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Committee approves amendment aligning conjunctive‑management rule with statute (Docket 370-311-2401)
Summary
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee approved an amendment to IDWR’s conjunctive-management rule 50 (docket 370-311-2401) to align the rule with a statutory change clarifying the area of common ground-water supply for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (as described in the transcript).
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee approved an amendment to rule 50 of the rules for the conjunctive management of surface and ground-water resources (docket 370-311-2401) to align rule language with statutory changes enacted last year.
Eric Bowe presented the amendment, explaining the department initiated the rulemaking to align IDAPA 370-311-050 (Rule 50) with a statutory provision the department referenced as section 42233c of the Idaho Code that became effective July 1, 2024. The department described the amendment as a targeted change to ensure continuity between statute and administrative rule for the area that has a common ground-water supply for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.
Senators asked clarifying questions to confirm that the amendment aligns rule language with the statute passed last year; Bowe confirmed that alignment. A motion to approve the docket was made and seconded (the transcript does not record the name of the mover); the committee approved the amendment by voice vote.
The technical change is narrowly targeted to ensure the rule and statute reference the same geographic/statutory definitions for the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer management provisions. No public testimony was recorded for this docket during the hearing.
