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Committee advances bill replacing centrally assessed utility property tax with usage tax aimed at preserving local revenue
Summary
House Bill 329 would replace property tax on centrally assessed utilities with a usage tax (kilowatt-hour and therm) designed to be revenue-neutral statewide and to end litigation under the 1976 4-R Act; the committee moved the bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee on an unspecified date advanced House Bill 329, a proposal to replace property tax on centrally assessed utility property with a usage-based tax calculated from kilowatt-hour and therm usage data. Sponsors said the change is intended to avoid valuation litigation under the federal 4-R Act and to preserve roughly the same total revenue for local taxing districts.
Representative Jeff Ehlers, District 21 (Meridian),…
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