RULE APPROVAL – SENATE RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE – States findings of the Senate and provides that all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, the Idaho Department of Water Resources, and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality have been reviewed and approved by the Senate Resources and Environment Committee, with exceptions.

This bill formally approves temporary and pending rules from six Idaho state agencies, including the Department of Fish and Game, Department of Lands, and Department of Environmental Quality. The Senate Resources and Environment Committee reviewed these rules and approved most of them, while specifically excluding two sections related to park administration and groundwater quality regulations. Additionally, the bill allows one pending rule concerning public drinking water systems to take effect at the end of the current legislative session. This action follows state law requiring legislative committees to review administrative rules before they become permanent.