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H.J.R. 16

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MASTER STUDY RESOLUTION

             2     
2001 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn

             5      This joint resolution of the Legislature directs the Legislative Management Committee to
             6      assign items of study to the appropriate interim committee. The resolution requests a report
             7      to the Legislature in the 2002 Annual General Session.
             8      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             9          WHEREAS, the Legislative Management Committee is created by law as a permanent
             10      committee to receive and assign matters for the interim study of the Legislature; and
             11          WHEREAS, the 54th Legislature has determined that certain legislative issues require
             12      additional investigation and study:
             13          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee
             14      assign to the appropriate interim committee the duty to study and make recommendations for
             15      legislative action they consider necessary to the 54th Legislature in the 2002 Annual General
             16      Session, from the following items of study.
             17          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Management Committee, in making
             18      study assignments from this list and in approving study requests for individual committees, give
             19      consideration to the available time of legislators and the budget and capacity of staff to respond
             20      adequately to the number and complexity of the assignments given.
             21          1. Appropriation Intent Language Process - to study whether certain intent items not
             22      related to a specific appropriation should be placed in a separate bill.
             23          2. Tobacco Settlement Appropriations - to study the appropriation of tobacco settlement
             24      funds and other related issues.
             25          3. Ways and Means Committee - to study eliminating the various subcommittees on
             26      appropriations and establishing a Ways and Means Committee.
             27          4. Age Discrimination - to study age discrimination in employment. (SB 133)


             28          5. Alcoholic Beverage Funds - to study with input from the Governor's Council on
             29      Driving Under the Influence the funding formula and permitted uses for the alcoholic beverage
             30      funds, liquor control profits, and proceeds of the beer excise tax, appropriated annually to
             31      municipalities and counties under Section 32A-1-115.
             32          6. Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment - to study whether to require set time frames
             33      for payment of obligations under construction contracts. (4th Sub. SB 219)
             34          7. Construction Services - to study whether to create a new division to administer all
             35      construction-related activities including licensing and contracts.
             36          8. Consumer Credit Reporting Laws - to study issues related to fair and accurate consumer
             37      credit reporting. (SJR 7)
             38          9. Consumer Protection - to study issues related to consumer protection. (HB 82, 2000
             39      General Session)
             40          10. Credit Union Member Access to Information - to study ways to grant members of
             41      credit unions access to certain information related to compensation and expense reimbursements
             42      of credit union executives. (HB 294)
             43          11. Financial Institutions Practices - to study various practices including usury laws and
             44      interest rate caps.
             45          12. Formation of Quality Growth Areas - to study and work with the Utah Quality Growth
             46      Commission to help define and determine how to implement quality growth areas and to identify
             47      barriers to growth in state statute.
             48          13. Group Insurance Programs - to study whether to modify the group insurance program's
             49      risk pools. (SB 260)
             50          14. Industrial Loan Corporations - to study statutory revisions relating to industrial loan
             51      corporations chartered in Utah.
             52          15. Insuring Deposits - to study whether to modify the definition of "qualified depository"
             53      to require that deposits be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (HB 372)
             54          16. License Preemption - to study state preemption of the duties of state license holders.
             55          17. Mobile Home Issues - to study issues related to mobile home owners and mobile home
             56      park owners. (SB 43)
             57          18. Mobile Home Park Dispute Resolution - to study whether to allow controversies
             58      between mobile home park owners and residents to be submitted to mediation and arbitration and


