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100			_aNovak, Terry L.
245			_aTax increment financing as a municipal revenue: helping the legislature get it right
260			_c1999
300			_ap.1615-629
362			_aNov-Dec
520			_aTax increment financing raises revenue for public infrastructure in a redevelopment district by capturing increased property tax revenue stimulated by the redevelopment. TIF has left a long trail of intergovernmental controversy. Cities in Washington State, which approved TIF in 1982, have yet to complete a project. After two failed constitutional amendment campaigns, a test case was initiated to validate TIF before the state supreme court. The cities lost. This article examines the technique, this case, and lessons for making tax increment financing available as a revenue source in Washington. - Reproduced
650			_aRevenue
650			_aPublic finance
650			_aLocal finance
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a42699
999			_c42699 _d42699