A plan allowing Idaho developers to organize special tax districts to sell bonds to pay for roads, bridges and sewers has passed the Legislature and is headed for Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. 

The Senate voted 29-4 for the plan, which has been fought by the city of Boise as an agent of urban sprawl since an earlier version was introduced in 2004. 

Sen. Stan Bastian, R-Eagle, who had opposed the original bill, supports the new version, in part because it forbids developers from using bond revenue to finance curbside amenities within a subdivision. 

Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, sees the measure as helping developers pay for their projects, without shifting the costs to others outside the subdivision.