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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2185

HB 2185: Water rights

Changing provisions relating to water rights.

Summary

  • $ Identifies the inchoate portion of certain certificated water rights of public water systems, requires the use of such an inchoate right to be consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, and establishes mitigation and monitoring requirements for transferring inchoate rights where certain fish habitat would be adversely affected.
  • $ Requires Department of Health (DOH) to adopt conservation and efficiency standards and safeguards for water distribution and identifies the circumstances under which the standards apply.
  • C Allows interties to be used to acquire water, no longer prohibits interties from including the development of new sources of supply to meet future demands, and prohibits an intertie from being used to deliver a primary or secondary supply of water on a temporary basis.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2185), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kelli Linville (D-42)
Introduced
February 17, 1999 in the House
Last action
February 15, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2185, SHB 2185

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kelli Linville (D-42)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Gary Chandler R-13Bill Grant D-16

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

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HB 2185 in other sessions

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