SSB 5555 -
By Senators Parlette, Morton, Rockefeller
ADOPTED 03/04/2011
On page 1, beginning on line 5, strike all of section 1 and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that because it is
increasingly difficult for water users to acquire new water rights,
transfers are a valuable and necessary water management tool. The
legislature further finds that interbasin water right transfers may
impact the economic and social welfare of rural communities.
Therefore, the legislature intends for the department of ecology to
provide notice electronically of a proposed interbasin water rights
transfer to the board of commissioners in the county of origin before
issuing a change authorization."
On page 4, line 30, after "after" strike "conferring with" and insert "providing notice electronically to"
On page 4, beginning on line 31, after "origin" strike "regarding the effect the transfer will have on the county of origin" and insert "upon receipt of an application"
On page 7, line 24, after "after" strike "conferring with" and insert "providing notice electronically to"
On page 7, beginning on line 25, after "origin" strike "regarding the effect the transfer will have on the county of origin" and insert "upon receipt of an application"
EFFECT: Changes the requirement that the department of ecology confer about the effects of a proposed interbasin water rights to a requirement that the department of ecology provide notice electronically of a proposed interbasin water rights transfer to the board of commissioners in the county of origin upon receipt of an application.