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Senate advances wildfire abatement bill, authorizes up to 80% tax exemption with county opt-out
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 4 advanced second substitute SSB134, creating a one-year property-tax exemption—up to 80% of taxable value—for homeowners who complete specified wildfire-abatement activities; counties can reduce or eliminate the exemption by ordinance and the Division of Forestry and Fire will identify qualifying parcels.
The Utah Senate moved forward on a bill aimed at encouraging homeowner wildfire-mitigation work, adopting second substitute Senate Bill 134 on the floor March 4.
Sponsor Senator Hemmert told the chamber the bill uses a "carrot" approach: the Division of Forestry and Fire would identify high-risk parcels and publish qualifying abatement activities; homeowners who submit receipts and documentation would receive a certificate, and that certificate could be used to take a property-tax exemption for one year. "If a homeowner chooses to spend money completing those abatement activities on…
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