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House rescinds certain committee amendments to HB127 and advances bill creating facility review board for utility siting disputes
Summary
After debate about fairness and local authority, the House rescinded selected committee amendments and moved forward on House Bill 127, which would create a facility review board (including the Public Service Commission and local government representatives) to resolve disputes over undergrounding transmission lines and related costs.
House Bill 127 was presented as the product of a multi‑stakeholder task force formed after protracted disputes (notably in Sandy City) over who should pay the extra costs when local jurisdictions require underground transmission lines. The sponsor said the bill would create a facility-review board composed of the…
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