BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5966: Cost and water right data

Concerning cost and water right data provided by the department of ecology prior to a water rights adjudication.

Summary

Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to identify the number of water rights, claims, or exempt uses of water, within specified purposes or categories of water use, that would be included in the water right adjudication prior to the filing of an adjudication.
Requires Ecology to include the total cost to the state on an annual basis when submitting its estimated budget needs for a water right adjudication.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5966), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to cost and water right data provided by the department of ecology prior to a water rights adjudication;

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

Jan 31, 2022First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

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

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