests.
Britt Raybould — Britt Raybould made a series of motions to introduce three RS measures: RS 32887, RS 32902, and RS 32903.
Mark Sauter — Mark Sauter introduced RS 33049, a proposal to update Idaho’s water-skiing rules. He explained that the idea came from a ski club in his district and that the bill would add requirements such as an age minimum for ski-boat drivers, time restrictions for skiing on open public water, and other safety-related curbs, aligning Idaho’s statute with those of fourteen other states. In response to questions, he said he had not yet reached out to other user groups, though he is familiar with many groups on his body of water and could provide more detail if the measure receives a hearing.
James Petzke — James Petzke asked whether other potentially affected user groups, such as paddleboarders or kayakers, had been consulted about the proposal and whether those groups might have concerns or oppose it.
Charlie Shepherd — Moved to introduce RS 33049 after initially naming the wrong RS number.
Charlie Shepherd — Charlie Shepherd moved to introduce RS 33049, then immediately clarified that the intended measure was H.J.M. 9 (House Joint Memorial 9) and that it should be sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Judy Boyle — The committee announced Representative Boyle would present the next item.
Judy Boyle — Is being introduced as the sponsor for the next items, with written testimony noted for both pieces of legislation.
Judy Boyle — Introduced H.J.M. 9 and explained it asks Congress to reaffirm FLPMA/FLIPMA.
Judy Boyle — Said the memorial responds to a judge's decision that did not follow FLPMA and affects land exchanges.
Judy Boyle — Said the issue affects the West broadly and introduced the witness who would explain the timeline.
Judy Boyle — Referenced as the legislator who brought the memorial.
Judy Boyle — Her House Joint Memorial 9 is the measure being moved to the floor.
Judy Boyle — Returned to present House Bill 511, describing it as a pay-to-play bill for fire protection in the wildland urban interface.