S.B. 144

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ELECTRONIC LAW LIBRARY
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard
5 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS; PROVIDING A PURPOSE STATEMENT;
6 APPROPRIATING $93,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98
7 FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN ELECTRONIC RESEARCH LAW LIBRARY FOR THE
8 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, THE OFFICE OF
9 LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND GENERAL COUNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE
10 LEGISLATURE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11 This act enacts uncodified material.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Purpose statement.
14 It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a statewide contract for the purchase of
15 electronic legal research services, available year-round to the Office of Attorney General, the
16 Judicial Branch, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, and available during the
17 annual legislative session to members of the Legislature.
18 Section 2. Appropriation.
19 There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1997-98, $93,000 to be
20 allocated as follows:
21 (1) $10,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;
22 (2) $13,000 to the Office of the Attorney General; and
23 (3) $70,000 to the Office of the State Court Administrator.
24 Section 3. Effective date.
25 This act takes effect on July 1, 1997.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-23-97 10:51 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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