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Senate unanimously backs Schofield land-resolution and advances priority-request rule change; SB 3004 signed
Summary
In a special session, the Utah State Senate passed House Concurrent Resolution 302 urging federal action on disputed Schofield Reservoir shorelines, approved House Joint Resolution 301 to change priority-request deadlines, signed Senate Bill 3004, and circled House Bill 3001 pending a substitute.
During a special session, the Utah State Senate passed a resolution urging Utah’s congressional delegation and federal agencies to address disputed property rights around Schofield Reservoir and approved a separate joint resolution that changes the legislature’s priority-request calendar.
Senator Mark Dayton presented House Concurrent Resolution 302, saying new survey data and a Tenth Circuit judicial decision raised questions about historic shoreline elevations and could affect ‘‘about 60 homes’’ near Schofield Reservoir. Dayton said the resolution asks the governor and the congressional delegation to press the federal government ‘‘to save private property rights and deal fairly with these people.’’ He told colleagues the federal Bureau of Reclamation had placed a temporary stay on enforcement while the matter is being addressed.
The Senate moved HCR 302 under suspension of the rules for final passage and recorded a roll-call vote of 26 yeas, 0 nays and 3 absent. Senator Valentine…
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