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SENATE BILL 1278

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S1278   by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
WATER – Amends existing law to provide that a person or entity operating a canal or conduit for irrigation or other beneficial uses authorized by a water right that permits water to be diverted from a natural watercourse for such purposes shall not be required to obtain an additional water right for the incidental use of that same water where the water is diverted for irrigation or other beneficial use and thereafter used to generate hydroelectricity in the canal or conduit, to provide conditions, to provide that the incidental hydropower use shall be junior to and fully subordinated to all existing and future uses, and shall be nonconsumptive and to provide for certain written notice.
  02/09 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing  
  02/10 Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment  
  02/23 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  02/24 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  02/26 Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Davis, Den Hartog, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lacey, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, McKenzie, Mortimer, Nonini, Nuxoll, Patrick, Rice, Schmidt, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – None
Floor Sponsor - Lacey
Title apvd - to House
 
  02/29 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading  
  Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation  
  03/10 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/11 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  03/14 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  03/15 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES – Anderson, Anderst, Andrus, Barbieri, Bateman, Batt, Bell, Beyeler, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Harris, Hartgen, Hixon, Holtzclaw, Horman, Jordan(Memmott), Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kloc, Loertscher, Luker, Malek, McCrostie, McDonald, McMillan, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moyle, Nate, Nielsen, Nye, Packer, Palmer, Pence, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Romrell, Rubel, Rudolph, Scott, Sims, Smith, Thompson, Troy, Trujillo, VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wills, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Rusche, Shepherd
Floor Sponsor - Bateman
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/16 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling  
  Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker  
  03/17 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate  
  03/18 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor  
  03/21 Reported delivered to Governor at 11:50 a.m. on 03/18/16  
  03/23 Signed by Governor on 03/23/16
    Session Law Chapter 139
    Effective: 07/01/2016