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Committee hears multiple RFAs: law‑school study, Utah Lake center, wetland research, forest restoration, workforce and wildfire detection requests
Summary
Lawmakers heard a series of one‑time and ongoing funding requests (RFAs) including a UVU study on a night/weekend law program ($55,001), a $4 million state match proposal for a Utah Lake Nature Research Center, $300,000 for Bear River watershed research, $4.5 million to stand up a Utah Forest Restoration Initiative, $500,000 for Proxima workforce navigation, $300,000 for wildfire detection cameras, and a $1.5 million ongoing funding request for a USU Center for Civic Excellence.
The committee reviewed a package of requests ranging from small feasibility studies to multi‑million‑dollar center builds and workforce programs.
A UVU representative described a $55,001 seed request to study a night‑and‑weekend law school program aimed at producing more attorneys for public service roles in the state. Senator Brammer said the study would examine cost and structure and would not itself create a law school.
Senator Brammer and Luke Peterson of the Utah Lake Authority described a Utah Lake Nature Research Center and asked for a one‑time $4,000,000 state contribution to support a federally funded project and philanthropic partners; presenters said federal funds are…
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