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Utah Senate passes public-lands funding amendments after transparency amendment fails
Summary
The Senate approved first substitute HB 3002 to consolidate public-lands funding into a 'federal overreach' restricted account and appropriate funds for state actions; an amendment to require a public dashboard tracking the number of lawsuits failed before the bill passed 22–5.
The Utah Senate on June 4 passed first substitute House Bill 3002, a measure that consolidates several public-lands funding streams into a renamed ‘federal overreach restricted account’ and appropriates funds to coordinate state responses to perceived federal overreach.
Sponsor Sen. Scott Stevenson told senators the bill moves and consolidates previously approved funds (including identified balances from the Division of Finance and legislative services) to create a single, more transparent account overseen by the Executive Appropriations Committee. Stevenson said the change is intended to reduce…
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