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House adopts amended Mountainous Planning District bill after hours of debate
Summary
The Utah House passed second substitute HB 293, extending and modifying the Mountainous Planning District’s structure and oversight after floor amendments and debate focusing on representation, funding sources and whether the district is linked to federal land-designation efforts. The bill passed 63–12 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Ryan Schultz, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the Mountainous Planning Commission is a recommendation body that improves regional representation for the Central Wasatch Mountains and that the substitute extends the commission’s sunset and adds membership representing residents and property owners ("Like every other planning commission, it recommends land use decisions that are set by the local elected officials," Representative Schultz said.)
An amendment offered under Representative Stratton’s name was moved and adopted after floor discussion. Stratton said the amendment inserts a “coordinating clause” to ensure the sunset functions as…
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