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Utah House approves bill easing billboard relocations near power lines after tense amendment fight
Summary
After extended floor debate and four failed amendment votes, the Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 394 to allow outdoor-advertising companies to relocate signs near high-voltage lines under specified limits; the measure passed 55-12 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 passed first substitute House Bill 394, a measure that instructs how outdoor-advertising companies may relocate billboards that sit near high-voltage transmission lines. The bill passed 55-12 and will be sent to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative David Eure told colleagues the bill responds to safety risks for workers who maintain signs near power lines and to make relocation options economically feasible for both municipalities and sign owners. "This bill is brought to you because of a problem of billboards being located underneath high…
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