SB 239 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

Inland Port Authority Amendments

SB 239 modifies Utah's Inland Port Authority to expand its ability to fund infrastructure, environmental projects, and economic development on or near designated port land. It specifically allows private owners of contaminated land to develop distribution centers there and requires the board to annually review the authority's legal powers. The bill also clarifies how the authority can use existing funding for environmental sustainability and adjacent land development, while adjusting board structure and payment timelines. These changes aim to streamline port development without new state funding.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Signed Mar 3, 2025

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to update the House Sponsor's name and refine the language regarding the types of land the Inland Port Authority can fund. The most significant change is the addition of 'land adjacent to a project area' to the list of properties eligible for funding, expanding the Authority's scope. The bill also clarifies that funding assistance is to 'help fulfill' duties rather than just 'fulfill' them, and adjusts the use of primary municipality differential funds to explicitly include adjacent land within the municipality from which the funds were generated.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include 'land adjacent to a project area' as eligible for funding and development support, whereas the previous version only listed land 'in' a project area and 'related to' land in a project area.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'land adjacent to a project area' to the list of properties the Authority may facilitate and provide funding for, broadening the geographic reach of eligible development projects.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the language regarding funding to other governmental entities from 'fulfill the authority's duties' to 'help fulfill the authority's duties,' clarifying the nature of the financial assistance.

FISCAL

Updated the distribution of primary municipality differential funds to explicitly allow 40% for environmental mitigation projects on 'adjacent land' if that land is within the municipality that generated the funds, and 20% for economic development on 'adjacent land' under the same condition.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the House Sponsor's name from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Jefferson Moss' and updated the timestamp of the bill's action.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor