1st Sub. H.B. 104
         LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY REGULATORY POWERS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 5 March 6, 2012 4:33 PM



Senator Benjamin M. McAdams proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 13
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             13          .    provides definitions;
    
  . provides that a local highway authority may adopt an ordinance that requires a ground transportation vehicle to conform to state safety standards and reasonable annual appearance requirements;      


2.    Page 2, Line 32a
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             32a     
{   H. 41-6a-214, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2 .H   }


3.    Page 3, Line 87 through Page 4, Line 88 :    

             87          (t) prohibiting drivers of ambulances from exceeding maximum speed limits;
{   or   }

             88          (u) adopting other traffic ordinances as specifically authorized by this chapter
  ; or

    (v) adopting an ordinance that requires a ground transportation vehicle to conform to state safety standards and reasonable annual appearance requirements  
.


4.    Page 4, Lines 97b through 97j
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             97b          (ii) provides that a person must be issued at least three warning citations
{   within a

             97c      one-year period  
}
before imposing a fine;
             97d          (iii) has the same fine structure as a parking violation;
             97e          (iv) provides for the safety of law enforcement personnel who enforce the
             97f      ordinance; and
             97g          (v) provides that the ordinance may
{   only   } be enforced on        :

    (A) public property; or
    (B)  
private property      {   or on a

             97h      quasi-public road or parking area as defined in Section 41-6a-214 if the owner of the private


             97i      property requests, through written or electronic means, that the ordinance be enforced on the
             97j      private property  
}
  that is open to the general public unless the private property owner:

    (I) has a private business that has a drive-through service as a component of the private property owner's business operations and posts a sign acceptable to the local highway authority informing its customers and the public of the local highway authority's time limit for idling vehicle engines  
; or .H

    
  (II) adopts an idle reduction education policy approved by the local highway authority.      


5.    Page 4, Line 109a through Page 4a, Line 109r
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             109a
{  
     H. Section 2. Section 41-6A-214 is amended to read:
             109b          41-6a-214.   Quasi-public roads and parking areas -- Local ordinances.              109c          (1) As used in this section, "quasi-public road or parking area" means a privately owned and
             109d      maintained road or parking area that is generally held open for use of the public for purposes of
             109e      vehicular travel or parking.
             109f          (2) (a) [Any] Except as provided in Section 41-6a-208, any municipality or county may by
             109g      ordinance provide that a quasi-public road or parking area within the municipality or county is
             109h      subject to this chapter.
             109i          (b) An ordinance may not be enacted under this section without:
             109j          (i) a public hearing; and
             109k          (ii) the agreement of a majority of the owners of the quasi-public road or parking area
             109l      involved.
             109m          (3) This section:
             109n          (a) supercedes conflicting provisions under Section 41-6a-215;
             109o          (b) does not require a peace officer to patrol or enforce any provisions of this chapter on any
             109p      quasi-public road or parking area; or
             109q          (c) does not affect the duty of a peace officer to enforce those provisions of this chapter
             109r      applicable to private property other than under this section. .H  
}


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