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Senate approves wider county sales-tax option after amendment on local oversight fails
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 94, expanding a county option sales tax for arts, zoos and recreation to include broader recreational and cultural uses. An amendment to give county commissions elective oversight of fund distributions failed after extended debate.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 94 on Feb. 9, 1996, expanding the counties' option to levy an additional one‑tenth of a cent sales tax to finance arts, zoological and recreational facilities and programs. The bill broadens eligible uses to include recreational, cultural, trails and similar activities and will require approval by a vote of the people in the affected county.
The most contested moment on the floor came when Senator Bolton introduced an amendment to require county legislative bodies to establish separate criteria for distribution and to allow county commissions to withhold…
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