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S1232......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
BLAINE/MINIDOKA COUNTIES - Amends existing law to redefine the boundaries
of Blaine and Minidoka counties by taking territory from Blaine County to
add to Minidoka County.
03/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/09 Rpt prt - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1232
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO COUNTY BOUNDARIES; AMENDING SECTION 31-109, IDAHO CODE, TO REDE-
3 FINE THE BOUNDARY OF BLAINE COUNTY; AMENDING SECTION 31-136, IDAHO CODE,
4 TO REDEFINE THE BOUNDARY OF MINIDOKA COUNTY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
5 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Section 31-109, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
8 amended to read as follows:
9 31-109. BLAINE COUNTY. Blaine county is described as follows: beginning
10 at the southeast corner of township two (2) south, range seventeen (17) east,
11 thence east along the township line between townships two (2) and three (3)
12 south, to the intersection of the same with the line between ranges
13 twenty-fivesix (256) and twenty-sixseven (267) east; thence south along the
14 said range line to the middle of the channel of Snake river; thence up the
15 center of the said channel of Snake river to the point of intersection with
16 the range line between ranges twenty-seven (27) and twenty-eight (28) east;
17 thence north along and upon said range line to the northwest corner of town-
18 ship nine (9) south, range twenty-eight (28) east; thence east upon and along
19 the north line of said township nine (9) south, to the northeast corner of
20 section four (4), township nine (9) south, range twenty-eight (28) east;
21 thence in a northerly direction along and upon the section line which when
22 surveyed will be between sections thirty-three (33) and thirty-four (34),
23 township eight (8) south, range twenty-eight (28) east; and an extension of
24 such line to the point where such extended line will intersect with the town-
25 ship line which when surveyed will be the township line between townships
26 seven (7) and eight (8) south, range twenty-eight (28) east; thence west upon
27 the township line to a point which when surveyed will be the southwest corner
28 of township seven (7) south, range twenty-eight (28) east; thence north along
29 and upon the range line which when surveyed will be the range line between
30 ranges twenty-seven (27) and twenty-eight (28) east to a point which when sur-
31 veyed and established will be the northwest corner of township four (4) south,
32 range twenty-eight (28) east; thence east along and upon the north line of
33 said township four (4) south to the northeast corner of township four (4)
34 south, range twenty-nine (29) east; thence north along the range line between
35 townships twenty-nine (29) and thirty (30) east, to the northeast corner of
36 township two (2) south, range twenty-nine (29) east; thence west to what will
37 be, when surveyed, the southwest corner of township one (1) south, range
38 twenty-seven (27) east; thence north to what will be, when surveyed, the
39 southwest northeast corner of township one (1) north south, range
40 twenty-sevensix (276) east; thence west to the southeast corner of section
41 thirty-one (31) in township one (1) north, range twenty-four (24) east; thence
42 north to the summit of the range of mountains dividing the headwaters of Fish
43 creek, Cottonwood creek and Copper creek from the waters of Lava creek, Cham-
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1 pagne creek and Antelope creek; thence northwesterly along the summit of said
2 range of mountains to the southern boundary line of Custer county; thence
3 westerly along and upon the summit of the range of mountains dividing the
4 headwaters of the East Fork of the Salmon river from the waters of the Little
5 and Big Wood rivers and continuing westerly on the said divide between the
6 East Fork of the Salmon and Wood rivers to the intersection of the longitude
7 line of longitude one hundred fourteen (114) degrees, forty (40) minutes west
8 from Greenwich; thence north on said longitude line to a point on said divide
9 due east of the northeast corner of section twenty-four (24), township seven
10 (7) north, range fourteen (14) east; thence due west to the northeast corner
11 of section twenty-four (24), township seven (7) north, range fourteen (14)
12 east; thence west along and upon the section lines to the corner divide line
13 to the southern boundary of section sixteen (16) township seven (7) north,
14 range fifteen (15) east; thence westerly along section line to the southwest
15 corner of sections fifteen (15), sixteen (16), twenty-one (21) and twenty-two
16 (22), township seven (7) north, range fourteen (14) east; thence north along
17 and upon the section lines to the corner of sections three (3) and four (4)
18 and thirty-three (33) and thirty-four (34), township seven (7) and eight (8)
19 north, range fourteen (14) east; thence north along and upon the section lines
20 to the one-quarter (1/4) section corner between sections twenty-seven (27) and
21 twenty-eight (28), township eight (8) north, range fourteen (14) east; thence
22 west along and upon the one-quarter (1/4) section lines to the west one-quar-
23 ter (1/4) section corner of section thirty (30), township eight (8) north,
24 range fourteen (14) east; thence southwesterly along and upon the summit of
25 the mountains dividing the waters of Yellow Belly lake and Pettit lake to the
26 summit of the Sawtooth mountains; thence following the summit of the said
27 mountains to where the trail crosses the summit of what is known as Mattingly
28 creek divide on the boundary line of Camas county; thence southeasterly along
29 the boundary line of Camas county to the place of beginning.
