US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 6
                            DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
                             AMONG APPROPRIATORS
    42-620.  ADDITIONAL WATER DISTRICT EXPENSES RELATING TO COSTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF WATER RIGHTS ON THE
EASTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. (1) The director of the department of water
resources shall create or modify water districts pursuant to section 42-604,
Idaho Code, to administer all water rights from water sources hydraulically
connected to the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA).  In adopting a budget
under section 42-612, Idaho Code, the water users in each such water district,
beginning in 2006, shall include the department's costs for monitoring
conditions of the ESPA, updating the ESPA ground water model, updating surface
water modeling tools, and updating accounting for water rights. The
department's costs shall be apportioned between water districts based on the
amount of water delivered in the same manner as provided in section 42-612,
Idaho Code.
    (2)  At its annual meeting, each water district distributing water among
rights from water sources hydraulically connected to the ESPA shall select one
(1) or more water user representative(s) from within the district to serve on
an advisory committee to the director of the department of water resources for
purposes of implementing the provisions of this section. The number of water
users to be selected to serve on the advisory committee from each water
district shall be apportioned based on the amount of water delivered in each
water district.
    (3)  The total amount of the department's costs to be included pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section shall not exceed one million two hundred
thousand dollars ($1,200,000) in 2005 dollars, multiplied by the inflation
factor for each year as determined by the joint finance-appropriations
committee of the legislature.