DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.
This bill repeals multiple outdated Idaho Code sections related to water resources, including provisions about groundwater recharge, water conservation trust accounts, and specific water compacts (like the Salmon Falls Creek and Columbia Interstate Compacts). It directly affects the Department of Water Resources by removing obsolete legal requirements from its operational framework. The bill's purpose is to streamline Idaho's water law code, ensuring it remains current and essential for public administration. This is a procedural cleanup measure with no new policy changes or direct impact on water users or projects.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Last action Mar 25, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Take bill off General Orders; referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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