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House passes wide-ranging energy infrastructure tax-credit expansion amid air-quality debate
Summary
The Utah House adopted and passed second substitute HB 124 to expand high-cost infrastructure tax credits to energy projects, mineral processing and locomotive upgrades; proponents said the bill could cut diesel emissions substantially while critics flagged possible large tax-credit costs in the fiscal note.
The Utah House on Feb. 9 passed second substitute HB 124, expanding the state—nergy infrastructure tax-credit program to cover a broader set of projects — including geothermal, pumped hydro, carbon sequestration, utility-scale battery storage, mineral processing facilities and locomotive engine conversion projects.
Representative Albrecht, sponsor of the legislation, said the bill merges related proposals and builds on prior work by an energy working group. "HB 124 was the result of many months of work," he said,…
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