PAYETTE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Adds to the existing Payette River Basin Plan additional protected river reach designations.
Res. & Env. Comm.
SB-1087
Supports
LIMITATIONS ON TORT LIABILITY. Adds to existing law to limit the liability of an employer for the tortious acts of an employee.
Judiciary, Rules & Admin. Comm.
2/25
Passed
32-2-1
SB-1128
Supports
ELECTRICAL SPECIALTY LICENSES. Authorizes for the registration of specialty electrical contractors, trainees and apprentices for connecting special pumps and motors.
3/16
Passed
60-0-10
2/23
Passed
34-0-1
Signed by
Gov.
SB-1151
Supports
COMPREHENSIVE PAYETTE RIVER PLAN. Approving the State Comprehensive Plan for the Payette River system as adopted by the Idaho Water Resource Board.
3/17
Passed
60-0-10
3/4
Passed
27-0-8
Signed by
Gov.
SCR-106
Supports
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS COMMITTEE. Authorizing Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study governmental processes for resolving environmental problems.
Ways & Means Comm.
2/2
Passed
34-0-1
SCR-107
Supports
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. Authorizing Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study natural resource issues confronting the State of Idaho.
3rd Reading Calendar
2/4
Passed
32-0-4
HB-99
Neutral
COMBINES CHEMIGATION AND PESTICIDE STATUTES. Adds to existing law to combine the chemigation law with the pesticide law and to provide definitions for chemigation licensing.
2/9
Passed
65-0-5
3/9
Passed
31-1-3
Signed by
Gov.
HB-168a
Supports
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS/QUALIFICATIONS. This legislation allows a landowner to serve as a board member of an irrigation district and allows him to live within 15 miles of his present district.
3/17
Passed
66-0-4
3/12
Passed
25-6-4
Signed by
Gov.
HB-243
Neutral
SMOKE MANAGEMENT AND CROP RESIDUE. This legislation will allow for the establishment of voluntary smoke management and crop residue burning program. The bill provides an exemption for ditch and canal burning.
3/1
Passed
59-10-1
3/11
Passed
34-0-1
Signed by
Gov.
HB-263
Supports
LATERAL MANAGER. Allows the Director of IDWR to appoint a lateral ditch manager on an interim period if certain conditions are met.
3/5
Passed
65-0-5
3/16
Passed
30-0-5
Signed by Gov.
HB-307
No Position
OFFICE OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. This legislation creates an Office of Threatened and Endangered Species within the Office of the Governor.
Replaced by HB-353
Res. & Con. Comm.
HB-353
Supports
OFFICE OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. Creates an Office of Threatened and Endangered Species in the Office of the Governor. The new office develops ESA plans and policies and requires agencies to implement such plans and/or projects.
3/15
Passed
54-14-2
Res. & Env. Comm.
HCR-2
Supports
INTERIM COMMITTEE – ELECTRICAL RESTRUCTURING. Authorizes Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study electric restructuring.
1/18
Passed
66-0-4
2/4
Passed
33-0-2
Adopted
HCR-14
Supports
INTERIM COMMITTEE – WATER QUALITY AND WATER QUANTITY IN A SINGLE AGENCY. Authorizing Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study combining water quality and water quantity planning and administration within a single agency.
2/3
Passed
59-6-5
State Affairs Comm.
HCR-17
Supports
DAM BREACHING/FLOW AUGMENTATION. A resolution stating support of healthy stocks of anadromous fish and opposing flow augmentation and dam removal.
3/4
Passed
59-6-5
3/12
Adopted Voice Vote
Adopted
HCR-25
Supports
SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL AFFIRMATION OF SUPPORT FOR STATE SOVEREIGNTY OVER WATER AND FISH AND GAME. The purpose of this legislation is to request Congressional reaffirmation of support for Idaho’s water, fish and wildlife resources.
3/17
Passed
Voice Vote
3/12
Passed
Voice Vote
Adopted
HCR-31
Supports
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. Authorizing Legislative Council to appoint a committee to study natural resource issues. It will address the SRBA and ESA issue including legislation that may be necessary for consideration during the 2000 Legislature on flow augmentation.
