Rep. Jefferson Moss (R)

HB 164 (Municipal Enterprise Fund Amendments)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

The Utah Supreme Court has said that fees charged by a city cannot be used for things that do not pertain to what the fee was paid for, but cities aren't complying, and some use their fee revenue as a slush fund to pay for other things. This bill helps put a stop to that practice.

Libertas Institute supports this bill. If cities need more revenue for general government purposes, they should go through the process of raising taxes rather than deceptively raise fees.