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Utah Senate advances Bear River development bill to third-reading after heated debate over dams and allocations
Summary
The Senate advanced Senate Bill 98, implementing Bear River Task Force recommendations on water development, to the third‑reading calendar after extended debate and multiple floor amendments addressing which reservoir projects to study, allocation rules, and environmental safeguards.
The Utah Senate placed Senate Bill 98, the Bear River Task Force implementation measure, on its third‑reading calendar after more than three hours of debate over which storage projects should be studied, how state funding would be allocated and whether local entities could build or broker water for resale.
Senator Finlayson, sponsor of the continuing business, framed the bill as an effort to move forward on a coordinated approach to Bear River water storage and distribution after task‑force study (SEG 1105–1112). Debate focused on specific projects the bill lists for study and possible authorization for initial study funds.
Senator Hilliard successfully moved to add Hiram Dam to the list of projects to be studied and to be eligible for part of a $4…
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