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Senators debate shifting gas-tax shares to cities and counties; amendment proposed tying funds to road transfers
Summary
Senators discussed altering the gas-tax distribution formula so cities and counties receive a larger share, with concerns raised about timing, the Wilbur Smith study, and whether fund increases must be accompanied by transfer of road maintenance responsibility.
Lawmakers on the floor grappled with proposals to change how state gasoline-tax revenue is distributed between the state and local governments.
An unnamed senator who identified himself as a Utah state senator urged colleagues to correct what he called an historic unfairness: local governments have borne borrowing and maintenance costs for local highways and should receive a larger portion of gas-tax revenue. He recalled times when…
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