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Senate adopts amended Development Fees Act after marathon floor debate
Summary
After extended debate and multiple floor amendments, the Senate passed the seventh substitute of SB 95, the Development Fees Act, including a provision that grandfathered certain critical habitats and clarified where park-related impact fees may be charged.
The Utah Senate passed the seventh substitute to Senate Bill 95 on Feb. 23, 1995, after extensive floor debate and a series of amendments aimed at narrowing and clarifying impact-fee authority.
Sponsor Senator Mansell opened the discussion on development impact fees and sought to balance new-growth infrastructure costs with fairness to existing residents. Senator Watson offered an amendment the floor identified as the "Safe and Tortoise Amendment," which would grandfather critical habitats in existence as of Jan. 1, 1995, so…
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