A series of bills aimed at protecting the Great Salt Lake are advancing in the Utah State Legislature. The House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to support
SALT LAKE CITY — A series of bills aimed at protecting the Great Salt Lake are advancing in the Utah State Legislature.
"What concerns us is these extra exemptions written into HB491 that could potentially hide what our state government is doing with our tax dollars," said Matt Berry, a policy specialist with the environmental group. Rep. Schultz said the bill arguably should have been run last year and warned the committee of"ecological effects that we can’t even begin to understand what would happen if the Great Salt Lake does dry up." He later told FOX 13 News the legislature is serious about saving the lake.
The bill also demands that water conserved go into the Great Salt Lake, which is something environmentalists and state agencies have recommended.
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