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H.B. 274 Water Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Casey Snider · carried in the Senate by Sen. Daniel McCay

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would let cities and other water providers set different water rates in some cases based partly on water conservation, and it would change how special districts set fees and how retail water rates and their revenue are handled. It would also create a legal presumption that certain conservation-based water rates are reasonable, change rules for the Board of Water Resources, and allow tiered rates for secondary water.

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Official description
  • provides circumstances of when a municipality may set different water rates based in part on water conservation
  • addresses special district fees
  • defines terms
  • addresses rate setting by a retail water supplier and public water systems
  • provides for how revenues from retail rates may be spent
  • creates a presumption regarding the reasonableness of certain water rates that include water conservation as an element in determining the rate
  • modifies provisions related to the Board of Water Resources
  • addresses tiered rates for secondary water
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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