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Show Hama CIRCULATING Volume XIV February, 1969 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH No. 14 Outlook On Utah Farm (Legislation Report From Statehouse LeGrand Jarman, UFB Organization Director, is spending most of his time at the state capitol these days talking to lawmakers and following the progress of bills dealing with matters important to farm people. A man with nearly thirty years of active experience with the legislature, both as a lawmaker and as a power, LeGrand is known and respected by virtually every member of both houses. During a free minute we chatted with LeGrand about the status of legislation of interest to agricultural people. Here is his report as of February 3rd: behind-the-scen- S.B. 8 REPEAL INVENTORY TAX: In compliance with the favorable vote on Proposition 3 on the ballot November 5, this bill provides for phasing out the Inventory tax over a 3 year period (1970-72- ). It includes livestock sold in normal course of business and livestock held for slaughter. Bill passed Senate and amended to a 4 year phase out. S.B. 24 TRESPASS BILL: Provided that anyone guilty of tres- Shall have their license pass Senate revoked for 2 years. amended to provide May have license revoked for 1 year. Passed Senate. House passed bill but restored the word shall. Senate refused to accept House amendment. S.B. 26 HUNTING RIGHTS: Pertinent information pertaining to trespassing shall be printed as a part of the hunting and fishing proclamation. Also provide for the use of hunting by mission only signs. Passed perSen-i- ts GAS TAX: Provides increase in gasoline tax. S.B. 70 for 1? On Senate Calendar. S.B. 74 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX: To increase the county and city sales tax by 12 of 1 per Senate amended this bill to earmakr funds received from fees for a distinct purpose so as to prevent the loss to the general fund. Passed Senate. fund. S.B. 147 TO PHASE OUT MARGARINE TAX: In Senate Commit-t6- G To SALES TAX; made on tax sales by charge sales business operating under the guise 134 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS: To delete the present system of daylight savings time. On Senate Calendar. To GREENBELT: AmendGreenbelt the implement ment. On Calendar with favorable report. S.B. 136 S.B. 45 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REVENUES: Provides that all funds of Department of Agriculture shall be deposited in the general fund and surplus funds at the end of the year shall remain in the general 156 S.B. of farm owned business selling only products of the farm. Just introduced. S.B. 89 COUNTY FUNDS: Provides that counties may accumulate a fund from one year to the next to avoid the purchase of tax anticipation notes to finance op- eration for the current year. Senate amended the bill to curtail County Commission power and passed bill. S.B. 159 BRAND INSPECTION: Submitted by Department of Agriculture. Just introduced. S.B. 148 WEIGHT AND MEASES: Delete requirement for annual inspection of scales. On calendar with unfavorable report. H.B. 17 OLEO STAMPS: To require revenue stamps be placed Passed both on all Oleo sold. Houses. cent. On Senate Calendar. S. B. es 29 II. B. Give POWER OF Cities: the cities to manage and control smoke and disorder nuisances for 1 mile outside city limits including feed yards and mink farms. Killed by House. H.B. 73 FOOD AND DRUG ACT: revision of the Food and Drug On Code to bring up to date. House Calendar. A H.B. 76 LIVESTOCK THEFT: Provides mandatory punishment Passed for theft of livestock. House. To SALES TAX: H.B. tax of sales provide exemption on baling ties and diesel fuel. Will be withdrawn and some provisions included in 1I.B. 16 now' on House calendar. 81 H.B. 94 NURSERY ACT: Up- dating of the present Nursery Act. In House Agriculture Committee. H.B. 104 INVENTORY RE PEAL: UErol25pG isiuatjn t siqgpb)? 