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Senate accepts amendment capping public-utilities restricted account at $3 million

Utah Senate · February 15, 2017
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Summary

The Senate considered House Bill 109 to create a restricted account for public-utilities funding and accepted a floor amendment capping the account at $3,000,000. Sponsor described the restricted account as improving oversight and providing predictable funding.

Senators on Jan. 27 debated changes to House Bill 109, which would create a restricted account in the general fund for public-utilities funding and increase legislative oversight of those monies.

Senator Shiozawa framed the bill as an oversight and predictability measure for the public utilities fund, saying it "increases…

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