I’m in the Local Government Committee this morning, where we’re hearing three bills. House Bill 1401 prohibits state agencies, commissions, or governing boards from penalizing jurisdictions during: (1) a period of remand following a finding of noncompliance by the Growth Management Hearings Board (Board) unless a determination of invalidity has been issued; and (2) the pendency of an appeal before the Board or subsequent judicial appeals; makes counties, cities, and towns that have comprehensive plans or development regulations on appeal to the Board and that meet other requirements eligible for state agency grants and loans during the pendency of an appeal to the Board or subsequent judicial appeals; and modifies grant and loan qualifications for counties, cities, and towns seeking financial assistance from the Public Works Assistance Account and for water pollution control facilities.
House Bill 1416 makes numerous changes to provisions governing local improvement districts (LIDs) created by irrigation districts, including: (1) specifying that LID bonds do not constitute a general indebtedness against the issuing irrigation district; (2) authorizing LIDs to be comprised of non-contiguous territory and formed in a neighboring irrigation district; (3) establishing provisions governing what "improvement costs" in an LID must include; and (4) removing an exemption allowing farm, agricultural, and timber lands to be exempt from special benefit assessments of LIDs within irrigation districts.
House Bill 1417 modifies provisions relating to the administration of irrigation districts by increasing dollar thresholds, increasing the number of days within which hearings must be held, and altering procedures for reviewing delinquent assessments and initiating foreclosure; authorizes irrigation districts to approve and condition placement of hydroelectric generation facilities under certain circumstances; and provides that contracts to indemnify against liability for damages caused by the federal government are not enforceable absent express authorization in state law.
We may also take Executive Action on several bills … House Bills 1128, 1264, 1274, and 1360.
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