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House adopts compromise allowing minimal billboard relocations near power lines
Summary
Lawmakers approved a compromise bill negotiated among billboard firms, power companies and municipalities to allow billboard owners to relocate signs the minimal distance needed to remove a safety hazard where power lines sit within 10 feet of a structure; the bill passed 61‑7.
The Utah House on March 4 approved first substitute Senate Bill 145, a negotiated compromise that lets billboard owners relocate an outdoor advertising structure the minimal number of feet necessary when existing or newly placed power lines create a safety hazard by being within 10 feet of the sign.
Sponsor testimony emphasized that…
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