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Advisory council approves steering‑committee plan to allocate remaining $30,000 toward groundwater study, forum sponsorship and trust leasing work
Summary
The Great Salt Lake Advisory Council voted unanimously to approve steering‑committee recommendations for the remaining ~$30,000 of advisory funds: $10,000 to a USU groundwater recharge study, $3,000 to sponsor a Great Salt Lake Issues Forum and ~$17,000 to the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust for leasing work.
The advisory council voted to approve the steering committee’s recommendation to allocate approximately $30,000 of unspent advisory funds (derived from brine‑shrimp royalties) across three priorities. Council member Leland moved to approve the recommendation and the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
The recommended allocations are: about $10,000 to support a Utah State University groundwater recharge study focused on the east side of Great Salt Lake (study partners include USU and other project partners), $3,000 to sponsor the biennial Great Salt Lake Issues Forum organized by Friends of Great Salt Lake, and roughly $17,000 to the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust to support leasing or related work. The steering committee considered other options such as producing additional outreach films and redoing the council web page but selected items expected to avoid procurement delays and to be executable on a short timeline.
Chair noted that the council’s statutory authority to direct the funds triggers the spend once the council approves the recommendation. The motion was made and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and stated the motion carried unanimously. The transcript does not record a roll‑call tally.
