Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES -- Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
Via committee: Resources and Conservation
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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To ensure that state laws are streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best serving the public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature approved the Idaho Code Cleanup Act, H14 in the 2025 legislative session. Submitted sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary. This bill repeals 22 Sections of Idaho Code in Title 42 pertaining to the Idaho Department of Water Resources. Sections include references to groundwater recharge negotiations with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, the Salmon Falls Creek Water Compact, the Columbia Interstate Compact, and the Water Conservation and Development Trust Account. The Salmon Falls Creek Water Compact was never adopted and the Columbia Interstate Compact was repealed in 1975. The Water Conservation and Development Trust Account has been inactive since at least 1994.
FISCAL NOTE
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There is no fiscal impact to any local, state, or federal fund with this legislation.
BILL TEXT
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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 567 BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE IN-2 TENT; REPEALING SECTION 42-232, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO GROUND WATER3 RECHARGE AND NEGOTIATION WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; REPEALING SEC-4 TION 42-1704, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT'S5 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR; REPEALING SECTION 42-1776, IDAHO CODE, RELAT-6 ING TO THE WATER CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST ACCOUNT; REPEALING7 SECTION 42-3307, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE SALMON FALLS CREEK WATER8 COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3308, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE SALMON9 FALLS CREEK WATER COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3309, IDAHO CODE,10 RELATING TO THE SALMON FALLS CREEK WATER COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION11 42-3310, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE SALMON FALLS CREEK WATER COMPACT;12 REPEALING SECTION 42-3311, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE SALMON FALLS13 CREEK WATER COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3312, IDAHO CODE, RELATING14 TO THE SALMON FALLS CREEK WATER COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3319,15 IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING16 SECTION 42-3320, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COM-17 PACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3321, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA18 INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3322, IDAHO CODE, RELAT-19 ING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3323,20 IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING21 SECTION 42-3324, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COM-22 PACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3505, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA23 INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3506, IDAHO CODE, RELATING24 TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3507, IDAHO25 CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION26 42-3508, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT;27 REPEALING SECTION 42-3509, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTER-28 STATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3510, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO THE29 COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; REPEALING SECTION 42-3511, IDAHO CODE,30 RELATING TO THE COLUMBIA INTERSTATE COMPACT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY31 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.32
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:33
SECTION 1. IDAHO CODE CLEANUP -- LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent34 of the Legislature to ensure that the state laws provided in Idaho Code are35 streamlined, up-to-date, and essential for the citizens of Idaho, while best36 serving the public health, safety, and welfare. In accordance with the Idaho37 Code Cleanup Act, following comprehensive review, the Legislature has iden-38 tified the provisions of this act as obsolete, outdated, or unnecessary.39
SECTION 2. That Section 42-232, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby40 repealed.41
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SECTION 3. That Section 42-1704, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby1 repealed.2
SECTION 4. That Section 42-1776, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby3 repealed.4
SECTION 5. That Section 42-3307, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby5 repealed.6
SECTION 6. That Section 42-3308, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby7 repealed.8
SECTION 7. That Section 42-3309, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby9 repealed.10
SECTION 8. That Section 42-3310, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby11 repealed.12
SECTION 9. That Section 42-3311, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby13 repealed.14
SECTION 10. That Section 42-3312, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby15 repealed.16
SECTION 11. That Section 42-3319, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby17 repealed.18
SECTION 12. That Section 42-3320, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby19 repealed.20
SECTION 13. That Section 42-3321, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby21 repealed.22
SECTION 14. That Section 42-3322, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby23 repealed.24
SECTION 15. That Section 42-3323, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby25 repealed.26
SECTION 16. That Section 42-3324, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby27 repealed.28
SECTION 17. That Section 42-3505, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby29 repealed.30
SECTION 18. That Section 42-3506, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby31 repealed.32
SECTION 19. That Section 42-3507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby33 repealed.34
SECTION 20. That Section 42-3508, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby35 repealed.36
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SECTION 21. That Section 42-3509, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby1 repealed.2
SECTION 22. That Section 42-3510, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby3 repealed.4
SECTION 23. That Section 42-3511, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby5 repealed.6
SECTION 24. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby7 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after8 July 1, 2026.9
LATEST ACTION
Take bill off General Orders; referred to Resources & Conservation
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- house
- Committee
- Resources and Conservation
- Status date
- Jan 30, 2026
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