H.B. 1006 Enrolled

CHANGES IN TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP
2005 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jeff Alexander
Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies membership requirements for the Highway Jurisdictional Transfer
Task Force, the Government Records Access and Management Task Force, the Tax
Reform Task Force, and the Tourism Task Force.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. increases the number of members assigned to and modifies the requirements for the
selection of members from the House of Representatives for the Highway
Jurisdictional Transfer Task Force, the Government Records Access and
Management Task Force, the Tax Reform Task Force, and the Tourism Task Force.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides an effective date.
Uncodified Material Affected:
AMENDS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL:
Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 194, Laws of Utah 2005
Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 218, Laws of Utah 2005
Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 224, Laws of Utah 2005
Uncodified Section 16, Chapter 245, Laws of Utah 2005

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

Section 1. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 194, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to read:
Section 1. Tax Reform Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
Compensation -- Staff.
(1) There is created the Tax Reform Task Force consisting of the following [13] 15
members:
(a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
three of whom may be from the same political party;
(b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than [five] seven of whom may be from the same political
party; and
(c) two members appointed by the governor.
(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(3) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum. The action of a
majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
(4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be
paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation for
the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and reimbursement
for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates established by the Division
of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
the task force.
Section 2. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 218, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to read:
Section 1. Tourism Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
Compensation -- Staff.

(1) There is created the Tourism Task Force consisting of the following [12] 14 members:
(a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
three of whom may be from the same political party; and
(b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than [four] six of whom may be from the same political party.
(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
interim committees.
(4) Salaries and expenses of a member of the task force who is a legislator shall be paid in
accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
the task force.
Section 3. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 224, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to read:
Section 1. Government Records Access and Management Task Force -- Creation --
Membership -- Interim rules followed -- Compensation -- Staff.
(1) There is created the Government Records Access and Management Task Force
consisting of the following [12] 14 members:
(a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
three of whom may be from the same political party; and
(b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than [four] six of whom may be from the same political party.
(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.

(3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
interim committees.
(4) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force shall be paid in accordance
with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
the task force.
Section 4. Uncodified Section 16, Chapter 245, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to
read:
Section 16. Highway Jurisdictional Transfer Task Force -- Creation -- Membership
-- Procedures -- Compensation -- Staff.
(1) There is created the Highway Jurisdictional Transfer Task Force consisting of the
following [13] 14 members:
(a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
two of whom may be from the same political party;
(b) [three] four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
House of Representatives, no more than [two] three of whom may be from the same political
party;
(c) the executive director or the executive director's designee of the Department of
Transportation as a nonvoting member;
(d) two representatives of metropolitan planning organizations as defined under Section
72-1-208.5 appointed by the governor as nonvoting members;
(e) two representatives of the counties appointed by the governor as nonvoting members;
and
(f) two representatives of the municipalities appointed by the governor as nonvoting
members.
(2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House

of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(3) (a) A majority of the voting members of the task force constitutes a quorum of the
task force.
(b) The action of a majority of the voting members constitutes the action of the task
force.
(4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be
paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation for
the work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel
expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates established by the Division of Finance
under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
(5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
the task force.
(6) The Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall provide staff for fiscal planning support
to the task force.
Section 5. Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect:
(1) May 2, 2005, if the governor signs the bill before May 2, 2005; or
(2) if the governor does not sign the bill before May 2, upon approval by the governor, or
the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without
the governor's signature, or in the case of veto, the date of veto override.