BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2866: Transfer of water rights

Prohibiting transfers of water rights out of their original water resource inventory area.

Summary

Prohibits the transfer of any portion of a water right from an upstream Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) to a downstream WRIA, where water from the WRIA of origin flows into the Columbia river and the WRIA of origin is located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains.
Places certain restrictions on the transfer of water rights into and out of water banks.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2866), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting transfers of water rights out of their original water resource inventory area;

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

Jan 27, 2020First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources.

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

HB 2866 (2017–18) Education/Title IX · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2866 (2015–16) PNWER council creation comm. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2866 (2009–10) Natural resource infractions · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2866 (2007–08) Unattended motor vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2866 (2005–06) Career & tech coursework · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2866 (2003–04) Joint operating agencies · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2866 (2001–02) Hydraulic permits · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 368, Laws of 2002
HB 2866 (1999–00) State ferries · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor