The Pennsylvania House has removed a number of amendments to a bill that would extend the Keystone
Opportunity Zone program. The
KOZ offers tax breaks for the redevelopment of blighted and contaminated areas like former mines. Amendments added by House Minority Whip David
Argall would have required stricter reporting on the benefits of the KOZ program. Argall studied the
KOZ program in college and found that even though the program created jobs, the state did not track who got the jobs or where they were. He says he removed the amendments because he didn't want to hold the bill up
unnecessarily. He also says he was promised greater oversight by the
Rendell Administration. The bill awaits further action in the house.
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