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98640CCEE45F98AF8725877B006D66F2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For FINAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE LEGISLATION

INTERIM COMMITTEE  WATER RESOURCES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Oct 27, 2021      
Location SCR 357



Final Consideration of Committee Legislation - Approval of Draft Legislation

01:55:03 PM  
Senator Coram discussed
Bill 1 - Groundwater Compact Compliance and Sustainability (Attachment
G) and spoke about the contents of the bill.  He spoke about an amendment
to the bill.  The committee asked questions about the bill.
01:58:35 PM  
Jennifer Berman,
Office of Legislative Legal Services, answered questions about the bill.
02:12:30 PM  

Chair Donovan discussed the variety of water speculation bills that the committee has drafted.

02:14:03 PM  
Senator Coram presented
Bill 2 - Investment Water Speculation Prohibition (Attachment H).  The
committee discussed the bill.  
02:21:28 PM  

The committee continued to discuss the bill and water speculation.

02:33:02 PM  
Senator Coram presented
Bill 3 - Time Period to Object to Groundwater Management Notices (Attachment
I).  The committee discussed the bill.  
02:42:44 PM  

Representative Roberts told the committee that he will not be offering Bill 4 today.

02:47:28 PM  
Chair Donovan presented
Bill 5 - Expand Water Resources Review Committee to Include Agriculture
(Attachment J).  The committee discussed the bill.
02:51:21 PM  
Chair Donovan presented
Bill 6 - Procedure for Water Rights that Concern Headwaters (Attachment
K).  The committee discussed the bill.
02:57:54 PM  
Chair Donovan presented
Bill 7 and told the committee that she will not be advancing the bill.
 
02:57:55 PM  

The committee took a brief recess.

03:04:22 PM  

The committee reconvened.



03:26:33 PM
Motion Move to recommend Bill 1 to Legislative Council (Attachment G).
Moved Sonnenberg
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Catlin Yes
Coram Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
McCormick Yes
McKean Yes
Roberts Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
McLachlan Yes
Donovan Yes
YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:26:44 PM  

Bill 1 will start in the Senate and Senator Simpson and Senator Sonnenberg will be prime Senate sponsors. Representative Roberts and Representative Catlin will be prime sponsors in the House. The committee is added as cosponsors.



03:35:07 PM
Motion Move to amend Bill 2 (Attachment H). The amendment broadens the title (Attachment L).
Moved Coram
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Catlin Yes
Coram Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
McCormick Yes
McKean No
Roberts Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
McLachlan Yes
Donovan Yes
YES: 9   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


03:36:41 PM
Motion Move to recommend Bill 2 as amended to Legislative Council.
Moved Coram
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Catlin No
Coram Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
McCormick Yes
McKean No
Roberts Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
McLachlan Yes
Donovan Yes
YES: 8   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:36:43 PM  

Bill 2 will start in the Senate.  The prime sponsors will be Senators Coram and Donovan, and Representative McCormick. Senators Bridges and Jaquez Lewis are added as cosponsors.



03:39:15 PM
Motion Move to recommend Bill 5 (Attachment J) to Legislative Council.
Moved Coram
Seconded
Bridges Yes
Catlin Yes
Coram Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
McCormick Yes
McKean Yes
Roberts Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
McLachlan Yes
Donovan Yes
YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:39:16 PM  

Bill 5 will start in the Senate.  The prime sponsors will be Senators Donovan and Sonnenberg and Representatives McLachlan and Catlin.  All committee members will be added as cosponsors.

03:39:17 PM  

Committee members made final comments.

03:39:17 PM  

Committee members agreed unanimously to approve and send the Letter to the Economic Relief Task Force.






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