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Public lands proposal seeks to shift stewardship away from long-term return

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| February 5, 2026 1:05 AM

BOISE — A constitutional amendment introduced before the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday seeks to adjust the management of state endowment and public lands in Idaho. 

The amendment resolution presented by Rep. Britt Raybould, R-Rexburg, seeks to shift away from existing language in the Idaho State Constitution that specifies state-owned endowment lands and public lands be managed to “secure the maximum long-term financial return” of its public beneficiaries, which include public institutions such as the Idaho State Department of Education and the University of Idaho. 

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