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S.C.R. 3

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RESOLUTION APPROVING SETTLEMENT BY

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UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

             3     
2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6      This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor approves the legal settlement
             7      reached between the Utah Department of Transportation and Envirotech Corporation, now
             8      known as EVT Holdings, Incorporated. This concurrent resolution has an immediate
             9      effective date.
             10      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
             11          WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Transportation has the statutory responsibility to
             12      condemn land for state highway purposes and, under that authority, has condemned land owned
             13      by Envirotech, now known as EVT Holdings, Incorporated;
             14          WHEREAS, the parties have been litigating the condemnation, which eventually resulted
             15      in a Stipulation and Agreement resolving all claims;
             16          WHEREAS, in the Stipulation and Agreement, the Utah Department of Transportation
             17      agreed to pay Envirotech Corporation the sum of $2,208,000, on the condition that the Utah
             18      Legislature approve the settlement pursuant to Section 63-38b-104 , which requires the
             19      Legislature's approval before a state agency can execute a settlement agreement that might cost
             20      government entities more than $1 million to implement;
             21          WHEREAS, the Stipulation and Agreement will be paid out of right-of-way acquisition
             22      funds that have already been budgeted for the Interstate 15 Reconstruction Project, thus eliminating
             23      the need for further appropriation; and
             24          WHEREAS, a timely execution of the Stipulation and Agreement is in the best interests
             25      of the state of Utah and Envirotech Corporation:
             26          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
             27      Governor concurring therein, approves the settlement agreement that the Attorney General's Office


             28      and the Utah Department of Transportation negotiated with Envirotech Corporation, now known
             29      as EVT Holdings, Incorporated for the payment of $2,208,000 S , WHICH INCLUDES THE $208,000
             29a      PREVIOUSLY PAID BY THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ENVIROTECH
             29b      CORPORATION s .
             30          NOW, THEREFORE, if approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house,
             31      this resolution takes effect upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional
             32      time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the
             33      case of a veto, the date of veto override.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-31-01 3:16 PM


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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