Idaho Bills
3 bills · 2026 Regular Session
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Water Resources for fiscal year 2027.
RS33812 / S1431 This bill provides additional funds to the Department of Water Resources to the FY 2027. It includes funding for aquifer monitoring and measuring and restores funding that was removed from the maintenance appropriation as part of the ongoing 5% Base Reduction. These restorations include funding for stream gaging and personnel costs related two positions within the North Idaho Adjudication and Bear River Basin Adjudication programs. This budget also includes language allowing the reappropriation of federal funds to pay for projects are they are completed and language directing the use the treatment of filing fees collected during the adjudication process.
Kevin Cook · SD-032
26 – 7
Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
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sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary.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 The Salmon Falls Creek Water Compact was never adopted and the Columbia Interstate Compact was repealed in 1975.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.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A
Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
RS33840 / H0957 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sections of Idaho Code were reviewed for repeal consideration by the DOGE Task Force on the criteria of obsolete, outdated, and unnecessary.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 9 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 and the Water Conservation and Development Trust Account. The Salmon Falls Creek Water Compact was never adopted. The Water Conservation and Development Trust Account has been inactive since at least 1994.
Dustin Manwaring · HD-029A