# IDAPA 20.03.09.010: Section 010. Definitions

> Idaho · Regulations · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** IDAPA 20.03.09.010
- **Heading:** Section 010. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Administrative Code / IDAPA 20 (Lands, Department of) / Chapter 20.03.09 / Section 010

## Text

01. Board. The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners or its designee. (3-18-22) 02. Dam. Any artificial barrier placed across a navigable river or stream. (3-18-22) 03. Department. The Idaho Department of Lands. (3-18-22) 04. Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Lands or his designee. (3-18-22) 05. Easement. A non-possessory interest in land for a specific purpose including rights of way. Suc h interest may be limited to a specific timeframe. (3-18-22) 06. Grantee. The party to whom the easement is granted and their assigns and successors-in-interest. (3-18-22) 07. Grantor. The State of Idaho and its assigns and successors-in-interest (3-18-22) 08. Hydroelectric Facilities. The dam, diversion, penstock, transmission lines, water storage area , powerhouse and other facilities related to generating electric energy from water power. (3-18-22) 09. Market Value. The most probable price at a specified date, in cash, or on terms reasonabl y equivalent to cash, that the property should bring in a competitive and open market under all conditions requisite t o an arm’s-length sale, the buyer and seller each acting prudently and knowledgeably, and assuming the price is no t affected by undue stimulus. (3-18-22) 10. Natural or Ordinary High Water Mark. The line that the water impresses upon the soil b y covering it for sufficient periods of time to deprive the soil of its vegetation and destroy its value for agricultura l purposes. When the soil, configuration of the surface, or vegetation has been altered by human activity, the natural o r ordinary high water mark will be located where it would have been if this alteration had not occurred. (3-18-22) 11. Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust , unincorporated organization or other legal entity qualified to do business in the state of Idaho, and any federal, state , county, or local unit of government. (3-18-22) 12. State-Owned Navigable Waterways and Navigable Waterways
ere it would have been if this alteration had not occurred. (3-18-22) 11. Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust , unincorporated organization or other legal entity qualified to do business in the state of Idaho, and any federal, state , county, or local unit of government. (3-18-22) 12. State-Owned Navigable Waterways and Navigable Waterways. As used in these rules, the bed s of all navigable waterways up to the natural or ordinary high water mark as of the date Idaho was admitted int o statehood. This includes any such bed that was formerly submerged and subsequently filled, and is now upland s because of human activity (e.g., dikes, berms, jetties) or by natural processes, and includes islands within navigabl e waterways resulting from human activity or by natural processes. (3-18-22) 13. Temporary Permit. A revocable instrument authorizing a specific use on navigable waterway s usually issued for five (5) years or less, but that may be issued for up to ten (10) years. (3-18-22) 14. Uplands. The land bordering on navigable waterways. (3-18-22)

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