2014 House Bill 5856

Revise and expand scope of DDA spending

Introduced in the House

Sept. 23, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Eileen Kowall (R-44)

To expand the scope of activities for which Downtown Development Agencies may borrow and spend to include “services that exceed the levels of public services generally provided,” and limit these to services within the downtown district. The bill would also revise a number of other details of the DDA law, including limiting how long a DDA can retain unspent tax revenues and requiring more disclosures by DDAs.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce