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Proposal to raise weights‑and‑measures fees draws industry pushback; committee defers decision
Summary
The Department of Public Safety asked the House Appropriations Committee to increase inspection fees last raised in 2007. Industry groups — petroleum marketers, agribusiness and contractors — requested additional time to negotiate smaller, phased increases; the committee agreed to defer the bill for further industry‑agency discussions.
The Department of Public Safety’s Weights and Measures division presented House Bill 10‑13, a proposal to raise inspection fees charged to businesses for scales, meters and dispensers across the state. Director Tyler Steen told the committee the program’s last fee adjustments were in 2007 and that the division’s revenue target — to produce roughly half of its operating budget from fees — is again under strain.
Steen said typical inspections include…
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