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House committee introduces RS31929 to clarify groundwater-district annexation, telemetry and billing dates
Summary
Representative Mickelson presented RS31929 to permit annexation of subbasins into existing groundwater districts, add board representation, adjust assessment timelines and allow telemetry devices; the committee voted to introduce the request for statute (RS31929).
Representative Heather Mickelson, speaking for Legislative District 32, told the House Resources and Conservation Committee that RS31929 would correct gaps in recent legislation that required basins and subbasins of the Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer to form or join groundwater districts.
Mickelson said the proposal “simply gives us the ability to annex those groundwater districts into an existing district” and would allow affected areas to add board members so newly annexed residents have representation. She also said the draft changes adjust statutory timelines for billing and delinquency…
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