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H0567 • 2026

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

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Sponsor
RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
H Res/Con
Effective date
Not listed

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DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Idaho State Legislature

    Take bill off General Orders; referred to Resources & Conservation

  2. 2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders

  3. 2026-02-02 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation

  4. 2026-01-30 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES – Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions.

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
567
BY
RESOURCES
AND
CONSERVATION
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
WATER
RESOURCES;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
IN
-
2
TENT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
232,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
GROUND
WATER
3
RECHARGE
AND
NEGOTIATION
WITH
THE
BUREAU
OF
RECLAMATION;
REPEALING
SEC
-
4
TION
42
-
1704,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
DIRECTOR
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT'S
5
REPORT
TO
THE
GOVERNOR;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
1776,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELAT
-
6
ING
TO
THE
WATER
CONSERVATION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
TRUST
ACCOUNT;
REPEALING
7
SECTION
42
-
3307,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
8
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3308,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
9
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3309,
IDAHO
CODE,
10
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
1
1
42
-
3310,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
12
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3311,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
13
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3312,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
14
TO
THE
SALMON
FALLS
CREEK
WATER
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3319,
15
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
16
SECTION
42
-
3320,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COM
-
17
PACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3321,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
18
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3322,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELAT
-
19
ING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3323,
20
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
21
SECTION
42
-
3324,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COM
-
22
PACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3505,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
23
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3506,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
24
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3507,
IDAHO
25
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
26
42
-
3508,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
27
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3509,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTER
-
28
STATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3510,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
THE
29
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
REPEALING
SECTION
42
-
3511,
IDAHO
CODE,
30
RELATING
TO
THE
COLUMBIA
INTERSTATE
COMPACT;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
31
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
32
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
33
SECTION
1.
IDAHO
CODE
CLEANUP
-
-
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
34
of
the
Legislature
to
ensure
that
the
state
laws
provided
in
Idaho
Code
are
35
streamlined,
up
-
to
-
date,
and
essential
for
the
citizens
of
Idaho,
while
best
36
serving
the
public
health,
safety,
and
welfare.
In
accordance
with
the
Idaho
37
Code
Cleanup
Act,
following
comprehensive
review,
the
Legislature
has
iden
-
38
tified
the
provisions
of
this
act
as
obsolete,
outdated,
or
unnecessary.
39
SECTION
2.
That
Section
42
-
232
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
40
repealed.
41

2
SECTION
3.
That
Section
42
-
1704
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
repealed.
2
SECTION
4.
That
Section
42
-
1776
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
3
repealed.
4
SECTION
5.
That
Section
42
-
3307
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
5
repealed.
6
SECTION
6.
That
Section
42
-
3308
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
7
repealed.
8
SECTION
7.
That
Section
42
-
3309
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
9
repealed.
10
SECTION
8.
That
Section
42
-
3310
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
1
repealed.
12
SECTION
9.
That
Section
42
-
3311
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
13
repealed.
14
SECTION
10.
That
Section
42
-
3312
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
15
repealed.
16
SECTION
11.
That
Section
42
-
3319
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
17
repealed.
18
SECTION
12.
That
Section
42
-
3320
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
19
repealed.
20
SECTION
13.
That
Section
42
-
3321
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
21
repealed.
22
SECTION
14.
That
Section
42
-
3322
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
23
repealed.
24
SECTION
15.
That
Section
42
-
3323
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
25
repealed.
26
SECTION
16.
That
Section
42
-
3324
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
27
repealed.
28
SECTION
17.
That
Section
42
-
3505
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
29
repealed.
30
SECTION
18.
That
Section
42
-
3506
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
31
repealed.
32
SECTION
19.
That
Section
42
-
3507
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
33
repealed.
34
SECTION
20.
That
Section
42
-
3508
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
35
repealed.
36

3
SECTION
21.
That
Section
42
-
3509
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
1
repealed.
2
SECTION
22.
That
Section
42
-
3510
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
3
repealed.
4
SECTION
23.
That
Section
42
-
3511
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
5
repealed.
6
SECTION
24.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
7
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
8
July
1,
2026.
9