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CLEAN AIR PUBLIC TRANSIT PILOT PROGRAM

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Joel K. Briscoe

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Public Transit District Act by creating a pilot program providing
             10      free monthly passes in certain months to reduce air pollution.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires a public transit district with more than 200,000 people residing within the
             14      boundaries of the public transit district to establish a pilot program allowing
             15      individuals purchasing a monthly transit pass to obtain the monthly transit pass at
             16      no cost during the months of January and July to encourage individuals to ride
             17      public transit and reduce air pollution; and
             18          .    provides that a public transit district with more than 200,000 people residing within
             19      the boundaries of the public transit district may allow for free fare or may impose a
             20      fare for single-trip and day passes during the pilot program.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2014:
             23          .    to the Department of Transportation - Support Services, as a one-time
             24      appropriation:
             25              .    from the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, $6,000,000 to pay for the
             26      pilot program providing free monthly passes to reduce air pollution.
             27      Other Special Clauses:


             28          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      ENACTS:
             31          17B-2a-815.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 17B-2a-815.5 is enacted to read:
             35          17B-2a-815.5. Pilot program providing free monthly passes to reduce air
             36      pollution.
             37          (1) Beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, 2014, a public transit
             38      district with more than 200,000 people residing within the boundaries of the public transit
             39      district shall establish a pilot program allowing individuals purchasing a monthly transit pass to
             40      obtain the monthly transit pass at no cost during the months of January and July to encourage
             41      individuals to ride public transit and reduce air pollution.
             42          (2) A public transit district with more than 200,000 people residing within the
             43      boundaries of the public transit district may allow for free fare or may impose a fare for
             44      single-trip and day passes during the pilot program described in Subsection (1) in the months of
             45      January and July.
             46          Section 2. Appropriation.
             47          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, for
             48      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014, the following sums of money
             49      are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or reduced from amounts
             50      previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated. These sums of money are in
             51      addition to any amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2014.
             52          To Department of Transportation - Support Services
             53              From Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, One-time        $6,000,000
             54              Schedule of Programs:
             55                  Administration                $6,000,000
             56          The Legislature intends that the $6,000,000 appropriation under this section be:
             57          (1) disbursed to the Utah Transit Authority; and
             58          (2) used to carry out the pilot program created in Section 17B-2a-815.5 .


             59          Section 3. Effective date.
             60          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.




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