Generally revise laws related to digital mapping of and hunting from navigable rivers and islands
HB 240 requires all digital map providers to update their electronic maps by August 1, 2025, to show current navigable river locations and mark historical river areas as "Private land surface owned by adjacent landowner. Permission required." It clarifies that public recreational use of rivers does not permit big game hunting from watercraft or across rivers, and hunting on islands (except for waterfowl using bows/crossbows) requires landowner permission. The bill also directs the state library to annually update its statewide map using data from the Department of Natural Resources to ensure accurate river mapping.
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Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jan 24, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 2873 to HB 240.1 and updated with an official 'Authorized Print Version' header. Substantive policy changes include renumbering a list of commission rules and adding a new requirement for the commission to update its statewide GIS map to reflect current river locations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on navigable waters and recreational use, but a new technical requirement was added regarding the maintenance of geographic information systems.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from LC 2873 to HB 240.1, and the document header was updated to indicate it is an authorized print version.
REQUIREMENT
A list of rules governing recreational use was renumbered, changing the sequence from (7) to (5)(7) and (8) to (6)(8).
A new requirement was added mandating that the commission update its statewide geographic information system map to show the current locations of navigable rivers.
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Jan 17, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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Jan 16, 2025
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(H) Introduced
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Jodee Etchart
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