S.B. 188

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LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX AMENDMENTS
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson
5 House Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Local Option Sales and Use Taxes for Transportation Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides that a county, city, or town option sales and use tax for airports, highways,
13 and systems for public transit may be used for additional purposes;
14 . provides that certain uses of a county, city, or town option sales and use tax for
15 airports, highways, and systems for public transit shall be recommended by a
16 metropolitan planning organization or council of governments; and
17 . makes technical and conforming changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 59-12-2218 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 263
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 59-12-2218 is amended to read:

28 59-12-2218. County, city, or town option sales and use tax for airports, highways,
29 and systems for public transit -- Base -- Rate -- Administration of sales and use tax --
30 Voter approval exception.
31 (1) [(a)] Subject to the other provisions of this part, the following may impose a sales
32 and use tax under this section:
33 [(i)] (a) if, on April 1, 2009, a county legislative body of a county of the second class
34 imposes a sales and use tax under this section, the county legislative body of the county of the
35 second class may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions:
36 [(A)] (i) described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1); and
37 [(B)] (ii) within the county, including the cities and towns within the county; or
38 [(ii)] (b) if, on April 1, 2009, a county legislative body of a county of the second class
39 does not impose a sales and use tax under this section:
40 [(A)] (i) a city legislative body of a city within the county of the second class may
41 impose a sales and use tax under this section on the transactions described in Subsection
42 59-12-103 (1) within that city;
43 [(B)] (ii) a town legislative body of a town within the county of the second class may
44 impose a sales and use tax under this section on the transactions described in Subsection
45 59-12-103 (1) within that town; and
46 [(C)] (iii) the county legislative body of the county of the second class may impose a
47 sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1):
48 [(I)] (A) within the county, including the cities and towns within the county, if on the
49 date the county legislative body provides the notice described in Section 59-12-2209 to the
50 commission stating that the county will enact a sales and use tax under this section, no city or
51 town within that county[: (Aa)] imposes a sales and use tax under this section[;] or [(Bb)] has
52 provided the notice described in Section 59-12-2209 to the commission stating that the city or
53 town will enact a sales and use tax under this section; or
54 [(II)] (B) within the county, except for within a city or town within that county, if, on
55 the date the county legislative body provides the notice described in Section 59-12-2209 to the
56 commission stating that the county will enact a sales and use tax under this section, that city or
57 town[: (Aa)] imposes a sales and use tax under this section[;] or [(Bb)] has provided the notice
58 described in Section 59-12-2209 to the commission stating that the city or town will enact a

59 sales and use tax under this section.
60 [(b)] (2) For purposes of Subsection (1)[(a)] and subject to the other provisions of this
61 section, a county, city, or town legislative body that imposes a sales and use tax under this
62 section may impose the tax at a rate of:
63 [(i)] (a) .10%[, to be:]; or
64 (b) .25%.
65 (3) A sales and use tax imposed at a rate described in Subsection (2)(a) shall be
66 expended as determined by the county, city, or town legislative body as follows:
67 [(A)] (a) [as determined by the county, city, or town legislative body,] deposited as
68 provided in Subsection [(3)] (8)(b)[(i)] into the County of the Second Class State Highway
69 Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 and expended as provided in Section 72-2-121.2 ;
70 [(B)] (b) [as determined by the county, city, or town legislative body,] expended for a
71 project or service relating to an airport facility for the portion of the project or service that is
72 performed within the county, city, or town within which the tax is imposed:
73 [(I)] (i) for a county legislative body that imposes the sales and use tax, if that airport
74 facility is part of the regional transportation plan of the area metropolitan planning organization
75 if a metropolitan planning organization exists for the area; or
76 [(II)] (ii) for a city or town legislative body that imposes the sales and use tax, if:
77 [(Aa)] (A) that city or town owns or operates the airport facility; and
78 [(Bb)] (B) an airline is headquartered in that city or town; or
79 [(C)] (c) [as determined by the county, city, or town legislative body,] deposited or
80 expended for a combination of Subsections [(1)(b)(i)(A) and (B); or] (3)(a) and (b).
81 [(ii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), .25%, to be expended as follows:]
82 [(A) .10% to be deposited as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(i) into the County of the
83 Second Class State Highway Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 and expended as
84 provided in Section 72-2-121.2 ;]
85 [(B) .05%, to be deposited as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii) into the Local
86 Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund created by Section 72-2-117.5 and expended and
87 distributed in accordance with Section 72-2-117.5 ; and]
88 [(C) as determined by the county, city, or town legislative body, .10% to be:]
89 (4) Subject to Subsections (5) and (6), a sales and use tax imposed at a rate described

