In Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana (1978) the Court affirmed the right of Montana to charge higher fees for out-of-state elk hunters. Justice Blackmun found that the Privileges and Immunities Clause only applied to activities which bear "on the vitality of the Nation as a single...
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SHARE Act passed House today, with wolf language
The SHARE Act (HR 2406) was passed by the US House today on a 242-161 vote. It was amended to reinstate the USFWS decision to delist the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes states and Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act.
The bill also...
These aren't new
Introduced last year - also tried a couple of years ago.
Last time, it was approved by the House Natural Resources Committee but failed to pass the House. The legislation was offered in response to a 1997 Clinton Administration report identifying 3.36 million acres of land in...
http://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/PARC_Act_Discussion_Draft_110515.pdf
Rep. Bishop (R-UT), Chair of House Natural Resources Committee, released a discussion draft of his LWCF reform bill.
Components:
1) reauthorizes fund at $900 million for seven years
2) Increases stateside...
Commission Meeting Today (9/18)
Public Comment so far:
Even split so far between support and opposition. 1000 comments received.
Final adoption October 8.
Concerns heard:
• Will lead to commercialization;
• landowners will select bull hunters and sell hunts;
• will ruin bull numbers;
• will...
LWCF Organizations
Quite a few organizations not on the coalition list are supportive, including NWTF, SCI and others. They are working through CSF, AWCP, etc.
From today's RMEF press release:
RMEF Confirms Utah Expo Bid
MISSOULA, Mont.—In response to a high volume of calls and questions received related to the Wildlife Expo Permit Series in Utah, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation confirms submitting an application on September 1 to the Utah...
MISSOULA, Mont.—In response to a high volume of calls and questions received related to the Wildlife Expo Permit Series in Utah, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation confirms submitting an application on September 1 to the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources (DWR) for the...