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WA HB1691

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Dent

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the water supply facility permit and funding milestone for the Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2035

  • Maintains the requirement that water supply facilities must provide at least 214,000 acre feet of water for instream and out-of-stream uses before the milestone is considered met

  • Extends the expiration date for Washington State Water Research Center review of cost-benefit analyses for water supply projects exceeding $100,000,000 from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2035

  • Extends the transitional management period for Teanaway Community Forest land purchased under the integrated plan, allowing continued management under the existing plan until the milestone is met or June 30, 2035

  • Declared an emergency measure, taking effect June 30, 2025 to prevent expiration of existing deadlines

Legislative Description

Extending the water supply milestone for the Yakima river basin integrated plan to 2035.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Natural Resources1/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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