Committee advances code-cleanup bill clarifying lateral-ditch responsibilities (SB 1307)
Senate Bill 1307, a code-consolidation and cleanup measure, clarifies operation and maintenance responsibilities for lateral ditches and combines inconsistent provisions across code chapters; the committee approved sending the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
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Representative Stephanie Mickelson told the committee SB 1307 consolidates overlapping language across water code chapters and clarifies responsibilities for lateral ditches, noting the bill reduces redundant code language. "It makes it so that, people that are on lateral ditches... are the responsibility of those people that are working on the... that have water off those laterals," Mickelson said, explaining the practical effect of consolidating Chapters 9 and 13.
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