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Utah Senate backs Navajo water-rights settlement, commits $8 million to leverage federal funds
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a bill and companion resolution confirming the state—s commitment to finalize a water-rights settlement with the Navajo Nation, authorizing $8 million in state funding intended to unlock roughly $200 million in federal dollars and provide about 81,500 acre-feet of water annually to Navajo communities within Utah.
Senator Hankins, sponsor of Senate Bill 225, told the Senate the measure formalizes Utah—s role in completing a long-running settlement of federal reserved water-right claims for the Navajo Nation within Utah. "What this will do is, Utah will provide $8,000,000 to be transferred to the Navajo Water Development Project account of the Navajo Utah Settlement Trust Fund," Hankins said, describing the payment as a condition for finalizing a confirmed agreement consistent with a 2015 compromise.
Hankins said the federal…
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