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House approves SB113 to reallocate existing natural-resources funds to speed water-rights adjudication

Utah House of Representatives · March 7, 2017
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Summary

First Substitute SB113 passed the House 62–3; sponsors said the bill reallocates existing Division of Natural Resources funds to accelerate adjudication of long-standing water-right claims in basins such as Utah Lake–Jordan River, reducing backlog without requesting new appropriations.

Representative Grover, the House sponsor, told members First Substitute SB113 allows internal reallocation of existing Division of Natural Resources funds to add capacity for adjudicating water-rights claims. "Over the last few years, they've been pretty diligent about focusing on adjudicating these water rights,"…

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