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House Energy passes second Utah-related resolution after debate on legal limits, 8-6
Summary
House Joint Resolution 24 passed the committee 8-6 after members debated whether supporting Utah’s action concerns land transfer or merely seeks legal clarification. Some members cited legal precedent opposing transfer; proponents called the resolution a statement to get a constitutional question answered.
The committee took up House Joint Resolution 24 and heard extended discussion about the resolution’s scope and legal ties to prior precedent. Representative Griffith said she studied case law, named Clappy v. New Mexico (as referenced in committee), and questioned whether Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 allowed the type of remedy Utah seeks. "I don't think we…
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