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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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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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:
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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
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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
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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
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43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature and the Governor will support and
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45 any harmful federal encroachment.