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House approves $1.6M supplemental to acquire Heber Creeper railroad; sponsor says state will contract operations
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 259 authorizing $1.6 million in supplemental funds to acquire terminal grounds and rolling stock of the Heber Creeper railroad; sponsor said the state will seek private or nonprofit operators while accounting for a prior federal EDA grant.
Representative Brown introduced Senate Bill 259 on the House floor as a request for $1,600,000 in supplemental appropriations to acquire the Hubert Cooper (Heber Creeper) railroad assets in Wasatch County. "Senate Bill 259 appropriates $1,600,000 of supplemental money for the acquisition of the Hubert Cooper Railroad in Wasatch County," Brown said, framing the purchase as necessary to preserve a historical and recreational railroad experience.
Brown told colleagues the state already owns roughly 97% of the…
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