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Committee hears testimony on urban-transportation changes; SB 510 tabled after opposition from transit agencies
Summary
Senate Bill 510, proposing elected boards for urban transportation districts and permitting areas not served to leave without debt responsibility after five years, drew widespread opposition from transit agencies, municipalities and operators citing revenue loss and operational challenges; the committee tabled the bill after a failed do-pass vote.
Senator Willis Curdy introduced Senate Bill 510 to make several changes to how urban transportation districts (UTDs) operate: require elected boards, prohibit conditioning development approvals on joining a district, require updated district maps, and relieve areas not receiving service from responsibility for existing district indebtedness after five years.
Curdy framed the bill as a response to constituents who pay district taxes but receive no transit service, saying residents on Missoula’s west side have paid for 12 years without bus service and want local accountability. He read constituent emails describing what they called “taxation without…
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