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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1549: Water right changes

Concerning efficiencies in the department of ecology processing of water right change applications to permit the consolidation of the annual quantities of those water rights held by the applicant.

Summary

  • Provides the Department of Ecology specific direction in how to consider certain applications to amend existing groundwater rights to allow for the construction of new wells to serve as an addition or substitution to existing wells.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Blake (D-19)
Introduced
January 30, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5462

AN ACT Relating to efficiencies in the department of ecology processing of water right change applications to permit the consolidation of the annual quantities of those water rights held by the applicant;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Blake (D-19)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Bruce Chandler R-15Dawn Morrell D-25

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. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1549 in other sessions

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

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