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Mecklenburg transportation referendum framework (PAVE Act) advances in House
Summary
The House advanced House Bill 948 — the PAVE Act — after Representative Cotham outlined a regional framework that would let Mecklenburg County voters approve a 1¢ sales tax split among rail, roads and buses and create a 27‑member Mecklenburg County Transit Authority; the measure passed second reading with an adopted amendment and will remain on the calendar for final consideration.
Representative Becky Cotham presented House Bill 948, the PAVE Act, to the North Carolina House on June 18, saying the measure would let Mecklenburg County voters decide whether to approve a 1¢ local sales tax dedicated to transportation and would create a new independent Mecklenburg County Transit Authority. "If this referendum was to pass, the bill would create a framework 40% for rail, 40% for roads, and 20% for buses," Cotham said on the floor.
The nut of the bill is a voter referendum mechanism that authorizes Mecklenburg County officials to put a dedicated sales‑tax question before local…
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