Committee advances water‑rights subdivision bill; draft requires irrig. district review before transfers
The committee advanced 27 LSO 0066, a draft that requires subdividers to notify irrigation districts at least 60 days before filing water‑rights documents and to follow one of three paths (cooperation, declaratory judgment, or notice) when districts don’t respond. The sponsorship motion passed unanimously.
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The committee moved forward a bill draft requiring owners or subdividers to notify irrigation districts at least 60 days before submitting documents concerning the disposition of water rights to the state engineer or state board of control. LSO staff presented the most recent working draft (0.7) and said it repeats the procedure across several subdivision statutes and applies to subdivisions initiated on or after July 1, 2027.
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