Governor Ted Schwinden signed House Bill 826 on May 13, 1985, giving resort communities the authority to impose a 3% tax on luxury items sold within the city limits. The Town of West Yellowstone put the resort tax option on the ballot in November of 1985 and the option was approved for 20 years. Resort Tax collections began in January 1986. This allowed the mill levy to dramatically decrease. Resort tax helps the Town pay for everything! The Town purchase snow removal equipment, funds the Police Department, supports Hebgen Basin Fire Department, Recreation Program, Library, contributes to the fireworks for 4^th of July along with many other special events and community activities. In 2019, the Legislation and voters approved an additional 1% Resort Tax that allows the Town to fund infrastructure projects such as wells for our water system, wastewater facilities, streets, and other infrastructure projects. Thus, in West Yellowstone our current Resort Tax stands at 4%, payments are due to the Town of West Yellowstone by the 20^th of every month for the prior month’s collections.