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HCR017........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
SNAKE RIVER - DAMS - Stating findings of the Legislature that the federal
and state enhancement efforts for anadromous fish must be undertaken in a
manner which protects Idaho's sovereignty over its water resources,
protects dams on the entire Snake River and prohibits contributions of
water from Idaho's reservoirs for flow augmentation, except those
authorized by the state of Idaho.
02/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/17 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 59-6-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bruneel, Callister,
Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hornbeck, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood,
Zimmermann
NAYS -- Bieter, Boe, Henbest, Jaquet, Ringo, Robison
Absent and excused -- Black, Gould, Hansen(29), Ridinger, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Bruneel, Mader
Title apvd - to Senate
03/05 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/12 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
03/15 To enrol
03/16 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/17 To Secretary of State
HCR017|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17 BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND SUPPORTING HEALTHY STOCKS OF ANADROMOUS FISH 3 AND OPPOSING FLOW AUGMENTATION AND THE REMOVAL OF DAMS ON THE SNAKE RIVER 4 AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho recognizes the vital con- 7 tributions the Snake River and its tributaries bring to the state's economic 8 well-being and to the state's quality of life; and 9 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho supports the continued mul- 10 tiple uses of the Snake River and its tributaries for fish and wildlife, 11 hydropower generation, irrigation, transportation, flood control and recre- 12 ation; and 13 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho recognizes the legal prior- 14 ity that agricultural irrigation and industrial applications of water have 15 within the state; and 16 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho believes that the removal 17 or breaching of dams on the Snake River and its tributaries, and water taken 18 from the state for anadromous fish enhancement efforts would inflict on the 19 citizenry of the state a loss of recreational opportunities, an increase in 20 electrical rates, a loss of recharge water for the state's aquifers, a loss of 21 navigation, an increased risk of floods, a reduction in economic activity and 22 a threatened quality of life; and 23 WHEREAS, the above-mentioned activities would create water shortages 24 within the state resulting in the idling of a large acreage of productive 25 Idaho farmland; and 26 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho believes that the anadro- 27 mous fish decline is due to many factors, some of which are diminished habi- 28 tat, increased predation, unfavorable ocean conditions, hatchery practices, 29 harvest impacts, changing climatic conditions as well as hydropower generating 30 dams; and 31 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Idaho recognizes the need to pro- 32 tect and enhance anadromous fish populations and will work to accomplish this 33 while also protecting the needs of the citizens of the state. 34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 35 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the 36 Senate concurring therein, that federal and state enhancement efforts for 37 anadromous fish must be undertaken in a manner which protects Idaho's sover- 38 eignty over its water resources, protects dams on the entire Snake River and 39 prohibits contributions of water from Idaho's reservoirs for flow augmentation 40 except those authorized by the state of Idaho.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08828C1
A resolution clarifying the position of the current Idaho
Legislature concerning Idaho's sovereignty over its water
resources and dams.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
CONTACT: Rep. Frank Bruneel
Rep. Dan Mader
Sen. Joe Stegner
332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill No HCR 17