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Senate approves HB 4001 allowing county-option quarter‑cent to fund regionally significant transportation
Summary
After extended debate over local control, corridor preservation and whether counties could use property tax for fixed-guideway transit, the Utah Senate passed House Bill 4001 authorizing counties to seek voter approval for a quarter‑cent sales tax to fund regionally significant transportation projects.
The Utah Senate on Sept. 19 approved House Bill 4001, a county‑option measure allowing local legislative bodies to place an additional quarter‑cent sales tax before voters to fund regionally significant transportation projects.
Sponsor Senator Kilpack, presenting the bill, said it "allows an additional quarter cent of sales tax at the discretion of the county legislative body to put it before the voters" and described built‑in safeguards including a criteria‑based prioritization process and a requirement in first‑ and second‑class counties that 25 percent of revenue go to corridor preservation. Kilpack said the…
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