Show Moss Would Tax Property Stored on Federal Held Land V WASHINGTON Senator Frank E E. Moss Utah D-Utah Monday Monday Mon Mon- day introduced a Senate bill billo to empower states and local jurisdictions jurisdictions jurisdictions juris juris- dictions to tax personal property located on federal areas within their borders One county in Utah is losing thousands of dollars per year on merchandise being stored on federal installations by private business Senator Moss 1 de de- de The property tax constitutes the major revenue source of our c co counties o u n in t tic i e s municipalities and school districts he said and when the property is removed from the local tax rolls simply because it is kept on Federal land provision must be made to maintain the tax valuation level The accident of location should not relieve one taxpayer er of the obligation which others must assume to pay taxes Legislation has been in process process process pro pro- cess for some time to provide payments by the federal government government govern govern- government ment itself in lieu of taxes lost to the local jurisdictions Senator Senator Sena Sena- Senator tor Moss 1 explained But no bill now before the Senate attacks this specific question of private personal property on federal installations in installations installations in- in he said Senator Moss is a former former- Salt Lake County attorney and served served c ed as president of the Utah As Association Association Association As- As of County Officials State county and municipal tax authorities in Utah are aie supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting the legislation Senator Moss said |