This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 10:32 AM by pflowers.
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE SHUTDOWN

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OF UTAH'S POWER BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mike Schultz

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Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This resolution highlights the state's need to protect and defend against federal
11     government regulations that jeopardize the state's right to an affordable, reliable, and
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sustainable] dispatchable ←Ĥ energy supply.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This resolution:
15          ▸     highlights Utah's measured approach to energy policy and the harm of the federal
16     government's rulemaking regarding ozone transfer.
17     Special Clauses:
18          None
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20     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
21          WHEREAS, the state has employed to great success a measured, all-of-the-above
22     energy policy that has powered decades of prosperity and provided some of the nation's most
23     reliable Ĥ→ [
and affordable] , affordable, and dispatchable ←Ĥ energy;
24          WHEREAS, in the face of population growth, changing technology, and security
25     threats, the state needs to protect the reliability of our electric grid;
26          WHEREAS, the state has a history of applying common sense solutions to provide
27     base-load power for the state, fuel the economy, and maintain a high quality of life for the

28     people in the state;
29          WHEREAS, because the current federal administration continues to assault the energy
30     industry through regulatory rulemaking;
31          WHEREAS, a recent federal regulatory rule from the federal government on ozone
32     transport will force the early closure of certain power plants located in the state;
33          WHEREAS, the closure of these certain power plants will put the state's supply of
34     reliable, affordable, and dispatchable power at significant risk Ĥ→ [
within a few years] ←Ĥ ;
35          WHEREAS, the state should fight for a responsible energy policy that embraces
36     efficiency and is based in reality; and
37          WHEREAS, the state should stand in the way of the federal government's egregious
38     power grab that harms the state's citizens:
39          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
40     Governor concurring therein, will push back on the federal regulatory overreach that threatens
41     our ability to provide power to our state, fuel our economy and maintain a high quality of life
42     for the people the state;
43          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature and the Governor will support and
44     defend our right, as a state's right, to an affordable, reliable, and Ĥ→ [
sustainable]
44a      dispatchable ←Ĥ energy supply from
45     any harmful federal encroachment.