S.C.R. 302

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RESOLUTION APPROVING PARKING
2 STRUCTURE FOR CAPITOL COMPLEX
3 2006 THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: L. Alma Mansell
6 House Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor authorizes the Capitol
11 Preservation Board to expend certain appropriations to construct an underground
12 parking structure east of the state capitol building and to reconfigure the northeast
13 capitol hill parking area.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This resolution:
16 . authorizes the Capitol Preservation Board to divert up to $15 million from existing
17 appropriations to construct an underground parking structure east of the state capitol
18 building and to reconfigure the northeast capitol hill parking area.
19 Special Clauses:
20 None
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22 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
23 WHEREAS, the Utah Legislature has appropriated monies for a comprehensive
24 restoration and construction program on the State Capitol Complex since 2000;
25 WHEREAS, in order to accommodate public officials, visitors, and employees who
26 park their vehicles near Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Master Plan calls for an evaluation of
27 long-term parking needs and a reconfiguration of the northeast parking area and sidewalks;

28 WHEREAS, the Capitol Preservation Board recently conducted a review of options for
29 public official and employee parking on the State Capitol Complex;
30 WHEREAS, as a result of that review, the Capitol Preservation Board has
31 recommended that a public official and employee underground parking structure be constructed
32 east of the state capitol building and that the northeast Capitol Hill parking area be
33 reconfigured;
34 WHEREAS, because the state capitol building is currently closed for restoration and for
35 seismic base-isolation improvements, and because the state capitol grounds are affected by that
36 restoration and other construction, the Capitol Preservation Board concluded that it would be
37 more efficient to construct an underground parking structure east of the state capitol building
38 now rather than excavating the area later; and
39 WHEREAS, the appropriations by the Utah Legislature to the Capitol Preservation
40 Board for the restoration and other construction on the State Capitol Complex did not include
41 authorization for the Board to use those monies to construct an underground parking structure
42 east of the state capitol building and to reconfigure the northeast Capitol Hill parking area:
43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Capitol Preservation Board is
44 authorized to use up to $15 million from its existing legislative appropriations to construct an
45 underground parking structure east of the state capitol building and to reconfigure the northeast
46 Capitol Hill parking area, with an estimated completion date for both of January 2008.




Legislative Review Note
as of 5-19-06 11:35 AM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel