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Committee agrees to print bill to let irrigation districts contract for recharge projects
Summary
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to print RS 31977, which would create a narrow exception allowing irrigation districts to enter contracts related to recharge activities even when district board members also benefit as groundwater users, provided those members receive none of the profits.
Vice Chair Hart convened the Senate Resources & Environment Committee and the panel voted to print RS 31977, a proposed change to Idaho law to allow irrigation districts to enter certain contracts related to groundwater recharge projects.
The measure was presented by Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association, who told the committee a strict reading of existing statutes could prevent irrigation districts that partner in…
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