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Senate OKs plan to divert growth in general fund revenue toward transportation projects
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 229 to dedicate a portion of new general fund growth to transportation, moving the share toward an estimated 17% target by dedicating 40% of new growth until the goal is reached; the measure passed 18–8 amid objections that it would reduce funding for higher education and social services.
Senate Bill 229, a measure to direct new growth in the state general fund toward transportation projects, passed the Utah Senate on third reading after floor debate and a roll-call vote.
Senator Adams, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the gas tax is stagnant as a per-gallon levy and that the bill would dedicate 40 percent of new general fund growth until transportation funding reaches about 17 percent of the general fund — up from the roughly 8 percent…
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