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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions related to access to public highways.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ provides circumstances under which a highway authority may not close a legal point
14 of access to a public highway; and
15 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 72-7-103, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 72-7-103 is amended to read:
26 72-7-103. Limitation on access authority.
27 (1) As used in this section:
28 (a) "Highway facility" means:
29 (i) SR-7 as described in Section 72-4-106;
30 (ii) SR-67 as described in Section 72-4-112;
31 (iii) SR-85 as described in Section 72-4-114;
32 (iv) SR-154 as described in Section 72-4-121; or
33 (v) SR-201 as described in Section 72-4-126.
34 (b) "Legal point of access" means an access established in accordance with applicable
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36 (i) before July 1, 2003;
37 (ii) by permit issued by the highway authority; or
38 (iii) by a deed or court order.
39 (2) A highway authority may not deny reasonable ingress and egress to property
40 adjoining a public highway except where:
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42 purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise; or
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45 (3) For a property adjoining a public highway that is not an interstate system or a
46 highway facility, a highway authority may not close a legal point of access to the public
47 highway, unless:
48 (a) the property has reasonably equivalent access to the public highway after the legal
49 access is closed; or
50 (b) the highway authority acquires the legal point of access by gift, agreement,
51 purchase, or eminent domain.