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Committee clears inland-port technical amendments after water-use concerns, 8–1
Summary
The committee favorably recommended the second substitute to SB 225, which clarifies inland-port boundaries, distribution-center definitions, and project-area procedures; public commenters urged basinwide water-use caps, and Inland Port officials said the sub defers to local caps and that they will avoid water-cooled data centers.
Senator Stevenson presented the second substitute to SB 225 on Feb. 26, describing technical fixes and clarifications for inland-port project areas, including a definition of distribution centers, methods for defining project-area boundaries (legal descriptions, GIS files), and a trigger for when tax increment financing applies. He said the sub also clarifies procurement and development authority in the Fair Park district for projects inside Salt Lake City’s development rules.
Ben Hart, executive director of Inland Port Operations, told the committee the changes are procedural and do…
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