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2013 Legislative Report & Scorecard United Property Owners of Montana, Inc. 2013 Legislative Report & Scorecard PROPERTY RIGHTS The 2013 Legislature:Protecting Property Rights HEROES OF THE Although UPOM approached the 2013 legislative session with the goal of passing legislation to strengthen property rights in our state, we were quickly faced with the SENATE challenge of defending Montana landowners from an all out assault on their right to Special recognition for the outstanding champions of determine who can have access to their land and what activities they can engage in. property rights in 2013 This legislative session was rife with political jockeying that would have left landowners to bear an even greater regulatory burden, and policies that were aimed at making sure Sen. Debby Barrett, landowners are given a seat at the table in policy discussions that would affect their Dillon property rights. Overall, this session was a success, as we were able to prevent attempts Senator Barrett by extreme environmental and access groups to erode property rights while advancing sponsored two bills additional protections for landowners. used in our scorecard, aimed at protecting Preventing the Legalization of Trespass private property owners. She scored a 105% on our scorecard. Easily one of the most controversial discussions concerning property rights during this year’s legislative session was over HB 235, a bill that would have allowed recreationalists Sen. Eric Moore, Miles City to enter private property without permission. The bill would have legalized “corner Senator Moore sponsored SB 256, crossing,” or the ability of individuals to cross over private property where two areas aimed at protecting of state land intersect with private land. However, the bill gave great latitude for landowners from trespass beyond corners. If this bill would have passed it would have established a very the destruction that dangerous precedent that would have not only legalized trespassing, but would have can result from wild, effectively thrown private property rights out the window. free-roaming bison. He scored a 103% While supporters of HB 235 tried every trick in the book to pass this legislation, from on our scorecard. getting a Republican representative to cosponsor it to trying to pass a “blast motion” to have the bill voted on despite its failure to pass the committee vote, in the end we Sen. Matt Rosendale, Glendive were able to expose the bill for what it really was—an affront to private property rights, Senator Rosendale and it was defeated. sponsored many bills that UPOM Regulatory Takings supported throughout One of our top priorities has been to enact a comprehensive regulatory takings law the legislative session, including that would provide a solid layer of protection for property owners against overbearing SB 24. He scored a 103% on our government regulation. Although we were unsuccessful in passing this legislation this scorecard. year, we made progress and we will be back with this legislation in future sessions. Sen. Chas Vincent, Eminent Domain Libby UPOM supported several successful bills dealing with revisions to Montana’s Senator Vincent eminent domain laws this session. Landowners face disadvantages in eminent domain sponsored SB 344 negotiations and in order to move towards a fair process that respects the rights of to improve the private landowners, we need to do all that we can to ensure that landowners have a scoping process for FWP land acquisitions to ensure real seat at the negotiating table. We’ll continue to work in future legislative sessions to that effected landowners have ensure that landowner rights are properly represented throughout the eminent domain ample opportunity to express their process. concerns before FWP purchases the property in question. Sen. Breaks Archery Permits & Fish, Wildlife, & Parks Vincent scored a 106% on our UPOM remains involved in the ongoing legislative discussions about the punitive scorecard. actions taken by the FWP Commission in central and eastern Montana. Although the solution to the many problems stemming from FWP should be addressed with a complete restructuring of the agency, in the meantime, UPOM has remained vocal in THANK YOU! its support of legislation that attempts to remedy, or at least mitigate, the damages that To all of the Senators who the past actions of FWP have caused. supported property rights throughout the 2013 Legislative Session Bill Descriptions for UPOM’s Legislative Scorecard PROPERTY RIGHTS HEROES OF THE The following bills were used to grade each legislator. The bills are weighted according HOUSE to their impact, positive or negative, on property rights. Votes in various committees Special recognition for the are also used in cases where the bill in question did not receive a floor vote; as such outstanding champions of some legislators are judged on more bills than others. Bonus points were also awarded (or subtracted) for the primary sponsor of each bill