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House creates Navajo Water Rights Negotiation Account, approves $2 million start and state 5% share
Summary
The House approved HB 127 to create a Navajo water-rights negotiation account and approved $2 million in initial funding; sponsor said a 5% state share is roughly $8 million and that total Navajo entitlement would not exceed 81,500 acre-feet.
The Utah House approved House Bill 127 on Feb. 20 to create a Navajo Water Rights Negotiation Account intended to support settlement negotiations with Utah Navajo communities and federal partners. The bill passed the House 70-0 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Representative Watkins, sponsor of the bill, told members the proposed account will be administered by…
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