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Senate advances bill to let MIDA request annexation of military project areas into municipalities
Summary
Senate Bill 293 would permit the Military Installation Development Authority to petition for annexation of project areas into municipalities (absent military objection), limits certain MIDA project powers in small counties, and adds a 30‑day bond challenge window; the bill passed second reading with recorded support and advanced to third reading.
Senator Jerry Stevenson presented Senate Bill 293 to allow the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) to petition for municipal annexation of project areas within military installations, provided the installation does not object. He said the provision is necessary for a Utah data‑center project at Camp Williams that requires annexation into Bluffdale City to secure water and other services.
The bill also removes authority for MIDA to create project areas in third‑class (and smaller) counties for certain private land projects, a change intended to accommodate local authority and avoid creating project‑specific powers in small counties. In addition, Stevenson said the bill restores language establishing a 30‑day challenge period for bonds issued by MIDA — language that had been omitted from earlier MIDA statutes — because MIDA anticipates issuing bonds for the Falcon Hill project at Hill Air Force Base in the near future.
Senator Stevenson waived further questions and moved SB293 be read for a third time. On roll call the Senate recorded 20 yea votes, 0 nay votes and 9 absent; SB293 will be read for a third time. Supporters described the bill as a narrowly tailored fix to permit required annexation and to clarify bond procedures, while removing an authority that would have allowed certain project creations in very small counties.
