Idaho Governor wants to sell state land to create land trust program

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has announced that he will create a $50 million land trust to protect farms, ranches, timberlands and wildlife habitat, with the money for the program generated by selling state land. Money for the "Land Legacy Trust" would also come from a settlement with the Bonneville Power Administration for impacts to wildlife habitat from six federal dams in Idaho. The money from that settlement has not yet been negotiated.

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