2008 Legislative Session
| HB 40 |
Safe Drinking Water Revisions
Requires Counties to adopt an ordinance to protect a source of drinking water.
Rep. S. Anderson
Stance: Support
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 42 |
Water Right Application for Electrical Cooperative
Allows the State Engineer to approve an extension of water right application beyond 50 years for a wholesale electrical cooperative to put the right to beneficial use.
Rep. G. Snow
Stance: Tracking
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 51 S2 |
Water Right Forfeiture Protection
Changes the nonuse period from 5 to 7 years; clarifies the forfeiture procedure; allows a person that owns stock in a water company to file a nonuse application and protects a water right from forfeiture if a public water supplier holds the water for reasonable future needs of the public, the water is used under a fallowing program, the water is stored in an aquifer and/or another water source is available for the beneficial use; and establishes how the reasonable future needs of the public are to be determined.
Rep. P. Painter
Stance: Support
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 117 |
Instream Flow to Protect Trout Habitat
Authorizes a fishing group to file a change application for a fixed period not exceeding ten years for an instream flow to protect or restore habitat for native trout.
Rep. S. Sandstrom
Stance: Tracking
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 137 |
State Facility Water Conservation Program
Creates the State Facility Water Conservation Program to encourage water conservation at state facilities; directs the Division of Water Resources to improve water conservation by developing guidelines and procedures, providing information and assistance to state agencies, analyze water use by state agencies and submit a report; assists the Division of Facilities Construction and Management in establishing guidelines to improve water conservation in new state facilities and provides a non-lapsing appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the Division of water Resources.
Rep. L. Wiley
Stance: Support
Did not pass due to fiscal note |
| HB 153 |
Impact Fee Amendments
Expands a requirement for a capital facilities plan to include private water providers that impose impact fees. Amends provisions regarding public notice of a capital facilities plan and impact fee ordinance by private and public systems.
Rep. M. Morley
Stance:
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 179 |
Water Right Appropriation Amendments
Requires the State Engineer to approve an extension of time for a water right application if the water is being held for the future requirement of the public.
Rep. P. Painter
Stance:
Stayed in Rules Committee |
| HB 222 |
Water Quality Board Amendments
Authorizes the Water Quality Board to: Issue an operating permit and delegate authority to issue an operating permit to a local health department.
Rep. P. Painter
Stance: Support
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 225 |
Proof For A Water Right Application
Changes the proof required for a water rights application.
Rep. P. Painter
Stance: Tracking
Died in Rules Committee |
| HB 341 |
Damage to Underground Utility Facilities
Requires information be provided concerning an operator's association, provides warning language that may be included in a building permit, addresses requirements for and effects of a notice of excavation, describes an underground utility that need not be marked, outlines a method for determining the location of an underground facility, addresses the liability of the excavator, requires a 911 call if damage occurs, addresses the installation of a nonmetallic underground facility.
Rep. D. Clark
Stance:
Passed House and Senate |
| HB 357 |
Public Associations Subject to Government Records Access and Management Act
Modifies GRAMA by clarifying provisions related to access to budget and finance documents of public associations..
Rep. M. Noel
Stance:
Died in Rules Committee |
| SB 85 |
Water Rights Board
Creates a Water Rights Board as the policymaking board for the State Engineer and the Division of Water Rights.
Sen. D. Stowell
Stance: Oppose
Failed to come to final House Vote |
| SB 127 |
Underground Utilities Facilities Amendments
Requires the location of sewer facilities by the sewer operator even though the facility is not owned by the operator.
Sen. J. Greiner
Stance: Oppose
Died in Committee |
| SB 141 |
Water Conservancy District - Selection of Board of Trustees
Modifies the process of nominating persons for selection as board of trustees members for a water conservancy district consisting of five or more counties.
Sen. Wayne Niederhauser
Stance: Tracking
Died in Committee |
| SB 158 S1 |
Statewide Rural Boards and Committees
Modifies the membership of the Governor's Rural Partnership Board.
Sen. D. Stowell
Stance: Support
Passed House and Senate |
| SB 170 |
Board of Water Resources Amendments
Amends provisions regarding financing a water project.
Sen. M. Dayton
Stance: Tracking
Passed House and Senate |
| SB 228 |
Regulation of Wells
Authorizes the State Engineer to commence enforcement against a person that fails to file a well drillers report or drills a well without a license. Authorizes the State Engineer to make rules to establish enforcement procedures for failure to meet construction standards, set a fine amount and establish well driller report requirements. Authorizes the State Engineer to retain money from a fine for inspection, enforcement and education.
Sen. M. Dayton
Stance: Support
Passed House and Senate |
| SB 269 |
Water Rights Ombudsman
Requires the office of the Property Rights Ombudsman to provide information concerning water rights and proceedings concerning water rights to water rights owners.
Sen. D. Stowell
Stance: Tracking
Died in the House |
