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House lifts cap on sales-tax diversion to seed water development fund; bill passed
Summary
The House passed a measure to raise a cap and divert additional sales-tax receipts into a water development fund to seed Bear River and Lake Powell projects; sponsors said 94% will go to the fund and 6% to staffing/engineering support. The bill passed on the floor.
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 47 (Sales Tax Diversion for Water Projects) after floor explanation and questions on scope and use. The sponsor told members the change would lift a cap so an additional $7–8 million could flow into a dedicated water development fund; roughly 94 percent of the additional amounts would flow to the fund and 6 percent would be…
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