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Senate Advances Noise-Abatement Program to Guide Highway Sound‑Wall Policy
Summary
The Utah Senate on Jan. 25 advanced Senate Bill 52, establishing a state fund and directing the Utah Department of Transportation commission to create rules and a prioritization system for highway sound walls; the measure passed a roll call and was placed on the third‑reading calendar.
Senate President Lane Beatty told colleagues on Jan. 25 that Senate Bill 52 would create a dedicated fund and assign the Department of Transportation commission responsibility to set rules and priorities for highway sound walls.
"Basically, what this bill does is set up a fund and a responsibility for the commission through the Department of Transportation to set up rules and…
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