2008 House Joint Resolution ZZ

Revise Natural Resources Trust Fund rules

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Steven Lindberg (D-109)

To place before voters in the next general election a Constitutional amendment to revise the rules for use of the money in the Natural Resources Trust Fund, which receives money from the oil, gas, and mineral royalties and lease fees from state-owned lands and uses this for land acquisitions, and conservation and recreation projects. The amendment would allow the fund to go into debt so it could purchase more land, and allow the trust fund to spend up to two-thirds of the revenue it takes in year, rather than one-third under current law.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation