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S.B. 80 Water Fee Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Sen. Scott D. Sandall · carried in the House by Rep. Casey Snider

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

What this bill does

The bill lets the Department of Environmental Quality set a schedule of fees, and lets the Water Development Coordinating Council propose its own fee schedule starting July 1, 2026, which needs Legislature approval before it takes effect. Fees collected would go into the Water Infrastructure Fund after deducting the department's costs, and wholesale water suppliers and agricultural water are exempt.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • requires the Department of Environmental Quality (department) to establish a fee schedule
  • allows the Water Development Coordinating Council (state council) to establish a fee schedule beginning on July 1, 2026, subject to approval by the Legislature
  • exempts a special district from certain fee requirements to pay the fees established by the department and state council
  • outlines requirements related to the fee schedules
  • allows the department to establish a financial incentive to comply with certain criteria
  • provides for the collection of fees by the department and, pending approval by the Legislature, the collection of fees by the state council
  • creates an exemption for a wholesale water supplier and agricultural water from the fees
  • provides for the deposit of fees into the Water Infrastructure Fund less the department's costs
  • requires the department and state council to report on the fee schedule to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
  • requires monitoring of fees
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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