First Substitute H.B. 1006

Senator Curtis S. Bramble proposes the following substitute bill:

1 CHANGES IN TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP
2 2005 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Jeff Alexander
5
6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This bill modifies membership requirements for the Highway Jurisdictional Transfer
9 Task Force, the Government Records Access and Management Task Force, the Tax
10 Reform Task Force, and the Tourism Task Force.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . increases the number of members assigned to and modifies the requirements for the
14 selection of members from the House of Representatives for the Highway
15 Jurisdictional Transfer Task Force, the Government Records Access and
16 Management Task Force, the Tax Reform Task Force, and the Tourism Task Force.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 This bill provides an effective date.
21 Uncodified Material Affected:
22 AMENDS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL:
23 Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 194, Laws of Utah 2005
24 Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 218, Laws of Utah 2005
25 Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 224, Laws of Utah 2005

26 Uncodified Section 16, Chapter 245, Laws of Utah 2005
27
28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 194, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to
30 read:
31 Section 1. Tax Reform Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
32 Compensation -- Staff.
33 (1) There is created the Tax Reform Task Force consisting of the following [13] 15
34 members:
35 (a) four members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
36 three of whom may be from the same political party;
37 (b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of
38 the House of Representatives, no more than [five] seven of whom may be from the same
39 political party; and
40 (c) two members appointed by the governor.
41 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
42 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
43 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
44 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
45 (3) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum. The action of a
46 majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
47 (4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
48 be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
49 (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
50 for the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and
51 reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates
52 established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
53 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
54 to the task force.
55 Section 2. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 218, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to
56 read:

57 Section 1. Tourism Task Force -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum --
58 Compensation -- Staff.
59 (1) There is created the Tourism Task Force consisting of the following [12] 14
60 members:
61 (a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
62 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
63 (b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of
64 the House of Representatives, no more than [four] six of whom may be from the same political
65 party.
66 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
67 under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
68 (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
69 of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
70 (3) In conducting its business, the task force shall comply with the rules of legislative
71 interim committees.
72 (4) Salaries and expenses of a member of the task force who is a legislator shall be paid
73 in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rule 15.03.
74 (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
75 to the task force.
76 Section 3. Uncodified Section 1, Chapter 224, Laws of Utah 2005 is amended to
77 read:
78 Section 1. Government Records Access and Management Task Force -- Creation
79 -- Membership -- Interim rules followed -- Compensation -- Staff.
80 (1) There is created the Government Records Access and Management Task Force
81 consisting of the following [12] 14 members:
82 (a) five members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
83 three of whom may be from the same political party; and
84 (b) [seven] nine members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of
85 the House of Representatives, no more than [four] six of whom may be from the same political
86 party.
87 (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed

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

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