             59      to have the mediation and arbitration conducted through the Office of the Private Property
             60      Ombudsman. (2nd Sub. HB 96)
             61          19. Mobile Home Residency Act - to study issues related to a Mobile Home Residency
             62      Act. (SB 166, SB 77, HB 96)
             63          20. Penalties for Misuse of Securities - to study whether to increase penalties for misuse
             64      of securities.
             65          21. Predatory Mortgage Lending - to study ways to control high cost loans and study
             66      moving mortgage registration from the Division of Real Estate to the Department of Financial
             67      Institutions.
             68          22. Protection of Trademarks - to study issues related to the registration and protection
             69      of trademarks. (1st Sub. SB 218)
             70          23. Tourism Funding - to study the potential economic impact of increased funding of
             71      tourism promotion on Utah and the value of a tourism performance marketing fund.
             72          24. Wage Payment Practices - to study issues related to wage payment practices.
             73          25. Wage Withholding - to study unlawful wage withholding practices.
             74          26. Biennial Education Budget Cycle - to study the feasibility of going to a biennial
             75      budget cycle for the purpose of funding public education.
             76          27. Charter Schools - to study local and chartering agencies and different funding
             77      formulas for charter schools.
             78          28. Classroom Amplification - to study whether to provide audio amplification devices
             79      and equipment to public school classrooms. (HB 100)
             80          29. Compulsory Education - to study the elimination of compulsory education laws.
             81          30. Education IRA's for Private School Instruction - to study IRA-type accounts for use
             82      by parents to educate their children outside the public school system.
             83          31. Educational Endowment Fund - to study whether to send revenue from state trust
             84      lands currently allocated to public schools to an endowment fund account, to infuse the balance
             85      with private donations solicited by an account manager, and to determine when the account is
             86      mature enough to fund public education.
             87          32. Electronic High School - to study issues related to electronic high schools.
             88          33. Equity in Tuition Benefits - to study equity in tuition benefits for children of higher
             89      education employees.


             90          34. Full-time Teachers - to study the hiring of some teachers full time.
             91          35. Funding and Building of Schools - to study the cost-efficiency of building schools on
             92      a statewide level or changing how schools fund the construction and maintenance of buildings.
             93          36. Funding of Off-Campus Operations - to study the implications of designating
             94      off-campus operations as "branch campuses" particularly as it relates to eligibility for federal
             95      funding as well as other potential external funding.
             96          37. Funding of School Buildings - to study the way the state funds the building of schools,
             97      specifically the inequities which occur when growth happens in areas least able to fund the
             98      buildings.
             99          38. Home Loans for Teachers - to study the creation of a fund for low interest home loans
             100      for teachers.
             101          39. Impact of Fee Waivers - to study fee waivers and their effects on districts.
             102          40. Impact of School Fees - to study the impact secondary level school fees have on
             103      families and school budgets.
             104          41. Modified WPU Formula - to study converting WPU to a two-tiered formula, one
             105      dealing with basic programs and the other with teacher and staff compensation.
             106          42. Physical Fitness and Nutrition in Public Education - to study whether to establish
             107      achievement test requirements for physical fitness and nutrition, including an activity-based
             108      assessment of physical fitness and requirements for the sale of food at school.
             109          43. Public and Higher Education Medical Insurance Costs - to study methods to reduce
             110      the cost of medical insurance benefits in public and higher education including the admission of
             111      small districts into the large pools available to the state, medical savings accounts, and competitive
             112      bidding for providing medical services.
             113          44. Public School Employee Medical Expenses - to study the impact of medical savings
             114      accounts and medical costs for public school employees. (HB 35)
             115          45. Public School Employee Strikes - to study the prohibition of job actions by public
             116      school employees.
             117          46. School Choice - to study school choice, ways to finance school transfers, and limits
             118      on school closures.
             119          47. Teacher Mentoring - to study appropriations for teacher mentoring programs. (HB
             120      101)


