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Senate approves bill setting deadlines and notice requirements for water-right methodology orders
Summary
Senate Bill 10‑61, intended to prevent late-season changes to the Department of Water Resources' methodology orders, passed the Senate 34-0 with one absent after sponsors described disruptions to irrigation decisions in 2023.
The Idaho Senate on Feb. 25 approved Senate Bill 10‑61, a measure that amends the state's procedure for issuing methodology orders that affect water-right administration. The roll call showed 34 senators in favor and one absent.
Sponsor Senator Van Orden said the bill amends Idaho Code (referred to in debate as "Idaho code 40 two-seventeen oh 1 a") to require a date‑certain deadline — December 1 of…
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