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Senate approves $500,000 study to quantify revenue if federal lands transfer to Utah occurs
Summary
The Senate passed a first substitute to SB 48 to fund a $500,000 study by the Commission for the Management of Public Lands to inventory specified federal lands and model potential annual revenue for public education at the district level. Supporters said the study is an essential appraisal; opponents called the expenditure premature and potentially wasteful if transfer does not occur.
The Utah Senate voted to approve a first substitute to Senate Bill 48 that directs the Commission for the Management of Public Lands to inventory specific federal lands and produce a 10-year forecast of potential annual revenue for public education if ownership were transferred to the state.
Senator Osman, sponsor of the measure, told the chamber the study is intended to provide district-by-district revenue estimates so lawmakers and constituents can weigh the fiscal consequences of any future transfer. "The fundamental purpose behind the transfer of lands is the fiscal impact to our state... we need to know what the…
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