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Senate passes bill allowing state agencies to hold in-stream flow rights, with protections for prior water users
Summary
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 7 to allow certain state divisions to hold nonconsumptive in-stream flow rights for fish, public recreation and natural-stream preservation, while retaining protections for prior appropriative rights; the measure passed on a 26–0 voice/roll tally and moves to second reading.
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 7 on Jan. 15, 1992, authorizing the Division of Wildlife Resources and the Division of Parks and Recreation to hold limited, nonconsumptive in‑stream flow rights to preserve fish habitat, public recreation and the natural stream environment. The bill passed on a recorded tally reported as 26 ayes, no nays, with three members absent and was placed on the second‑reading calendar.
Sponsor Scott Howell framed the legislation as a conservation measure developed through a multi‑stakeholder task force. "No 1 knows more that, the next sacred thing to your marriage is water in the state of Utah," Howell said in debate, stressing the bill balances…
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