4i!iilgF)ia'430i liomi' afhn!i( liiHuaJi Ota(lfi3nQ9to()!xf? llUfiblititil ttiiwTOiiiii-cIfrgp t fillip u m utmtxviii Lawmakers Begin Deliberations On Six Proposed Tax Increases Provides for immediate repeal of Inventory Tax. Will not be con- By C. Sharp sidered. A big question now facing Utah's legislators and the public TRESPASS BILL: is how many of the six tax increase proposals now before the H.B. 114 land is closed to lawmakers shall be enacted? that Provides unless posted open. In hunting Gov. Calvin L. Rampton proposed four increases. These House Agriculture Committee. are needed to raise $30 million more for the next fiscal year to meet pressing needs, he asserted. HUNTING H. B. 117 POSTED UNIT: A complete rewrite of the He proposed: Posted Hunting Unit Act. In House 1. - - Increase the required cents to the state and half a per Fish and Game Committee. it would be cent local option) property tax levy for local school districts from the present 16 mills easier to figure the tax at five H.B. 124 BEEF PROMOTION: to 18 mills ( ($18 per 1000 propper cent (one cent more for would shift the state as asked by Gov. RampThis on 10? head Assess cattle erty valuation.) ' per cf to ton and half a cent more local school local districts to be used part lor beef slaughtered of the burden the proIn house Agriculture governor's tax), they argue. promotion. On top of the 10 per cent surCommittee. posed 14 per cent increase in supThe local schools. of public charge on federal income tax import a million would raise share $3.4 posed by Congress last spring, H.B. 131 MEAT INSPECTION: these new proposals will cause Updating the act on meat and year. ON SALES MORE ONE CENT many taxpayers to protest sharplJust intropoultry inspection. state sales 2. yRaise the duced. tax from three to four per cent. CASUALTIES EXPTECTED He proposes to exempt medical 5 H.J.R. RESOLUTION to ConThis could kill some of the six prescriptions from any sales tax. gress to rescind the land set aside 3. Raise the tax on cigarettes tax increases now being weighed by the President of United States. from eight to 12 cents per packby the Legislature. Passed both Houses. President Haven J. Senate age. 4. -- Increase the severance tax , voiced mild Barlow, H.J.R. 6 RESOLUTION asking on metallferous mines. This proshock at proposed tax raises by Congress to rescind the raise of posal at present would affect only Gov.. Rampton in his budget mes-ag- e grazing fees. Passed both Houses. the Kennecott Copper Corp. which January 23. These increases not intimated prior to the well in were has a gross production a year. November election, Sen. Barlow H.J.R. 8 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS: excess of $50 million Kennecott would be required to said. Asking Congress to shorten period Sen. Wallace H. Gardner, of Daylight Savings Time. pay two per cent of its production over $50,050,000 a year and three Fork, chairman of the over of cent Joint its Committee, Appropriations production per tax a the increase said proposals $100,050,000 year. an to indicate seem MILLION FOR STATE ton off-ye- ar $27.4 The state anticipates about $1.9 million from this severance tax. The one per cent sales tax would be much more productive, yielding about $23 million. The four cents per package cigarette tax would yield about $2.5 million. On top of these proposals which drew barbs from Republican lead- hanky-pank- R-S- alt (Continued on Page 3) ership are two other measures which have powerful backing. These are the proposed one cent per gallon increase in gasoline tax and a proposed half cent local option sales tax. The gasoline tax proposal is backed by many city and county commissions since the added revenue would be earmarked to them for local road improvements. CITY WANTS SLICE On Z2 35 ogu z 23 X 06 III ei D S-- a. 2c funds. This commission proposes to drop its present monthly sew- Z and to slash its property tax levy by 6.4 mills ($6.40 per property Valuation) if $1,000 the sales tax increase. obtains it most consumers now pay Since 3 12 per cent sales tax (three j o -- Ol X er charge Utah's Legislature is hearing heated debate on a number of proposed tax increases. Too many citizens, it appears, are demanding more and improved services but aren t willing to pay the bill. A number of measures affecting agriculture are under advisement, as well. 2 The added half a per cent local option sales tax is being pushed hard by the Salt Lake City Com- mission which is hard pressed for y. Sen. W. Hughes Brockbank, of the Lake, chairman said Budget-Aud- it Committee, mento the governor's failure tion the proposed half a per cent local option sales tax increase in 2 ui O a l3 C IN S3 |