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Senate strikes enacting clause of tourism sales-tax measure, asks for interim study
Summary
The Senate debated a bill allowing certain rural counties to impose an additional 1% tourism-related sales tax. After floor debate over public comment, tax-base erosion and caps, Senator Stevenson moved to strike the enacting clause and request interim study; the motion passed and the bill will be studied further.
Senators on March 1 debated a bill that would let qualifying rural counties impose up to an additional 1% sales tax tied to tourism-related costs, then voted to strike the measure’s enacting clause and send the issue to interim study.
Proponents described the measure as a targeted tool for small counties that shoulder heavy tourism burdens — naming Grand County and Moab as examples — allowing voters in…
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