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Senate backs creation of Great Salt Lake Water Trust, approves $40 million appropriation
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 410 to establish a Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program and a Water Trust, and to appropriate $40 million in one‑time ARPA funds; supporters described the effort as a generational response to record low lake levels.
The Utah Senate on Day 43 approved House Bill 410, establishing the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program and a Water Trust administered under the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and backed by a one‑time $40 million ARPA appropriation.
Senator Vickers, sponsor of the measure, framed it as a long‑term, voluntary strategy to…
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