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Session of 2000
          HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6010           By Committee on Taxation           2-23          

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10             A  RESOLUTION urging the local units of government to examine
11             closely budgets based on revenue received from property taxes.
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13             WHEREAS,  The 1999 legislature removed the property tax lid re-
14       stricting local units of government in the funding of their budgets from
15       revenue received from property tax;
16             WHEREAS,  Property taxes levied by all local units of government for
17       the purpose of funding their budgets in the aggregate increased by an
18       amount exceeding 7% over that levied in the next preceding year when
19       the property tax lid was in effect: Now, therefore,
20             Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
21       sas: That we do hereby strongly urge the governing bodies of all local
22       units of government to review the property tax funded portions of their
23       budgets and restrict growth thereof to the rate of inflation; and
24             Be it further resolved: That the Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
25       sentatives be directed to send enrolled copies of this resolution to each
26       association or organization which represents a local unit of government.