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Utah House adopts measure creating capped fund to help cities hosting homeless shelters
Summary
The House approved a sixth substitute to Senate Bill 235, authorizing up to $5 million (with a $200,000 city cap) from a sales-tax distribution to mitigate local impacts of homeless shelters; supporters said it funds policing and services, while critics said the formula is too narrow.
Salt Lake City — The Utah House on the floor approved a substitute of Senate Bill 235 that sets up a state-distributed mitigation fund for cities hosting homeless shelters.
Representative Jason Lisonbee, the floor sponsor, told colleagues the sixth substitute establishes a maximum statewide pot of $5,000,000, with no single city paying more than $200,000. "This bill caps any city at 200,000, and because it's based on the population, that will be pro rata paid," Lisonbee said, describing a funding…
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