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House passes bill to authorize in-stream flows to protect trout habitat
Utah House of Representatives · February 7, 2008
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Summary
House Bill 117, revised after last year’s debate, passed the House with bipartisan support to allow limited in-stream flow protections for trout habitat while including a 'safe harbor' to protect water-right holders from ESA liability. Sponsors said it balances conservation and water-rights interests.
The Utah House passed House Bill 117, a reworked in-stream flow measure aimed at protecting trout habitat. Representative Steven Sandstrom, sponsor of the bill, said the current version resolves the two major concerns from last year: (1) assuring water-right holders they will…
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