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9 General Description:
10 This concurrent resolution encourages the evaluation of interstate passenger rail
11 opportunities and the expansion of Utah's rail infrastructure.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 ▸ recognizes the benefits of railway investment and expanded rail infrastructure;
15 ▸ requests that the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah Transit Authority,
16 and Utah's Metropolitan Planning Organizations research interstate rail expansion
17 and identify funding opportunities; and
18 ▸ calls on the Governor's Office of Economic Development, the Utah Department of
19 Transportation, the Utah Transit Authority, and Utah's Metropolitan Planning
20 Organizations to work together to evaluate expanded rail infrastructure in Utah and
21 report to the Legislature, the Governor, and Utah's federal delegation to the United
22 States Congress.
23 Special Clauses:
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26 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
27 WHEREAS, railway investment can spur economic growth by inducing travel and
28 tourism spending;
29 WHEREAS, expanded rail infrastructure can promote economic opportunity by
30 fostering a business environment that attracts investment and creates jobs;
31 WHEREAS, expanded rail infrastructure can foster rural economic development by
32 improving access to rural communities and tourist attractions;
33 WHEREAS, expanded rail infrastructure can encourage individuals to travel by rail,
34 reducing air pollution, highway wear, and traffic crashes; and
35 WHEREAS, expanded rail infrastructure can facilitate interstate mobility by connecting
36 Utah's cities, towns, and rural communities to other states:
37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
38 Governor concurring therein, requests that the Utah Department of Transportation, the
39 Utah Transit Authority, the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Dixie Metropolitan
40 Planning Organization, the Mountainland Association of Governments, and the Wasatch Front
41 Regional Council research interstate passenger rail expansion, including the feasibility of a
42 multi-state passenger rail commission, and identify opportunities for funding interstate rail.
43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor call on the
44 Governor's Office of Economic Development, the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah
45 Transit Authority, the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Dixie Metropolitan
46 Planning Organization, the Mountainland Association of Governments, and the Wasatch Front
47 Regional Council to work together to evaluate the expansion of passenger rail infrastructure in
48 Utah.
49 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor request that the
50 Governor's Office of Economic Development, the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah
51 Transit Authority, the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Dixie Metropolitan
52 Planning Organization, the Mountainland Association of Governments, and the Wasatch Front
53 Regional Council prepare a report for the Legislature, the Governor, and members of Utah's
54 federal delegation to Congress on recommendations for expanding passenger rail infrastructure
55 and funding opportunities.
56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to members of
57 Utah's congressional delegation, the Governor's Office of Economic Development, the Utah
58 Department of Transportation, the Utah Transit Authority, the Cache Metropolitan Planning
59 Organization, the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Mountainland Association of
60 Governments, and the Wasatch Front Regional Council.