90 in Subsection (2)(b) shall be expended as determined by the county, city, or town legislative
91 body as follows:
92 [(I)] (a) deposited as provided in Subsection [(3)] (8)(b)[(i)] into the County of the
93 Second Class State Highway Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 and expended as
94 provided in Section 72-2-121.2 ;
95 [(II)] (b) expended for:
96 [(Aa)] (i) a state highway designated under Title 72, Chapter 4, Part 1, State Highways;
97 [(Bb)] (ii) a local highway that is a principal arterial highway, minor arterial highway,
98 major collector highway, or minor collector road; or
99 [(Cc)] (iii) a combination of Subsections [(1)(b)(ii)(C)(II)(Aa) and (Bb)] (4)(b)(i) and
100 (ii);
101 [(III)] (c) expended for a project or service relating to a system for public transit for the
102 portion of the project or service that is performed within the county, city, or town within which
103 the sales and use tax is imposed;
104 [(IV)] (d) expended for a project or service relating to an airport facility for the portion
105 of the project or service that is performed within the county, city, or town within which the
106 sales and use tax is imposed:
107 [(Aa)] (i) for a county legislative body that imposes the sales and use tax, if that airport
108 facility is part of the regional transportation plan of the area metropolitan planning organization
109 if a metropolitan planning organization exists for the area; or
110 [(Bb)] (ii) for a city or town legislative body that imposes the sales and use tax, if:
111 [(Ii)] (A) that city or town owns or operates the airport facility; and
112 [(IIii)] (B) an airline is headquartered in that city or town; [or]
113 (e) expended for:
114 (i) a class B road, as defined in Section 72-3-103 ;
115 (ii) a class C road, as defined in Section 72-3-104 ; or
116 (iii) a combination of Subsections (4)(e)(i) and (ii);
117 (f) expended for traffic and pedestrian safety, including:
118 (i) for a class B road, as defined in Section 72-3-103 , or class C road, as defined in
119 Section 72-3-104 , for:
120 (A) a sidewalk;

121 (B) curb and gutter;
122 (C) a safety feature;
123 (D) a traffic sign;
124 (E) a traffic signal;
125 (F) street lighting; or
126 (G) a combination of Subsections (4)(f)(i)(A) through (F);
127 (ii) the construction of an active transportation facility that:
128 (A) is for nonmotorized vehicles and multimodal transportation; and
129 (B) connects an origin with a destination; or
130 (iii) a combination of Subsections (4)(f)(i) and (ii); or
131 [(V)] (g) deposited or expended for a combination of Subsections [(1)(b)(ii)(C)(I)
132 through (IV)] (4)(a) through (f).
133 (5) A county, city, or town legislative body may not expend revenue collected within a
134 county, city, or town from a tax under this part for a purpose described in Subsections (4)(b)
135 through (f) unless the purpose is recommended by:
136 (a) for a county that is part of a metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan
137 planning organization of which the county is a part; or
138 (b) for a county that is not part of a metropolitan planning organization, the council of
139 governments of which the county is a part.
140 [(c) (i)] (6) (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Subsection [(1)(c)] (6), a city or
141 town within which a sales and use tax is imposed at the tax rate described in Subsection
142 [(1)(b)(ii)] (2)(b) may:
143 [(A)] (i) expend the revenues in accordance with Subsection [(1)(b)(ii)] (4); or
144 [(B)] (ii) expend the revenues in accordance with Subsections [(1)(c)(ii) through (iv)]
145 (6)(b) through (d) if:
146 [(I)] (A) that city or town owns or operates an airport facility; and
147 [(II)] (B) an airline is headquartered in that city or town.
148 [(ii) (A)] (b) (i) A city or town legislative body of a city or town within which a sales
149 and use tax is imposed at the tax rate described in Subsection [(1)(b)(ii)] (2)(b) may expend the
150 revenues collected from a tax rate of greater than .10% but not to exceed the revenues collected
151 from a tax rate of .25% for a purpose described in Subsection [(1)(c)(ii)(B)] (6)(b)(ii) if:

