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                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 17
                       DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES --
                             WATER RESOURCE BOARD
    42-1732.  IDAHO WATER RESOURCE BOARD. Pursuant to the provisions of
article 15, section 7, of the constitution of the state of Idaho, there is
hereby established as the constitutional water agency within the department of
water resources the Idaho water resource board which shall consist of eight
(8) appointed members. The eight (8) appointed members shall be qualified
electors of the state, no more than four (4) of whom shall be members of the
same political party. Appointment of board members shall be made solely upon
consideration of their knowledge, interest and active participation in the
field of reclamation, water use or conservation and no member shall be
appointed a member of the board unless he shall be well informed upon,
interested in, and engaged actively in the field of reclamation, water use or
conservation of water. Four (4) of these members shall be appointed at large
and no more than three (3) of the eight (8) members shall be residents of a
single district. To insure representation of water users of all geographic
locations of the state, one (1) member shall be appointed from each of the
following districts:
    District No. 1 which shall consist of the counties of Boundary, Bonner,
Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah, Latah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis and Idaho;
    District No. 2 which shall consist of the counties of Adams, Valley,
Washington, Payette, Gem, Boise, Canyon, Ada, Elmore and Owyhee;
    District No. 3 which shall consist of the counties of Camas, Gooding,
Jerome, Twin Falls, Cassia, Blaine, Lincoln, Minidoka, Lemhi, Custer and
Butte;
    District No. 4 which shall consist of the counties of Clark, Fremont,
Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Bingham, Bonneville, Power, Bannock, Caribou,
Oneida, Franklin and Bear Lake.
    All appointments shall be made by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate. As soon as practicable after passage of this act, the governor
shall appoint all eight (8) members; four (4) members shall be appointed to
terms which will expire on January 1, 1967, four (4) members shall be
appointed to terms which will expire on January 1, 1969, and thereafter all
appointments shall be to four (4) year terms. Any vacancy caused by death,
removal, disqualification, or resignation, shall be filled by the governor for
the unexpired term caused by the vacancy. The appointed members shall be
compensated as provided by section 59-509(h), Idaho Code.