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Senate approves resolution and bill to let legislative committee resolve White—s Valley landfill dispute
Summary
The Senate approved HCR 8 and House Bill 404, giving a designated legislative committee authority to select an alternative landfill site and, under specified conditions, grant consent in place of certain county actions related to a dispute among Davis, Morgan and Box Elder counties.
The Senate debated HCR 8 and House Bill 404, measures tied to a multi-county landfill dispute. Senator Taylor said HCR 8 provides background on committee work to resolve a landfill siting dispute involving Davis, Morgan and Box Elder counties and that House Bill 404 allows the designated committee to grant local-government consent in lieu of the affected county commissioners where the county—s authority is legally restrained.
Senator Holmgren offered a friendly amendment to set an effective date requiring the committee—s action before June 5, 1997; the floor accepted that amendment and then called the question. Senators expressed concerns about county authority and the delegation of conditional-use decisions to a committee, but multiple members voiced support for the measure as a step to resolve a longstanding intercounty stalemate.
Both HCR 8 and House Bill 404 passed on roll-call votes (each announced as 24 aye, no nays, 5 absent). The House-bound enrollments and signatures were arranged following Senate passage.
Why it matters: The bills change decisionmaking for a disputed landfill site by allowing a legislative committee to choose an alternative site and provide a route to local-government consent where county commission action is limited by legal restraint; sponsors said the change will allow the dispute to be resolved without further county impasse.
What—s next: The measures will be signed by the president of the Senate in open session and returned to the House for final signature and enrollment. Any incipient legal challenges or implementation details will be resolved through local-government actions and administrative steps.
