This document includes Senate 2nd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 3:55 PM by lucydaynes.
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill requires a public transit district to consider mass-transit facilities and
11 population in allocating funds.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
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14a to rail lines and
15 population distribution; and
16 ▸ requires a report of the criteria and data considered in the funding decisions.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 17B-2a-806, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 17B-2a-806 is amended to read:
27 17B-2a-806. Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a
28 public transit district -- Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to
29 public transit district -- Equitable allocation of resources within the public transit
30 district.
31 (1) The state or an agency of the state may:
32 (a) make public contributions to a public transit district as in the judgment of the
33 Legislature or governing board of the agency are necessary or proper;
34 (b) authorize a public transit district to perform, or aid and assist a public transit district
35 in performing, an activity that the state or agency is authorized by law to perform.
36 (2) (a) A county or municipality involved in the establishment and operation of a
37 public transit district may provide funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the
38 district.
39 (b) A county's use of property tax funds to establish and operate a public transit district
40 within any part of the county is a county purpose under Section 17-53-220.
41 (3) (a) To allocate resources and funds for development and operation of a public
42 transit district, whether received under this section or from other sources, a public transit
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44 (i) give priority to public transit services that feed rail fixed guideway services; and
45 (ii) allocate funds according to population distribution within the public transit district.
46 (b) The comptroller of a public transit district shall report the criteria and data
47 supporting the allocation of resources and funds in the statement required in Section
48 17B-2a-812.
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