Senate passes substitute to Great Salt Lake funding bill redirecting species-protection funds, freezes brine-producer tax rate for one year After negotiated changes, the Senate passed the fifth substitute to H.B. 247 to redirect species-protection account money toward leasing water rights and projects to restore the Great Salt Lake and temporarily freeze tax liability for brine producers while the state pursues contracts.

The Utah Senate has just passed a pivotal bill that redefines funding for the Great Salt Lake while temporarily freezing brine producers' taxes—could this be the turning point for lake health?

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