SB 250 — Great Salt Lake Amendments

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▸ {modifies purposes for the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account in light of the reduction of money in the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account to fund the Great Salt Lake Account (account);} ▸ modifies the purposes for which {account } Great Salt Lake Account money may be used for the acquisition or lease of water or water rights related to the Great Salt Lake;

▸ This bill appropriates $1,500,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027, all B of which is from the General Fund.

2 ▸ This bill appropriates $198,500,000 in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year SB0250 compared with SB0250S01 2027, including:

▸• ($1,500,000) from General Fund;

and 1• ▸ $200,000,000 from various sources as detailed in this bill.

t Other Special Clauses:

S This bill provides a special effective date.

u b Utah Code Sections Affected:

S{73-10g-104 B, 73-32-304,as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 522} 73-32-304 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 208 and renumbered and .amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 205 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

amended{Section by1. Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 205 2 0 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

Section 73-10g-104 is amended to read:

} 73-10g-104.

Authorized use of the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account.

Money in the restricted account is to be used, subject to appropriation, for:

(1) (a) the development of the state's undeveloped share of the [Bear and Colorado rivers, pursuant to] Colorado River in accordance with existing interstate compacts governing [both rivers as described in Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act, and] the Colorado River as described in Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;

and (b) to the extent the state has committed the money as of July 1, 2026, the development of the state's undeveloped share of the Bear River, in accordance with an existing interstate compact governing the Bear River as described in Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;

(2) repair, replacement, or improvement of federal water projects for local sponsors in the state when federal funds are not available;

(3) study and development of rules, criteria, targets, processes, and plans, as described in Subsection 73-10g-105(3);

(4) a project that benefits the Colorado River drainage in Utah, including projects for water reuse, desalinization, building of dams, or water conservation, if a county or municipality that benefits from the project:

- 2 - SB0250 compared with SB0250S01 (a) requires a new residential subdivision follow the regional conservation level of .59 acre-feet regardless of whether the outside water is potable, reuse, or secondary water;

(b) adopts and implements the local water conservancy district's emergency drought contingency plan;

(c) adopts and implements the local water conservancy district's grass rebate program's maximum grass restrictions;

(d) prohibits grass in new retail, industrial, or commercial facility landscaping;

(e) has reuse water be managed by the local water conservancy district;

(f) does not withdraw water from an aquifer in excess of the safe yield of the aquifer as defined in Section 73-5-15;

(g) adopts and implements excess water use surcharges;

(h) prohibits private water features in new development, such as a fountain, pond, or ski lake;

and (i) prohibits large grassy areas in new development, unless the large grassy area is open to the general public;

and (5) a project recommended to the Legislature by the Water District Water Development Council, created in Section 11-13-228, for generational water infrastructure, as defined in Section 11-13-228.

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