(1) All persons claiming a water right based on an application or permit on the date of entry of the order commencing a general adjudication are not required to file a notice of claim unless required in accordance with subsection (7) of section 42-1409, Idaho Code. If the director approves the application in whole or in part during the pendency of a general adjudication and prior to filing the director’s report, the director shall notify the permit holder of the pendency of the general adjudication. A permit holder who is not required by the director to file a notice of claim in accordance with subsection (7) of section 42-1409, Idaho Code, may file a notice of claim at any time prior to filing the director’s report.
(2)  All persons claiming a water right based on a water right license existing on the date of entry of the order commencing a general adjudication shall file a notice of claim.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 42-1421

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  The district court shall decree any claimed water right for which proof of beneficial use has not been filed, but shall state that the right is conditioned upon completion of the appropriation in accordance with the laws of the state governing the appropriation of water and that the decreed right shall be subject to the terms of the license to appropriate water that is ultimately issued.
(4)  The director retains jurisdiction of all applications, permits and licenses under chapter 2, 3, 6 or 15, title 42, Idaho Code, to take action authorized by the conditions contained in any permit or license or by applicable law and action on any application for transfer under section 42-222, Idaho Code.
(5)  The director retains jurisdiction of all decreed water rights under chapters 2, 3 and 6, title 42, Idaho Code, to take action authorized by the conditions of any decree or by applicable law, including action on any application for transfer under section 42-222, Idaho Code.
(6)  The director retains jurisdiction of all beneficial use water rights under chapters 2, 3 and 6, title 42, Idaho Code, to take action authorized by applicable law.