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Senate adopts substitute to House Bill 41 to delay some WUI fees, give counties more input
Summary
The Utah Senate substituted and passed a third substitute to House Bill 41 that delays certain county-assessed WUI fees, adds county input to assessments and gives the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands limited rulemaking authority. Sponsors called it a measured fix to HB 48 implementation issues.
The Utah Senate on the floor Tuesday adopted and passed a third substitute to House Bill 41, a package of construction and fire code amendments tied to the state’s wildland-urban interface (WUI) mapping and implementation. Senator Vickers, the bill’s floor sponsor, said the substitute is intended to ease implementation and give local governments additional input before new county-assessed fees take effect.
"This specific bill is dealing with the WUI," Vickers said on the floor, describing the substitute as a step to "help with some of the property owners that may be affected by what’s…
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