Ideas

Dylan Roberts
Senator | Eagle, CO

Colorado Senator Dylan Roberts and Representative Meghan Lukens Sponsored Bills to Provide Tax Credits for Passenger Rail and Small Businesses in Rural Colorado

Idea Category: Rural Development, Small Business, Transportation

Colorado: Governor Polis signed two bills sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts and Representative Meghan Lukens that will invest in rural communities to spur development. The first bill aims to make passenger rail in the mountains more sustainable by providing tax credits to incentivize businesses and operators to utilize freight lines at risk of inactivity due to the transition from coal. The other bill extends a state grant and tax credit program to support small businesses in rural Colorado communities. Reauthorizing the Rural Jump-Start Program provides financial assistance to qualified businesses in economically distressed counties. “This rural jump-start program allows small businesses to get started and get support and help communities diversify their economies,” said Roberts.