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Committee advances S 1305 to permit fixed transfer fees within water districts
Summary
S 1305 would authorize water districts to assign and collect a fixed fee to facilitate property transfers; committee approved the bill with support testimony from Water District 65.
Rep. Raybould presented S 1305 as legislation to resolve transfer issues in water districts by permitting districts to assign and collect a fixed fee to facilitate property transfers, which sponsors described as protecting property rights. Rep. Mickelsen moved to send the bill to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; Neil Shippy of Water District 65 yielded testimony in support. The motion carried by voice vote and Rep. Mickelsen will sponsor the bill on the floor.
The committee minutes record stakeholder support and a voice-vote approval; detailed fee amounts or implementation mechanics are not in the minutes and will be addressed in bill text during floor consideration and agency/ district rulemaking if enacted.