             121          48. Textbook Purchasing - to study textbooks, the rotation of curricula to be adopted,
             122      purchase on a statewide plan, and purchasing practices to ensure best rates and accountability.
             123          49. Trust Lands - to study the authority of the School and Institutional Trust Land
             124      Administration and its results achieved from 1995 to the present.
             125          50. WPU Weighting for Deaf Blind School - to study whether to give WPU weighting to
             126      those teaching and administering the Deaf Blind School Program.
             127          51. Appropriate Use of Campaign Funds - to study the use of campaign funds including
             128      whether to prohibit spending monies for personal use or to modify the definition of "political
             129      purposes."
             130          52. Boards and Commissions - to study the composition of executive branch boards and
             131      commissions in the state of Utah.
             132          53. Campaign Contributions - to study issues related to limiting campaign contributions.
             133          54. Campaign Finance Reform and Legislative Salary - to study issues related to campaign
             134      finance reform and legislative salaries. (HB 328)
             135          55. Campaign Financing - to study and review Utah's election campaign finance laws.
             136      (HB 328)
             137          56. Changes in Voting Procedures - to study potential changes to Utah's voting
             138      procedures.
             139          57. Competition with Private Sector - to study areas where government is competing with
             140      the private sector.
             141          58. Construction Change Orders - to study and analyze the state's construction change
             142      orders.
             143          59. Construction Contracts - to study whether to prohibit the inclusion of provisions in
             144      a construction contract which would waive the right to recover damages for unreasonable delay,
             145      and to study caps and government immunity. (SB 252)
             146          60. Construction Contracts and Bargaining Power - to study construction contracts
             147      impacted by a substantial difference in bargaining power between the parties. (1st Sub. SB 252)
             148          61. Efficient Infrastructure Investment - to study ways the state can more efficiently invest
             149      in the necessary infrastructure to accommodate economic and population growth.
             150          62. Electronic Voting - to study issues related to electronic voting.
             151          63. Ethical Standards in Government - to study the development of a manual for


             152      legislators and state employees on ethical standards and the issue of recusals for conflicts of
             153      interest.
             154          64. Geo Exchange System Use - to study geothermal exchange systems, the granting of
             155      tax credits for their use, and the feasibility of installing them in state buildings.
             156          65. Government Hiring of Lobbyists - to study the hiring of contract lobbyists and
             157      consultants by state agencies, departments, divisions, and other branches of government. (HB 187)
             158          66. Implementing Quality Growth - to study ways the state can implement the principles
             159      of quality growth as recommended by the Utah Quality Growth Commission.
             160          67. Mandates to Local Governments - to study controls on mandates to local
             161      governmental entities from state government.
             162          68. Master Bonding Statute - to study the possibility of a master bonding statute similar
             163      to the Municipal Bond Act.
             164          69. Net Gain of Private Land - to study the process through which the state can achieve
             165      a net gain of private land.
             166          70. Procurement Code and Health Coverage - to study procurement code requirements
             167      of health care coverage. (SB 137)
             168          71. Public Employee Health Benefits - to study health care benefit options for public
             169      employees. (SB 260)
             170          72. Same-day Voter Registration - to study whether to allow citizens to register to vote
             171      on the day of an election.
             172          73. Task Force on Government Waste and Inefficiency - to study the formation of a task
             173      force designed to address government waste and inefficiency.
             174          74. Voting Issues - to study various voting and election issues, including assessing the
             175      condition of the state's voting equipment, vote certification process, and distribution of the voter
             176      information pamphlet.
             177          75. Adult Protective Services Law - to study revisions to the Adult Protective Services
             178      statute.
             179          76. Approval of Insurance Applications - to study the timely approval of health insurance
             180      applications by the Insurance Department.
             181          77. Child Abuse Reporting Laws - to study the impact of laws on volunteers and others
             182      who become subject to lawsuit for failure to immediately notify law enforcement of suspected


