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TRANSPORTATION UTILITY FEE AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson

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House Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to municipal transportation utility fees.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     clarifies the definition of a transportation utility fee imposed by a municipality.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
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17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          11-26-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 283
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21     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22          Section 1. Section 11-26-301 is amended to read:
23          11-26-301. Definitions -- Prohibition on imposition of transportation utility fee.
24          (1) As used in this section:
25          (a) (i) "Legal subdivision" means a local government that is recognized by Utah
26     Constitution, Article XI.
27          (ii) "Legal subdivision" does not include a local government that Utah Constitution,

28     Article XI, only authorizes the Legislature to create.
29          (b) "Municipality" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104.
30          (c) "Transportation utility fee" means an ongoing, regular fee [or tax] imposed:
31          (i) by a municipality for the purpose of maintaining public roads; and
32          (ii) on utility customers within the municipality.
33          (2) A municipality may not impose a transportation utility fee on a legal subdivision.
34          (3) This section does not grant to a municipality any authority not otherwise provided
35     for by law to impose a transportation utility fee.