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League says SB 337 would let state pick major sites, collect tax increment without local consent
Summary
League staff briefed members on Senate Bill 337’s proposal to create a Beehive Development Agency and authorize “Significant Community Impact Projects” that could be approved without local government consent; the League’s staff recommended opposing the bill as drafted and discussed possible partnership-based fixes.
The Utah League of Cities and Towns Legislative Policy Committee discussed Senate Bill 337 on a special virtual meeting, concluding that the bill as drafted would let a state board approve large-scale “Significant Community Impact Projects” (SCIPs) and capture a large share of local tax increment without requiring local consent.
League staff told about 300 attendees that SB 337 would authorize a new Beehive Development Agency — a five-member board with three governor appointees and one appointee each from the Senate president and House speaker — to approve up to three SCIPs per year. The bill would let the agency act as land-use authority for approved SCIPs, require local governments to “cooperate to…
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