Nuxoll pulls wildfire risk law

The Idaho Freedom Foundation and state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, are hoping to give county officials another weapon to use in their battle against federal land management agencies. Nuxoll attempted to introduce legislation Monday that would allow a county sheriff or chairperson of the county commission to declare a “catastrophic public nuisance” if they felt federal or state lands were being neglected or mismanaged. “The purpose of this legislation is to allow counties to declare a catastrophic public nuisance and request abatement from land management agencies when conditions present a danger of wildfire or threaten public health, safety and welfare,” she said. The measure would apply to forest and rangeland, as well as national parks and any land managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, Freedom Foundation Vice President Fred Birnbaum told the Senate Resources and Environment Committee that it’s primarily intended to challenge land management practices on national forest property/ William L. Spence , Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Idaho Freedom Foundation and state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood? A match made in Tea Party heaven?