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Senate narrowly approves bill creating opt‑out utility charge and interlocal to fund air programs
Summary
The Senate adopted SB 243 after amendments clarifying opt‑out notification and expanding eligible uses to include implementation projects; the final roll call was 15 yeas, 11 nays, 3 absent following a contested floor debate about governance and fund allocation.
The Utah Senate passed SB 243, a bill that allows a utility charge (with an opt‑out) to fund air‑quality programs and creates or expands an interlocal agency to collect and distribute the revenue. A sponsor described the measure as an amendment to a statute enacted last year that extends the funding mechanism to include electric as well as gas utilities and adds representatives…
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