             183      child abuse.
             184          78. Child and Adolescent Health Task Force - to study the creation of a Child and
             185      Adolescent Health Task Force to address ways to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its
             186      co-occurring diseases among elementary and secondary school populations.
             187          79. Child Protection Definitions - to study whether to add "involvement in a bigamist or
             188      polygamist relationship" to the definition of "harm or threatened harm" under child abuse or
             189      neglect reporting requirements in Section 62A-4a-402.
             190          80. Civil Commitment - to study the development of civil commitment criteria.
             191          81. Clinical Experience Hours for Certified Nurse Aides - to study the number of clinical
             192      experience hours required for licensure as a certified nurses aide and whether those requirements
             193      should be adjusted.
             194          82. Confidentiality of Pharmacy Records and Communications - to study whether to
             195      designate pharmacy records and communications with a pharmacy as confidential.
             196          83. Effect of Health Care Contracts on Pharmacy Benefits - to study whether to prohibit
             197      insurance companies from structuring health care contracts so that out-of-state mail service
             198      pharmacies may offer benefits to insured individuals that in-state pharmacies may not offer.
             199          84. Elder Abuse - to study issues related to the financial and physical abuse of the elderly.
             200          85. Licensing of Acupuncturists - to study current state requirements for licensure of
             201      acupuncturists.
             202          86. Medicaid Liens Against Tort Awards - to study modifications to the state's Medicaid
             203      lien statutes to ensure that Medicaid recipients receive a fair portion of injury settlements.
             204          87. Medicaid Spindown Requirements - to study and review Medicaid spindown
             205      requirements and recommend changes.
             206          88. Midwife Licensing - to study the licensure and regulation of lay midwives.
             207          89. Nursing Home Liability - to study the legal liability of nursing homes for providing
             208      medical care to patients.
             209          90. Overlap of Licensing Jurisdictions - to study the overlap in jurisdiction between the
             210      Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in the Department of Commerce and the
             211      Bureau of Health Facility Licensure in the Department of Health, the impact that overlap has on
             212      efficiencies in the delivery of health care, and the ability of state agencies to respond to the
             213      regulatory needs of different geographic regions of the state.


             214          91. Parental Rights and DCFS - to study issues related to parental rights and the treatment
             215      of parents by the Division of Child and Family Services and the standard for termination of
             216      parental rights.
             217          92. Smoking by Minors - to study access by minors to materials, including butt containers,
             218      and the use of controls and fines to restrict availability to minors.
             219          93. Uniform Parentage Act - to study issues related to the determination of parentage.
             220          94. Use of Tobacco Settlement Monies - to study the use of interest money from the
             221      permanent Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund for tobacco prevention programs and enforcement.
             222          95. Youth Services Agency - to study the creation of a department to oversee youth
             223      services and reassign from the Department of Human Services those areas of oversight that are not
             224      well placed. (SB 267)
             225          96. Abuse of Juveniles in the Youth Corrections System - to study issues regarding
             226      offenses of sexual misconduct committed by a correctional officer, law enforcement officer, or
             227      other persons in positions of authority against a juvenile in the youth corrections system.
             228          97. Attorney Fees in Eminent Domain Cases - to study whether to allow an award of
             229      attorney's fees in certain eminent domain cases.
             230          98. Attorney Fees in Injured Worker Cases - to study the regulation of attorney fees in the
             231      representation of injured workers.
             232          99. Bailiff Funding - to study funding for bailiff services in the district and juvenile courts.
             233      (HB 82)
             234          100. Court of Record Services - to study payments for bailiff and other services in courts
             235      of record.
             236          101. Covenant Marriage - to study whether to establish covenant marriage in state law.
             237          102. Family Court System - to study a family court system for divorce and custody,
             238      adoption, termination of parental rights, limitations on parental rights, standards of proof needed,
             239      records, search warrants, and other warrants.
             240          103. Indigent Legal Defense - to study and review indigent legal defense in judicial
             241      proceedings and make recommendations regarding indigent legal defense responsibilities.
             242          104. Informed Consent - to study issues related to informed consent within HB 170 and
             243      HB 137.
             244          105. Integrated Bar for Attorneys - to study issues related to an integrated bar for


