Many argue reducing pollution is worth more than road funds that would have been raised.
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) This 2016 file photo shows drivers lined up for their morning coffee as their idling vehicles spew tailpipe emissions. Utah lawmakers on Monday killed a bill to dramatically hike state registration fees on electric and hybrid vehicles a move that opponents warned was contrary to Utahns desire for cleaner air.
| Feb. 22, 2021, 11:32 p.m.
Showing how important reducing air pollution now is to Utah lawmakers, the House voted 44-27 on Monday to kill a bill that had sought to impose up to a five-fold increase on registration fees for electric and hybrid vehicles.