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Committee adopts SCR 3 (sub) asserting Utah's authority over energy policy and calls for federal-state cooperation
Summary
The committee adopted the second substitute and passed SCR 3, a concurrent resolution urging federal cooperation with states on energy policy and reaffirming state authority, with sponsors stressing state sovereignty and a public commenter supporting the resolution.
Senator Harper presented SCR 3 (second substitute), a concurrent resolution titled regarding Utah's authority to determine its energy future, describing it as a statement urging federal cooperation and reaffirming state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. "This bill simply goes through and calls upon the federal government to work with the states," Harper said, asking federal agencies to engage states formally on energy policy.
The sponsor said the substitute added language reflecting concerns about federal regulation and cited recent Supreme Court developments affecting…
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