{"id":1025,"date":"2026-06-04T04:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:37:10","slug":"rep-celeste-maloy-secures-initial-10m-in-utahs-bid-for-1-billion-in-great-salt-lake-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1025","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Celeste Maloy secures initial $10M in Utah\u2019s bid for $1 billion in Great Salt Lake funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Celeste Maloy&#8217;s appropriations committee put $10 million for the Great Salt Lake in its annual spending bill.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The bill would create a new position in the Department of Interior to oversee projects increasing water to the lake.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Gov. Spencer Cox and Utah legislative leaders said this was a step toward securing the $1 billion President Donald Trump recommended.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy secured $10 million to create a new Great Salt Lake Watershed Recovery Program in a spending bill which received congressional committee approval Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1023\">All 4 Black GOP House members exit this year. What\u2019s next for Utah Rep. Burgess Owens?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the first step, Maloy says, toward obtaining the $1 billion requested by President Donald Trump in April after he discussed the Great Salt Lake at length with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in February. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to get a billion dollars in one year. We\u2019re going to get a billion dollars over a series of years,\u201d Maloy told the Deseret News after the 3rd District Republican primary debate Monday. <\/p>\n<p>As the only Utahn on the House Appropriations Committee \u2014 and as vice chair of the Subcommittee on Interior and Environment \u2014 Maloy is in a unique position to make Trump\u2019s request a reality. <\/p>\n<p>But $1 billion is a big ask. <\/p>\n<p>In May, Maloy told the Deseret News editorial board she is working to get as much money as she can for the Great Salt Lake by focusing her fellow lawmakers on long-term water sustainability across the West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing what I can right now to help my colleagues from other states understand why this is so important to Utah, and even to the president of the United States that he would put that big of an emphasis in his budget,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Federal dollars should go to interventions with regional, or national impact, Maloy said after Monday\u2019s debate. This includes mitigating toxic dust blowing off of the lake bed and removing invasive plant species. <\/p>\n<h3>What would the new program do?<\/h3>\n<p>The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies spending bill was approved by a 35-27 vote on Wednesday. It directs $10 million to \u201csupport the long-term sustainability of the Great Salt Lake watershed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It instructs the Department of Interior to submit a report within 180 days outlining plans for the lake, specific accomplishments for a successful program, the federal investment needed to do it, and a timeline. <\/p>\n<p>A separate report would detail the watershed activities as they are started and associated costs. Projects could include vegetation management, meadow restoration, plant removal and drainage improvements.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would create a new position within the Department of Interior to oversee disbursement of funds related to near-term conservation and restoration efforts, primarily increasing water flows into the Great Salt Lake. <\/p>\n<p>Maloy previously said she is working on specific language instructing agencies how they will be expected to use the funds. And the bill will include additional planning and coordination requirements to guide future decisions. <\/p>\n<p>Partnerships between the state and the White House will be important to getting the Great Salt Lake the resources it needs, Gov. Cox told the Deseret News in a statement. The governor praised Maloy, while crediting the president for \u201cthis initial investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s commitment to the Great Salt Lake helped elevate this issue nationally, and we\u2019re encouraged to see funding included in this year\u2019s appropriations bill,\u201d Cox said. \u201cProtecting the Great Salt Lake will require sustained effort over many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Will Congress get it passed? <\/h3>\n<p>While the appropriations process is just beginning, Utah\u2019s delegation has its work cut out for it to get Great Salt Lake money across the finish line. The House must pass spending bills before they receive Senate amendments. <\/p>\n<p>Every dollar spent on a new program has to be taken from somewhere else, according to Maloy, and there is only a brief time in which the president\u2019s recommendations can be incorporated into the overall budget.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1021\">Box Elder County data center foes sue to reverse decision stalling their efforts against project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s endorsement carries its own momentum. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re having collaboration, the likes of which I have not seen before on water issues in the West, and that gives me hope,\u201d Maloy told the Deseret News editorial board. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve never had a president of the United States, to my knowledge, say we want to make sure that we\u2019re taking care of the Great Salt Lake \u2014 and we have that right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Any solution requires coordination between federal, state and local policymakers, according to Maloy. Most water law is state law, but Utah will need help from Washington, D.C., to craft a long-term plan, she said. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Deseret News, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said \u201cRestoring and protecting the Great Salt Lake is a long-term effort that will require partnership between state, federal, and local leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to continuing to work with Congresswoman Maloy, Utah\u2019s congressional delegation and the administration to secure resources and advance meaningful solutions for the lake now and in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>High-profile committees on board<\/h3>\n<p>Protecting the Great Salt Lake has long been the sole responsibility of the state, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, told the Deseret News. But that looks like it is about to change with greater national recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Adams noted the importance of Trump\u2019s decision to highlight the lake in his budget recommendations after speaking with Cox, but pointed to Maloy\u2019s \u201cleadership\u201d for translating it into the appropriations process. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a natural resource that has historically received little federal attention and remains one of the only major natural water resources in the country without dedicated federal funding, today\u2019s investment represents significant progress,\u201d Adams said. <\/p>\n<p>Candidates for the 1st Congressional District, Rep. Blake Moore and state lawmaker Karianne Lisonbee, also participated in a debate on Monday, where they were asked how they would help deliver federal funds to the lake. <\/p>\n<p>Moore, a member of Republican caucus leadership who sits on the Ways and Means Committee, said he had a private meeting with Trump\u2019s Director of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, about this exact issue. <\/p>\n<p>Moore committed to work closely with Vought to ensure the subcommittee spending bill clearly explains how the money will be used, ranging from eliminating invasive Phragmites and increasing conservation infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>Lisonbee expressed concern about the price tag, questioning how $1 billion in federal funding would hurt taxpayers and whether it would be the most effective approach, since most remedies exist at the state level.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018The only one\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Ultimately, Maloy hopes that the federal funding that is allocated for the Great Salt Lake this year is used to support the state in achieving its goals, and providing helpful resources, instead of taking the project out of local hands. <\/p>\n<p>As Maloy defends her record in a race against former lawmaker Phil Lyman, she has framed her exclusive committee roles in the U.S. House as making her Utah\u2019s best bet at getting help for the Great Salt Lake. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an issue that matters the most in Utah. I\u2019m the only Utahn on appropriations,\u201d Maloy said in May. \u201cSo it\u2019s going to take a lot of work on my part, but I\u2019m really the only one in a position to do it right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1019\">Democrats nominate progressive in New Jersey House race with previous ties to terrorist<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maloy said Great Salt Lake won\u2019t get full $1 billion this year requested by President Donald Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rep. 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