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ID S1224
Bill
Status
3/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Resources and Environment Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 42-5232 to allow ground water district assessment shares to be based on either the ratio of water quantity authorized to appropriate or the ratio of acres authorized to irrigate, with board discretion to adjust shares based on priority dates, consumptive use, and other water right attributes.
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Modifies Section 42-5233 to clarify that warrant authorization limits apply to each acre of land authorized to be irrigated with ground water within the district, or for each 0.02 cubic feet per second of ground water authorized to be diverted and used within the district.
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Amends Section 42-5234 to allow referendum petitions for indebtedness to be filed by qualified electors whose aggregate ground water rights equal not less than 10%, measured in cubic feet per second or acres irrigated, of the total aggregate ground water rights of the district.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide an alternative means of determining a member's proportionate share of the total of all amounts to be assessed; to revise provisions relating to the total dollar amount of certain warrants; and to provide an alternative means of determining certain aggregate ground water rights.
GROUND WATER DISTRICTS
Last Action
Signed by Governor on 03/22/16 Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 07/01/2016
3/22/2016