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Utah House approves bill giving state role in assessing in‑state need for merchant transmission lines
Summary
The Utah House passed second substitute House Bill 44, establishing a process for the Office of Energy Development to evaluate in-state need for merchant interstate transmission projects and requiring county conditional‑use review; final vote 50–22.
The Utah House on Feb. 21 passed second substitute House Bill 44, a measure that creates a state-level process to evaluate “in‑state need” for proposed interstate merchant transmission lines and to connect that certification with county conditional-use permitting. The bill passed the House on a 50–22 vote and will be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration.
Sponsor Representative Handy said the measure is intended to protect Utah’s long-term economic interests and to ensure the state and local governments can evaluate whether merchant developers will provide access and benefit…
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