The Utah Senate voted 26-2 in favor of a bill Monday that would direct the state Department of Environmental Quality to establish baseline environmental conditions in the inland port area planned for Salt Lake City’s northwesternmost side and to monitor any changes as a result of the development.
SB144, sponsored by Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, looks to monitor impacts on air and water quality as a result of both the port and the airport expansion.
“It just gives us an opportunity to know where we are right now, taking into consideration the airport and the emissions that are being emitted right now and moving forward with the data," Escamilla told lawmakers, “that could help us make better decisions as a state.