House Joint Memorial No. 4 Summary

• Idaho Legislature supports construction of new water infrastructure and specifically the raising of Anderson Ranch Dam to provide an additional 29,000 acre feet of water storage capacity.

• Idaho Water Resource Board authorized $3 million in state funding to pay for 50% of feasibility and environmental studies for raising Anderson Ranch Dam, with the other 50% funded through the federal Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.

• Legislature urges Idaho's congressional delegation to ensure the feasibility study and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis are completed by June 2020 and to authorize construction and secure additional federal funding upon study completion.

• Legislature urges the Idaho Water Resource Board, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, water users, and stakeholders to consider other infrastructure projects including raising Arrowrock, Lucky Peak, Minidoka, and Island Park dams to address future water needs.

• Preliminary planning estimates project the cost of raising Anderson Ranch Dam at $40 million, with the nonfederal share being at least $20 million.