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First Substitute H.B. 47

Representative David Ure proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
SALES TAX DIVERSION FOR WATER

             2     
PROJECTS AND WATER FINANCING

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: David Ure

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to address the expenditure of certain state
             11      sales and use tax revenues.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires that certain state sales and use tax revenues be transferred to the Water
             15      Resources Conservation and Development Fund and used by the Division of Water
             16      Resources for preconstruction costs for certain water projects;
             17          .    requires that certain state sales and use tax revenues be transferred as dedicated
             18      credits to and used by the Division of Water Rights for hiring staff;
             19          .    addresses the treatment of unexpended funds; and
             20          .    makes technical changes.
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
             25          This bill coordinates with S.B. 27, the Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act, and


             26      H.B. 45, the Bear River Development Act by substantively modifying language.
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             28      AMENDS:
             29          59-12-103 (Effective 07/01/06), as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2005,
             30      First Special Session
             31          59-12-1201, as last amended by Chapter 158, Laws of Utah 2005
             32          72-2-124, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2005, First Special Session
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 59-12-103 (Effective 07/01/06) is amended to read:
             36           59-12-103 (Effective 07/01/06). Sales and use tax base -- Rates -- Effective dates --
             37      Use of sales and use tax revenues.
             38          (1) A tax is imposed on the purchaser as provided in this part for amounts paid or
             39      charged for the following transactions:
             40          (a) retail sales of tangible personal property made within the state;
             41          (b) amounts paid:
             42          (i) (A) to a common carrier; or
             43          (B) whether the following are municipally or privately owned, to a:
             44          (I) telephone service provider; or
             45          (II) telegraph corporation as defined in Section 54-2-1 ; and
             46          (ii) for:
             47          (A) all transportation;
             48          (B) telephone service, other than mobile telecommunications service, that originates
             49      and terminates within the boundaries of this state;
             50          (C) mobile telecommunications service that originates and terminates within the
             51      boundaries of one state only to the extent permitted by the Mobile Telecommunications
             52      Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 116 et seq.; or
             53          (D) telegraph service;
             54          (c) sales of the following for commercial use:
             55          (i) gas;
             56          (ii) electricity;


             57          (iii) heat;
             58          (iv) coal;
             59          (v) fuel oil; or
             60          (vi) other fuels;
             61          (d) sales of the following for residential use:
             62          (i) gas;
             63          (ii) electricity;
             64          (iii) heat;
             65          (iv) coal;
             66          (v) fuel oil; or
             67          (vi) other fuels;
             68          (e) sales of prepared food;
             69          (f) except as provided in Section 59-12-104 , amounts paid or charged as admission or
             70      user fees for theaters, movies, operas, museums, planetariums, shows of any type or nature,
             71      exhibitions, concerts, carnivals, amusement parks, amusement rides, circuses, menageries,
             72      fairs, races, contests, sporting events, dances, boxing matches, wrestling matches, closed circuit
             73      television broadcasts, billiard parlors, pool parlors, bowling lanes, golf, miniature golf, golf
             74      driving ranges, batting cages, skating rinks, ski lifts, ski runs, ski trails, snowmobile trails,
             75      tennis courts, swimming pools, water slides, river runs, jeep tours, boat tours, scenic cruises,
             76      horseback rides, sports activities, or any other amusement, entertainment, recreation,
             77      exhibition, cultural, or athletic activity;
             78          (g) amounts paid or charged for services for repairs or renovations of tangible personal
             79      property, unless Section 59-12-104 provides for an exemption from sales and use tax for:
             80          (i) the tangible personal property; and
             81          (ii) parts used in the repairs or renovations of the tangible personal property described
             82      in Subsection (1)(g)(i), whether or not any parts are actually used in the repairs or renovations
             83      of that tangible personal property;
             84          (h) except as provided in Subsection 59-12-104 (7), amounts paid or charged for
             85      cleaning or washing of tangible personal property;
             86          (i) amounts paid or charged for tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court
             87      accommodations and services that are regularly rented for less than 30 consecutive days;


