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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1084: Municipal water rights

Identifying certain water rights held by municipal water suppliers as water rights available for municipal water supply purposes.

Summary

  • Requires the department of ecology, if certain conditions are met and if requested by a municipal water supplier, to amend the water right documents and related records to identify irrigation purpose of use water rights or agricultural irrigation purpose of use water rights as being for municipal water supply purposes without reducing the amount of water available under the water rights.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
January 11, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
SB 5005

AN ACT Relating to identifying certain water rights held by municipal water suppliers as water rights available for municipal water supply purposes;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Bob McCaslin R-4Vincent Buys R-42Luanne Van Werven R-42

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. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1084 in other sessions

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