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Senate advances redevelopment reform, narrow exemption debated over Geneva Steel
Summary
The Senate amended and approved bills changing redevelopment authority rules: SB245 narrows a special exception for very large abandoned industrial sites (addressing Geneva Steel), while SB196 updates RDA tracks and tightens blight criteria. Debate centered on uniformity and the propriety of exemptions. Both bills were advanced to the House.
The Utah Senate on Friday amended and approved bills aimed at tightening and clarifying redevelopment authority (RDA) powers while creating a narrowly tailored path for very large abandoned industrial sites.
Senate Bill 245, presented by Senator Bramble, creates an exception under narrow circumstances so that an "inactive or abandoned heavy industrial site" of at least 1,000 acres with hazardous remediation needs could qualify for…
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