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SENATE BILL NO. 1034 – Priest River Basin, water plan

SENATE BILL NO. 1034

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S1034..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
PRIEST RIVER BASIN WATER PLAN - Adds to existing law to ratify and approve
the amended Comprehensive State Water Plan for the Priest River Basin as
adopted by the Idaho Water Resource Board on August 22, 2003.
                                                                        
01/20    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/14    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES -- Andreason, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
      Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Brandt, Sweet
    Floor Sponsor - Langhorst
    Title apvd - to House
02/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 57-0-13
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
      Collins, Crow, Denney, Edmunson(Barker), Ellsworth, Field(18),
      Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague,
      Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Rydalch,
      Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wood
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black, Block, Deal, Eskridge, Harwood,
      Mitchell, Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Rusche, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Stevenson
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/22    To enrol
03/23    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/24    Sp signed
03/25    To Governor
03/28    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 155
         Effective: 03/28/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1034
                                                                        
                           BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE STATE WATER PLAN; RATIFYING  AND  APPROVING  THE
  3        AMENDED  COMPREHENSIVE  STATE  WATER  PLAN  FOR  THE PRIEST RIVER BASIN AS
  4        ADOPTED BY THE IDAHO WATER RESOURCE BOARD ON AUGUST 22, 2003; AND  DECLAR-
  5        ING 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, the amended
  8    Comprehensive State Water Plan for the Priest River basin, adopted by  resolu-
  9    tion of the Idaho Water Resource Board on August 22, 2003, be, and the same is
 10    hereby  ratified  and  approved. The plan amendments allow modification of the
 11    fall operation schedule for the Priest Lake outlet structure to  provide  lake
 12    levels more favorable to Kokanee spawning.
                                                                        
 13        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 14    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 15    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 14598

Passage of this legislation will give final approval of
amendments to the Priest River Basin component of the
Comprehensive State Water Plan.  The Plan amendments provide for
changes in fall operation of the Priest Lake outlet structure to
minimize impacts on fall-spawning kokanee.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

Enactment of this legislation will have no effect upon the
state's general fund or other state or local funds.


Contact
Name: Jerry R. Rigby, Chairman, Idaho Water Resource Board 
Phone: 208-356-3633

Name: Bill Graham, Water Resources, Dept. Of
Phone: 208-287-4830


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    S 1034