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Receded Not | Receded Not
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting section 1 and renumbering sec. 2 as section 1.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 26, by deleting “if” and inserting “where”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting lines 32 through 42 and inserting:
“(a) Requirements for the eligibility of those persons claiming damage to private property , [or] privately maintained improvements , fences on public lands or areas near sources of water on public lands to receive money or materials from the Division, including [a] :
(1) A requirement that such a person enter into a cooperative agreement with the Administrator for purposes related to this title [.] ; and
(2) A requirement that if the claim is for money or materials from the Division for the construction of a fence around a source of water on private land or public land, such a person must:
(I) Conduct a physical inspection of the private land or public land upon which the fence is proposed to be constructed to determine the most effective manner in which to protect the source of water and to determine the most effective manner in which to provide access to a source of water for livestock and wildlife that is located outside the fence and within a reasonable distance from the fence;
(II) Conduct the inspection described in sub-subparagraph (I) in consultation with the persons or entities which will be directly affected by the construction of the fence, including, without limitation, an owner of the private land on which the fence is proposed to be constructed, a governmental entity that manages the public land on which the fence is proposed to be constructed, a holder of a permit to graze livestock on the public land, if applicable, and a person who holds a water right which will be directly affected by the construction of the fence; and
(III) Enter into a cooperative agreement with the persons and entities described in sub-subparagraph (II) for purposes related to the construction of the fence in accordance with the results of the inspection conducted pursuant to this subparagraph.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 1, by deleting “(c)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, lines 3 and 4, by deleting:
“or state grazing board”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 6, by deleting “[(c)] (d)” and inserting “(c)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 9, by deleting “[(d)] (e)” and inserting “(d)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, by deleting lines 18 and 19 and inserting:
“public lands if:
(I) Elk or game mammals not native to this state have caused damage to the area near
such sources of water; and
(II) A source of water for livestock and wildlife is available outside such a fence and within a reasonable distance from such a fence or will be made available at such a location.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, lines 29 and 30 by deleting:
“section:
(a) “Public” and inserting:
“section, “public”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 32, by deleting “(1)” and inserting “(a)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 33, by deleting “(2)” and inserting “(b)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 36, by deleting “(3)” and inserting “(c)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 40, by deleting “(4)” and inserting “(d)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 4, line 42, by deleting “(5)” and inserting “(e)”.
Amend sec. 2, page 5, by deleting lines 1 through 3.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 3 through 6.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to wildlife; providing for the payment of money or materials to prevent or mitigate damages caused by certain animals to fences on private and public lands and to construct fences around certain areas of those lands under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows: