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30 x 30 Resolution Template
— Resolution authored by Montana
A Resolution against 30×30 is cheap, easy, testimony in the court of law on behalf of any individual or organization fighting to prevent the acquisition of more federal lands or the closer of federal lands within the state boundaries.
A 30×30 Resolution is a clear statement made to that state’s federal officials, both elected and employed in the state, about the direction and concerns of that state. An example of why every state should be concerned about the national policies of 30×30 is described in this article written by one of the owners of this page for Protect the Harvest, Losing Access to Public Lands.
Perpetual Conservation Easements Template
— based on Nebraska’s state legislation
The state of Nebraska has had legislation giving local government bodies the ability to deny conservation easements since conservation easements became a trend in the 1980s. Land use conditions that come with conservation easements contributes to the death of local economies who depend on agricultural support services. A recent example of how this law is used can be seen in the following article: Supervisors Deny Conservation Easement.
Joint Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Template
Joint Comprehensive Planning and Zoning is a new twist on an old idea of saving money by sharing services between two local governing bodies.
Perhaps two cities share an ambulance service, for example. Those agreements were never intended to be used to combine regulating and governing bodies.
When joint Comprehensive Planning and Zoning is used, all boards and Commission responsibilities are combined giving the larger body a majority influence over the smaller body. That means land use policy is made by elected officials in jurisdictions who are not accountable to the people that are impacted the most by those policies.
National Heritage Area & Trails Template
Montana created a law granting the state legislature the opportunity to vote on whether another NHA will go into that state. However, it is not expected that the Federal Government will care whether or not a state approves.
North Dakota created legislation denying state funding to a current NHA that is in their state.
This template is a combination of North Dakota and Montana. It requires a vote by the legislature on whether a designation should go into the state and to deny funding should that designation fail the meet the voting requirement.
It has been argued that local counties should have a say in whether or not it wants to be in a historical or heritage designation. The owner of this page supports that desire and encourages states to amend the above templates to fit the needs and desires of the people in their state.