Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 266 First Substitute (2018GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Webb, R. C.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/15/2018

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• provides circumstances under which a highway authority may not close a legal point of access to a public highway; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: R. Curt Webb
Senate Sponsor: 
Daniel Hemmert
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to access to public highways.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ provides circumstances under which a highway authority may not close a legal point
of access to a public highway; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
72-7-103
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
72-7-103
 is amended to read:
72-7-103.
Limitation on access authority.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Highway facility" means:
(i) SR-7 as described in Section 
72-4-106
;
(ii) SR-67 as described in Section 
72-4-112
;
(iii) SR-85 as described in Section 
72-4-114
;
(iv) SR-154 as described in Section 
72-4-121
; or
(v) SR-201 as described in Section 
72-4-126
.
(b) "Legal point of access" means an access established in accordance with applicable
law:
(i) before July 1, 2003;
(ii) by permit issued by the highway authority; or
(iii) by a deed or court order.
(2)
 A highway authority may not deny reasonable ingress and egress to property
adjoining a public highway except where:
[
(1)
] 
(a)
 the highway authority acquires right of ingress and egress by gift, agreement,
purchase, eminent domain, or otherwise; or
[
(2)
] 
(b)
 no right of ingress or egress exists between the right-of-way and the adjoining
property.
(3) For a property adjoining a public highway that is not an interstate system or a
highway facility, a highway authority may not close a legal point of access to the public
highway, unless:
(a) the property has reasonably equivalent access to the public highway after the legal
access is closed; or
(b) the highway authority acquires the legal point of access by gift, agreement,
purchase, or eminent domain.