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S1351..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
WATER PLAN - Adds to existing law to adopt Policy 4A of the Comprehensive
State Water Plan, adopted by the Water Resource Board on January 4, 2000,
regarding agency responsibilities.
02/03 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/04 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-2-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson,
Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Thorne, Walton,
Wheeler, Williams
NAYS--Stennett, Whitworth
Absent and excused--Danielson, Davis
Floor Sponsor - Lee
Title apvd - to House
02/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black, Crow, Deal, Henbest, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
Title apvd - to Senate
03/24 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/28 To Governor
03/29 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 81
Effective: 03/29/00
S1351
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1351
BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE STATE WATER PLAN PART A; RATIFYING AND APPROVING
3 POLICY 4A OF THE COMPREHENSIVE STATE WATER PLAN PART A, RELATING TO AGENCY
4 RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ADOPTED BY THE IDAHO WATER RESOURCE BOARD ON JANUARY
5 4, 2000; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 42-1734B(6), Idaho Code, Policy 4A of
8 the Comprehensive State Water Plan Part A, adopted by resolution of the Idaho
9 Water Resource Board on January 4, 2000, is ratified and approved. The Compre-
10 hensive State Water Plan Part A, Policy 4A, shall read as follows:
11 4A. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. It is the policy of Idaho that the
12 responsibilities for administration and regulation of water quantity
13 allocations be discharged by the Department of Water Resources sepa-
14 rate from the state agency primarily responsible for the administra-
15 tion and regulation of water quality. However, planning for water use
16 and water quality should be integrated among state agencies by the
17 Idaho Water Resource Board to the extent such integrated planning
18 does not compromise the responsibilities of the individual state
19 agencies, or state sovereignty over water allocation and use.
20 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
21 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
22 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09640
The responsibilities for administering and regulating water quantity allocations and water
quality standards are presently divided between state agencies. The Department of Water
Resources administers and regulates water allocation and use, while the Division of
Environmental Quality is primarily responsible for administering and regulating water quality.
This separation of responsibilities provides significant advantages to Idaho in maintaining
regulatory and administrative authorities at the. state level. Policy 4A, as amended, supports the
continued separation of these regulatory responsibilities.
FISCAL IMPACT
The amendment supports the existing separation of regulatory authorities between the
Department of Water Resources and the Division of Environmental Quality. No fiscal impact is
anticipated in maintaining the status quo.
Contact
Name: Bill Graham, Department of Water Resources
Phone: 327-7966
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND FISCAL IMPACT S 1351