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Staff briefed board on state water plan work and recent legislation; several bills affect rates, grants and funding structure
Summary
Division staff updated the board on the state water plan work and summarized key bills from the recent legislative session that affect water policy, rates and funding structure.
Division staff and the legislature liaison summarized ongoing work on the state water plan and provided a roundup of legislation the Division tracked during the session.
Staff said the state water plan update is underway and that the Division has contracted consultants (Bowen & Collins) to help develop relevant agency plans; staff noted draft agency priority lists will be due in June and emphasized a tight timeline to compile a statewide infrastructure plan. The board was told the new funding structure created by House Bill 285 (and related legislation from this session) will change how state water funding is prioritized and distributed after a transition period, and that some functions and interagency prioritization will shift to the…
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