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Utah Senate narrows split over water financing; substitute SB 20 and bonding plan move to third reading
Summary
Senators debated two competing approaches to fund water infrastructure — a $50 million bonding package (SB 24) and a sales-tax dedication/pay-as-you-go proposal (substitute SB 20). After lengthy debate on fiscal trade-offs and risks, SB 20 substitute was placed on third reading (15–14) and SB 24 was placed on the third-reading calendar and tabled for later consideration (28–1).
The Utah Senate spent a large portion of the day debating how to finance the state’s water infrastructure, weighing a $50 million bonding proposal against a sales-tax dedication and pay-as-you-go alternative.
Senator Fred W. Finlayson introduced Senate Bill 24 as a $50,000,000 bond issue that would allocate $20 million for water resources, $15 million for water pollution control and $15 million for safe drinking water. “There are two mechanisms … part of that infrastructure financing is in Senate Bill 20, and that’s Senator Moran’s approach, which is on the sales…
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