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Senate Extends Sales-tax Exemption for Pollution-control Equipment for Five Years
Summary
Senate adopted a motion to extend Utah's sales-tax exemption for pollution-control equipment through July 1, 1996, arguing it encourages industry investment in pollution control; opponents noted lost general-fund revenue and the tendency to extend exemptions repeatedly.
Senator Carrie Peterson introduced SB44 to extend the sales-tax exemption for pollution-control equipment for five years to July 1, 1996. The sponsor said the exemption supported air-quality investments and helped attract projects such as the Intermountain Power Project, which yielded large long-term tax and property-value gains for the state.
Supporters argued public opinion and regulatory standards now press industry to install pollution-control equipment, and a stable exemption would help industry plan. Dissenting senators questioned repeated renewals of exemptions and warned about forgone general-fund revenue.
The Senate called the question and the clerk reported SB44 passed by a vote of 20 ayes and 5 nays and will be placed on the third-reading calendar.
