Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

The park and recreation board is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate
in trust for the people of the state of Idaho the unappropriated natural
spring flow arising upon the area described as follows, to-wit:
That portion of lot one (1), of section ten (10), and lot three (3), of
section eleven (11), township nine (9) south, range fifteen (15) east of the
Boise Meridian, which is locally known as the Niagra Springs and limited to
that portion of Niagra Springs upstream from the present existing diversions
to the headwaters of the springs.
The preservation of water in the area described for its scenic beauty and
recreational purposes necessary and desirable for all citizens of the state of
Idaho is hereby declared to be a beneficial use of such water.
No fee shall be required in connection with said appropriation by the park
and recreation board or the permit issued in connection therewith, but license
shall issue at any time upon proof of beneficial use to which said waters are
now dedicated.
The park and recreation board, or its successor, shall be deemed to be the
holder of such permit, in trust for the people of the state, and the public
use of the waters in the specific area herein described is declared to be of
greater priority than any other use except that of domestic consumption.

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