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HOUSE BILL NO. 615, As Amended

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H0615aa.......................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUPS - Amends existing law to restructure the
membership of watershed advisory groups to provide a balanced
representation of the interests in the watershed.

02/04    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05    Rpt prt - to Res/Con
03/04    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/04    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/05    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/11    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 58-11-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hansen, Hornbeck, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd,
      Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner,
      Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
      Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Bieter, Boe, Chase, Henbest, Jaquet, Marley, Miller,
      Ridinger, Robison, Trail, Zimmermann
      Absent and excused -- Crow,
    Floor Sponsors - Wheeler, Stubbs
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Res/Env

Bill Text

H0615


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              HOUSE BILL NO. 615, As Amended

                         BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUPS; AMENDING SECTION 39-3615,  IDAHO  CODE,
 3        TO  RESTRUCTURE  MEMBERSHIP OF WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUPS TO PROVIDE A BAL-
 4        ANCED REPRESENTATION OF THE INTERESTS IN THE WATERSHED.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  That Section 39-3615, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        39-3615.  CREATION  OF  WATERSHED  ADVISORY GROUPS. The director, with the
 9    advice of the appropriate basin advisory group, may  name  watershed  advisory
10    groups  which  will  generally  advise  the  department on the development and
11    implementation of TMDLs and other state water quality plans,  including  those
12    specific  actions  needed  to  control point and nonpoint sources of pollution
13    within the watersheds of those water bodies where designated  beneficial  uses
14    are  not fully supported.   Members   The membership  of
15    each watershed advisory group shall be representative of  the  industries  and
16    interests    directly    affected  by  the  management of that
17      implementation  of  water  quality  programs  within  the  
18    watershed  ,  along with representatives of local government and the land
19    managing or regulatory agencies with an interest in  the  management  of  that
20    watershed  and the quality of the water bodies within it   and each
21    member of the group shall either reside within the watershed or represent per-
22    sons within the watershed who have a real property, water  rights  or  grazing
23    interest in the watershed. Each watershed advisory group named by the director
24    shall  reflect a balanced representation of the interests in the watershed and
25    where  appropriate  shall  include   a   representative   of   each   of   the
26    following:  agriculture,  mining,  nonmunicipal point source discharge permit-
27    tees, forest products, local government, livestock, Indian  tribes  for  areas
28    within  reservation  boundaries, water-based recreation, state land management
29    agencies, federal land management agencies  and  environmental  interest.  The
30    director may also name as technical nonvoting advisors, persons from the regu-
31    latory  agencies  with  an interest in the management of the watershed and the
32    expertise necessary to assist in the work  of  the  watershed  advisory  group
33    .  Members of each watershed advisory group shall serve and shall not be
34    reimbursed for their expenses during their term of service.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                         STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                              RS 07661C1
    
    Amends 39-3615 creation of watershed advisory groups, to 
    clarify membership requirements and designate regulatory and 
    law and management agencies with appropriate interest with 
    technical assistance responsibilities.
    
    FISCAL NOTE
    
    None.CONTACT: Representative Cameron Wheeler 
    Representative Mark Stubbs 
    (208) 332-1000
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
    
    Bill No. H615