BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6464: Water right relinquishment

Clarifying when a water right is relinquished.

Summary

  • Declares that, in order to improve the certainty and clarity of water resource management in the state, holders of perfected water rights are no longer required to show beneficial use of a water right beyond the most recent fifteen-year period.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Swecker (R-20)
Introduced
January 14, 2010 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to clarifying when a water right is relinquished;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Swecker (R-20)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 6464 in other sessions

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