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Snake river dams, breaching, oppose
WATER – States findings of the Legislature and opposes the removal or breaching of the dams on the Columbia-Snake River system and its tributaries.

RS31145 / SJM103

This Joint Memorial states that the Idaho Legislature recognizes and supports the international competitiveness, multimodal transportation, and economic development benefits provided by the Port of Lewiston and the Columbia-Snake River System. Idaho has sovereignty of its water resources and benefits from the multiuse system that provides transportation of commodities, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, hydropower, and irrigation. This Memorial also states that Idaho opposes the removal or breaching of the dams on the Columbia-Snake River System and its tributaries.

The Joint Memorial has no fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State of Idaho because it does not involve the spending of money at the local or state level.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/12 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
02/13 Reported Printed; referred to 10th order; held one legislative day
02/26 Read in full – ADOPTED - 29-5-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Just, Rabe, Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow
Absent and excused – Cook
Floor Sponsor - Harris
Title apvd - to House
02/27 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
02/27 Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
03/07 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/08 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/11 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/12 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/13 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/14 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/15 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 18, 2024
03/18 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/19 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/20 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/21 Read Third Time in Full – ADOPTED – voice vote
Floor Sponsor – McCann
Title apvd – to Senate
03/21 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
03/22 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/25 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
03/25 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Secretary of State
03/26 Reported delivered to the Secretary of State on 03/25/24
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