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House debate on motor-carrier bill centers on tax revenue and whether measure reintroduces regulation
Summary
Representative Greensides presented House Bill 138 to address unpaid tax revenue attributed to troubled motor carriers; he cited an $871,386 1989 figure and said the bill would allow the Public Service Commission to set rates. Representative Fox questioned whether setting rates equates to reregulation and pushed members to study the bill further before voting.
Representative Ronald J. Greensides introduced House Bill 138, a proposed amendment to the Motor Carrier Act, saying the measure is not intended to "reregulate" the Utah motor‑carrier industry but to protect tax revenues the State Tax Commission and Public Service Commission say have been lost when carriers go out of business.
Greensides declared a conflict of interest on the floor, noting the subject is his livelihood and that the Public Service Commission had asked him to sponsor the bill based on a letter…
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