Idaho Bills

Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the 2026 Coeur d'Alene Tribe water rights settlement agreement and to provide for the Coeur d'Alene tribal water supply bank.

This legislation ratifies and provides for implementation of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement of 2026, which resolves claims made by or on behalf of the Tribe in the Coeur d’Alene-Spokane River Basin Adjudication. It further provides authority for the Idaho Water Resource Board to appoint a local rental committee to facilitate operation of a water supply bank for the off-reservation lease and rental of consumptive use federal reserved water rights held by or on behalf of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe within the Coeur d’Alene Spokane River Basin.