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(1) There is hereby created within the Idaho forest, wildlife and range
experiment station a "forest, range and wildlife policy analysis group." The
forest, range and wildlife policy analysis group shall be under the control of
the dean of the college of forestry, wildlife and range sciences of the
university of Idaho and shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) A program of continuing inquiry into such public policy issues as may
be suggested by the advisory committee described in this act;
(b) The ability to provide timely, scientific and objective data and
analysis pertinent to such resource and land use questions which are of
general interest to the people of Idaho and which are suggested as worthy
of the group's attention by the advisory committee described herein. Each
report of the group shall include a range of actions which might be taken
to resolve the issues addressed in the group's inquiries. In developing
such alternatives, the director shall consult with a broad array of public
agencies and other interests and shall show potential benefits and
detrimental effects of each alternative, and;
(c) Analytical and informational services provided on a contractual basis
to those public entities desiring such services in order to better reach
more informed decisions regarding the wise use of Idaho's forest, range
and wildlife resources, including fish, wildlife, timber, water, outdoor
recreation, forage and aesthetic values. Such contractual services may not
be offered at rates less than the college's actual costs for providing
them and must adhere to the highest professional and scientific standards
for objective, scientific research. The results of such contractual
services provided by this group shall be considered to be public knowledge
available to the citizens of Idaho.
(2) The dean of the college of forestry, wildlife and range sciences, in
a manner consistent with existing practice for hiring and electing faculty
members to the college and its departments, shall as soon as practicable
subsequent to the passage of this act, name a director of the forest policy
analysis group. The director and staff shall have academic training and
managerial skills appropriate to the college and the position and shall be
compensated at a rate commensurate with their abilities and experience. The
director and staff shall enjoy all protections of academic freedom and tenure
that are consistent with general policies and practices of the college.
Individual projects and analyses will be conducted by the group's staff or
members of the college's faculty, or by scientists from other educational
institutions or research entities as appropriate.
(3) The dean of the college of forestry, wildlife and range sciences
shall name a forest policy advisory committee representative of the entities,
both public and private, which have demonstrated interest in the areas of
inquiry and conclusions of the group. Members of this committee shall serve
without pay and under such terms of service as may be prescribed by the dean.
It shall be the responsibility of the committee to review various forest
policy issues and suggest the priority, critical focus and appropriateness of
these issues for consideration by the forest policy analysis group. The total
size of this committee shall not exceed eleven (11) voting members. The dean
shall also name a "technical advisory committee" consisting of faculty members
and others with a demonstrated technical knowledge of issues or questions
posed to the group to help provide guidance and expertise to each of the
group's inquiries.
(4) It shall be the duty of and within the purposes of the forest,
wildlife and range experiment station to establish a forest policy analysis
series in which to publish all results and findings, whether tentative or
conclusive, regarding any and all of the group's studies. Such publication
shall be made freely, without prejudice and in a manner consistent with the
highest professional, scientific, and ethical standards. In carrying out the
provisions of this section, the director and staff of the forest policy
analysis group shall seek the counsel and expertise and generally cooperate
with other colleges within the state's university system, plus other public or
private research efforts.

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