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Utah Senate rejects bill to expand water-share transfers after agricultural and legal concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 99, which would have clarified and expanded shareholders' ability to change water-use locations, faced extensive debate over agricultural impacts and judicial vs. legislative authority and failed on final passage.
Senator Valentine presented Second Substitute Senate Bill 99 as a legislative response to a line of court decisions, arguing that courts have been setting rules in this area "and the court is making up the rules in this area, not the legislature." He described historical cases and said the bill would allow shareholders to seek use of their water where they could achieve the "highest and best beneficial use,"…
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