S.B. 103

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FEE FOR STATE GOLF COURSES
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION; INCREASING GOLF USER FEES;
6 ALLOWING FEE REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF OPERATING AND
7 MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AT GOLF COURSES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
8 DATE.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 63-11-19.5, as last amended by Chapter 350, Laws of Utah 1995
12 63-11-19.6, as enacted by Chapter 94, Laws of Utah 1995
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 63-11-19.5 is amended to read:
15 63-11-19.5. User fees for golf.
16 (1) The following user fees are assessed in the following parks for playing nine holes of
17 golf:
18 (a) [50 cents] $1.50 at Wasatch Mountain State Park;
19 (b) [50 cents] $1.50 at Palisades State Park; and
20 (c) [25] 75 cents at Jordan River State Park.
21 (2) The fee in Subsection (1) is:
22 (a) in addition to the fee set by the Board of Parks and Recreation; and
23 (b) to be used at the park where the money is collected for:
24 (i) the upgrade or development of facilities [at the park where the money is collected.]; or
25 (ii) the purchase of golf course operation and maintenance equipment.
26 (3) The revenue from the fees established in Subsection (1) shall be nonlapsing.
27 Section 2. Section 63-11-19.6 is amended to read:

28 63-11-19.6. User fee for golf.
29 (1) A [$1] $1.50 user fee is assessed at Green River State Park for playing nine holes of
30 golf.
31 (2) The fee in Subsection (1) is:
32 (a) in addition to the fee set by the Board of Parks and Recreation; and
33 (b) to be used [for the development and upgrade of] at the golf course[.] for:
34 (i) the development and upgrade of facilities; or
35 (ii) the purchase of golf course operation and maintenance equipment.
36 (3) The revenue from the fee established in Subsection (1) shall be nonlapsing.
37 Section 3. Effective date.
38 S [ This act takes effect on July 1, 2000. ] "IF APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE
38a MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, THIS ACT TAKES EFFECT UPON APPROVAL BY THE
38b GOVERNOR, OR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTIONAL TIME LIMIT OF UTAH CONSTITUTION
38c ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8, WITHOUT THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE, OR IN THE CASE OF A VETO,
38d THE DATE OF VETO OVERRIDE." s




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-10-99 7:51 AM

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

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