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Robert Davis) – The Nevada Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development heard testimony Thursday from Reno residents on two bills that would allow Washoe County to impose new taxes.
Senate Bill 11 would create a “supplemental government service tax” of $0.01-cents per $1 of value of a vehicle registered in the county. Funds generated by the tax would pay for road projects, public transportation services, and to local homeless service providers.
Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles estimates the new tax would collect more than $27 million over the next two fiscal years, according to
The initial bill draft was submitted by the city of Reno, Washoe County’s largest city. While the legislation specifically pertains to Washoe County, the DMV anticipates other counties qualifying later as the state population changes.