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Senate moves groundwater management bill to third-reading table after fiscal concerns

Utah Senate · February 27, 2006
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Senators advanced House Bill 228 — clarifying groundwater management responsibilities, defining 'safe yield', and emphasizing public input — to the third-reading calendar but voted to table it on third citing its fiscal note.

House Bill 228, addressing groundwater management plans and the state engineer's role, was brought before the Utah Senate on Feb. 24. Senator Hatch described the bill as a major step to clarify the state engineer's responsibilities, reaffirm prior‑appropriation…

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