Bill > HB0507

This bill modifies the membership requirements for the Legislative Water Development Commission, which is responsible for determining the state's role in water resources management. The key changes reduce the number of legislative members from five to two senators (with at least one from the minority party) and from eight to two representatives (with at least one from the minority party), while maintaining the existing provisions for nonvoting members appointed by the Legislative Management Committee. The bill preserves the existing structure of having cochairs from the Senate and House of Representatives, and maintains the requirement that appointed members should represent both rural and urban areas of the state. The nonvoting members will continue to be appointed based on recommendations from the commission's cochairs, with the Legislative Management Committee having the ability to request additional recommendations if needed. The bill also maintains existing rules about legislator compensation, staff support from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, and the commission's overall purpose of water resource protection, conservation, and development. The bill is set to take effect on May 7, 2025, and appears to be aimed at creating a more streamlined and balanced legislative commission for water development issues.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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