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Heber Creeper funding splits Senate; panel advances and returns related bills amid procedural disputes
Summary
Two bills related to the Heber Creeper railroad — one to continue purchase/funding and one to repeal financing — drew sharp floor debate about state ownership and fiscal priorities. The Senate lifted one bill from Rules amid dispute about whether a two-thirds vote was required and ultimately returned the purchase bill to the second reading calendar.
A pair of competing measures over funding for the Heber Creeper railroad occupied extended floor time in the Utah Senate, producing sharp debate about whether the state should continue to hold money for purchase and what priority that spending should have in tight budget circumstances.
Senator Marine (sponsor of SB167) described SB167 as allowing continuation of funds already allocated for purchase and preservation of the Heber Creeper, noting the bill would lapse $370,150 back into the fund if not used and that private parties and county actors had been…
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