HB 184 Summary

• Water right owners must notify the Department of Water Resources within 120 days of any change in ownership or mailing address, with a $100 late filing fee assessed for notices received after the deadline.

• The department may rely on the name and address in its existing records when sending notice of actions related to water rights, eliminating the need to verify current contact information.

• Filing a $25 fee per right ($100 if requesting a division of ownership) with proper documentation of conveyance and, when applicable, landowner notification satisfies the ownership change requirements.

• Department actions updating water right ownership records or returning incomplete notices are not administrative determinations subject to challenge under the Idaho Administrative Procedure Act; ownership disputes must be resolved through water rights adjudication or quiet title actions.

• Security interest holders may register with the department for $25 per right to receive notifications of changes in water right ownership or proposed modifications, with renewable registration required every requested notification period.