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Appropriations committee sends bill diverting vehicle sales tax to WYDOT to House floor
Summary
House Bill 33, which would divert the state portion of vehicle sales tax to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, was recommended do pass by the House Appropriations Committee after testimony from WYDOT and discussion of long-term road-funding shortfalls.
The House Appropriations Committee on Oct. 27 recommended House Bill 33, a measure to divert the state-side portion of sales tax on vehicle purchases to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to address chronic shortfalls in road funding.
Chairman Chipman Brown opened discussion by framing the bill as a targeted revenue redirection aimed at funding road maintenance. The committee was told the proposal would divert roughly $69 million in the first year (growing by about $1 million annually in early years), which the sponsor and WYDOT said would be earmarked for state highway preservation and maintenance.
WYDOT Director Darren Westby told the committee…
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