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House narrowly adopts conference report on statewide highway criteria after heated debate over billboard provisions
Summary
The Utah House adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 66, which adds statewide highway criteria and a controversial billboard amendment. Lawmakers debated whether the changes would curtail local control of billboard placement before the bill passed final House passage.
The Utah House on March 2 adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 66, a measure about statewide highway criteria that drew sharp debate over an attached billboard amendment. Sponsors argued the changes are necessary for consistent treatment of billboards and the transfer of state roads; opponents said the amendment could strip cities and counties of control over billboard siting.
Representative David Steele’s conference committee report was read into the record and moved for adoption by Representative Derry. Representative Tanner urged rejecting the…
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