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Committee approves dedicated-water application to speed leases to Great Salt Lake and Colorado River projects

Utah House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Committee · February 5, 2026

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Summary

HB 348 (substitute) would create a formal 'dedicated water' application process to expedite voluntary leases or dedications for in-stream flows, sovereign lands and Colorado River demand-management projects while protecting underlying water rights; the committee passed the substitute after agency testimony on annual reporting and priority processing.

Representative Covert (presented as sponsor) introduced HB 348, describing a new application type — "dedicated water applications" — to streamline voluntary efforts to dedicate or lease water to the Great Salt Lake, in-stream flows, and Colorado River projects without changing underlying water rights.

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