ULibraries Research Guides: Great Salt Lake: Government & Planning

Legislation

2024 General Session of the Utah Legislature
January 16 - March 1, 2024
HB 410 Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement
2022 General Session, Utah Legislature. Enacts the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program.
HCR 10 Concurrent Resolution to Address Declining Water Level of Great Salt Lake
2019 General Session, Utah Legislature. In response to the decrease in Great Salt Lake levels.
HB 343 Great Salt Lake Advisory Council
2010 General Session, Utah Legislature. Created Great Salt Lake Advisory Council.
Bear River Development Act
1991 General Session, Utah Legislature. General Session. The Bear River is the primary source of water for Great Salt Lake. Development of reservoirs and assiciated facilities to address projected human water needs through 2050+ are also a threat to the future of the Lake.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
Federal. implements four international conservation treaties to ensure the sustainability of migratory bird species.

Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust: Five Year Strategy 2024-2028
(GSLWET) Audubon and Nature Conservancy, 2024.
Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan
Brian Steed, Great Salt Lake Commissioner, January 15, 2024.
Great Salt Lake Policy Assessment
Great Salt Lake Strike Team (Feb. 2023)
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an evaluation scorecard to create apples-to-apples comparisons of the most often proposed options. By briefly outlining these policies and providing necessary context, options, and tradeoffs, we give an overview of expected water gains, monetary costs, environmental impacts, and feasibility.
Final Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan and Record of Decision
Utah DNR, DNFFL, March 2013.
Final Great Salt Lake Mineral Leasing Plan and Record of Decision
Utah DNR, DFFSL, March 2013
Recommendations to Ensure Adequate Water Flows to Great Salt Lake and its Wetlands
Great Salt Lake Resolution HCR-10 Steering Group, Final Report, December 2020. Identifies 16 strategic opportunities with 60 specific recommendations.
Executive Summary, HCR 10 Steering Group
Executive Summary of HCR 10 Final Report. December 2020.
Final Habitat Management Plan, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, Utah.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Dept., March 2021.

Great Salt Lake. Official State Website
Lots of good information about how the State of Utah manages the Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake Commissioner
In 2023, the Utah Legislature created the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner. The commissioner has been tasked with developing and maintaining a strategic plan as well as coordinating collaborative work amongst all agencies and interests in relation to the lake.
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, Great Salt Lake
The Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands (FFSL) has direct management jurisdiction over lands below the Great Salt Lake meander line and all of Fremont Island.
Great Salt Lake Advisory Council
Created by the Utah Legislature to advise on the sustainable use, protection, and development of the Great Salt Lake.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Manages Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program, waterfowl hunting, brine shrimp harvest.