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House approves three‑year diesel emissions testing pilot amid local‑control debate
Summary
The Utah House passed HB101, a three‑year pilot requiring diesel emissions testing in PM2.5 nonattainment counties; sponsors emphasized higher diesel failure rates and public‑health benefits while several members warned the measure could override county decision‑making.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 23 approved a three‑year pilot project to test light and medium‑duty diesel vehicle emissions in counties that now test gasoline but not diesel vehicles, the chamber’s reading clerk announced after a 56‑15 floor vote.
Representative Aaron, the bill’s floor sponsor, framed the measure as a targeted, data‑gathering intervention to address PM2.5 pollution from diesel engines. "Vehicles contribute 48% of our air pollution,"…
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