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Committee approves substitute to recognize historic homestead livestock ponds for diligence claims
Summary
HB 251 (first substitute) would allow recognition of small precipitation‑fed livestock ponds that predate 1903 as evidence in diligence claims for certain homestead patents; the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably after agency and title‑research testimony.
Representative Tiara Chu presented HB 251 (first substitute), explaining the bill responds to the difficulty some landowners face proving historic use of small livestock watering ponds created as part of homesteads. Chu said the substitute allows recognition of ponds on homesteads up to 640 acres, permits multiple ponds so long as…
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