SC 819 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Honoring Blioux River Ranch as the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award recipient.

This bill designates the Blioux River Ranch as the recipient of the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award. The legislation formally recognizes the ranch's contributions to conservation efforts through an official state honor. It does not alter existing laws or create new policy requirements, serving solely as a commemorative measure. The bill affects only the ranch owners by acknowledging their work in wildlife habitat preservation.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 11, 2025

MINOR

This bill changes from a generic legislative placeholder to a specific commemoration honoring Blioux River Ranch as the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award recipient. The text adds detailed WHEREAS clauses explaining why the ranch deserves recognition for their conservation practices, including rotational grazing and soil health improvements. This transforms the document from a technical template into an official legislative record acknowledging specific environmental achievements.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a generic legislative template to a specific commemoration of one particular ranch receiving an award.

SCOPE

Added specific content commemorating Blioux River Ranch as the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award recipient, replacing the previous browser compatibility warning text.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed WHEREAS clauses explaining the ranch's conservation achievements including rotational grazing, soil health improvements, and reduction in land needed for livestock.

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