S.B. 150

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RELOCATION OF UTILITIES IN HIGHWAY
2 RIGHTS-OF-WAY TASK FORCE
3 1999 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE; CREATING THE RELOCATION OF
7 UTILITIES IN HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY TASK FORCE; PROVIDING FOR
8 MEMBERSHIP; DELINEATING RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING A
9 REPORTING DATE; APPROPRIATING $39,500 FROM THE GENERAL FUND; AND
10 PROVIDING A REPEAL DATE.
11 This act enacts uncodified material.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Relocation of Utilities in Highway Rights-of-Way Task Force -- Creation
14 -- Membership -- Rules -- Compensation -- Staff.
15 (1) There is created the Relocation of Utilities in Highway Rights-of-Way Task Force
16 consisting of the following 12 members:
17 (a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
18 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
19 (b) seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
20 of Representatives, no more than four of whom may be from the same political party.
21 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under
22 Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
23 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
24 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
25 (3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
26 interim committees.
27 (4) The members of the task force shall receive compensation and expenses in accordance

28 with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
29 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
30 the task force.
31 Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
32 The task force shall:
33 (1) study issues relating to the relocation of utilities in highway rights-of-way, including
34 compensation for relocation of utilities;
35 (2) study any other related issued assigned to the task force by the Legislative Management
36 Committee; and
37 (3) present a final report, including any proposed legislation, to the Public Utilities and
38 Technology Interim Committee and the Transportation Interim Committee before November 30,
39 1999.
40 Section 3. Appropriation.
41 There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 1999-2000:
42 (1) $6,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
43 task force;
44 (2) $8,500 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses of
45 representatives on the task force; and
46 (3) $25,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for staffing
47 the task force.
48 Section 4. Repeal date.
49 This act is repealed November 30, 1999.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-23-99 10:59 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel