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Lawmakers back HB 349 to tighten rules for funding water storage projects
Utah Legislature - Natural Resources/Water Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary
Representative Brooks presented HB 349 to require projects seeking state support to demonstrate existing water rights, regional/state benefit, and a sponsoring conservancy district or manager; committee moved to support the bill after brief discussion and a voice vote.
Representative Brooks told the committee HB 349 grew out of a decade of interim work to ensure state investments in water storage yield long‑term public benefit. The sponsor said the bill requires a project to show an underlying water right, demonstrate the best…
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