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Senate committee backs HB 296 allowing conservancy districts to include Great Salt Lake in conservation plans
Utah State Senate Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary
A Senate committee favorably recommended HB 296, which lets conservancy districts include the Great Salt Lake in five‑year conservation plans and adds language about committing available water to lake uses; sponsors said the change is optional and carries no fiscal impact.
Sponsor presented HB 296 as a narrowly focused amendment that would allow conservancy districts — including Central Utah Water, Jordan Valley Water, Weber and Salt Lake Conservancy District — to list the Great Salt Lake as a consideration in their five‑year conservation plans. "This will simply allow…
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