Committee advances resolution encouraging state cooperation on federal public lands The committee passed HCR 5 as amended, urging state agencies to pursue cooperative management or transfers for select federal sites and asking the legislature to be prepared to analyze fiscal and legal implications. The resolution targets sites such as Antelope Flats and Little Sahara for possible state-managed recreation.

A new resolution is paving the way for Utah to enhance recreational access by promoting state and federal cooperation on key public lands.

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Attorney General and WDFW back repeal of 1984 initiative that limited tribal co‑management House Bill 25‑54 seeks to repeal Initiative 456/RCW 77.11; the Attorney General's Office and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife called the statute unconstitutional and urged its removal to restore cooperative state–tribal fishery management.

House Bill 25-54 could reshape the future of tribal co-management in Washington by repealing a controversial 1984 initiative deemed unconstitutional by state officials.

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