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House approves inland port expansion to allow 'hub-and-spoke' satellites, sets affordable‑housing share
Summary
The House passed a substitute to expand the Utah Inland Port Authority into a hub-and-spoke model, authorizing satellite sites and tax‑increment financing with a 10% local affordable‑housing set‑aside; supporters said it aids rural exporters and reduces traffic on the Wasatch Front, while critics warned of governance and taxing‑authority concerns.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 7 approved a substitute bill to expand the Utah Inland Port Authority into a hub‑and‑spoke model, authorizing satellite port sites, tax‑increment financing and a 10% affordable‑housing share of any tax increment generated in the producing community.
Representative Kevin Gibson, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure continues prior inland‑port work and builds a hub‑and‑spoke system that would let goods be processed and shipped from locations across the state. “This inland port is just a continuation of a bill that we did last…
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