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Senate pauses House Bill 149 after questions on 'special projects' skim and PILT impacts
Summary
Sponsoring senator said House Bill 149 would direct forest-reserve payments to special service districts and prevent large county PILT losses; colleagues pressed for clearer apportionment definitions and the measure was circled for further work.
Senator Okerlund, sponsor of House Bill 149, told the Utah Senate on Feb. 11 that the bill aims to direct state forest-reserve (SRS) payments to special service districts for transportation projects so the funds will not reduce Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) entitlements to counties and school districts.
"House Bill 149 is an attempt that has been made for a long time by counties to have some money come back into those areas because of the lack of the ability to tax those areas," the sponsor said, outlining a chart…
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