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House exempts supplemental fire suppression appropriations from spending cap
Summary
First Substitute House Bill 294 passed the House to exclude supplemental state land fire-suppression expenditures from the state spending cap, a measure sponsors said is needed to preserve partner confidence after high-cost fire seasons.
The Utah House approved First Substitute House Bill 294, an appropriation-limit amendment that would ensure supplemental expenditures for fire suppression on state lands are not constrained by the state spending cap.
Sponsor Representative (recorded as Representative Ferri) said the bill is intended to protect the state's ability to respond to large fire…
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