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H0428.........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
AQUIFER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - Repeals and adds to existing law relating
to water to provide for a statewide comprehensive aquifer planning and
management effort.
01/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29 Rpt prt - to Res/Con
01/30 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/31 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ringo,
Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black, Eskridge
Floor Sponsor - Raybould
Title apvd - to Senate
02/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Env
02/28 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/29 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/05 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Goedde, Hammond,
Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon, Geddes
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/06 To enrol
03/07 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/10 Pres signed
03/11 To Governor
03/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 134
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 428 BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO WATER; REPEALING SECTION 42-620, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO CERTAIN 3 WATER DISTRICT EXPENSES; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17, TITLE 42, IDAHO CODE, BY 4 THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 42-1779, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A STATE- 5 WIDE COMPREHENSIVE AQUIFER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT EFFORT. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 42-620, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 repealed. 9 SECTION 2. That Chapter 17, Title 42, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 11 ignated as Section 42-1779, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 12 42-1779. STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE AQUIFER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT EFFORT. 13 Pursuant to the provisions of Idaho law and legislative funding approval, the 14 Idaho water resource board and the Idaho department of water resources shall 15 conduct a statewide comprehensive aquifer planning and management effort over 16 a ten (10) year period of time beginning in fiscal year 2009. Funding for the 17 statewide comprehensive aquifer planning and management effort shall be used 18 for technical studies, facilitation services, hydrologic monitoring, measure- 19 ment and comprehensive plan development as well as for personnel costs, oper- 20 ating expenses and capital outlay associated with the statewide comprehensive 21 aquifer planning and management effort.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17715
The purpose of Section 1 of this legislation is to repeal Section 42-620, Idaho
Code, that requires assessments to be made to all water users of water
hydraulically connected to the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer to be collected by the
Department of Water Resources. The funding of the completion of the planning
effort underway for the ESPA is provided in new Section 42-1779. The new Section
42-1779 provides for a statewide comprehensive aquifer planning and management
effort over a ten (10) year period.
FISCAL NOTE
The Department of Water Resources has requested and the Governor has recommended
$20 million from the General Fund beginning in fiscal year 2009 to conduct a
statewide comprehensive aquifer planning and management effort. The Department is
requesting that $18.4 million be appropriated and transferred from the General
Fund to the Water Resource Board Revolving Development Fund for technical studies,
facilitation services, hydrologic monitoring, measurement and comprehensive plan
development associated with the aquifer planning and management effort. The Water
Resource Board Revolving Development Fund is established in 42-1752, Idaho Code.
The Department of Water Resources is also requesting $1.6 million be appropriated
and transferred from the General Fund to the Water Administration Fund for
personnel costs, operating expenses, and capital purchases associated with the
planning and management effort. The Water Administration Fund is established in
42-238a, Idaho Code.
SPONSOR: Interim Committee on Natural Resources
Senator Gary Schroder Rep. Dell Raybould
Senator Charles Coiner Rep. John "Bert" Stevenson
Senator Clint Stennett Rep. Mike Moyle
Senator Jeff Siddoway Rep. Scott Bedke
Rep. Donna Pence
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 428