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Committee advances voluntary water-leasing program to get more water to Great Salt Lake
Summary
HB 410 (substitute) would create a statewide agricultural water-leasing program to temporarily lease water to benefit the Great Salt Lake, include safeguards to protect farm production, measurement and reporting requirements, a governing board and a $5 million fiscal note; the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill out favorably.
Representative Covert presented HB 410 (substitute), describing a voluntary program to lease agricultural water primarily for the benefit of the Great Salt Lake. The bill would create a Great Salt Lake preservation fund, establish governance and oversight, compensate producers, and include…
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