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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5071: Water right relinquishment

Concerning the relinquishment of a water right.

Summary

  • The five-year period that currently exists in water right transfer and relinquishment laws is changed to 20 years. Annual consumptive quantity means the estimated or actual amount of water diverted pursuant to the water right during the peak year of water use within the most recent 20-year period of beneficial use, reduced by the estimated annual amount of return flows.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5071), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jerome Delvin (R-8)
Introduced
January 17, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jerome Delvin (R-8)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Senator R-2Doug Ericksen R-42Pam Roach R-31Mark Schoesler R-9Mike Hewitt R-16

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. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5071 in other sessions

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

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