Idaho § 42-1777 - Water resources adjudication fund
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 42-1777 — Water resources adjudication fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-1777. Water resources adjudication fund
(1) A water resource adjudication fund is hereby created and established in the state treasury. The state controller may establish multiple fund details within the fund to account for fees collected from different adjudications. Fee moneys in the fund are to be utilized by the department of water resources, upon appropriation by the legislature, to pay the costs of the department attributable to general water rights adjudications conducted pursuant to chapter 14, title 42 , Idaho Code.
The state treasurer is directed to invest all moneys in the fund. All interest or other income accruing from such investment shall accrue to the appropriate fund detail.
(2) Fee moneys in the fund may also be utilized by the judiciary, upon appropriation by the legislature, to pay for judicial expenses directly relating to each adjudication including, but not limited to, compensation and expenses of special masters appointed by the Idaho supreme court or by the district court, compensation and expenses of clerical staff of the district court, and publication, notice and mailing costs incurred by the district court.
[42-1777, added 1985, ch. 18, sec. 4, p. 31; am. 1986, ch. 220, sec. 24, p. 582; am. 2006, ch. 400, sec. 5, p. 1224.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-1777 ("Water resources adjudication fund") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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