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118-hr-4094118th CongressWALLET

Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

Sponsored By: Representative Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]

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Summary

Authorizes use of existing Central Utah Project unexpended funds for water conservation in the Great Salt Lake Basin. It lets the Secretary use unspent budget authority under section 202 to carry out water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake Basin, and it deems those measures compliant with the Central Utah Project Definite Plan Report under section 205(a).

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  • Great Salt Lake Basin projects: Water conservation measures in the basin can tap existing, unexpended Central Utah Project budget authority to pay for work on the lake.
  • Planning and compliance: Measures funded under this authority are treated as meeting the Definite Plan Report requirements in section 205(a), aligning them with the Central Utah Project planning framework.
  • Federal funding: The law does not create new funding levels or independent funding streams, and it authorizes the application of unexpended budget authority only.

*This law does not create new federal funding and instead authorizes using existing unexpended Central Utah Project budget authority for Great Salt Lake water conservation.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Funds for Great Salt Lake water-saving projects

The law lets the Interior Department use unspent Central Utah Project funds for water-saving work in the Great Salt Lake basin. Projects must follow the program’s existing rules. Work done under this section counts as meeting the Definite Plan Report. No new money is added; it taps any unspent budget authority. This supports local conservation by cities, tribes, irrigation districts, and landowners in the basin.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]

UT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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