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Cities Urged to Testify on Enterprise Zone Bill Next Wednesday
The House Revenue Committee will hear a bill to extend the statewide enterprise zone program on Wednesday, April 4 at 8:30 a.m.
Enterprise zones are a local discretionary economic development tool that allow companies to have a short-term property tax abatement in exchange for job growth requirements and any further locally set requirements. Since there is local control over the agreements between cities and the companies, testifying cities should provide specific details about the community benefits from enterprise zone agreements and where you have been able to successfully negotiate.
HB 2199 already had a very successful hearing in the House Economic Development and Small Business Committee. Thank you to all the cities that have submitted testimony for enterprise zone and economic development hearings so far this legislative session. Since the House Revenue Committee has not heard the bill yet, we want to continue a very strong showing for this program.
REGISTER TO TESTIFY HERE virtually or in person. Make sure to select ‘support’ and include the full name of your city under “Organization.”
If you are testifying during the hearing, please submit your comments as written testimony as well. You can sign up to testify in-person or virtually up to 30 minutes before the start of the hearing. Written testimony can be submitted up to 48 hours after the start of the public hearing.
How to Submit Written Testimony
Contact LOC staff for background materials on enterprise zones for cities and a template to use for written testimony.
Contact: Lindsay Tenes, Lobbyist – ltenes@orcities.org
Last Updated 3/31/23