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House Passes Bill Creating Centennial Highway TIF, Moves $30M One‑Time and Codifies $60M Ongoing
Summary
House Bill 108—creating a TIF, moving a $30 million one‑time appropriation into that TIF and codifying $60 million of ongoing funds into the Centennial Highway Fund—passed the House 61–12 after floor debate over earmarking and legislative flexibility.
The Utah House passed House Bill 108 on April 19, a transportation funding measure that creates a tax‑increment‑finance (TIF) mechanism, moves a $30 million one‑time appropriation into the TIF, and codifies $60 million of ongoing funding into the Centennial Highway Fund. The House voted 61 yes to 12 no and referred the bill to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Lockhart, the bill sponsor, summarized the measure and its fiscal effects: "What the bill does is everything except for the box at the bottom ... It creates the TIF. It puts the…
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