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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 6313: Water resource terms, policy

Providing consistency in water resource terminology and policy.

Summary

  • The statutory terms minimum flows, minimum flows and levels, minimum instream flows, and base flows have the same meaning. Any rules adopted under the 1969 Minimum Instream Flows Act after the effective date of the Water Resources Act of 1971 must conform with the provisions of the 1971 Water Resources Act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2012
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2012
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 17, 2012 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to providing consistency in water resource terminology and policy;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Steve Hobbs D-44Senator R-15Brian Hatfield D-19Jim Hargrove D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. AWRD - Majority; do pass.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6313 in other sessions

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

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