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House approves amended traffic noise abatement program, makes funds nonlapsing
Summary
The Utah House amended and approved Senate Bill 52 to create a traffic noise abatement program and specified that funds dedicated to the program will be nonlapsing. Lawmakers debated whether municipal or private contributions should also be held as nonlapsing before passing the measure 50–15.
The Utah House amended and passed Senate Bill 52 on Feb. 8, 1996, creating a traffic noise abatement program and making its funding nonlapsing.
The House adopted an amendment proposed by Representative James Carnahan that added a provision stating, “All funding for the traffic noise abatement program shall be non lapsing,” a change backers said would allow the Transportation Department to retain funds across years for priority projects. Representative Carnahan moved the amendment and argued that…
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