             245      attorneys.
             246          106. Parental Rights in Juvenile Court - to study the rights of parents in juvenile court
             247      proceedings, particularly proceedings related to abuse or neglect, and parental access to adequate
             248      legal defense counsel.
             249          107. Pretrial Preservation of Assets - to study how to determine appropriate restitution
             250      requirements as part of the pretrial preservation of assets. (HB 26)
             251          108. Sentencing Alternatives - to study whether to broaden sentencing alternatives for use
             252      by judges and prosecutors.
             253          109. Statute of Limitations on Abuse - to study whether to amend the Statute of
             254      Limitations on child sexual abuse.
             255          110. Supplying Illegal Substances to Minors - to study penalties for adults who furnish
             256      illegal substances to underage persons.
             257          111. Value of Lien and Claimant Recovery - to study whether a department lien should
             258      be diminished in proportion to a claimant's recovery for injury, disease, or disability.
             259          112. Visitation Rights - to study whether to mitigate and support noncustodial parent
             260      visitation rights.
             261          113. Visitation Services - to study the creation of an Office of Visitation Services.
             262          114. Criminal Background Checks - to study the potential impact of eliminating criminal
             263      background checks and the state's authority to conduct background checks.
             264          115. Juvenile Record Expungement - to study issues relating to the expungement of
             265      juvenile records.
             266          116. Licensing of Pawn Shops - to study issues related to the licensure and regulation of
             267      pawn shops.
             268          117. Nationwide Gun Laws - to study gun laws across the country and full faith and credit
             269      issues.
             270          118. Police and Fire Consolidation - to study whether Utah law should be changed to
             271      facilitate the consolidation of services such as police and fire.
             272          119. Protective Orders and Expedited Concealed Weapons Permits - to study whether to
             273      allow a person who has filed for a protective order to expedite the process to obtain a concealed
             274      weapons permit.
             275          120. Regulation of Pawn Shops - to study implementation of procedures for pawnbrokers


             276      to report transactions to law enforcement, including use of electronic means, privacy of records,
             277      and procedures regarding law enforcement investigations involving pawned items.
             278          121. Restoration of Right to Bear Arms - to study Senate Judiciary Committee
             279      amendments related to the restoration of the right to bear arms. (1st Sub. HB 266)
             280          122. Uniform Law Enforcement Database - to study the creation of a uniform database
             281      to contain all arrest, case information, and records throughout 1st and 2nd class counties and to be
             282      accessible by law enforcement entities in each county.
             283          123. Communication on the Impact of Amendments - to study the process for informing
             284      the House and Senate when amendments to a bill change the legislative review note.
             285          124. Communication with Constituents - to study communication between legislators and
             286      constituents during legislative sessions, including a newsletter funded by the state.
             287          125. Internet Broadcast of Legislature - to study the feasibility of broadcasting legislative
             288      proceedings on the Internet.
             289          126. Legislative Offices - to study whether to establish legislative offices in state-owned
             290      office buildings throughout the state.
             291          127. Quasi Full Time Legislature - to study whether to establish a maximum number of
             292      days per year in which legislators may be compensated for fulfilling their legislative duties.
             293          128. Alternative Energy Sources in Energy Master Plan - to study alternative energy
             294      sources to be incorporated into the state's energy master plan and study and identify what
             295      alternative energy sources are available.
             296          129. Alternative Fuels - to study alternative fuels for vehicles, including amendments to
             297      HB 323, 2000 General Session.
             298          130. Beneficial Use Presumption - to study whether to add a presumption that statutes
             299      adopted by the Legislature are intended to protect the beneficial use of the state's natural resources.
             300          131. Clean Water Act - to study the implementation, progress, and funding of the
             301      program.
             302          132. Collaboration to Protect Wildlife Habitat - to study whether to require the School and
             303      Institutional Trust Lands Administration and the Department of Natural Resources to enter into
             304      a memorandum of understanding allowing the department to consult and collaborate with the
             305      administration on strategies to protect critical wildlife habitat and the management or development
             306      of trust lands within or adjacent to state parks. (HB 121)


