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House approves $4 million state share for Salt Palace expansion after heated debate
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 1,011 to appropriate $4 million toward expansion of the Salt Palace convention center, adopting an amendment making the appropriation nonlapsing and tying the payment to an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake City; the bill passed 60–13.
The Utah House on April 20 passed House Bill 1,011, approving a $4,000,000 state appropriation to assist in expansion of the Salt Palace convention center.
Representative Dave Clark, sponsor of the bill, said the funding would be conditional on an interlocal agreement between Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City and that Salt Lake City must provide an $8,000,000 contribution. "What we're looking to do is ... assist in the construction of the Salt Palace," Clark said, and he described the facility as "350,000 square feet of an economic generator in this state." Clark also told colleagues the amendment would…
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