LAVA RIDGE – States findings of the Legislature, expresses concern and opposition towards the Lava Ridge wind energy project, and requests additional federal intervention.

Idaho's Joint Memorial HJM 5 expresses the state legislature's opposition to the Lava Ridge wind energy project, which proposes 231 turbines on public land in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties. The memorial cites concerns including impacts on cultural sites (like Minidoka National Historic Site), wildlife habitats, the Snake River Aquifer, local housing shortages, and agricultural land use. It requests federal intervention to halt the project, noting Idaho would derive little benefit while the energy would primarily serve Nevada and California. As a non-binding memorial, it does not alter laws but formally urges federal action to oppose the project.