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House approves bill authorizing public-private tollway partnerships after split votes on amendments
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 80 to allow public-private procurement and lease arrangements for tollways, approving a broad sponsor-backed version while rejecting an amendment restricting contracts to U.S.-domiciled companies and adopting parts of a Transportation Commission-strengthening amendment.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 80, which establishes procurement rules and guidelines for public-private partnerships (P3s) on tollway facilities, by a recorded vote of 48 yes to 24 no. The bill enables unsolicited proposals, lease-type agreements, and guidance on toll-revenue use, with details of toll collection and distribution to be set in individual agreements.
Sponsor Representative Dougal said the legislation is intended to add tools to the states infrastructure toolbox and to accelerate construction of high-priority projects. "This is just one more…
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