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Committee advances bill allowing irrigation districts to contract for recharge on property owned by board members under limits
Summary
Senate Bill 1040 would amend Idaho code to permit irrigation districts to enter contracts related to recharge projects even when a director or officer owns affected land, provided the director does not profit from the contract; the committee sent the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 1040 would amend Idaho law to allow irrigation districts to enter into contracts for groundwater recharge, monitoring wells and related recharge activities on land owned by a district director or officer when the director receives no profit beyond reimbursement for costs.
Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association told the committee eastern Idaho irrigation districts identified a potential prohibition in Idaho Code…
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