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H0193...................................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT PORT DISTRICTS - Amends existing law to provide that port districts may be established in any county. 02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/10 Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
H0193|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 193 BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PORT DISTRICTS; AMENDING SECTION 70-1101, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 3 THAT PORT DISTRICTS MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN ANY COUNTY. 4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 5 SECTION 1. That Section 70-1101, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 6 amended to read as follows: 7 70-1101. PORT DISTRICTS AUTHORIZED -- OBJECTS AND PURPOSES. Port dis- 8 tricts are hereby authorized for the acquirement, construction, maintenance, 9 operation, development and regulation of harbor improvements, land and water 10 transfer and terminal facilities, industrial development, and other develop- 11 ment, facilities, and services, reasonably incident to a modern, efficient 12 and competitive port, and may be established under this act in any county 13 .bordering upon any continuous waterway system, limited to the14port area, which will float commercial tug and barge vehicles to ports handl-15ing transoceanic traffic, as in this act provided.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 08598 The purpose of this legislation is to allow any county in Idaho to form a port district within its boundaries, for the purpose of economic development, job growth and diversification. FISCAL NOTE There is no fiscal impact to the general fund. CONTACT: Rep Dan Mader 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill No. H 193