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S10842025 Regular Session Signed into law

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.

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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.

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This legislation causes no increase or decrease in revenue or additional expenditures. Therefore, it has no fiscal impact.

house Chamber· Mar 13, 2025

House Third Reading

Passed
65 Yea
0 Nay
5 absentPassed by 65 votes
Republican
57 yea/0 nay
Democrat
8 yea/0 nay
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Session Law Chapter 149 Effective: 07/01/2025