Ariz. House Backs Bill Aiding Gas Storage Project

According to committee testimony by state and company officials, the project would still be subject to federal Environmental Protection Agency regulatory processes if the bill become laws and lifts Arizona's permitting requirement.

The bill (HB2352) has backing from several major utilities — Arizona Public Service Co. and Southwest Gas Corp. — but has drawn opposition from the Sierra Club, an environmentalist group.

House passage on a formal vote would send it to the Senate.

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