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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6239: Rural cnty sales & use taxes

Providing that sales and use taxes imposed by rural counties may be used for purchasing water rights for water banking.

Summary

  • Revenues from the local option sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties may be used for another purpose. This purpose is to purchase water rights for the purpose of water banking in basins where the county and DOE agree that groundwater is over-appropriated.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6239), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Curtis King (R-14)
Introduced
January 17, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
January 17, 2014
Companion bill
HB 2596
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing that sales and use taxes imposed by rural counties may be used for purchasing water rights for water banking;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Curtis King (R-14)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Brian Hatfield D-19Senator D-35

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6239 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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