Tuesday, January 25, 2011

2011 Legislature: Water Rights Amendments

Representative Jack Draxler has introduced House Bill 39 (H.B. 39), which is entitled "Water Rights Amendments." The bill makes some technical changes to Utah Code section 73-3-18. The bill deletes an incorrect reference to "forfeited" applications and corrects a cross-reference to Utah Code section 73-3-12. The bill also makes wording changes regarding (1) the State Engineer's authority to lapse applications and (2) assigning uncertificated applications to appropriate.

To read the full text of the bill, click here.

(For an update on this bill, click here.)

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