BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2850: Local conserv area financing

Concerning local conservation area financing.

Summary

Authorizes qualifying cities to designate local conservation finance areas within their boundaries and finance public improvements through a local conservation area financing process.
Authorizes qualifying cities to issue bonds and use certain tax revenues that increase within the local conservation finance areas to finance the public improvements.
Prescribes a process for a qualifying city to apply to the Department of Revenue for a state contribution in the form of a sales and use tax credit for financing the public improvements.
Sets a state contribution limit of $5 million per year statewide and a limit of $500,000 per project.
Establishes requirements pertaining to transfer of development rights programs for jurisdictions that elect to participate in a local conservation area financing process.
Establishes numerous administrative, procedural, and reporting requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis 2010 (HB 2850), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to local conservation area financing;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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