Jim Guthrie — Asked for the total acre-feet available for lease and internal consumptive use.
Jim Guthrie — Sought confirmation that non-consumptive rights are meant to preserve flows and volumes in water bodies.
Jim Guthrie — Made the motion to send House Bill 789 to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation.
Jim Guthrie — Seconded the motion to send Senate Bill 1378 to the floor.
Julie VanOrden — Senator Van Orden first seconded the motion after Senator Cook withdrew his second, and later voted no during the roll call on the same matter.
Julie VanOrden — Made a motion to send Senate Bill 1378 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
Phil Hart — Senator Hart first voted aye on the roll call, then was recognized as Phil Hart and introduced House Bill 789, identifying himself as a senator from Legislative District 2 and presenting the bill to the committee.
Phil Hart — Senator Hart was asked twice whether he had any closing remarks after the witness/testimony concluded, indicating a repeated procedural prompt at the end of the discussion.
Mark Harris — Voted aye on the roll call.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris seconded Senator Guthrie's motion, then Mark Harris introduced himself and presented Senate Bill 1378. He explained that the bill changes how off-highway vehicle enforcement funds are allocated, using set metrics tied to designated use areas, safety education certificates, inspections, and citations. He also described provisions returning unused snowmobile and OHV funds to their source accounts after three fiscal years and asked to yield time to Mr. Dan Waugh for additional detail. Later, Senator Harris was invited to close and briefly concluded by asking the committee to send the bill to the floor.
Ron Taylor — Voted aye on the roll call.
Van Burtenshaw — Voted no on the roll call.
Tyrell Stevenson — Identified as a representative from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe who could answer detailed questions.
Tyrell Stevenson — Explained that the tribe has both non-consumptive rights and consumptive rights tied to the rental pool.
Tyrell Stevenson — Clarified that some rights are consumptive and others are non-consumptive, including in-stream rights.
Tyrell Stevenson — Responded that he did not know the total acre-feet but could describe the settlement quantities.
Tyrell Stevenson — Said the rental pool is a fraction of the total 17,000 acre-feet and did not recall the exact amount.
Tyrell Stevenson — Confirmed that non-consumptive rights protect the integrity of the water bodies.
Tyrell Steenson — Tyrell Steenson, legislative director for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, introduced himself and began testimony on a long-developed water rights settlement, explaining that the adjudication and settlement process had been years in the making and that the parties to the adjudication had signed the settlement agreement.
Garrett Kittamura — Identified himself as counsel with Parsons, Bailey and Latimer, speaking for settlement agreement signers.
Mr. Dan Waugh — Was invited to provide additional testimony on the bill.
Dan Waugh — Dan Waugh, representing the Idaho Recreation Council, testified in support of the bill and said he has worked with Parks and Recreation and sheriffs on it. He explained that the bill would codify a law enforcement academy for the OHV community and argued that about $635,000 in unused OHV sticker funds currently sitting at IDL should be returned to the program.
Kevin Cook — Senator Cook seconded the motion, later asked whether he could withdraw his second, and then voted aye on the roll call.
Jim Guthrie — Senator Guthrie arrived late, identified the item as the Fish and Game rule, reiterated that his position had not changed, and stated he would not support the motion, citing concerns about technology use and spillover from other states. Later in the same proceeding, he seconded the substitute motion and then voted aye on the roll call.
Jim Guthrie — Asked for the scope of the water available for lease and consumptive use.
Joshua Kohl — Responded to the chair and began a motion on the rules.