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Senate committee advances bill allowing separate irrigation permit applications for different water sources
Summary
The Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee on an unspecified date voted to advance House Bill 1201, which would allow applicants to seek conditional irrigation permits from different water sources provided each source request does not exceed 720 requested acre-feet (except the Missouri River).
The Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee on an unspecified date voted to advance House Bill 1201, a measure that would change how North Dakota handles conditional irrigation water permits from multiple sources. Supporters said the change would help landowners and irrigation districts stuck waiting for permit approvals.
Representative Mike Brandenburg, sponsor and a Republican from District 28, introduced the bill. "This is a house bill 12 o 1 is a bill dealing with water permits dealing with from a single source or single surface or ground water source," he told the committee, adding that some irrigation applications have been pending…
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