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7 LONG TITLE
8 Committee Note:
9 The Transportation Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10 Legislative Vote: 16 voting for 0 voting against 2 absent
11 General Description:
12 This bill clarifies language related to the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue
13 Fund.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This bill:
16 ▸ clarifies that the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund is an
17 expendable special revenue fund; and
18 ▸ removes language requiring appropriation by the Legislature in order for the
19 Department of Transportation to administer the Road Usage Charge Program
20 Special Revenue Fund.
21 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22 None
23 Other Special Clauses:
24 None
25 Utah Code Sections Affected:
26 AMENDS:
27 72-1-213.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 72-1-213.2 is amended to read:
31 72-1-213.2. Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund -- Revenue.
32 (1) There is created [
33 Fund known as the "Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund."
34 (2) (a) The fund shall be funded from the following sources:
35 (i) revenue collected by the department under Section 72-1-213.1;
36 (ii) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
37 (iii) contributions from other public and private sources for deposit into the fund;
38 (iv) interest earnings on cash balances; and
39 (v) money collected for repayments and interest on fund money.
40 (b) If the revenue derived from the sources described in Subsection (2)(a) is
41 insufficient to cover the costs of administering the road usage charge program, subject to
42 Subsection 72-2-107(1), the department may transfer into the fund revenue deposited into the
43 Transportation Fund from the fee described in Subsections 41-1a-1206(1)(h) and (2)(b) in an
44 amount sufficient to enable the department to administer the road usage charge program.
45 (3) (a) Revenue generated by the road usage charge program and relevant penalties
46 shall be deposited into the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund.
47 (b) Revenue in the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund is nonlapsing.
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49 deposited into the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund:
50 (a) to cover the costs of administering the program; and
51 (b) for state transportation purposes.