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This wide-ranging bill makes numerous changes to laws governing Utah's Department of Natural Resources, including modernizing how the Division of Water Rights stores records (allowing electronic formats), removing a previous $10 million annual cap on low-interest loans available to water suppliers installing secondary water meters, clarifying that the Division of Law Enforcement can enforce rules made by any department division or its boards, expanding the duties of the Utah Geological Survey to include groundwater and wetland assessment, adding a water resources expert to the Utah Geological Survey's governing board (increasing it from seven to eight members), eliminating the Alternative Energy Development Tax Credit Act, and appropriating $5 million from the General Fund for the Department of Natural Resources to cover litigation costs related to the state's water interests. The most significant practical impact falls on secondary water suppliers — those who provide non-drinking irrigation water to homes and businesses — who can now access more state loan funding to help cover the cost of installing water meters required by state law by 2030.