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House approves bill creating interlocal vehicle-fueling authority after hours of debate
Summary
Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 275 to create an interlocal entity to promote alternative-fuel vehicle fleets and a cost-recovery mechanism for a gas corporation, after extended floor debate over PSC discretion and a $5 million annual cap on corporate participation.
Representative Todd Draxler, the House sponsor, urged members March 13 to back Senate Bill 275, saying the proposal creates an interlocal body to help local governments, school districts and other entities adopt alternative-fuel vehicles and build fueling infrastructure. "Cleaner air is not free," Draxler said, arguing the measure pairs public and private resources to convert large government fleets and reduce tailpipe pollution.
The bill establishes a governing board with executive-branch and legislative appointees, representatives from the Utah Association of Counties and the Utah League of Cities and Towns, a school-district designee, a public-transit representative, and an appointee from a natural-gas corporation. Draxler cited a corporate partner (identified in debate as Questar) that has contributed engineering hours and…
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