             307          133. Cooperative Wildlife Management Units - to study the creation of comparable
             308      hunting opportunities for hunters in terms of hunting areas and the period of time made available
             309      for hunting and study the issue of landowners who provide critical big game habitat but have
             310      limited opportunity to earn hunting revenue.
             311          134. Disease Control Program - to study whether the Department of Agriculture and Food
             312      should develop a control program for Johne's Disease.
             313          135. Endangered Species - to study endangered species funding and related issues.
             314          136. Horse Promotion Fee - to study whether to have the Department of Agriculture and
             315      Food collect a horse promotion fee to be used for promotion of the horse industry.
             316          137. Hunter Education Courses - to study the feasibility of expanding the hours of
             317      operation for hunter education courses, or making part of the course available through home study.
             318          138. Hunting and Fishing License Revenues - to study and determine whether, and how
             319      much, hunting and fishing license revenue is expended from nongame species programs.
             320          139. Hunting Permits on Cooperative Wildlife Management Units - to study whether a
             321      certain percentage of permits to hunt on cooperative wildlife management units should be allocated
             322      to the general public. (HB 167)
             323          140. Impact of Water Share Forfeiture - to study the effect on shareholders of a water
             324      corporation if water shares are forfeited under Utah law and whether shareholders who used their
             325      water can be protected.
             326          141. Improving Agriculture - to study methods of revitalizing and improving agriculture.
             327          142. Interference of Water by Mining - to study issues related to the interference of water
             328      by mining.
             329          143. Interstate Dairy Compact - to study the implementation and development of an
             330      interstate dairy compact.
             331          144. Milk Marketing Order - to study whether to have the Department of Agriculture and
             332      Food enact a State Milk Marketing Order.
             333          145. Mineral Tailings - to study and plan how to address the Atlas Mineral Tailings at
             334      Moab.
             335          146. Public Use of Commercial Wildlife Hunting Units - to study whether the public
             336      should receive more than 10% of elk bull and deer buck permits.
             337          147. Relocation of Waste Tire Disposal and Recycling - to study the relocation of waste


             338      tire disposal and recycling from the 985 S 800 W location in Salt Lake City to a new location in
             339      an appropriately zoned area near the current location.
             340          148. Surface Water Source Protection - to study how to enable drinking water systems to
             341      comply with federal regulations to protect surface waters that are a source of drinking water.
             342          149. Testing Food for Carcinogens - to study whether the testing of meat and dairy
             343      products by the Department of Agriculture and Food could be modified to test for carcinogens.
             344          150. Trail Development - to study how to coordinate a statewide trail development
             345      program.
             346          151. Used Oil - to study the disposal of used oil and oil filters.
             347          152. Utah Agriculture Products - to study the promoting and marketing of Utah
             348      agriculture products.
             349          153. Vehicle Emissions - to study emissions on vehicles that are 25 years old and newer.
             350          154. Water Corporation Duties and Penalties - to study the organization of private water
             351      companies in the state and whether water companies should be held to common standards
             352      regarding duties and penalties.
             353          155. Foundation Investment Restrictions - to study the investment policy restrictions of
             354      the Utah Athletic Foundation.
             355          156. Funding for Soldier Hollow - to study the Legacy Fund for Soldier Hollow to assist
             356      with funding after the 2002 Olympics.
             357          157. Olympic Committee Budget - to study the Salt Lake Olympic Committee budget,
             358      review the committee's plans to use budget contingencies, receive the governor's review and
             359      consideration for approval of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee's budget.
             360          158. Olympic Public Safety Plan - to study the law enforcement and public safety plan
             361      of the Olympic public safety command.
             362          159. Post-Olympic Sports Organization and Development - to study the appropriate
             363      structure of post-Olympic sports development organizations and the state's role in post-Olympic
             364      sports development.
             365          160. Role of Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation - to study what is the appropriate role of
             366      the Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation in the operation of the Soldier Hollow venue.
             367          161. Soldier Hollow Funding - to study how to fund the operation of the Soldier Hollow
             368      Olympic Venue.


