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Committee hears proposal to standardize contested‑case schedule to reduce backlog
Summary
House Bill 3,544 would create a uniform contested‑case process for water rights applications, establish a default hearing schedule and require rulemaking; department staff described scope and said sections 2–3 contain most substantive changes. Co‑chairs signaled further amendments and will hold another hearing.
The House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water opened a public hearing March 12 on House Bill 3,544, a bill that would revise contested‑case procedures for water‑rights‑related protests and hearings.
Co‑chairs described the measure as an attempt to reduce a growing contested‑case backlog and to make settlement earlier and more likely. Deputy Director Raquel Ranciere and Will Davidson, the department’s…
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