Idaho Department of Lands

Idaho Department of Lands (IDL)
Agency overview

Formed	1919^[1]
Preceding agencies	Department of Public Lands^[1] Land Department^[1]
Jurisdiction	Idaho
Headquarters	300 N. 6th Street, Suite 103 Boise, Idaho 83702
Agency executive	Tom Schultz, Director^[2]
Website	http://www.idl.idaho.gov/

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is a the State of Idaho governmental organization that manages Idaho's State Trust Lands. IDL oversees forestry practices on state lands and some regulation of mining practices, as well as administering forestry programs and providing fire protection and prevention on state lands. IDL operates under the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners and is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.^[2]

The Idaho Department of Lands staffs 16 offices and manages 2.4 million acres under a constitutional mandate on State Trust Lands to maximize long term returns. These returns help fund Idaho public schools and other state institutions.

References

1 2 3 Andrus, Alyn Brown (1965). A History of Idaho's Public School Lands as a Source of Revenue for Public Education in Idaho. Pocatello, ID: Idaho State University. pp. 40–59. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "About Us". Idaho Department of Lands. idaho.gov. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

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