included in our scorecard. Absences property rights in 2011 during votes are not included, and do not count against the legislator. Rep. Kelly Flynn, HB 147-Revised hunter trespass laws compensating landowners for easements over Townsend Rep. Alan Redfield, R-Livingston private land. Rep. Flynn sponsored Weight: 5 Support House Vote: 2nd Reading 3/9, passed 58-41 two property rights This bill increased the penalties for Senate Vote: No Senate Vote bills aimed at revising individuals who fail to obtain a landowners Final status: Died in House Committee the eminent domain permission for hunting on their property. process and providing additional House Vote: 3rd Reading 2/11, passed 60-38 SB 143-Revise bison management Senate Vote: 3rd Reading 4/9, passed 43-7 Sen. John Brenden, R-Scobey funding for block management. He Final status: Signed by the Governor Weight: 3 Support scored 102% on our scorecard. Establishes a year round hunting season for HB 235-Revise trespass laws bison and a licensing structure. This bill also Rep. Doug Kary, Rep. Ellie Boldman Hill, D-Missoula prohibits the transfer of wild buffalo/bison Billings Weight: 5 Oppose unless certain rulemaking procedures have been Rep. Kary sponsored This bill sought to legalize “corner trespass” followed. the bill that would or crossing from one parcel to public land to House Vote: 3rd Reading 2/17, failed 50-50 have provided a another over private property without prior Senate Vote: 2nd reading 4/4, passed 31-19 property-rights permission from the landowner. Final status: Died on House Vote friendly alternative to HB 235, House Vote: Blast Motion. 2/18, failed 44-54 the bill that would have legalized Senate Vote: No Senate Vote SB 146-Generally revise the subdivision Final status: Died in the House Committee review criteria laws regarding agency trespassing. He earned a 102% comment on our scorecard. HB 396-Revise laws regarding the Sen. Edward Buttrey, R-Great Falls translocation of wild buffalo/bison Weight: 2 Support Rep. Mike Lang, Malta Rep. Mike Lang, R-Malta Prevents agencies from interfering in the Rep. Lang sponsored one of Weight: 3 Support subdivision review process and requires the bills protecting Prohibits FWP and the Dept. of Livestock that material submitted by an agency for landowners from the from transplanting or moving wild buffalo consideration during the review process is relocation of wild without the prior consent of the board scientific in nature and in no way rhetoric or bison used in our of county commissioners in the affected theory based. scorecard and earned counties. House Vote: 3rd Reading 3/16, passed 96-2 a 102% overall rating. House Vote: 3rd Reading 2/25, passed 60-37 Senate Vote: 3rd Reading 1/31, passed 50-0 Senate Vote: 3rd Reading 4/8, passed 32-18 Final status: Signed by Governor Rep. Kerry White, Bozeman Final status: Vetoed by Governor SB 200-Generally revise laws related to wolf Rep. White sponsored one of the HB 417-Revise eminent domain laws management most controversial bills of the related to due process Sen. Chas Vincent, R-Libby legislative session, Rep. Kelly Flynn, R-Townsend Weight: 2 Support which called for the Weight: 3 Support A bill authorizing the issuance of multiple legislature to declare This bill requires that a final written offer to licenses to hunt and trap wolves and its opposition to the landowner must be rejected in writing authorizing landowners and their agents to kill the Forest Jobs and prior to a condemnation complaint being filed wolves on private property without a hunting Recreation Act. He to proceed with eminent domain proceedings. license. earned a 100%. rating on our House Vote: 3rd Reading 2/27, passed 93-4 House Vote: 3rd Reading 4/10, passed 81-18 scorecard. Senate Vote: 3rd Reading 4/19, passed 47-2 Senate Vote: 3rd Reading 3/6, passed 45-5 Final status: Signed by Governor Final status: Signed by Governor THANK YOU! HB 440-Dedicate hunting license fee To all of the Representatives money for easement procurement who supported property rights Rep. Doug Kary, R- Billings throughout the 2011 Legislative Weight: 5 Support Session Created a “hunting access easement account” where funds would be allocated strictly for the purchase of easements to establish greater hunting access to public lands by Bills descriptions cont. SB 24-Revise zoning laws for sand and SB 256-Making FWP liable for private gravel operations property damages caused by wild buffalo/ About United Property Sen. Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive bison Owners of Montana Weight: 3 Support Sen. Eric Moore, R-Miles City A bill in response to the denial of sand and Weight: 3 Support In recent years government and gravel permits to landowners that stated A bill holding FWP liable for any damage special interest groups have that a sand and gravel operation may not to private property that may result from the advocated for new policies on land be prohibited through zoning under certain transplantation of wild buffalo/bison.
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