Water Amendments

Added a specific exemption for water conservancy districts in the lower basin, preventing their water rights from being forfeited if they are not currently using the water.

Removed the original introductory text and timestamp, replacing them with a committee note and legislative vote record to reflect the bill's progression to Substitute #1.

Added restrictions preventing divisions (like Wildlife or State Parks) from filing instream flow or sovereign land change applications unless the project contributes to wildlife propagation or natural aquatic environment preservation.

Prohibited divisions from acquiring water rights through eminent domain for instream flows or use on sovereign lands.

Added a requirement that change applications for delivering water to reservoirs in the Colorado River System must be approved by the executive director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah.

Refined the definition of 'Public water supplier' to include specific criteria for community water systems and water users associations, clarifying which entities are protected from forfeiture.

Modified the rules for divisions filing change applications, requiring that the water be used for instream flows or sovereign lands to qualify for specific protections.

Added a coordination clause to explicitly link this bill with H.B. 348, ensuring dedicated water applications are included in prohibitions on instream flow changes in the lower basin.

Updated the definition of 'water supply entity' to explicitly include any owner of a community water system, broadening the group of entities exempt from certain forfeiture provisions.

Reorganized the definitions section by renumbering subsections and removing redundant text to improve readability and consistency.