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Senate committee advances bill to let local governments recover road-repair costs from service contracts
Summary
The Senate Committee on Local Government advanced SB 922, authored by Senator Laird, which clarifies that cities and counties may recover street-maintenance costs tied to public-service contracts (for example, waste-haul franchises). Supporters said the bill restores longstanding practice; opponents warned it could be read to allow new local fees. The committee passed the measure 7–0.
Senator Laird's SB 922 moved out of the Senate Committee on Local Government after supporters said the bill restores a long-standing local authority to recover street-maintenance costs from public-service contracts and would reduce litigation risk created by a recent court ruling.
"For decades... it has been a standard practice to integrate the cost of repairing this damage into rates, fees or franchise agreements," Laird said, arguing SB 922 "clarifies the relevant code section" so local governments can continue to recover road maintenance costs tied to providing public works and services. He urged an "I" vote.
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