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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 6539

SB 6539: State trust land management

Ensuring compliance with the state's fiduciary duty in managing state trust lands.

Summary

  • Directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to endeavor to generate an average of $230 million from state lands and state forestlands each year.
  • Requires DNR to conduct an analysis on specified aspects of its lands portfolio, management practices, and transaction processes.
  • Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) to develop methods or tools to estimate the current asset value of state lands and state forestlands.
  • Requires DNR to evaluate certain industrial and commercial leases and use authorizations on state-owned aquatic lands relating to matters including terms, revenue, and inspection and compliance.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6539), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
January 23, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6539, SSB 6539, 2SSB 6539

AN ACT Relating to ensuring compliance with the state's fiduciary duty in managing state trust lands;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Senator R-18Lynda Wilson R-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 6539)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6539)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (2SSB 6539)
  5. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 6539)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (2SSB 6539)
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 6539)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6539)
  9. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6539)
  10. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6539)
  11. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6539)
  12. Minority; without recommendation.
  13. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6539)
  17. Referred to Ways & Means.
  18. AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6539)
  19. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6539)
  20. And refer to Ways & Means.
  21. AWNP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6539 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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