Bill

SB 864

85(R) - 2017
Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
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Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Groundwater Conservation Districts  
Special Districts
Water

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
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Author(s)

Charles Perry

Bill Caption

Relating to the procedure for obtaining a right to use state water if the applicant proposes an alternative source of water that is not state water.

Bill Analysis

Under current law, there are a series of procedures to secure a permit to use state water. SB 864 would include the identification of alternative water sources to be included in application for permits and notifications. This bill would also require a notice to be sent to a groundwater conservation district and published publicly for applications in which a permit is sought in connection to an exempt dam project with a well identified as an alternative water source, within the district the well is located.

Vote Recommendation Notes

SB 864 is a procedural bill which appears to neither uplift nor offend our liberty principles, therefore we remain neutral.