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The state could keep up to $4 million in fees from companies burying radioactive waste in Utah in case the state has to take over the sites, under a bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday and now goes to the governor for his signature.
HB331 would allow the state to put the first $400,000 in waste fees toward the state's general budget each year, then allows environmental regulators to build a remediation fund of up to $4 million.
"It really does help us make sure we have the funds available in the even of an emergency or a cleanup," said Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem.
The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
Brandon Loomis
