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House approves narrow municipal option for ZAP tax after contested debate
Summary
House passed a first-substitute to HB439 to allow cities in first-class counties to seek a time-limited 0.1% ZAP sales-tax for local cultural/recreational projects; critics called it tax creep, supporters said voter approval is required.
The Utah House debated and approved a first-substitute to House Bill 439 on Feb. 27, permitting cities within first-class counties (chiefly Salt Lake County) to pursue a voter-authorized 0.1% sales-tax (ZAP tax) to fund botanical, cultural, recreational and zoological facilities.
Representative Holdaway presented the substitute as a targeted tool allowing cities…
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