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Senate approves SITLA reform bill to clarify trust-land authority and streamline water records

Utah State Senate · February 10, 2016
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Summary

SB 72, described by sponsor Senator Dayton as a SITLA priority, passed the Senate after proponents said it will create order and certainty in state water records, permit certain online processes, and clarify when the SITLA director may withdraw lands for resource degradation or safety. The bill passed 27–0 with two absences.

The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 72, a priority measure for the State Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), which sponsors said will modernize certain administrative processes and help ensure accurate water records across the state.

Senator Dayton told the Senate SB 72 allows SITLA to complete some work online, to enter memoranda of understanding with the…

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