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S.B. 164

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UTAH STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

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CENTENNIAL STUDY

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1997 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Nathan C. Tanner

6    AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; CREATING THE UTAH STATE
7    CAPITOL BUILDING CENTENNIAL TASK FORCE; PROVIDING FOR MEMBERSHIP;
8    DELINEATING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING A REPORTING
9    DATE; APPROPRIATING $23,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND; AND PROVIDING A
10    REPEAL DATE.
11    This act enacts uncodified material.
12    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13        Section 1. Utah State Capitol Building Centennial Task Force -- Creation --
14     Membership -- Quorum -- Staff.
15        (1) There is created the Utah State Capitol Building Centennial Task Force consisting of
16    the following 11 members:
17        (a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
18    two of whom may be from the same political party;
19        (b) three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
20    of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party; and
21        (c) the following five members jointly appointed by the president of the Senate and the
22    speaker of the House of Representatives:
23        (i) two members from the art profession;
24        (ii) one member from the history profession;
25        (iii) one member from the architecture profession; and
26        (iv) one member of the public.
27        (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under


1    Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
2        (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
3    of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
4        (3) (a) A majority of the members of the task force is a quorum.
5        (b) The action of a majority of a quorum is the action of the task force.
6        (4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be
7    paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
8        (b) (i) Members of the task force who are not government employees shall receive no
9    compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
10    performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance
11    under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
12        (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
13        (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
14    to the task force.
15        Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
16        (1) The task force shall review and make recommendations on the following issues:
17        (a) current condition of the state capitol building; and
18        (b) whether there are any interior or exterior areas of the capitol that are unfinished or need
19    refinishing.
20        (2) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented to the Legislative
21    Management Interim Committee before November 30, 1997.
22        Section 3. Appropriation.
23        There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1996-1997:
24        (1) $4,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the task
25    force;
26        (2) $4,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses of
27    representatives on the task force; and
28        (3) $15,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for staffing
29    the task force.
30        Section 4. Repeal date.
31        This act is repealed November 30, 1997.

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Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-3-97 1:05 PM


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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