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Senate approves $40 million rural transportation fund to help fix county roads
Summary
The Senate passed a second substitute to Senate Bill 175 establishing a $40 million one‑time Rural Transportation Infrastructure Fund for third‑through sixth‑class counties, to be sustained via a vehicle‑registration fee formula; counties will decide specific projects.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 22 approved a second substitute to Senate Bill 175 that creates a Rural Transportation Infrastructure Fund with a one‑time appropriation of $40 million to help counties maintain and repair roads.
Sponsor Senator Owens told colleagues the appropriation targets counties classified third through sixth and described the funding as a response to growing maintenance needs, including segments of county roadways that have deteriorated…
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