House Speaker Mike Schultz hosted lawmakers for a water policy summit where he urged his colleagues to ensure efforts are taken to help the state deal with growth.
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“Any time you make a change, I think it’s really important that you take a pause, make sure they’re working, see what needs to be reformed and what needs to be changed. I think that’s where we’re currently at,” he said Thursday.The Great Salt Lake is doing better than it was just a couple of years ago when it dropped to its lowest level in recorded history as a result of water diversions, drought and climate change.
The state wants to ensure it still maintains a full allotment of water even as the river continues to see declines., lawmakers are looking to revisit the issue. Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, the chair of the Senate Revenue & Taxation Committee, said he was reviewing the findings. Both he and Speaker Schultz signaled support for the idea of scrutinizing whether nonprofit entities that are property tax exempt — like churches, schools and cities — ought to start being charged for water they use.
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