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Air-quality bill to give state board wider authority fails after heated debate
Summary
Senate Bill 87, which would have repealed statutory constraints and allowed Utah's Air Quality Board to adopt Utah-specific standards and rulemaking consistent with other state boards, failed on a 12–16 roll call after extended debate over federalism, regulatory oversight and board composition.
Senate Bill 87, a measure to repeal language in Utah statute (section 19-2-106) that currently constrains the Air Quality Board to follow federal minimums, failed in the Senate on Feb. 18 after a protracted floor debate.
Senator Davis, sponsor, framed the bill as restoring the state's ability to adopt "Utah solutions" to air problems tied to local topography. "We have the right and we shouldn't be tying ourselves to the federal…
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