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Senate passes Intermountain Power Agency oversight bill 22–7 after floor debate
Summary
Senate Bill 2,002, amending the Interlocal Cooperation Act to add legislative audit authority, limit creation of 'segments' and remove certain eminent-domain privileges, passed the Utah Senate 22–7. Sponsors said oversight is needed before major bond and contract steps; several senators supported passage with caveats and asked for stakeholder meetings.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 2,002 — an amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Act focused on the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) — by a roll-call vote of 22–7 and sent the measure to the House.
Senator Owens, the sponsor, described long-running concerns about IPA's governance and exemptions from open-meeting, procurement and audit laws. "It clarifies that a project entity and taxed local inter ... are subject to audits…
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