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Committee Agrees to Print Bill Allowing Irrigation Districts to Contract for Recharge if Board Members Receive No Profit
Summary
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee voted to print RS31977, a draft bill that would permit irrigation districts to enter contracts for groundwater recharge activities so long as board members who are groundwater users receive no profits from the contracts.
The Senate Resources and Environment Committee on Wednesday voted to print RS31977, a draft bill that would create a statutory exception allowing irrigation districts to enter contracts related to groundwater recharge when some district board members are also groundwater users.
Paul Arrington, with the Idaho Water Users Association, told the committee the change responds to efforts across the Eastern…
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