Idaho Senate Bill 1278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on March 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-23 - Signed by Governor on 03/23/16 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 07/01/2016
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

WATER - Amends existing law to provide that a person or entity operating a canal or conduit for irrigation or other beneficial uses authorized by a water right that permits water to be diverted from a natural watercourse for such purposes shall not be required to obtain an additional water right for the incidental use of that same water where the water is diverted for irrigation or other beneficial use and thereafter used to generate hydroelectricity in the canal or conduit, to provide conditions, to provide that the incidental hydropower use shall be junior to and fully subordinated to all existing and future uses, and shall be nonconsumptive and to provide for certain written notice.

Amends existing law to provide that a person or entity operating a canal or conduit for irrigation or other beneficial uses authorized by a water right that permits water to be diverted from a natural watercourse for such purposes shall not be required to obtain an additional water right for the incidental use of that same water where the water is diverted for irrigation or other beneficial use and thereafter used to generate hydroelectricity in the canal or conduit, to provide conditions, to provide that the incidental hydropower use shall be junior to and fully subordinated to all existing and future uses, and shall be nonconsumptive and to provide for certain written notice.

Senate Resources and Environment Committee

2016-03-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 68 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	Senate	Signed by Governor on 03/23/16 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 07/01/2016
2016-03-21	Senate	Reported delivered to Governor at 11:50 a.m. on 03/18/16
2016-03-18	Senate	Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2016-03-17	House	Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2016-03-16	Senate	Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2016-03-16	Senate	Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2016-03-15	House	to Senate
2016-03-15	House	Title apvd
2016-03-15	House	PASSED -- 68-0-2
2016-03-15	House	Read Third Time in Full
2016-03-14	House	U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2016-03-11	House	Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2016-03-10	House	Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2016-02-29	House	Read First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
2016-02-29	House	Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2016-02-26	Senate	to House
2016-02-26	Senate	Title apvd
2016-02-26	Senate	PASSED -- 35-0-0
2016-02-26	Senate	Read third time in full
2016-02-24	Senate	Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2016-02-23	Senate	Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2016-02-10	Senate	Reported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
2016-02-09	Senate	Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2016/S1278.htm
Text	http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2016/S1278.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2016/S1278.htm