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Senate committee approves substitute expanding Military Installation Development Authority powers
Summary
The committee approved a first substitute to SB 316 to give the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) administrative flexibility for project areas, allow MIDA to act as lead on environmental reviews, permit collection of construction-materials sales tax in project areas, and clarify public infrastructure district structure.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Standing Committee unanimously approved a first substitute to SB 316, a bill that makes administrative changes to the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) and expands how revenues from MIDA project areas can be used.
Sponsor Senator Dan Stevenson described the changes as largely administrative while highlighting the economic role MIDA has played since 2008. Stevenson cited development west of Hill Air Force Base, including work by contractors such as Northrop Grumman and data centers near Camp Williams, as examples of projects tied to MIDA that…
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