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Committee discusses HP 60 amendment and how it could shift burden of proof to developers
Summary
Members reviewed a legislative briefing on HP 60 and SB 284, debating whether HP 60’s language (allowing quality and quantity to be considered in public welfare determinations) would effectively move the burden of proof to developers and change how new water-rights requests are judged.
Members of the Castle Valley water advisory committee spent a large portion of their meeting unpacking recent state legislative proposals and Colorado River management updates.
Speaker 5 summarized a briefing by “Cash” that highlighted HP 60, a proposed water-rights amendment, and SB 284, which would require public water suppliers to prepare more detailed 40-year plans. The…
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