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House approves substitute to centralize review of federal grants and add oversight tiers
Summary
Lawmakers approved third-substitute HB 231 to consolidate legislative review of federal grants, create tiered oversight requiring high‑value grants (> $10 million) to come before the Legislature, and add steps to account for FTE or match obligations; sponsors said higher-education research grants are exempt.
The House passed a third substitute of House Bill 231 after sponsors said the measure centralizes the review and approval of federal monies that state agencies receive and imposes a tiered review system.
Representative Chad Bennion, sponsor, explained that the bill establishes a tiered structure: small…
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