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Governor Huntsman vetoes bill that would change approval process for waste-disposal sites
Summary
Governor John Huntsman Jr. returned Senate Bill 70 with objections, saying the bill would weaken gubernatorial authority over radioactive and hazardous waste facility approvals and could risk Utah’s image and the health of residents.
Governor John M. Huntsman Jr. on Feb. 28 sent a written veto of Senate Bill 70 to the Utah Senate, objecting to a provision that would shift approval for certain waste-disposal facilities from concurrent resolutions to statutes.
In a communication read into the record, the governor said existing law requires both legislative and gubernatorial approval before certain nonhazardous and hazardous solid-waste facilities operate, and that the…
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