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Senate amends SB 55 to expand land‑conservation task force membership; fiscal note noted
Summary
SB 55 creates a task force to study conservation of prime agricultural land. Senators supported the study but debated representation and agreed to amendments increasing membership counts; sponsors said the fiscal note is $35,500 and accepted adjustments that will increase costs modestly.
Senate Bill 55, presented by Senator Leonard Blackham, would form a land‑conservation task force to examine preservation of prime agricultural land across Utah and to propose mechanisms such as conservation easements.
Blackham and other sponsors framed the proposal as a response to rapid growth and development pressures along the Wasatch Front and in counties such as…
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