Relating to county economic opportunity development districts

Summary

The bill amends state law so that the Legislature can expressly authorize county commissions to impose a special excise tax on sales of tangible personal property and services within newly created economic opportunity development districts. It lists seven counties – Ohio, Harrison, Monongalia, Jefferson, Mercer, Raleigh and Mason – and also authorizes Berkeley County, each with its own district and procedural rules. The purpose is to generate local revenue for targeted economic development without reducing the state’s general fund.

AI-generated summary — may be incomplete or inaccurate. Verify against the official bill text.

Topics

Share