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Senate approves substitute to centralize Great Salt Lake leadership but keeps governor appointment authority
Summary
Third substitute of H.B. 491 passed after sponsors revised appointment language; the bill creates a Great Salt Lake Commissioner to coordinate agency action but preserves the governor’s ability to appoint and remove that commissioner, and sponsors said records would remain subject to GRAMA.
The Utah Senate on March 1 passed the third substitute of House Bill 491, a measure sponsors described as providing strategic, centralized leadership for Great Salt Lake policy while preserving the governor’s appointment authority.
Sponsor Senator Sandel explained that earlier drafts sought greater legislative control over the Great Salt Lake Commissioner…
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