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House approves $3 million appropriation to pursue public-lands litigation
Summary
The House passed first substitute HB324, consolidating public-lands measures and authorizing $3 million over three years to a Constitutional Defense Council restricted account to pursue litigation and eminent-domain actions to restore access to school trust lands; vote was 56–16.
The Utah House on Feb. 26 passed first substitute House Bill 324, a measure directing the Attorney General’s Office (under the oversight of the Constitutional Defense Council) to pursue litigation related to access to school trust lands and appropriating $3 million over three years from the land exchange distribution account to a restricted account to fund those efforts. The substitute passed the House 56–16 and will be sent to the Senate.
Sponsor Representative Sumption described two parcels targeted in the measure (the Spring Creek property and the Red Spur property) that, he said, have…
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