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Representative Snyder links HB 523 to Great Salt Lake conservation, conditions shelter plans on fulfilled commitments

Utah House of Representatives · February 9, 2026
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Representative Snyder said HB 523 is a response to unmet conservation commitments tied to a previous bill that broke a conservation easement; he said he would oppose using the parcel for a large shelter unless promised conservation actions are completed and indicated a temporary shelter cap of no more than 300 beds.

Representative Snyder presented HB 523 as a legislative response to what he described as unmet commitments on long-term conservation around the Great Salt Lake. Snyder said a prior bill he ran allowed Salt Lake City to break a conservation easement on a parcel that was intended for conservation and that…

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