             88          (j) amounts paid or charged for laundry or dry cleaning services;
             89          (k) amounts paid or charged for leases or rentals of tangible personal property if within
             90      this state the tangible personal property is:
             91          (i) stored;
             92          (ii) used; or
             93          (iii) otherwise consumed;
             94          (l) amounts paid or charged for tangible personal property if within this state the
             95      tangible personal property is:
             96          (i) stored;
             97          (ii) used; or
             98          (iii) consumed; and
             99          (m) amounts paid or charged for prepaid telephone calling cards.
             100          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), beginning on July 1, 2001, a state tax
             101      and a local tax is imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1) equal to the sum of:
             102          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 4.75%; and
             103          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             104      transaction under this chapter other than this part.
             105          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), beginning on July 1, 2001, a state tax and a
             106      local tax is imposed on a transaction described in Subsection (1)(d) equal to the sum of:
             107          (i) a state tax imposed on the transaction at a rate of 2%; and
             108          (ii) a local tax equal to the sum of the tax rates a county, city, or town imposes on the
             109      transaction under this chapter other than this part.
             110          (c) Subject to Subsections (2)(d) and (e), a tax rate repeal or tax rate change for a tax
             111      rate imposed under the following shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter:
             112          (i) Subsection (2)(a)(i); or
             113          (ii) Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             114          (d) (i) For a transaction described in Subsection (2)(d)(iii), a tax rate increase shall take
             115      effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             116          (A) that begins after the effective date of the tax rate increase; and
             117          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of a tax rate
             118      increase imposed under:


             119          (I) Subsection (2)(a)(i); or
             120          (II) Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             121          (ii) For a transaction described in Subsection (2)(d)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate
             122      decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             123          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             124      and
             125          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             126      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under:
             127          (I) Subsection (2)(a)(i); or
             128          (II) Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             129          (iii) Subsections (2)(d)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             130          (A) Subsection (1)(b);
             131          (B) Subsection (1)(c);
             132          (C) Subsection (1)(d);
             133          (D) Subsection (1)(e);
             134          (E) Subsection (1)(f);
             135          (F) Subsection (1)(g);
             136          (G) Subsection (1)(h);
             137          (H) Subsection (1)(i);
             138          (I) Subsection (1)(j); or
             139          (J) Subsection (1)(k).
             140          (e) (i) If a tax due under Subsection (2)(a)(i) on a catalogue sale is computed on the
             141      basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, a tax rate repeal or change in a tax
             142      rate imposed under Subsection (2)(a)(i) takes effect:
             143          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             144          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the tax rate repeal or tax rate change
             145      under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
             146          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             147      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             148          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4) through [(7)] (9), the following state
             149      taxes shall be deposited into the General Fund:


             150          (i) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(a)(i); or
             151          (ii) the tax imposed by Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             152          (b) The local taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (2)(b)(ii) shall be distributed
             153      to a county, city, or town as provided in this chapter.
             154          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             155      2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections (4)(b)
             156      through (g):
             157          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             158          (A) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             159          (B) for the fiscal year; or
             160          (ii) $17,500,000.
             161          (b) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 14% of the amount
             162      described in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the
             163      Department of Natural Resources to:
             164          (A) implement the measures described in Subsections 63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to
             165      protect sensitive plant and animal species; or
             166          (B) award grants, up to the amount authorized by the Legislature in an appropriations
             167      act, to political subdivisions of the state to implement the measures described in Subsections
             168      63-34-14 (4)(a) through (d) to protect sensitive plant and animal species.
             169          (ii) Money transferred to the Department of Natural Resources under Subsection
             170      (4)(b)(i) may not be used to assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other
             171      person to list or attempt to have listed a species as threatened or endangered under the
             172      Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.
             173          (iii) At the end of each fiscal year:
             174          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             175      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             176          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             177      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             178          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             179      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             180          (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in


