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ID S1378
Bill
Status
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Floodplain zoning ordinances are prohibited from regulating or requiring permits for operation, cleaning, maintenance, or repair of ditches, canals, laterals, drains, diversion structures, or other irrigation/drainage works performed by the owner or operator with lawful rights and obligations.
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Floodplain zoning ordinances cannot regulate reconstruction, realignment, enlargement, extension, lining, piping, replacement, or improvement of irrigation delivery systems or drainage systems established before a local government adopted its floodplain management ordinance, when performed by irrigation districts, canal companies, lateral ditch water users' associations, drainage districts, or other legal entities operating these systems.
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Operations by qualifying entities must be conducted in accordance with rights and obligations established by Idaho Code titles 42 or 43, or common law.
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Local governments retain authority to regulate mapped and unmapped floodplains within their jurisdiction and may adopt more restrictive standards than those in the chapter.
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The act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval, declared as an emergency measure.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to floodplain zoning ordinances to provide that floodplain zoning ordinances shall not regulate or require permitting for certain activities relating to irrigation and drainage works performed or authorized by the owner or operator or for specified activities relating to certain irrigation delivery and drainage systems that are performed by an irrigation district, canal company, lateral ditch water users' association, drainage district or other legal entity that owns and/or operates the irrigation delivery system or drainage system in accordance with specified law.
FLOODPLAIN ZONING ORDINANCES
Last Action
to Res/Env
3/6/2012