FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2473

                                  C 194 L 90

BYRepresentatives Rayburn, Smith, Nealey, Chandler, Baugher, Prince and Kirby

Revising provisions for the subdivision of land that is in whole or in part within an irrigation district and that has been previously platted by the United States.

House Committe on Agriculture & Rural Development

Senate Committee on Agriculture

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

State law prohibits the legislative authority of a city, town, or county from approving a short plat or plat for a division of land that lies, in whole or in part, within an irrigation district unless irrigation water rights-of-way are provided for each parcel in the division.  The installation of irrigation water distribution facilities may also be required in certain instances.

Various provisions of the state's irrigation district laws provide procedures and policies for districts containing 200,000 acres of land or more that are different than those provided for smaller districts.

SUMMARY:

The legislative authority of a city, town, or county may not approve a plat or short plat for a division of land that is in an irrigation district of 200,000 acres or more unless the division is approved by the irrigation district and the administrator of the Bureau of Reclamation project within which the district lies.  This restriction applies only if the land has been previously platted by the United States as a farm unit in the district.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 98   0

      Senate    40     0

EFFECTIVE:June 7, 1990