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Representative’s proposal to redirect lodging/gas tax revenue for gateway roads draws opposition; bill tabled
Summary
Representative Scott Rosenzweig outlined a plan to reallocate some state lodging and gas tax revenues to better support gateway tourism communities’ road needs; stakeholders and associations opposed the idea and the committee tabled the bill.
Representative Scott Rosenzweig presented a conceptual bill (House Bill 7 84) aimed at better aligning transportation funding with tourism‑driven road use in gateway communities. He told the committee that some counties hosting large numbers of out‑of‑county visitors — citing Park County and Yellowstone entrances — bear high traffic and service costs but receive a small share of existing gas‑tax and lodging tax distributions.
Rosenzweig discussed vehicle miles traveled and lodging taxes as potential data sources to rebalance…
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