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9 General Description:
10 This joint resolution of the Legislature grants the Utah Department of Transportation
11 permanent and temporary easements to construct and maintain certain utility facilities
12 associated with the construction of a traffic signal abutting the northwest corner of
13 Capitol Hill grounds.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This resolution:
16 ▸ grants the Utah Department of Transportation permanent and temporary easements
17 of an approximate size of 111.56 square feet to construct and maintain certain utility
18 facilities associated with the construction of a signal at the intersection of Columbus
19 Street and 500 North abutting the northwest corner of Capitol Hill grounds; and
20 ▸ urges the Utah Department of Transportation to further advise the Executive
21 Director of the Capitol Preservation Board as to the specific location and scope of
22 any easements necessary for the construction and maintenance of the signal and
23 related facilities, including a utility pole and two junction boxes near the
24 intersection of Columbus Street and 500 North abutting the northwest corner of
25 Capitol Hill grounds.
26 Special Clauses:
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29 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 WHEREAS, the Capitol Preservation Board has the responsibility to maintain,
31 improve, and oversee the buildings and grounds on the Capitol Hill Complex;
32 WHEREAS, the Capitol Preservation Board may enter into agreements and contracts
33 through its Executive Director;
34 WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Transportation has determined that permanent and
35 temporary easements, with an approximate size of 111.56 square feet, are necessary to
36 construct and maintain certain utility facilities associated with the construction of a signal at
37 the intersection of Columbus Street and 500 North abutting the northwest corner of Capitol
38 Hill grounds;
39 WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Transportation has a duty to provide safe
40 transportation systems;
41 WHEREAS, the creation of the easements is a state transportation purpose as defined in
42 Utah Code Section 72-5-102; and
43 WHEREAS, the Utah Department of Transportation has determined that it is necessary
44 and in the public interest to acquire the easements from the Capitol Preservation Board in
45 accordance with applicable law:
46 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
47 recommends that the Capitol Preservation Board, through its Executive Director, grants the
48 Utah Department of Transportation permanent and temporary easements of an approximate
49 size of 111.56 square feet to construct and maintain certain utility facilities associated with the
50 construction of a signal at the intersection of Columbus Street and 500 North abutting the
51 northwest corner of Capitol Hill grounds.
52 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges the Utah Department of
53 Transportation to further advise the Executive Director of the Capitol Preservation Board as to
54 the specific location and scope of any easements necessary for the construction and
55 maintenance of the signal and related facilities, including a utility pole and two junction boxes
56 near the intersection of Columbus Street and 500 North abutting the northwest corner of
57 Capitol Hill grounds.
58 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Capitol
59 Preservation Board and the Utah Department of Transportation.