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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1334

HB 1334: Columbia and Snake rivers

Concerning water resource management on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Summary

  • Defines "conservation operation and maintenance savings" to include certain present or future water savings.
  • Allows a point of diversion, place of use, and purpose of use to be seasonally changed and transferred to any other land or place of use without loss of priority.
  • Exempts w ater rights, or portions of water rights, from relinquishment if the right or portion of the right consists of reduced annual diversions or withdrawals of irrigation water from the Columbia River mainstem or the Lower Snake River mainstem as a result of conservation operation and maintenance savings.
  • Requires the Department of Ecology to aggressively pursue the development of storage, conservation, and other actions to provide water supplies to benefit both instream and out-of-stream uses.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1334), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 19, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5299
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1334, SHB 1334

AN ACT Relating to water resource management on the mainstem of the Columbia and lower Snake rivers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

18 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Bruce Chandler R-15Larry Haler R-8Kevin Van De Wege D-24Mark Ericks D-1Bill Hinkle R-13Judy Warnick R-13Joe Schmick R-9Cary Condotta R-12Joel Kretz R-7Timm Ormsby D-3Norma Smith R-10Lynn Kessler D-24Daniel Newhouse R-15Maureen Walsh R-16Sharon Nelson D-34Kirk Pearson R-39Jim Moeller D-49Shelly Short R-7

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1334)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1334)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1334)
  6. Referred to Ways & Means.
  7. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1334)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1334)
  9. AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1334 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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