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House committee advances bill to ease livestock watering rules, sets small-pond limit at 2 acre-feet
Summary
The House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee adopted an amendment to HB 63 to describe small livestock-watering ponds as 2 acre-feet or less and passed the bill out with a favorable recommendation after bipartisan support from agricultural stakeholders and state agencies.
Representative Thomas Chu presented HB 63 to clarify and streamline the process for moving water within sub-drainages to improve grazing distribution and rangeland management. Chu said the bill grew out of multi-year discussions with grazing interests and the Water Development Commission, and the adopted amendment defines a "small pond" as 2 acre-feet or less to give the State Engineer and private…
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