             181      Subsection (4)(b)(i) shall be deposited each year in the Agriculture Resource Development
             182      Fund created in Section 4-18-6 .
             183          (d) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 1% of the amount described
             184      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water
             185      Rights to cover the costs incurred in hiring legal and technical staff for the adjudication of
             186      water rights.
             187          (ii) At the end of each fiscal year:
             188          (A) 50% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Water Resources
             189      Conservation and Development Fund created in Section 73-10-24 ;
             190          (B) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Utah Wastewater Loan
             191      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 ; and
             192          (C) 25% of any unexpended dedicated credits shall lapse to the Drinking Water Loan
             193      Program Subaccount created in Section 73-10c-5 .
             194          (e) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 41% of the amount described
             195      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Water Resources Conservation and Development
             196      Fund created in Section 73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources.
             197          (ii) In addition to the uses allowed of the Water Resources Conservation and
             198      Development Fund under Section 73-10-24 , the Water Resources Conservation and
             199      Development Fund may also be used to:
             200          [(A) provide a portion of the local cost share, not to exceed in any fiscal year 50% of
             201      the funds made available to the Division of Water Resources under this section, of potential
             202      project features of the Central Utah Project;]
             203          [(B)] (A) conduct hydrologic and geotechnical investigations by the [Department of
             204      Natural Resources] Division of Water Resources in a cooperative effort with other state,
             205      federal, or local entities, for the purpose of quantifying surface and ground water resources and
             206      describing the hydrologic systems of an area in sufficient detail so as to enable local and state
             207      resource managers to plan for and accommodate growth in water use without jeopardizing the
             208      resource;
             209          [(C)] (B) fund state required dam safety improvements; and
             210          [(D)] (C) protect the state's interest in interstate water compact allocations, including
             211      the hiring of technical and legal staff.


             212          (f) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
             213      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Utah Wastewater Loan Program Subaccount
             214      created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Water Quality Board to fund wastewater projects.
             215          (g) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 20.5% of the amount described
             216      in Subsection (4)(a) shall be deposited in the Drinking Water Loan Program Subaccount
             217      created in Section 73-10c-5 for use by the Division of Drinking Water to:
             218          (i) provide for the installation and repair of collection, treatment, storage, and
             219      distribution facilities for any public water system, as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
             220          (ii) develop underground sources of water, including springs and wells; and
             221          (iii) develop surface water sources.
             222          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1,
             223      2006, the difference between the following amounts shall be expended as provided in this
             224      Subsection (5), if that difference is greater than $1:
             225          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated for the
             226      fiscal year by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             227          (ii) $17,500,000.
             228          (b) Ninety-four percent of the difference described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be
             229      deposited into the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created in Section
             230      73-10-24 for use by the Division of Water Resources for:
             231          (i) the following costs incurred before construction begins on projects authorized by
             232      Title 73, Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act, or projects developing more than 80,000
             233      acre-feet of water:
             234          (A) planning;
             235          (B) design;
             236          (C) engineering studies;
             237          (D) legal work;
             238          (E) permitting;
             239          (F) acquisition of land and rights-of-way;
             240          (G) compensation for impairment of existing water rights;
             241          (H) environmental studies; or
             242          (I) any combination of Subsections (5)(b)(i)(A) through (H);


             243          (ii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee any project authorized by Title 73,
             244      Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act;
             245          (iii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee a project that develops more than
             246      80,000 acre-feet of water; and
             247          (iv) other uses authorized under Sections 73-10-24 , 73-10-25.1 , 73-10-30 , and
             248      Subsection (4)(e)(ii) after funding the uses specified in Subsections (5)(b)(i) through (iii).
             249          (c) Any unexpended monies described in Subsection (5)(b) that remain in the Water
             250      Resources Conservation and Development Fund at the end of the fiscal year are nonlapsing.
             251          (d) Subject to Subsection (5)(e), 6% of the difference described in Subsection (5)(a)
             252      shall be transferred each year as dedicated credits to the Division of Water Rights to cover the
             253      costs incurred for employing additional technical staff for the administration of water rights.
             254          (e) At the end of each fiscal year, any unexpended dedicated credits described in
             255      Subsection (5)(d) over $150,000 lapse to the Water Resources Conservation and Development
             256      Fund created in Section 73-10-24 .
             257          [(5)] (6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for a fiscal year beginning on or after
             258      July 1, 2003, the lesser of the following amounts shall be used as provided in Subsections [(5)]
             259      (6)(b) through (d):
             260          (i) for taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a), the amount of tax revenue generated:
             261          (A) by a 1/16% tax rate on the transactions described in Subsection (1); and
             262          (B) for the fiscal year; or
             263          (ii) $18,743,000.
             264          (b) (i) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described
             265      in Subsection [(5)] (6)(a) shall be deposited each year in the Transportation Corridor
             266      Preservation Revolving Loan Fund created in Section 72-2-117 .
             267          (ii) At least 50% of the money deposited in the Transportation Corridor Preservation
             268      Revolving Loan Fund under Subsection [(5)] (6)(b)(i) shall be used to fund loan applications
             269      made by the Department of Transportation at the request of local governments.
             270          (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 3% of the amount described in
             271      Subsection [(5)] (6)(a) shall be transferred each year as nonlapsing dedicated credits to the
             272      Department of Transportation for the State Park Access Highways Improvement Program
             273      created in Section 72-3-207 .


