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House passes bill to reimburse Navajo Nation fuel tax, sponsors say it protects border businesses
Summary
The House approved HB 284 to allow partial reimbursement related to the Navajo Nationfuel tax, aiming to prevent five service stations on the reservation from going out of business; the measure passed 67-9 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 22 passed House Bill 284, a measure the sponsor said would reimburse part of a Navajo Nation gasoline tax to avoid economic harm to five service stations on the reservation.
Representative Brad Johnson, the bills sponsor, told the House that the Navajo Nation implemented an $0.18-per-gallon tax on Oct. 1 and that the legislative response would allow a mechanism for reimbursement so Utah retailers would not be double-taxed or forced out of business. Johnson…
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