Conservation District Questions Assumption of State Authority in Recent Legislation

By Stephen Smoot

A little noticed item in a bill that was passed in the prior legislative session has sparked reaction from local officials. House Bill 5364, similar to Senate Bill 894, serves as a housecleaning type of bill with the objective of “reforms to numerous unnecessary, expired, overly-large, or outdated boards and commissions; shifting several tasks, duties, responsibilities, or funds of these outdated or unnecessary boards and commissions to other agencies or entities.”