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House approves incentive to spur Utah aviation fuel refining, amid debate over targeted subsidies
Summary
Senate Bill 284 passed the Utah House on March 1, 2023, creating a post‑performance incentive account to reward incremental refinery and airline investments that increase Utah‑refined aviation fuel; sponsors said the incentive is intended to reduce imported jet fuel and raise state severance tax receipts. The measure passed 53–18 after extensive questions about capacity and targeted incentives.
The Utah House on March 1 approved Senate Bill 284, a measure designed to incentivize the refining of Utah crude into aviation fuel so the state imports less jet fuel and captures more severance and royalty revenue.
Representative Musselman, the sponsor, described a multi‑part incentive: a participating federally certified air carrier must make a substantial upfront investment in refinery capacity and a participating refinery must increase aviation fuel production above a base year. The bill creates an…
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