Utah Code § 65A-17-102: Legislative findings.

The Legislature finds that:

(1) under Section 65A-10-1 the division, as the manager of sovereign lands, has a duty to serve the public interest in managing the Great Salt Lake;

(2) the Great Salt Lake is a critical resource owned and managed by the state;

(3) the lake levels of the Great Salt Lake have reached historic lows, requiring action by the state to address significant risks and minimize dangers to protect the ecological integrity of the Great Salt Lake, the state's environment in general, and the welfare of the state's citizens; and

(4) the management of the Great Salt Lake under this chapter, especially if the emergency trigger is reached, is reasonable and necessary to serve important public purposes and no reasonable alternative meets the interests described in Subsection (3).