Billboard industry won’t get seat on Scenic Byway Committee in revised bill, but critics say the companies still have influence

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cyclists race along Scenic Byway 12 above the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument during the Tour Of Utah bike race in 2016. A proposed bill would give the Utah Legislature — and the billboard companies who lobby its members — more power over the management of scenic byways over local governments, critics say.