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Senate President opens Utah’s 2022 session, calls for major water projects, tax cuts and mental-health investment
Summary
Senate President Adams opened the 2022 general session in Salt Lake City, urging investments in water infrastructure (naming Bear River and Lake Powell projects), larger tax cuts while maintaining education funding, and continued mental-health funding including a $90 million research facility appropriation.
Senate President Adams called the Utah State Senate to order on Jan. 17 and used his opening address to set the chamber’s agenda for the 2022 legislative session, urging lawmakers to focus on water infrastructure, tax relief, transportation and mental-health investments. "We need to build the Bear River and the Lake Powell water projects," Adams said, framing water development as essential to Utah’s future.
Adams said the Senate will pursue larger tax cuts…
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