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House rejects bill to extend city ‘ZAP’ tax authorizations and allow 1.5% administration fee
Summary
After extended debate over local control and administrative deductions, the House voted down HB 405, which would have aligned city transient-option sales taxes with county provisions (extending authorization from eight to ten years and allowing up to 1.5% for administration).
The Utah House debated and then rejected House Bill 405 on Feb. 26, 2008. Representative Stephen Sandstrom sponsored the bill, which would have aligned municipal ZAP (local sales/use) tax rules with county provisions by extending reauthorization periods for certain municipal taxes from eight to ten years and permitting municipalities to use up to 1.5% of revenue for program administration.
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