             369          162. Use of Funds to Promote Olympic Tourism - to study and review the Department of
             370      Community and Economic Development's use of monies appropriated to take advantage of
             371      Olympic tourism opportunities and economic development opportunities.
             372          163. Utah Athletic Foundation - to study the role, composition, and funding of the Utah
             373      Athletic Foundation and study the adequacy of the endowment fund.
             374          164. Compliance with Local Land Use Ordinances - to study whether to require state and
             375      local entities to comply with municipal and county land use ordinances. (HB 129)
             376          165. County Boundary Changes - to study issues related to county boundary changes.
             377      (HB 49, 2000 General Session)
             378          166. County Option for Affordable Housing - to study whether to authorize counties to
             379      increase recorder fees to fund affordable housing programs and projects. (SB 62)
             380          167. Culvert Pipe Specifications - to study culvert and drain pipe specifications.
             381          168. Eminent Domain - to study issues related to eminent domain.
             382          169. Independent Special District Recodification - to study the recodification of statutes
             383      dealing with independent special districts concerning withdrawal, bonding, and financing issues.
             384          170. Land Conservation - to study whether the Legislature ought to amend the Utah
             385      Quality Growth Act to change the 20-acre limitation for fee title acquisition of critical lands and
             386      allow select nonprofit entities to hold state funded conservation easements.
             387          171. Municipal Disconnection Procedures - to study potential improvements to
             388      disconnection procedures.
             389          172. School and Institutional Trust Lands and Local Ordinances - to study whether to
             390      make the use and development of school and institutional trust lands subject to local zoning or
             391      other regulatory ordinances.
             392          173. Subdivision Platting Act - to study the establishment of the statewide subdivision
             393      platting act.
             394          174. Net Metering for Electrical Power - to study whether to grant credit to users with
             395      electrical production capability for the power they put into the system and charge them only for
             396      their net usage.
             397          175. Qualifying for State Telecommunications Funding - to study whether a rural city of
             398      the third class or town currently operating a telecommunication system as a carrier of last resort,
             399      and whose subscribers have not previously received services from a certified local exchange


             400      carrier, should be entitled to receive distributions from the Utah Universal Public
             401      Telecommunications Service Support Fund.
             402          176. Firefighter Retirement - to study whether to create a deferred compensation benefit
             403      for members of the firefighter's retirement system. (SB 131)
             404          177. Retirement Board Membership - to study whether to expand the membership of the
             405      Utah Retirement Board.
             406          178. State Employee Sick Leave - to study whether to modify provisions governing the
             407      use of unused sick leave at retirement. (1st Sub. SB 265)
             408          179. Cellular Phone Taxation - to study the imposition of a tax on cellular phones.
             409          180. Certified Revenue Levy - to study whether the calculation of the certified revenue
             410      levy needs to be modified.
             411          181. Elimination of Property Tax - to study issues related to the elimination of the
             412      property tax.
             413          182. Employer Assistance Tax Credit - to study whether to establish an employer
             414      assistance program that would allow employers to claim a $1,500 tax credit per employee for
             415      continuing information technology training.
             416          183. Income Tax on Work Performed in Utah - to study whether to collect income taxes
             417      from persons who receive payments over time for work done while they were living within the
             418      state but who subsequently move out of state before they receive full payment for their services.
             419          184. Local Option Oil and Gas Severance Tax - to study whether to allow a county
             420      legislative body to impose a local option oil and gas severance tax.
             421          185. Marriage Tax Penalty - to study what statutory changes need to be made to address
             422      the impact of the marriage tax penalty on all taxpayers and the impact of the penalty on seniors,
             423      those with fixed incomes, and low income earners, and study potential changes.
             424          186. Property Tax Vote - to study whether to put the state's property tax to a vote of the
             425      people. (SB 274)
             426          187. Residential Property Tax Exemption - to study whether to allow a residential
             427      property tax exemption for secondary homes. (SB 63)
             428          188. Sales Tax Allocation for Species Protection - to study the need for the sales tax
             429      allocation to protect sensitive animal and plant species and how it would be used.
             430          189. Tax Credits for Small Business Loans - to study providing individual income tax and


