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House advances housekeeping bill updating statute to reflect the Utah Energy Office
Summary
House Bill 202 updates statute to place energy-related functions into the Utah Energy Office within the Department of Natural Resources; sponsor described the change as a statutory housekeeping step aligning language with current agency structure.
Representative Stephen Urquhart (sponsor) explained House Bill 202 as a technical adjustment to align statutory language with the creation and current structure of the Utah Energy Office. He said last year functions from the Department of Community Economic Development were consolidated into the Utah Energy Office within the Department of Natural Resources and this bill simply recognizes that reality in statute.
Urquhart emphasized the change does not alter the office’s functions; it is a housekeeping measure requested by the Energy Office and the Department of Natural Resources. After floor explanation, the House opened and closed voting on the bill on the floor during the session; the excerpt shows the committee vote in Natural Resources was recorded as 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. The transcript does not include the final roll-call tally on the House floor in the provided excerpt.
