Lawmakers took no action on a bill on federal designations and requirements that political subdivisions of Utah get
SALT LAKE CITY — A controversial bill on federal designations before a Utah legislative committee stoked some lively debate Friday, but lawmakers ran out of time before they could take any action.
Instead, the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environmental Quality, Rep. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, said the public would get more chances to weigh in at the group’s next meeting.
HB78, sponsored by Rep. Carl Albrecht, R-Richfield, would require political subdivisions of the state of Utah to shop a sought-after federal designation before the Utah Legislature first, and get members‘ buy-in.
Testimony Friday touched on disagreement that arose over the Emery County Lands Bill before Congress by Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, with a proposed new wilderness designation that would impact Wayne County.
