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Committee advances bill to let two counties authorize sales tax for proposed lake; omnibus amendments added
Summary
House Bill 149, which would restore statutory authority for one or both counties to hold a sales tax election to finance a proposed reservoir and recreation project that could cross county lines, was advanced by the committee after adoption of a house committee amendment that rolled in several sales-tax exemption measures.
A House committee approved House Bill 149 with a house committee substitute that includes language to renew statutory authority for a joint or separate county sales-tax election to fund a proposed lake and recreation project that could affect both Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties.
The bill sponsor (identified in committee as the representative for District 146 of Cape Girardeau County) said the language revives an authorization that had been in state statute more than 25 years ago and was requested by county commissioners. “This bill that we're trying to renew here, House Bill 149… was already in state statute 25 plus years ago. And, I've been asked by the county commissioners of both counties to renew this language with a couple modifications,” the sponsor said.
The sponsor explained why the joint…
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