             431      corporate franchise and income tax credits for certain fees associated with small business loans.
             432          190. Taxes on Military Pay - to study whether state income taxes should be collected from
             433      persons serving in the military.
             434          191. Taxing of Disabled Veterans - to study income tax relief for disabled veterans.
             435          192. Telecommunications Taxation - to study the taxation of mobile telecommunications
             436      service and a task force on telecommunications taxation. (SB 214)
             437          193. Telecommunications Taxes - to study local franchise taxes, sales and use tax, mobile
             438      phone taxes and fees, fees for using state and local rights-of-way, degradation and excavation fees,
             439      fees for using existing poles and towers, and the administration and ease of compliance when
             440      assessing and collecting such taxes and fees.
             441          194. DUI Treatment Requirements - to study whether to require completion of all
             442      substance abuse treatment prior to reinstatement of a driver's license after a DUI conviction.
             443          195. Eminent Domain and Public Rights-of-way - to study issues related to exercising
             444      eminent domain and paying a fair price.
             445          196. I-15 Maintenance Contract - to study issues related to an I-15 maintenance contract.
             446          197. I-15 Updates - to study I-15 updates in construction and funding.
             447          198. I-80 Reconstruction - to study reconstruction of I-80 from Parley's Canyon to State
             448      Street.
             449          199. Legacy Highway Updates - to study progress in funding options, lawsuits pending,
             450      and land acquisition for the Legacy Highway.
             451          200. Light-Rail and Commuter Rail - to study issues related to existing and future rail
             452      projects.
             453          201. Light-Rail Extensions - to study light rail extensions to the west side of Salt Lake
             454      County, north to Davis County, south to Utah County and colocating with Legacy Highway.
             455          202. Medically Impaired Drivers - to study the reporting of medically impaired drivers.
             456      (SB 94)
             457          203. Olympic Event Transportation - to study transportation and access to Olympic sites.
             458          204. Olympic Transportation and Parking - to study parking and bus routing to Olympic
             459      sites.
             460          205. Olympic Transportation Needs - to study Olympic readiness related to transportation
             461      issues.


             462          206. Park and Ride Issues - to study issues related to the provision, maintenance, and use
             463      promotion of park and ride lots.
             464          207. Preservation of Transportation Corridors - to study issues related to preserving
             465      corridors for future transportation facilities.
             466          208. Rail Construction - to study heavy rail construction from Brigham City to Payson.
             467          209. Transportation Funding - to study issues related to the Centennial Highway Fund,
             468      Transportation Fund, and funding future transportation projects.
             469          210. Use of Transportation Funds - to study issues related to the constitutional restrictions
             470      on the use of transportation funds. (HJR 4)
             471          211. UTA Eminent Domain - to study eminent domain powers as exercised by the Utah
             472      Transit Authority.
             473          212. Child Care Audit Recommendations - to study the recommendations contained in
             474      the audit of the Office of Child Care conducted by the Office of Legislative Auditor General.
             475          213. Child Care Eligibility Threshold - to study the cost of raising the child care eligibility
             476      threshold from 56% of the state median income to 62%, 75%, and 85% of the state median
             477      income.
             478          214. Child Care Funding - to study alternatives for minimizing the draw down of federal
             479      funds for child care and appropriate uses for increased child care funding.
             480          215. Diversity and the Workforce - to study the impact of diversity on the state's
             481      workforce.
             482          216. Governor's Business Commission on Child Care - to study the necessary legislation
             483      and funding, including funding sources, to implement the recommendations of the Governor's
             484      Business Commission on Child Care.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-27-01 10:46 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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