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House advances bill to allow street-legal OHVs on certain Salt Lake County roads after debate on safety and local control
Summary
First substitute HB82 would permit registered, street-legal off-highway vehicles on specified roads in Salt Lake County (posted speed limit under 50 mph; exclusions for grade-separated highways), a sponsor framed as a fairness measure; the House passed the substitute and will send it to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 15 adopted a first substitute to HB82, which would permit registered street-legal off-highway vehicles (OHVs/UTVs) on certain roads in Salt Lake County under specified conditions.
Representative Noelle, sponsor, described the bill as a fairness measure for the many registered street-legal OHVs in Salt Lake County and said the substitute implements Utah Department of Transportation recommendations that exempt grade-separated highways and limit OHV use to corridors with posted speeds below…
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