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House approves measure to continue water-rights adjudication funding and process
Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 61, designed to continue and fund the state's water-rights adjudication process, was presented and supported on the floor; the House recorded the bill as passing with 68 yes votes and 0 no votes.
Lawmakers in the Utah House described First Substitute Senate Bill 61 as part of a multiyear effort to advance water-rights adjudication.
Representative Sandel said adjudication has been on the books since 1919 but understaffed, and the bill provides funding and a process to determine which water-use claims are valid and to return unused paper claims to the system. Representative Briscoe urged support, noting adjudication provides certainty necessary for economic development and proper water allocation.
After discussion, the House recorded First Substitute Senate Bill 61 as receiving 68 yes votes and 0 no votes on the floor.
Quote: "Adjudication is a time consuming process...this funding allows state water engineers to go in and determine whose claims are good," Representative Briscoe said.
Next steps: the bill will be signed by the Speaker and returned to the Senate for its signature of the president, per normal enrollment procedures in the transcript.
