HOUSE BILL 467
RS31083 / H0467
Excessive use fees and special assessments have been a tool that irrigation districts have used to provide proper incentives to water users to follow their water rights and mitigation plans. Over time, the statutory limit of $100 per acre foot of excess water use has lost effect due to inflation and increased commodity prices. This legislation, requested by irrigation districts, brings that limit up to current times and provides a disincentive to overuse of irrigation water.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government not does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state government, however it may cause an increase in revenue for a local irrigation district if water users exceed their allotment of water.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/02 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/05 | Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation |
| 02/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/15 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/16 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-5-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Wilson), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Kingsley, Scott, Skaug, Tanner Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Pickett Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/19 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/19 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: Resources & Environment |
| 02/29 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/01 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/12 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 23-11-1 AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow NAYS – Adams, Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, Toews(Toews), Trakel, Zuiderveld Absent and excused – Ruchti Floor Sponsor - Guthrie Title apvd - to House |
| 03/13 | Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling |
| 03/13 | Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate |
| 03/14 | Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker |
| 03/14 | Signed by President; returned to House |
| 03/14 | Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor |
| 03/15 | Delivered to Governor at 2:30 p.m. on March 14, 2024 |
| 03/19 | Reported Signed by Governor on March 18, 2024 Session Law Chapter 60 Effective: 07/01/2024 |