Amends existing law to provide that the forfeiture period restarts upon removal of a water right from the water supply bank.
WATER SUPPLY BANK -- Amends existing law to provide that the forfeiture period restarts upon removal of a water right from the water supply bank.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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In Idaho, a water right may be lost to forfeiture after five years of nonuse. Water rights that are placed in the water supply bank are protected from forfeiture. This bill amends Idaho Code § 42-1764 to provide that the five year forfeiture clock starts over when the water right is removed from the water supply bank.
FISCAL NOTE
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This legislation causes no increase or decrease in revenue or additional expenditures. Therefore, it has no fiscal impact.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (34)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
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YEA (65)
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ABSENT / NOT VOTING (5)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 149 Effective: 07/01/2025
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2025
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Mar 21, 2025
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