COVID-19 Webinar Series: BLM Asks Grazing Permittees to Sign Limited Agency Agreements for Stockwater on Federal Land

Please join, Laura Schroeder and Alan Schroeder for a bonus COVID-19 webinar on Idaho Limited Agency Agreements for Stockwater on Federal Land.  The webinar will be held on June 19, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific. You can register here.

Grazing permittees and licensees in Idaho have recently been receiving Limited Agency Agreements for the Purpose of Establishing and Maintaining Stockwater Rights Under the Laws of the State of Idaho from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).  These agreements ask permittees/licensees to become agents of the BLM to ensure that under the 2020 enactment of HB 592 livestock water rights claimed in the name of the United States can continue to be used on all grazing allotments. Specifically, HB 592 amends Idaho Code 42-501, 42-502, and 52-504 and repeals Idaho Code 42-503. 

Attorneys Laura Schroeder and Alan Schroeder will discuss the contents of these agreement, considerations, and inquiries grazing permittees/licensees should make prior to signing the agreements before July 1, 2020. The discussion will include:

• History of federal ownership of stockwater in Idaho;
• Threats to forfeiture on stockwater rights held in the name of the United States;
• Agency Agreements;
• Considerations prior to signing Limited Agency Agreements for Stockwater; and
• Next steps for permittees;
  • Determining stockwater ownership; and
  • Strategies to protect stockwater rights on public land.

Afterward, we post our COVID-19 webinars here.  Schroeder Law Offices gives you “on demand” access to educational content while maintaining social distance!  Stay tuned to the Schroeder Law Offices blog for announcements about upcoming and past webinars.  If you have any problems with registration or viewing, please contact Scott Borison at: scott@water-law.com.