PILT Roundtable at 2026 IAC Annual
At the IAC Annual Conference, county commissioners, federal land managers and congressional staff gathered at the Riverside Hotel for the PILT Intergovernmental Roundtable, a featured session of Hosted by the National Center for Public Lands Counties (NCPLC) and moderated by Gregory Nelson, Director of the National Center for Public Lands Counties, the roundtable put county …
Idaho County Seeks Roadless Reclassification
Dear IAC Members, On September 29, 2026, the Idaho County Board of Commissioners notified Governor Little that it intends to request a change to the management classifications of the 1,727,241 Idaho Roadless acres within the county. Only 75 of those acres are currently classified as General Forest, Rangeland and Grassland, the least restrictive theme. The …
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LLUPA’s “Affected Person” Standard May Lower Bar for Idaho Land Use Challenges
In January 2026, the Idaho Supreme Court issued an opinion in Crookham v. County of Canyon, No. 52514 (Idaho Jan. 16, 2026), which will have ramifications for local governments statewide. Chiefly, the previous three-part “standing” barrier to entry for a litigant bringing a challenge to a land use decision has been lifted in favor of …
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Digital Accessibility & ADA Compliance
For counties with populations 50,000 and greater the deadline to meet new standards for website and social media accessibility is coming up April 24, 2026. The core requirement of the new standards is to be Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) compliant and some helpful …
IAC Resource Spotlight – Natural Resource Litigation Fund
The Idaho Association of Counties’ Natural Resource Litigation Fund was established to ensure participating counties have the financial support and unified voice needed to defend their interests in matters involving federal land management, natural resource policy, and related litigation. The fund enables contributing countries to participate collectively in legal actions that protect their authority, access …
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