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Committee hears debate on 5% MAG export cap bill; substitute withdrawn and measure left pending
Summary
Committee members heard testimony for and against House Bill 24 — a proposal to limit new production-and-export permits to no more than 5% of a district’s modeled available groundwater — but the committee withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending for further work in the interim.
The Committee on Natural Resources considered House Bill 24, a bill that would limit approval of new production‑and‑export permits when the applicant’s total proposed production would exceed 5% of the modeled available groundwater (MAG) for the district. Representative Ashby offered a committee substitute during the hearing, but the substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending for further interim work.
Why it matters: proponents argued the proposal would protect local landowners and conserved groundwater for future local use; opponents warned the 5% MAG cap could have unintended consequences for regional…
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