30 County seat--Hailey.
31 SECTION 2. That Section 31-136, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32 amended to read as follows:
33 31-136. MINIDOKA COUNTY. Minidoka county is described as follows: begin-
34 ning at the point where the center line of the Snake river is intersected by
35 the township line dividing township ten (10) south, range twenty-one (21) east
36 and township ten (10) south and range twenty-two (22) east on the west section
37 line of section three (3) nineteen (19), township ten (10) south, range eigh-
38 teen (18) twenty-two (22) east;
39 Western boundary. Thence northerly along the said section line to the
40 northwest corner of section three (3), township nine (9) south, range eighteen
41 (18) east; thence easterly along the township line to the northwest corner of
42 township nine (9) south, range twenty-two (22) east; thence north along the
43 township line to the northwest corner of township eight (8) south, range
44 twenty-two (22) east; thence easterly along the township line to the southwest
45 corner of section thirty-four (34), township seven (7) south, range
46 twenty-three (23) east; thence north along the section line to the north line
47 of township seven (7) south, range twenty-three (23) east; thence easterly
48 along the township line to the southwest corner of section thirty-four (34),
49 township six (6) south, range twenty-three (23) east; thence northerly along a
50 line which is three (3) miles west of and generally parallel to the east line
51 of range twenty-three (23) east, north of the first (1st) standard parallel
52 south, to the north line of township three (3) south, range twenty-three (23)
53 east;
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1 Northern boundary. Tthence easterly along said township line (1913, ch. 3,
2 section 2, pp. 5, 6) to the intersection of the same with the line between
3 ranges twenty-fivesix (256) and twenty-sixseven (267) east; thence south along
4 the said range line (R.C., section 23e), north along the range line to the
5 northwest corner of township two (2) south, range twenty-seven (27) east;
6 thence east along the township line to the northeast corner of township two
7 (2) south, range twenty-nine (29) east; thence south along the range line
8 between townships twenty-nine (29) and thirty (30) east, to the southeast cor-
9 ner of township three (3) south, range twenty-nine (29) east, thence west
10 along and upon the south line of said township three (3) south to the south-
11 east corner of township three (3) south, range twenty-seven (27) east; thence
12 south along and upon the range line between ranges twenty-seven (27) and
13 twenty-eight (28) east to the southeast corner of township seven (7) south,
14 range twenty-seven (27) east; thence east upon the township line to the north-
15 east corner of section four (4), township eight (8) south, range twenty-eight
16 (28) east; thence in a southerly direction along and upon the section line
17 between sections four (4) and three (3), township eight (8) south, range
18 twenty-eight (28) east; and an extension of such line to the point where such
19 extended line will intersect with the township line between townships eight
20 (8) and nine (9) south, range twenty-eight (28) east; thence west upon and
21 along the south line of township eight (8) south, to the northeast corner of
22 township nine (9) south, range twenty-seven (27) east; thence south along and
23 upon the range line between townships twenty-seven (27) east and twenty-eight
24 (28) east to its intersection with the center line of the Snake river; thence
25 southwesterly along said center line of the Snake river, to the point of
26 beginning (1913, ch. 3, section 2, p. 6).
27 County seat--Rupert.
28 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
29 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after
30 June 1, 2001.
Statement of Purpose
RS 11231
The purpose of this legislation is to adjust the boundaries of Minidoka
County, as indicated on the attached map. The affected area is
currently in Blame County and was originally drawn to give Blame
County a piece of the railroad and consequently the property taxes.
The area in question has only a few residents who are provided
services from Minidoka County. It is my understanding that some of
those services are being reimbursed by Blaine County.
The benefits of this change are:
1. The resident’s of that area would be closer to their
"communities of interest"
2. The resident’s of that area would be closer and have
more influence to political entities that represent them.
(i.e. County Government & Legislative)
3. Minidoka County officially becomes responsible for
needed services in the area and correspondingly collects
the property taxes from the area.
4. The adjustment cleans up the lines prior to
reapportionment and may help in drawing those lines and
preventing counties form being divided.
Fiscal Impact
The will be adjustment to maps and books etc., however those
adjustments will be made as those are naturally reprinted under there
current schedule. Therefore this would not cause additional general
fund appropriation.
This boundary change would:
- Decrease total Blaine County acreage by 21%
- Increase total Minidoka County acreage by 74%.
The new Blaine/Minidoka County boundary
would be the range line between Township 2
South, Range 26 East and Township 2 South
and Range 27 East, Boise Meridian, Public
Land Survey System.
The new Blaine/Minidoka County boundary
would be the township line between Township
2 South, Range 26 East and Township 3
South, Range 26 East, Boise Meridian, Public
Land Survey System.
New Blaine County (1,337,438 Acres)
Existing Minidoka (489,629 Acres)
Area lost from Blaine and added to Minidoka
(360,402 Acres)
This transfer would create a new Blaine County with 1,337,438
acres and a new Minidoka County of 850,031 acres
Southeast Corner Detail
Proposed County Boundary Change
Blaine and Minidoka Counties
IDAHO LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE MARCH 1, 2001
BUDGET & POLICY ANALYSIS
S 1232