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ID S1111
Bill
Status
3/27/2017
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Repeals Chapter 5, Title 42, Idaho Code and replaces it with new stockwater rights legislation based on the Joyce Livestock Company v. United States of America court decision.
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Prohibits federal agencies from acquiring stockwater rights unless the agency owns livestock and puts the water to beneficial use.
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Establishes that permittees on federally administered grazing allotments shall not be considered agents of the federal government.
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Restricts any federally acquired stockwater rights to use only for watering livestock and prohibits any applications to change ownership or nature of use that violate this chapter.
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Declares this act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval as an emergency measure, with these provisions controlling over any conflicting state law.
Legislative Description
Repeals and adds to existing law to prohibit the acquisition of certain stockwater rights, to provide that certain permittees shall not be considered agents of the federal government, to limit the use of certain stockwater rights, and to provide for the effect of an illegal change of ownership or transfer.
STOCKWATER RIGHTS
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 178 Effective: 03/27/2017
3/27/2017