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House approves changes to revenue share from federal land exchanges in SB 66
Summary
The Utah House passed an amended Senate Bill 66 to adjust revenue diversions from federal‑to‑state land exchanges and return a larger share of mineral revenues to affected counties; sponsors said the change restores funds to counties that had lost revenue after land swaps.
The Utah House on March 4 approved an amended Senate Bill 66 aimed at restoring a larger share of the mineral‑lease revenue that counties lost after some federal parcels were exchanged into state trust lands. The bill passed after floor amendments addressing several percentage allocations and passed the House twice — first as an amendment and later after a technical fix during reconsideration.
Representative King, who opened debate, said the exchanges left counties worse off than promised and cited a concrete example: "This last year after this was…
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