This bill addresses the jurisdictional management of public lands. This bill: - defines terms; - asserts the state's jurisdictional interest in land controlled by the federal government under a proprietary interest; - directs the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (office) to promote the state's jurisdictional interests on landscape-scale public lands; - requires the office to:identify and map landscape-scale lands in the state;establish map layers for certain criteria on landscape-scale lands; map a landscape public nuisance area on landscape-scale lands containing forested areas; andreport annually on the map to the Federalism Commission; - requires the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands to assist the office in identifying a landscape public nuisance area for landscape-scale lands containing forested areas; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 63G-16-101, 63L-11-302