Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 3166
Makes certain findings and declarations concerning water budgets and water use data.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Requires Legislative Policy and Research Committee to study and make recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly regarding water measurement program.</i>] <i>Sunsets January 2, 2023.</i>] <i>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>]<b> <b>Makes certain findings and declarations concerning water budgets and water use data. <b>Directs Water Resources Commission to designate certain number of water basins or subbasins as priority basins and take certain other actions concerning water use data and water budgets. Directs commission to undertake review concerning water measurements. Directs commission to develop water budgets for priority water basins. <b>Directs commission to report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to water on or before September 15, 2022, concerning water measurements review. <b>Directs commission to report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to water on or before January 1, 2026, on progress in designating priority water basins, developing water budgets and assessing certain questions. <b>Directs Water Resources Department to require persons that hold water rights to conduct measurement and reporting of duty of water diverted, appropriated or stored under water right, subject to certain exceptions. <b>Directs department to use moneys in Water Measurement Cost Share Program Revolving Fund to offset costs of complying with requirements. <b>Provides that person's reporting, without other evidence of nonuse or partial nonuse, may not be used for certain legal or administrative purposes. <b>Authorizes commission to impose civil penalty for violation of water use measurement or reporting requirements, subject to certain exceptions.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
February 9 to June 26, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Jun 26
- Feb 9Introduced
- Feb 12Sent to Water
- Feb 25Heard in Water
- Mar 25Heard in Water
- Mar 30Heard in Water
- Apr 13Heard in Water
- Apr 19Water reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Referred to Water.House of Representatives
- Feb 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 30Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 19Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 19Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives