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Committee advances update to flood-control district statutes allowing flexible meeting locations and compensation rules

2531929 · March 10, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 161 would modernize statutes governing flood-control districts by allowing offices outside district boundaries, removing a monthly meeting requirement, aligning procurement with current law and allowing districts to set board compensation similar to irrigation districts. The committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass vote.

Representative John Vander Waata presented House Bill 161, which updates statutes governing flood-control districts. Vander Waata told the committee the bill allows a district office to be located outside its geographic boundary when necessary, removes the requirement that the board meet monthly (permitting meetings as needed so long as…

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