Enrolled Copy S.B. 169
1 TRANSPORTATION UTILITY FEE AMENDMENTS
2 2020 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson
5 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:
16 None
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.
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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.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-26-301
Enrolled: 11-26-301