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House passes broad energy-policy bill, adds study of nuclear generation
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 46 to establish state energy policy, create a state energy officer role, and require coordination among agencies; the bill was amended to cite the state energy emergency plan and add a study of nuclear power generation before passing 66-2.
The Utah House on Jan. 31 approved first substitute House Bill 46, a package of energy-policy amendments that declares guiding principles for state energy strategy and creates a named role to coordinate energy work across agencies.
Representative Barriss, the bill sponsor, said the measure ‘‘is very short but it has much depth to it’’ and described it as codifying a state energy policy and outlining duties for a state energy officer without recreating a full state energy office. The bill directs…
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