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House narrows redevelopment agency uses, shortens tax-increment periods in compromise bill
Summary
The House passed first substitute House Bill 311 revising redevelopment agency (RDA) tax-increment sharing, shortening typical RDA timelines and requiring early returns to schools and housing; Representative Clark’s amendment narrowed allowable infrastructure uses and added housing safeguards. The bill passed 46–26.
The Utah House on March 1 advanced major changes to redevelopment agency law, adopting a compromise version of first substitute House Bill 311 and approving a floor amendment that narrows allowed uses of RDA proceeds.
Representative Adams described the substitute as a negotiated compromise that shortens RDA timeframes and changes how property-tax increment is split: for example, initial years (0–6) remain an 80/20 split favoring the RDA, but subsequent periods gradually return a larger share to schools and housing…
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