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Senate Approves Buffer and Easement Bill Around Hill Air Force Base After Negotiated Amendments
Summary
Fifth substitute of House Bill 227 — creating easements/buffer zones around Hill Air Force Base — passed the Senate after amendments and intent language clarifying use of funds for administrative and relocation expenses; debate centered on compensation and scope of relocations.
The Utah Senate approved the fifth substitute to House Bill 227, a measure designed to create a buffer zone around Hill Air Force Base through easements and limited buyouts intended to protect the base’s operations. Sponsors framed the bill as a strategic protection of a major employer and economic engine.
Senator Steele, speaking for the sponsors, said the measure reflects negotiations with property owners and local officials and is meant to strengthen the state’s bargaining position to preserve Hill AFB. He told senators, in urging adoption, that Hill’s economic impact means “every person in this state is impacted by the work done,…
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