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Legislators debate wildfire funding options; bill would dedicate insurance ‘retaliatory’ tax, bottle-fee proposal divides
Summary
Central Oregon legislators told Deschutes County officials on April 18 that a wildfire funding proposal would dedicate an existing insurance-related “retaliatory” tax to wildfire response, but a proposed extra 5¢ bottle fee is a key point of contention in Ways and Means.
Deschutes County officials heard April 18 that a wildfire funding bill under consideration in the Legislature would redirect an existing insurance-related revenue stream to wildfire programs but faces debate over a proposed bottle-fee component.
At a Deschutes County legislative roundtable, Representative Reschke said the bill’s financing plan would “capture what’s called the retaliatory tax,” currently paid by out-of-state insurance companies and typically directed to the general fund. “But this bill, I believe, captures that and says, no. We’re gonna dedicate that to wildfire…
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