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House narrows eligibility for Rural Fast Track under Industrial Assistance Fund; bill passes after amendment division
Summary
Lawmakers debated and divided an amendment to SB10 that would have expanded rural eligibility from communities under 30,000 to 60,000 population; the House voted to retain the 30,000 threshold (36–34 on the first divided vote) and later passed SB10 (reported 58–10).
On Jan. 17 the Utah House considered amendments to SB10, which creates a Rural Fast Track component within the Industrial Assistance Fund to help small, rural communities access economic incentives. Representative Mascaro offered Amendment #2 to increase the population threshold for eligible communities from 30,000 to 60,000, a change he said would add four counties (Box Elder, Summit, Iron and…
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