20250716Petition to Intervene.pdf

Idaho Department of Lands State Board of Land Commissioners
General Counsel Brad Little, Governor
300 N. 6th Street, Suite 103 Phil McGrane, Secretary of State
P.O. Box 83720 Ra6l R. Labrador, Attorney General
Boise, ID 83720-0050 Brandon D Woolf, State Controller
Phone [phone] Debbie Critchfield, Sup't Public Instruction
Fax [phone] Dustin T. Miller, Director
RECEIVED
Working Lands,Trusted Stewards July 16, 2025
Equal Opportunity Employer IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
July 16, 2025
Monica Barrios-Sanchez, Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 West Chinden Blvd., Building 8
Ste. 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
via email: secretary(a)puc.idaho.gov
Re: Case No. GNR-E-25-02 In the Matter of Commission Staff's Application for Approval of a
Filing Process for Wildfire Mitigation Plans
Idaho Department of Lands ("IDL") Petition to Intervene
Dear Commission Secretary:
Attached for electronic filing is IDL's Petition to Intervene in the above-entitled matter. If
you have any questions regarding the attached documents, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Ka�& vC t i dtwl,
Kayla Dawson
Legal Assistant
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ec: Taylor Thomas, Idaho Public Utilities Commission ([e-mail])
Adam Triplett, Deputy Attorney General ([e-mail])
J.J. Winters, Counsel, Idaho Department of Lands ([e-mail])

John A. Richards #10670
J.J. Winters #10327
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
300 N. 6ch Street, Ste. 103
Boise, ID 83702
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Idaho Department of Lands
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF COMMISSION CASE NO. GNR-E-25-02
STAFF'S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
OF A FILING PROCESS FOR WILDFIRE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF
MITIGATIONS PLANS LANDS' PETITION
TO INTERVENE
Pursuant to Rules 53 and 71-73 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission Rules of
Procedure, state agency Idaho Department of Lands ("IDL")hereby petitions to intervene and to
appear and participate as a party in the above-captioned matter.
1. Name and Address of Petitioner
Idaho Department of Lands
300 N. 61h Street, Ste. 103
Boise, ID 83702
2. Names of Representatives
Copies of all pleadings, production requests, production responses, commission orders, and
other documents should be provided to:
J.J. Winters
Attorney for Idaho Department of Lands
300 N. 61h Street, Ste. 103
Boise, ID 83702
IDL PETITION TO INTERVENE-1

208-334-0245
[e-mail]
Tyre Holfeltz
Wildfire Risk Mitigation Program Manager
300 N. 61h Street, Ste. 103
Boise, ID 83702
208-666-8653
[e-mail]
3. IDL's Direct and Substantial Interest in this Proceeding
IDL has a direct and substantial interest in this matter. Allowing IDL to intervene will not
unduly broaden the issues. As the agency responsible for wildfire protection on state and private
owned forest land within the state of Idaho, IDL has a direct and substantial interest in wildfire
mitigation plans.
4. Conclusion
IDL respectfully requests that the Commission grant IDL's petition and allow IDL to
intervene as a party in the above-captioned proceeding.
Dated this 161h day of July, 2025.
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
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J.J.WINTERS
Attorney for Idaho Department of Lands
IDL PETITION TO INTERVENE-2

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 16t'day of July, 2025,I caused to be served a true and correct copy
of the foregoing by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Secretary Monica Barrios-Sanchez ❑x Email: [e-mail]
IPUC Secretary
11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Bldg. 8, 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
Taylor Thomas ❑x Email: [e-mail]
IPUC
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83702-0074
Adam Triplett ❑x Email: [e-mail]
Deputy Attorney General
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Is/Kayla Dawson
Kayla Dawson
Idaho Department of Lands
IDL PETITION TO INTERVENE-3