Throw a little money in the direction of your elected representatives, and what do you get? Exemptions. At least in the case of EnergySolutions: SB 155 will exempt EnergySolutions from having to get approval from the state government to expand its nuclear waste storage site if it so desires.

KSL.com has a good article regarding the amount of money EnergySolutions has given the legislators, and their claims that money doesn’t influence them to vote in favor of ES:

It’s ludicrous to believe that the money ($15,000 to Gov. Huntsman, $10,100 to House Speaker Greg Curtis) that has been given to our elected officials won’t influence them in any way.

Senate President John Valentine scored some points in my book when he spoke at the public comment on Divine Strake in opposition to it. However, it seems that he was one of the senators to vote for SB 155. Let’s hope that this one gets shot down either by the House, or the governor.