BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1297: Water right beneficial use

Concerning the relinquishment of a water right.

Summary

Extends the time permitted to put water to beneficial use from five to 15 years for the purposes of relinquishment.
Modifies the definition of "annual consumptive quantity" for the purposes of determining a water right change.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1297), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor

AN ACT Relating to extending the time period permitted to put water to beneficial use;

No recorded floor votes.

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

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