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Heated testimony on bill to create permanent water division court and clarify post-adjudication jurisdiction
Summary
Rep. Rex Walsh offered a bill to establish permanent water division courts and set the post-adjudication structure for water-right disputes; proponents emphasized expertise and efficiency, opponents warned loss of local control and administrative burdens.
Representative Rex Walsh opened the hearing on House Bill 886, a wide-ranging judiciary and water-administration bill that would implement permanent water division courts and clarify post-adjudication jurisdiction over water disputes and enforcement. "What this bill does is a great job of walking the process from the water court to the division court and transitioning that in a very concise timely manner," Walsh told the committee.
Supporters including Clayton Elliott (member of the DNRC stakeholder working group), Ryan McClane (private water-rights attorney), Brian Thompson (Senior Water Rights Coalition), Abby Brown (private water attorney) and multiple agricultural and municipal…
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