WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1589: Trust water rights

Concerning trust water rights.

Summary

  • Requires the Director of the Department of Ecology to approve, condition, or deny an application for a transfer of a trust water right administered for water banking purposes in the Yakima Basin within 45 days of receiving the application.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 1589), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 26, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to trust water rights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

11 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Bill Hinkle R-13Derek Stanford D-1Judy Warnick R-13Dean Takko D-19Bruce Chandler R-15Chris Reykdal D-22Shelly Short R-7Dave Upthegrove D-33David Taylor R-15J.T. Wilcox R-2Jim McCune R-2

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1589 in other sessions

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

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