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Bill AB 1 would repeal obsolete Colorado River Commission regulations tied to Fort Mohave Valley
Summary
Colorado River Commission Executive Director Eric Witkoski told the committee AB 1 seeks a legislative repeal of legacy regulations governing development in the Fort Mohave Valley that the commission no longer has statutory authority to amend.
Eric Witkoski, executive director of the Colorado River Commission (CRC), told the Assembly Government Affairs Committee that AB 1 would formally repeal CRC regulations tied to the development of land in the Fort Mohave Valley because the state no longer has the statutory authority to amend or repeal those regulations.
Witkoski said the authority to acquire federal land and adopt regulations dated to enactments in the 1950s and 1980s but that subsequent legislative changes — notably actions in 2007 and a statutory cleanup in 2009 — left legacy administrative rules listed in series 03/20/1100 through 03/20/1230 and related citations that are now obsolete.
Witkoski described how Nevada State Lands initiated a rulemaking to remove the legacy regulations but was told by the Legislative Counsel Bureau and other officials that no agency currently has authority to repeal the rules because the statutes that empowered the CRC to adopt them were removed. “Under current statutes and regulation authority, [the] Colorado River Commission doesn't have authority to amend regulations…so legislative action was required,” Witkoski said.
Why it matters: The bill is narrowly focused on cleanup of outdated regulations tied to a specific land‑development authority and on making the statutory record consistent after prior transfers of land and authority to Clark County.
Hearing and testimony - Witkoski provided historical context dating to the state’s option to purchase 15,000 acres in the Fort Mohave Valley and described the statutory changes that left administrative rules in place without an authorizing statute. - No witnesses in support, opposition or neutral testimony spoke from the public lines during the hearing; committee members asked clarifying questions about the Fort Mohave land, water service and the separate roles of the Colorado River Commission and Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Ending: Witkoski said he was available to answer follow‑up questions and the committee closed the AB 1 hearing without a recorded vote.
