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9 LONG TITLE
10 General Description:
11 This bill designates Navajo Code Talker Day, and designates certain highways as
12 Navajo Code Talker Highway.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 ▸ designates Navajo Code Talker Day;
16 ▸ designates portions of Highways 162, 163, and 191 in San Juan County as the
17 Navajo Code Talker Highway;
18 ▸ requires the Department of Transportation to install signs to indicate the designation
19 of the Navajo Code Talker Highway; and
20 ▸ makes technical changes.
21 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2020:
23 ▸ to the Department of Transportation -- Operations/Maintenance Management --
24 Maintenance Administration, as a one-time appropriation:
25 • from the General Fund, One-time, $9,000.
26 Other Special Clauses:
27 None
28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 AMENDS:
30 63G-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 39
31 ENACTS:
32 72-4-218, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 63G-1-401 is amended to read:
36 63G-1-401. Commemorative periods.
37 (1) The following days shall be commemorated annually:
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48 fourth Monday in January, to encourage citizens of the state, including students, to participate
49 in activities that recognize Utah's history; [
50 (b) Utah State Flag Day, on March 9;
51 (c) Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day, on March 29;
52 (d) Yellow Ribbon Day, on the third Monday in May, in honor of men and women who
53 are serving or have served in the United States Armed Forces around the world in defense of
54 freedom;
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56 General Gordon Granger proclaiming the freedom of all slaves on June 19, 1865, in Galveston,
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59 (g) Navajo Code Talker Day, on August 14;
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61 anniversary of the day three-year-old Rachael Runyan was kidnaped from a playground in
62 Sunset, Utah, to:
63 (i) encourage individuals to make child safety a priority;
64 (ii) remember the importance of continued efforts to reunite missing children with their
65 families; and
66 (iii) honor Rachael Runyan and all Utah children who have been abducted or
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68 (i) Constitution Day, on September 17;
69 (j) POW/MIA Recognition Day, on the third Friday in September;
70 (k) Indigenous People Day, on the Monday immediately preceding Thanksgiving; and
71 (l) Bill of Rights Day, on December 15.
72 (2) The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall coordinate activities, special
73 programs, and promotional information to heighten public awareness and involvement relating
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80 Medicine Cabinet Month to:
81 (a) recognize the urgent need to make Utah homes and neighborhoods safe from
82 prescription medication abuse and poisonings by the proper home storage and disposal of
83 prescription and over-the-counter medications; and
84 (b) educate citizens about the permanent medication disposal sites in Utah listed on
85 useonlyasdirected.org that allow disposal throughout the year.
86 (4) The second full week of April shall be commemorated annually as Animal Care
87 and Control Appreciation Week to recognize and increase awareness within the community of
88 the services that animal care and control professionals provide.
89 (5) The third full week of June shall be commemorated annually as Workplace Safety
90 Week to heighten public awareness regarding the importance of safety in the workplace.
91 (6) The first full week of May shall be commemorated annually as State Water Week
92 to recognize the importance of water conservation, quality, and supply in the state.
93 (7) The second Friday and Saturday in August shall be commemorated annually as
94 Utah Fallen Heroes Days to:
95 (a) honor fallen heroes who, during service in the military or public safety, have
96 sacrificed their lives to protect the country and the citizens of the state; and
97 (b) encourage political subdivisions to acknowledge and honor fallen heroes.
98 (8) The third full week in August shall be commemorated annually as Drowsy Driving
99 Awareness Week to:
100 (a) educate the public about the relationship between fatigue and driving performance;
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102 (b) encourage the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation to
103 recognize and promote educational efforts on the dangers of drowsy driving.
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109 (9) The month of October shall be commemorated annually as Italian-American
110 Heritage Month.
111 (10) The month of November shall be commemorated annually as American Indian
112 Heritage Month.
113 Section 2. Section 72-4-218 is enacted to read:
114 72-4-218. Navajo Code Talker Highway.
115 (1) There is established the Navajo Code Talker Highway composed of the existing
116 Highway 162 in San Juan County from the Utah-Colorado border near Aneth to Bluff, then
117 Highway 191 and Highway 163 southwest through Mexican Hat to the Utah-Arizona border
118 near Monument Valley.
119 (2) In addition to other official designations, the Department of Transportation shall
120 designate the portions of the highway identified in Subsection (1) as the Navajo Code Talker
121 Highway on future state highway maps.
122 (3) As soon as practicable, the Department of Transportation shall install appropriate
123 signs along portions of highway indicating the designation as the Navajo Code Talker Highway
124 as described in Subsection (1).
125 Section 3. Appropriation.
126 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
127 2019, and ending June 30, 2020. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
128 fiscal year 2020. Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures
129 Act, the Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts
130 indicated for the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
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132 To Department of Transportation - Operations/Maintenance Management
133 From General Fund, One-time
$9,000
134 Schedule of Programs:
135 Maintenance Administration $9,000
136 The Legislature intends that the use of these funds is limited to the costs of procuring
137 and installing road signs for the Navajo Code Talker Highway.