IDL taking public comment on Rules for Encroachments on Navigable Lakes

The Idaho Department of Lands is inviting the public to provide input on the Proposed Rule IDAPA 20.03.04, Rules for the Regulation of Beds, Waters and Airspace over Navigable Lakes in the State of Idaho. 

This rule protects the state’s navigable lakes by setting standards for encroachments, IDL said in a release.

Encroachments include facilities used to support watercraft as well as any structures "constructed on, in, or above the beds or waters of a navigable lake,” according to IDL's website. 

Most changes to the rule are the result of reorganizing and eliminating redundancies, IDL said. 

The proposed rule includes a nearly 13.5% reduction in word count, a 27% reduction in “restrictive words,” a change to the title of the rule, added definitions for common encroachments and incorporation by reference International Fire Code adopted through IDAPA 18.08.01. 

An official strikethrough version of the proposed text is available on IDL’s website. 

The comment period is open through Sept. 24. 

Comments can be submitted by email to [email protected], by fax to 208-334-3698, or by mail to Idaho Department of Lands, Attn: Marde Mensinger — Rulemaking. Address is 300 N. Sixth St., Suite 103, Boise, ID 83702.