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House debate centers on highway bond tied to proposed —Grand Salt Lake Mall—; amendment attempts fail and bill falls
Summary
Lawmakers debated funding a highway interchange and using sales-tax increments to underwrite bonds tied to a proposed "Grand Salt Lake Mall." Critics called the measure an earmark and warned it would divert sales tax; an effort to increase authorizations failed and the bill did not pass.
Representative Dilley moved to uncircle Senate Bill 176 to authorize general obligation bonding for a highway interchange related to a proposed Grand Salt Lake Mall and the Legacy Highway corridor. He described an $8 million authorization for highway improvements, tied to tax increments generated by the private development, and read estimates that the project could yield new sales tax revenues during construction and…
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