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Senate approves Bear River Task Force reauthorization and $425,000 appropriation; one lawmaker objects
Summary
The Senate reauthorized the Bear River Development Task Force (SB 18) and approved a $425,000 appropriation (SB 19) to support a recommended project; SB 19 passed 25–1 with three absences after a senator argued the funds diverted project money to a single community.
The Utah Senate moved to reauthorize the Bear River Development Task Force (Senate Bill 18) and approved Senate Bill 19, a $425,000 appropriation intended to finance a work project recommended by the task force. Sponsors described SB 19 as funding work already recommended by the task force and drawn from funds appropriated previously. The bills passed on the floor and were ordered sent to the House for further action.
Senator Kerry Peterson and Senator Finlayson, among…
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