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Utah House circles bill to exempt annual fire‑suppression supplements from spending cap

Utah House of Representatives · January 29, 2008
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Summary

Lawmakers debated a proposal to take annual supplemental fire‑suppression expenditures outside Utah’s statutory spending cap; sponsors said the change would ensure partners are reimbursed for emergency response, while opponents urged a broader review rather than a piecemeal change. The bill was circled for further consideration.

Representative Ferry, sponsor of the first substitute to House Bill 294, told the House the measure’s purpose is to ensure annual supplemental fire‑suppression expenditures are excluded from the state’s statutory spending cap so partners called to fight fires are reliably reimbursed. “The purpose of the first substitute, House Bill 2 94, is to exempt the expenditures that we make every year for fire suppression to have that be conducted outside the statutory cap of spending…

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