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Committee recommends due pass for bill requiring joint county boards on cross-county water projects
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The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to give a due-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 22-76 as amended, a measure that would require counties sharing water projects to form joint boards with equal representation and a prescribed dispute-resolution process including mediation, administrative appeal and court as a last resort.
The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to recommend a due pass for Senate Bill 22-76 as amended, a bill that would require counties with shared water projects to form joint boards with equal representation and a stepped dispute-resolution process.
Supporters said the measure aims to reduce costly litigation and stalled projects that result when adjacent counties do not coordinate on water management. "We've been working on this quite a long time, and, it's been actually years," Senator Larry Lueck said. "I am happily coming to you to maybe put an end to, 2276 in a good way." Lueck said the bill pushes counties toward an enforceable path for cooperation after earlier, voluntary efforts produced little change.
The amendment before the committee formalizes how joint boards would be formed and how to resolve potential deadlocks. Danny Quizelle, speaking for…
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