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Senate expedites Bear River study, sends bill to House after unanimous floor passage
Summary
Under suspension of the rules the Senate advanced SB 23 to authorize feasibility and predesign studies for Bear River development, citing urgency to capture runoff data; sponsors said the task force unanimously recommended the effort and the bill passed 26-0 and was referred to the House.
The Utah Senate moved Senate Bill 23 — a measure to authorize and oversee feasibility and predesign work for development of the Bear River — to immediate consideration under suspension of the rules and passed the bill unanimously before referring it to the House.
Sponsors and task force members told the Senate that three years of below‑average moisture in northern Utah and the timing of spring runoff make it necessary…
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