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Utah House approves Outdoor Recreation Grant Program, creating statewide TRT fund
Summary
The House passed the second substitute to Senate Bill 264 to create an Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Fund financed through a statewide transient room tax vehicle and an Outdoor Recreation Grant Program; the measure passed 44–29 after extended debate over hospitality taxation and program scope.
The Utah House of Representatives on the afternoon calendar passed the second substitute to Senate Bill 264, creating an Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Fund and an Outdoor Recreation Grant Program funded through a statewide transient room tax (TRT) mechanism and administered with an advisory committee.
Representative Wilson, sponsor of the substitute, said the fund will be used to build trails, walking paths, climbing routes, boating and adaptive-sports programs and other recreation infrastructure around the state. "For a small fee, in these, 30 to 50¢ a night, you're going to see tremendous…
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