To authorize water conservancy boards to make final water right decisions to expedite administrative review of water right transfers, subject to appeal by aggrieved parties or the department of ecology and review by the pollution control hearings board. The legislature declarews that this will result in more efficient reallocation of water supplies, encourage water conservation efforts, and facilitate development while reducing costs to the state general fund. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee on March 28, 2011