(IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN) The Imperial Republican reports, "More than 60 people from the area including irrigators and business owners came to Imperial Monday to hear an update on water issues from 44th District Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial. The meeting was sponsored by Lamar Fertilizer in an effort to bring people up-to-date on water issues in Lincoln. One of Christensen’s primary goals this session focuses on getting the closed class language in the occupation tax fixed. The occupation tax created by LB 701 in 2007 allowed natural resources districts to levy a per-acre fee on irrigated ground to fund compliance issues. It also included a 10-cent property tax levy that has already been declared unconstitutional. The occupation tax is in the midst of a constitutional challenge, as well."
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