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State representative previews revised gravel bill amid local concerns over moratorium and preemption
Summary
Representative Casey Snyder described a new substitute to a contentious gravel bill and asked local officials to review it; mayors and city staff raised concerns about a 2019 moratorium on local zoning changes and about potential preemption of local land-use authority.
Representative Casey Snyder on Feb. 24 previewed a new substitute to a long-running gravel bill and asked League members to review the language before it goes live, saying the measure is intended as a compromise after years of ‘grenade’ bills and a statutory study.
The bill — which Snyder said will be posted publicly shortly — aims to clarify inconsistencies in state mining and local land-use law that have produced repeated legislative conflict. "Gravel is pretty much the worst area of policy I have ever dealt with," Snyder said. "It's worse than water and I don't know why because it's just rocks." She told members she has tried to back politics out of the negotiations and that Salt Lake County has agreed to a neutral posture on the current substitute.
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