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Senate advances bill to make water‑right owners the voting constituency for local districts
Summary
Senator Stoll’s SB10 would change local district election and petition rules so water‑right owners (rather than property owners) are those who petition and vote; it also requires districts to acknowledge dust‑control plans. The Senate voted 26‑0 to place the bill on third reading.
Senator Stoll presented Senate Bill 10 as a cleanup measure aimed at correcting an oversight from last year’s legislation and ensuring that local districts formed to address over‑appropriated water basins assess water‑right owners rather than property owners.
"Over appropriation of water means that there's more water rights been issued than, there is water available, actual physical water," Stoll said,…
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