152 [(I)] (A) that city or town owns or operates an airport facility; and
153 [(II)] (B) an airline is headquartered in that city or town.
154 [(B)] (ii) A city or town described in Subsection [(1)(c)(ii)(A)] (6)(b)(i) may expend
155 the revenues collected from a tax rate of greater than .10% but not to exceed the revenues
156 collected from a tax rate of .25% for:
157 [(I)] (A) a project or service relating to the airport facility; and
158 [(II)] (B) the portion of the project or service that is performed within the city or town
159 imposing the sales and use tax.
160 [(iii)] (c) If a city or town legislative body described in Subsection [(1)(c)(ii)(A)]
161 (6)(b)(i) determines to expend the revenues collected from a tax rate of greater than .10% but
162 not to exceed the revenues collected from a tax rate of .25% for a project or service relating to
163 an airport facility as allowed by Subsection [(1)(c)(ii)] (6)(b), any remaining [revenues that are]
164 revenue that is collected from the sales and use tax imposed at the tax rate described in
165 Subsection [(1)(b)(ii)] (2)(b) that [are] is not expended for the project or service relating to an
166 airport facility as allowed by Subsection [(1)(c)(ii)] (6)(b) shall be expended as follows:
167 [(A)] (i) 75% of the remaining revenues shall be deposited as provided in Subsection
168 [(3)] (8)(c) into the County of the Second Class State Highway Projects Fund created by
169 Section 72-2-121.2 and expended as provided in Section 72-2-121.2 ; and
170 [(B)] (ii) 25% of the remaining revenues shall be deposited as provided in Subsection
171 [(3)] (8)(c) into the Local Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund created by Section
172 72-2-117.5 and expended and distributed in accordance with Section 72-2-117.5 .
173 [(iv)] (d) A city or town legislative body that expends the revenues collected from a
174 sales and use tax imposed at the tax rate described in Subsection [(1)(b)(ii)] (2)(b) in
175 accordance with Subsections [(1)(c)(ii) and (iii)] (6)(b) and (c):
176 [(A)] (i) shall, on or before the date the city or town legislative body provides the
177 notice described in Section 59-12-2209 to the commission stating that the city or town will
178 enact a sales and use tax under this section:
179 [(I)] (A) determine the tax rate[: (Aa)], the percentage of which is greater than .10%
180 but does not exceed .25%, the collections from which the city or town legislative body will
181 expend for a project or service relating to an airport facility as allowed by Subsection
182 [(1)(c)(ii)] (6)(b); and

183 [(Bb) at a percentage that is greater than .10% but does not exceed .25%; and]
184 [(II)] (B) notify the commission in writing of the tax rate the city or town legislative
185 body determines in accordance with Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(A)(I)] (6)(d)(i)(A);
186 [(B)] (ii) shall, on or before the April 1 immediately following the date the city or town
187 legislative body provides the notice described in Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(A)] (6)(d)(i) to the
188 commission:
189 [(I)] (A) determine the tax rate[: (Aa)], the percentage of which is greater than .10%
190 but does not exceed .25%, the collections from which the city or town legislative body will
191 expend for a project or service relating to an airport facility as allowed by Subsection
192 [(1)(c)(ii)] (6)(b); and
193 [(Bb) at a percentage that is greater than .10% but does not exceed .25%; and]
194 [(II)] (B) notify the commission in writing of the tax rate the city or town legislative
195 body determines in accordance with Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B)(I)] (6)(d)(ii)(A);
196 [(C)] (iii) shall, on or before April 1 of each year after the April 1 described in
197 Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B)] (6)(d)(ii):
198 [(I)] (A) determine the tax rate[: (Aa)], the percentage of which is greater than .10%
199 but does not exceed .25%, the collections from which the city or town legislative body will
200 expend for a project or service relating to an airport facility as allowed by Subsection
201 [(1)(c)(ii)] (6)(b); and
202 [(Bb) at a percentage that is greater than .10% but does not exceed .25%; and]
203 [(II)] (B) notify the commission in writing of the tax rate the city or town legislative
204 body determines in accordance with Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(C)(I)] (6)(d)(iii)(A); and
205 [(D)] (iv) may not change the tax rate the city or town legislative body determines in
206 accordance with Subsections [(1)(c)(iv)(A) through (C)] (6)(d)(i) through (iii) more frequently
207 than as prescribed by Subsections [(1)(c)(iv)(A) through (C)] (6)(d)(i) through (iii).
208 [(2)] (7) Before a city or town legislative body may impose a sales and use tax under
209 this section, the city or town legislative body shall provide a copy of the notice described in
210 Section 59-12-2209 that the city or town legislative body provides to the commission:
211 (a) to the county legislative body within which the city or town is located; and
212 (b) at the same time as the city or town legislative body provides the notice to the
213 commission.

