BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1957
HB 1957: Water right transfer/change
Changing water right transfer, change, and amendment provisions.
Summary
- $ Requires each application for a water right transfer to be conditionally approved by a water conservancy board before it can be acted upon by the Department of Ecology if a board exists for the area of the water right, no longer requires the Department of Ecology approval for the creation of such boards and allows the creation of multi-county boards.
- $ Allows an approval by a board of seasonal or temporary changes in the place of use or point of diversion to be final, if it is consistent with DOE rules, and allows certain seasonal and temporary changes to be done by notification only.
- $ Requires training for commissioners of boards to be provided by or through the Department of Ecology.
- C The Department of Ecology is required to process applications for transfers as a matter of higher priority than applications for new water rights.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1957), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Gary Chandler (R-13)
- Introduced
- February 11, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 26, 2000
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- HB 1957, SHB 1957, 2SHB 1957
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Gary Chandler (R-13)
6 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1957 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1957 (2015–16) Job order contract
- HB 1957 (2013–14) DOT project delivery
- HB 1957 (2011–12) Supportive housing services