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Panel advances bill clarifying RTAs may provide employee housing, exempting materials from sales tax
Summary
Senate Bill 272 clarifies that regional transportation authorities (RTAs) may build or renovate employee housing and that materials used for such housing can be sales‑tax exempt; Roaring Fork Transportation Authority and CASTA supported the clarification after a Department of Revenue denial of exempt status in one project.
Representative Froelich told the committee SB 272 responds to requests from regional transportation authorities (RTAs) seeking authority and tax parity to build employee housing to recruit and retain transit workers. She said housing helps agencies retain drivers in mountain resort regions where workers otherwise cannot afford…
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