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Senate approves third substitute creating Water Policy Board after lengthy debate
Summary
Third substitute Senate Bill 85 to create a Water Policy Board and an appeal option for small water-right owners passed after extended debate about representation, rulemaking and impact on the state engineer (16–11, 2 absent).
The Utah Senate passed the third substitute of Senate Bill 85, establishing a Water Policy Board and creating an appeal pathway for water rights owners with less than 50 acre-feet. The measure prompted extensive floor debate over the proper balance between centralized policy-setting and the authority of the state engineer.
Senator Stoll, who brought the bill forward, said the board would set state water policy and relieve the state engineer of policy-making duties so…
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