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Senate passes $3 million riverway and trails appropriation after debate over scale
Summary
The Senate approved a $3 million appropriation for riverway and trails enhancement (SB129), with sponsors arguing the funds would leverage local matching dollars; an amendment to reduce the appropriation to $500,000 failed.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 6 passed Senate Bill 129, a $3 million appropriation intended to enhance riverway and trail projects across the state, after debate over the bill’s size and how much the state should commit in the current budget.
Senator LeRay McAllister, sponsor of SB129, told the Senate the $3 million could be leveraged through local matching commitments to produce a significantly larger investment in trail and riverway projects across 25 of Utah’s 29 counties. He distributed materials showing last year’s…
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