H.B. 310

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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TASK FORCE
2 2003 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: John Dougall
5 This act establishes a legislative task force to study transportation needs and funding for
6 the next 10 and 20-year time frames. This act establishes task force membership, duties,
7 and salaries and designates staff for the task force. The act requires the task force to
8 prepare a report. This act makes a one-time appropriation of $44,500 from the General
9 Fund for fiscal year 2003-04 to pay for task force expenses. This act provides a repeal
10 date.
11 This act enacts uncodified material.
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Transportation Planning Task Force -- Creation -- Membership --
14 Procedures -- Compensation -- Staff.
15 (1) There is created the Transportation Planning Task Force consisting of the following
16 12 members:
17 (a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
18 four 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
20 House of Representatives, no more than five 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
22 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the committee.
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 committee.
25 (3) In conducting its business, the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative
26 interim committees.
27 (4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the committee shall be paid 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
30 to the committee.
31 Section 2. Duties -- Interim report.
32 (1) The committee shall review and make recommendations on the following issues:
33 (a) the transportation needs for Utah in the next 10 and 20-year time frames;
34 (b) the current transportation revenues and their future projections; h [ and ] h
35 (c) alternative transportation revenue mechanisms available or currently in use around
36 the country h ;
36a (d) EFFECTS OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ON COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS;
36b AND
36c (e) ALTERNATIVE MODES TO MEET TRANSPORTATION NEEDS h .
37 (2) The committee shall meet at least monthly from April through November.
38 (3) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented before
39 November 30, 2003 to the Transportation Interim Committee.
40 Section 3. Appropriation.
41 There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2003-04:
42 (1) $6,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
43 committee;
44 (2) $8,500 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
45 of representatives on the committee; and
46 (3) $30,000 to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to pay for
47 staffing the committee.
48 Section 4. Repeal date.
49 This act is repealed November 30, 2003.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-10-03 11:23 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel