House committee backs new ‘Parks Passport’ program

The House Resources Committee has unanimously backed the new Idaho State Parks Passport program, the AP reports, which would allow people registering their vehicles to voluntarily add a $10 sticker to their car entitling them to entry into Idaho’s 30 state parks. If 20 percent of Idaho motorists bought the stickers, the parks system would net $1.9 million a year - more than twice what the current $40 Idaho Parks Passport brings in. The bill, HB 446, has four high-profile co-sponsors: Senate Finance Chairman Dean Cameron, R-Rupert; House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star; House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley; and House Majority Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly; it now heads to the full House for a vote.