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House advances Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act after extended debate on costs and financing
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 27 to authorize rules and contracts for the Lake Powell Pipeline, with sponsors estimating costs in the hundreds of millions and urging state facilitation of financing. Members asked about conservation, storage capacity at Sand Hollow Reservoir and repayment mechanisms.
The Utah House on Feb. 1 passed Senate Bill 27, the Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act, which sets out an authorization framework for the Board of Water Resources to make rules and contracts for the project and its sale structure.
"We're a growing thirsty community," Representative David Clark said while presenting the bill, stressing the pipeline’s role in meeting future water needs. Clark and others framed the bill as mirroring prior statutory structure used for the Bear…
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