H.B. 182 Enrolled

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SIGNAGE HONORING FALLEN HIGHWAY PATROL
2 OFFICERS
3 2012 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Brad R. Wilson
6 Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams
7 Cosponsors:
8 Stewart Barlow
9 Jim Bird
10 Derek E. Brown
11 Brad L. Dee
12 Susan DuckworthSteve Eliason
Janice M. Fisher
Richard A. Greenwood
Lynn N. Hemingway
Neal B. Hendrickson
Christopher N. HerrodDon L. Ipson
Ronda Rudd Menlove
Curtis Oda
Lee B. Perry
R. Curt Webb 13
14 LONG TITLE
15 General Description:
16 This bill modifies the Transportation Code by authorizing the Utah Department of
17 Transportation to erect memorial signs to honor Utah Highway Patrol officers who have
18 been killed in the line of duty.
19 Highlighted Provisions:
20 This bill:
21 . authorizes the Utah Department of Transportation to erect memorial signs, honoring
22 fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers;
23 . provides that the memorial signs will comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic
24 Control Devices for Streets and Highways; and
25 . provides that the memorial signs may be funded by voluntary contributions or funds
26 appropriated by the Legislature.
27 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
28 None

29 Other Special Clauses:
30 None
31 Utah Code Sections Affected:
32 ENACTS:
33 72-7-110, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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35 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
36 Section 1. Section 72-7-110 is enacted to read:
37 72-7-110. Memorial signs honoring highway patrol officers.
38 (1) (a) The Utah Department of Transportation may erect memorial signs along state
39 highways, honoring Utah Highway Patrol officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
40 (b) The memorial signs shall:
41 (i) be located in the community of the fallen trooper that the memorial is intended to
42 honor; and
43 (ii) correlate with, and where possible conform to, the sign requirements in the most
44 recent edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
45 adopted under Section 41-6a-301 .
46 (2) Memorial signs erected in accordance with this section shall be funded by:
47 (a) any voluntary contributions the department receives for the memorial signs;
48 (b) funds appropriated by the Legislature to the department for memorial signs under
49 this section; or
50 (c) a combination of the funds available under Subsections (2)(a) and (b).