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Water funding for the Great Salt Lake would shift under this bill, which moves $200 million out of the state's Water Infrastructure Restricted Account and transfers $198.5 million of it into the Great Salt Lake Account, with that money restricted to negotiating agreements, leases, or other arrangements to acquire water or water rights for the lake. The bill also narrows what the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account can fund going forward, removing the Bear River as an ongoing purpose except for money already committed to Bear River projects as of July 1, 2026, while keeping the Colorado River, federal water project repairs, and other existing purposes intact. Separately, the bill appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund to operate the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner. These changes would take effect July 1, 2026.