House approves bill requiring revegetation when irrigated farmland is converted
House Bill 13-40 passed the House on third reading to require site-specific revegetation and standards when formally irrigated agricultural land changes to another beneficial use; sponsors said it addresses dust, weeds and long-term land impacts in the Lower Arkansas Valley and other basins.
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The House passed House Bill 13-40, a bill aimed at reducing long-term environmental and community impacts when irrigated agricultural land is permanently converted to other uses. Sponsors and supporters described the measure as a stakeholder-driven, regionally targeted effort to require site-specific revegetation standards and monitoring when water rights are changed.
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