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HB 201UTAHSession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Utah extends radioactive waste facility expansion tax and alters repeal dates

Original title: Radioactive Waste Facility Tax Amendments

Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Carl Albrecht and 1 other

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What This Bill Proposed

Utah HB 201 extends the radioactive waste facility expansion tax application deadline to December 31, 2026, and updates related repeal dates. The tax remains $3.45 per cubic yard for up to 8,700,000 cubic yards of .

Why it matters

Operators submitting s must continue paying the $3.45 per cubic yard expansion tax through the extended December 31, 2026 deadline, with revenues directed into the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Radioactive waste facility operators

Operators submitting expansion applications are subject to the extended $3.45 per cubic yard tax through December 31, 2026.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline to apply for a radioactive waste facility expansion under the extended tax?

Facility operators must submit a new to the division on or before December 31, 2026.

Where does the revenue collected from the expansion tax go?

The commission deposits the tax revenue collected into the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

11 actions

Mar 6, 2026House
House/ filed
Mar 6, 2026House
House/ strike enacting clause
Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Jan 20, 2026House
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
Jan 20, 2026Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0201
Jan 16, 2026Version Sponsor
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Jan 14, 2026House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
Jan 8, 2026Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0201
Jan 8, 2026Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0201
Jan 8, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Jan 8, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
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Connected Entities

Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Committee

OrganizationElectrical Energy Development Investment Fund“Fund where the commission deposits tax revenue collected under Section 59-24-103”Map →

OrganizationDivision of Waste Management and Radiation Control“Division created in Section 19-1-105 that reviews radioactive waste facility app”Map →

OrganizationYouth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Committee“Committee referenced in repeal date provisions.”Map →

Sources

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le.utah.gov

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