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ID H0131
Bill
Status
3/15/2013
Primary Sponsor
Resources and Conservation Committee
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AI Summary
House Bill No. 131 Summary
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Amends Idaho Code Section 42-204 to revise water permit extension provisions for completing work and applying water to beneficial use.
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Allows permits involving diversion of 2 or more cubic feet per second or development of 100+ acres to receive extensions up to 10 additional years beyond the initial 5-year completion deadline, provided the permittee demonstrates reasonable diligence and good cause.
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Changes subsection (2) extension language for large irrigation projects to clarify extensions may reach up to 12 years total, requiring $100,000 in actual construction expenditures.
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Requires the Department of Water Resources to provide 60-day notice to permit holders before completion deadlines, advising them to submit affidavits of completion or request extensions.
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Declares an emergency provision making the act effective immediately upon passage for all permits pending before the Department, allowing them to qualify for maximum available extensions regardless of prior extension history.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law relating to water to revise extension provisions relating to the time in which a permit holder completes work and applies water to full beneficial use; providing for applicability and to provide that permits pending before the department are entitled to the maximum qualifying extension available under specified law.
WATER
Last Action
Reported Signed by Governor on March 15, 2013 Session Law Chapter 82 Effective: 03/15/13
3/15/2013