214 [(3)] (8) (a) Subject to Subsections [(3)] (8)(b) through (e) and Section 59-12-2207 , the
215 commission shall transmit revenues collected within a county, city, or town from a tax under
216 this part that will be expended for a purpose described in Subsection [(1)(b)(i)(B)] (3)(b) or
217 Subsections [(1)(b)(ii)(C)(II) through (IV)] (4)(b) through (f) to the county, city, or town
218 legislative body in accordance with Section 59-12-2206 .
219 (b) Except as provided in Subsection [(3)] (8)(c) and subject to Section 59-12-2207 ,
220 the commission shall deposit revenues collected within a county, city, or town from a sales and
221 use tax under this section that[:] a county, city, or town legislative body determines to expend
222 for a purpose described in Subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a) into the County of the Second Class State
223 Highway Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 if the county, city, or town legislative
224 body provides written notice to the commission requesting the deposit.
225 [(i) are required to be expended for a purpose described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) into
226 the County of the Second Class State Highway Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 ;]
227 [(ii) are required to be expended for a purpose described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B)
228 into the Local Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund created by Section 72-2-117.5 ; or]
229 [(iii) a county, city, or town legislative body determines to expend for a purpose
230 described in Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A) or (1)(b)(ii)(C)(I) into the County of the Second Class
231 State Highway Projects Fund created by Section 72-2-121.2 if the county, city, or town
232 legislative body provides written notice to the commission requesting the deposit.]
233 (c) Subject to Subsection [(3)] (8)(d) or (e), if a city or town legislative body provides
234 notice to the commission in accordance with Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)] (6)(d), the commission
235 shall:
236 (i) transmit the revenues collected from the tax rate stated on the notice to the city or
237 town legislative body monthly by electronic funds transfer; and
238 (ii) deposit any remaining revenues described in Subsection [(1)(c)(iii)] (6)(c) in
239 accordance with Subsection [(1)(c)(iii)] (6)(c).
240 (d) (i) If a city or town legislative body provides the notice described in Subsection
241 [(1)(c)(iv)(A)] (6)(d)(i) to the commission, the commission shall transmit or deposit the
242 revenues collected from the sales and use tax:
243 (A) in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (8)(c);
244 (B) beginning on the date the city or town legislative body enacts the sales and use tax;

245 and
246 (C) ending on the earlier of[: (I)] the June 30 immediately following the date the city or
247 town legislative body provides the notice described in Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B)] (6)(d)(ii) to
248 the commission[;] or [(II)] the date the city or town legislative body repeals the sales and use
249 tax.
250 (ii) If a city or town legislative body provides the notice described in Subsection
251 [(1)(c)(iv)(B) or (C)] (6)(d)(ii) or (iii) to the commission, the commission shall transmit or
252 deposit the revenues collected from the sales and use tax:
253 (A) in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (8)(c);
254 (B) beginning on the July 1 immediately following the date the city or town legislative
255 body provides the notice described in Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B) or (C)] (6)(d)(ii) or (iii) to the
256 commission; and
257 (C) ending on the earlier of[: (I)] the June 30 of the year after the date the city or town
258 legislative body provides the notice described in Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B) or (C)] (6)(d)(ii) or
259 (iii) to the commission[;] or [(II)] the date the city or town legislative body repeals the sales
260 and use tax.
261 (e) (i) If a city or town legislative body that is required to provide the notice described
262 in Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(A)] (6)(d)(i) does not provide the notice described in Subsection
263 [(1)(c)(iv)(A)] (6)(d)(i) to the commission on or before the date required by Subsection
264 [(1)(c)(iv)] (6)(d) for providing the notice, the commission shall transmit, transfer, or deposit
265 the revenues collected from the sales and use tax within the city or town in accordance with
266 Subsections [(3)] (8)(a) and (b).
267 (ii) If a city or town legislative body that is required to provide the notice described in
268 Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B) or (C)] (6)(d)(ii) or (iii) does not provide the notice described in
269 Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)(B) or (C)] (6)(d)(ii) or (iii) to the commission on or before the date
270 required by Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)] (6)(d) for providing the notice, the commission shall
271 transmit or deposit the revenues collected from the sales and use tax within the city or town in
272 accordance with:
273 (A) Subsection [(3)] (8)(c); and
274 (B) the most recent notice the commission received from the city or town legislative
275 body under Subsection [(1)(c)(iv)] (6)(d).

276 [(4) Notwithstanding Section 59-12-2208 , a county, city, or town legislative body is
277 not required to submit an opinion question to the county's, city's, or town's registered voters in
278 accordance with Section 59-12-2208 to impose a sales and use tax under this section if:]
279 [(a) the county, city, or town imposes the sales and use tax under this section on or
280 after July 1, 2010, but on or before July 1, 2011; and]
281 [(b) a purpose for which the county, city, or town will expend revenues collected from
282 the sales and use tax under this section is:]
283 [(i) a project or service described in Subsection (1)(b)(i)(B); or]
284 [(ii) a project or service described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(C)(IV).]




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