             274          (d) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2003, 94% of the amount described in
             275      Subsection [(5)] (6)(a) shall be deposited in the class B and class C roads account to be
             276      expended as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Transportation Finances Act, for the use of class
             277      B and C roads.
             278          [(6)] (7) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and until Subsection [(6)] (7)(b)
             279      applies, beginning on January 1, 2000, the Division of Finance shall deposit into the Centennial
             280      Highway Fund Restricted Account created in Section 72-2-118 a portion of the taxes listed
             281      under Subsection (3)(a) equal to the revenues generated by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable
             282      transactions under Subsection (1).
             283          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), when the highway general obligation bonds
             284      have been paid off and the highway projects completed that are intended to be paid from
             285      revenues deposited in the Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the
             286      Executive Appropriations Committee under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the Division of
             287      Finance shall deposit into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section
             288      72-2-124 a portion of the taxes listed under Subsection (3)(a) equal to the revenues generated
             289      by a 1/64% tax rate on the taxable transactions under Subsection (1).
             290          [(7)] (8) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), for fiscal years beginning on or after
             291      fiscal year 2004-05, the commission shall each year on or before the September 30 immediately
             292      following the last day of the fiscal year deposit the difference described in Subsection [(7)]
             293      (8)(b) into the Remote Sales Restricted Account created in Section 59-12-103.2 if that
             294      difference is greater than $0.
             295          (b) The difference described in Subsection [(7)] (8)(a) is equal to the difference
             296      between:
             297          (i) the total amount of the following revenues the commission received from sellers
             298      collecting a tax in accordance with Subsection 59-12-107 (1)(b) for the fiscal year immediately
             299      preceding the September 30 described in Subsection [(7)] (8)(a):
             300          (A) revenues under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             301          (B) revenues under Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
             302          (ii) $7,279,673.
             303          [(8)] (9) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in addition to the amount deposited in
             304      Subsection [(6)] (7)(a), and until Subsection [(8)] (9)(b) applies, for a fiscal year beginning on


             305      or after July 1, 2005, the Division of Finance shall deposit $59,594,700 of the revenues
             306      generated by the taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (2)(b)(i) into the Centennial
             307      Highway Fund Restricted Account created by Section 72-2-118 .
             308          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a) and in addition to the amounts deposited under
             309      Subsection [(6)] (7)(b), when the highway general obligation bonds have been paid off and the
             310      highway projects completed that are intended to be paid from revenues deposited in the
             311      Centennial Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the Executive Appropriations
             312      Committee under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the Division of Finance shall deposit
             313      $59,594,700 of the revenues generated by the taxes described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and
             314      (2)(b)(i) into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 72-2-124 .
             315          Section 2. Section 59-12-1201 is amended to read:
             316           59-12-1201. Motor vehicle rental tax -- Rate -- Exemptions -- Administration,
             317      collection, and enforcement of tax -- Administrative fee -- Deposits.
             318          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), there is imposed a tax of 2.5% on all
             319      short-term leases and rentals of motor vehicles not exceeding 30 days.
             320          (b) The tax imposed in this section is in addition to all other state, county, or municipal
             321      fees and taxes imposed on rentals of motor vehicles.
             322          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a tax rate repeal or tax rate change for the tax
             323      imposed under Subsection (1) shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter.
             324          (b) (i) For a transaction subject to a tax under Subsection (1), a tax rate increase shall
             325      take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             326          (A) that begins after the effective date of the tax rate increase; and
             327          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of a tax rate
             328      increase imposed under Subsection (1).
             329          (ii) For a transaction subject to a tax under Subsection (1), the repeal of a tax or a tax
             330      rate decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             331          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             332      and
             333          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             334      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under Subsection (1).
             335          (3) A motor vehicle is exempt from the tax imposed under Subsection (1) if:


