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Proposed river authority would assert Utah’s claims to the Colorado’s dwindling water

A bill would allow the new agency — which environmentalists call “shadowy” — to close its meetings and keep its records confidential.

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Utah legislative leaders on Thursday unveiled plans for a new $9 million state agency to advance Utah’s claims to the Colorado River in hopes of wrangling more of the river’s water. Environmentalists characterized the proposed river commission as a “shadowy new government agency” aimed at promoting the Lake Powell pipeline and other big water diversions. Lake Powell is shown in 2016.