FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1881

                                   C 38 L 90

BYRepresentatives Rayburn, Nealey and Doty

Modifying allowable compensation for irrigation district directors.

House Committe on Agriculture & Rural Development

Senate Committee on Agriculture

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

State law instructs irrigation districts to pay their board directors per diem, in addition to reasonable expenses, for attending meetings and while performing other district services. The per diem may not exceed $40 and must be fixed by a resolution of the district.

SUMMARY:

The maximum per diem to be paid to irrigation district board directors is altered.  It may not exceed $50 for each day or portion thereof spent attending meetings or performing other district services.  The aggregate of the per diem paid to a director may not exceed $4,800 in a calendar year.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 87   0

      Senate    47     0

EFFECTIVE:June 7, 1990