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Committee unanimously approves bill clarifying transfer of water shares and water rights
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended HB 494 (substitute), a technical fix distinguishing company share transfers (corporate records/Uniform Commercial Code) from transfers of water rights (recorded deeds with the state engineer), aimed at reducing litigation confusion in water transactions.
Representative Owens introduced House Bill 494 to clarify the legal distinction between shares in irrigation/water companies and adjudicated water rights tethered to land. Representative Scott Chiu and Teresa Wilhelmsen, the Utah State Engineer, described the measure as a technical correction that moves company‑share…
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