             336          (a) the motor vehicle is registered for a gross laden weight of 12,001 or more pounds;
             337          (b) the motor vehicle is rented as a personal household goods moving van; or
             338          (c) the lease or rental of the motor vehicle is made for the purpose of temporarily
             339      replacing a person's motor vehicle that is being repaired pursuant to a repair agreement or an
             340      insurance agreement.
             341          (4) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the tax authorized under this
             342      section shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             343          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under Part 1,
             344      Tax Collection; and
             345          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             346          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a tax under this part is not subject to:
             347          (A) Subsections 59-12-103 (4) through [(7)] (8); or
             348          (B) Sections 59-12-107.1 through 59-12-107.3 .
             349          (b) The commission may retain a maximum of 1-1/2% of the tax collected under this
             350      section for the costs of rendering its services under this section.
             351          (c) Except as provided under Subsection (4)(b), all revenue received by the
             352      commission under this section shall be deposited daily with the state treasurer and credited
             353      monthly to the Transportation Corridor Preservation Revolving Loan Fund under Section
             354      72-2-117 .
             355          Section 3. Section 72-2-124 is amended to read:
             356           72-2-124. Transportation Investment Fund of 2005.
             357          (1) There is created a special revenue fund entitled the Transportation Investment Fund
             358      of 2005.
             359          (2) The fund consists of monies generated from the following sources:
             360          (a) any voluntary contributions received for the maintenance, construction,
             361      reconstruction, or renovation of state and federal highways; and
             362          (b) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature.
             363          (3) When the highway general obligation bonds have been paid off and the highway
             364      projects completed that are intended to be paid from revenues deposited in the Centennial
             365      Highway Fund Restricted Account as determined by the Executive Appropriations Committee
             366      under Subsection 72-2-118 (6)(d), the fund shall also consist of monies generated from the


             367      following sources:
             368          (a) registration fees designated under Subsection 41-1a-1201 (6)(a);
             369          (b) the clean special fuel tax certificate surcharge under Subsection 59-13-304 (3); and
             370          (c) the sales and use tax amounts provided for in Subsections 59-12-103 [(6)](7)(b) and
             371      [(8)] (9)(b).
             372          (4) (a) The fund shall earn interest.
             373          (b) All interest earned on fund monies shall be deposited into the fund.
             374          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), the executive director may use fund
             375      monies only to pay the costs of maintenance, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to
             376      state and federal highways prioritized by the Transportation Commission through the
             377      prioritization process for new transportation capacity projects adopted under Section 72-1-304 .
             378          (b) The executive director may use fund monies deposited into the fund in fiscal year
             379      2006 only to pay the costs of maintenance, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to state
             380      and federal highways prioritized by the Transportation Commission.
             381          Section 4. Effective date.
             382          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.
             383          Section 5. Coordinating H.B. 47 with H.B. 45 and S.B. 27 -- Modifying substantive
             384      language.
             385          If this H.B. 47, H.B. 45, Bear River Development Act, and S.B. 27, Lake Powell
             386      Pipeline Development Act, all pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of
             387      Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for
             388      publication, shall:
             389          (1) replace Subsection 59-12-103 (5)(b)(i) to read as follows:
             390          "(i) preconstruction costs:
             391          (A) as defined in Subsection 73-26-103 (6) for projects authorized by Title 73, Chapter
             392      26, Bear River Development Act; and
             393          (B) as defined in Subsection 73-28-103 (8) for the Lake Powell Pipeline project
             394      authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;"; and
             395          (2) replace Subsection 59-12-103 (5)(b)(iii) to read as follows:
             396          "(iii) the cost of employing a civil engineer to oversee the Lake Powell Pipeline project
             397      authorized by Title 73, Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act; and".


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