Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 26 Fourth Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Thurston, N.  (Thurston’s own bill)

Final action

Governor Signed 3/13/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• amends provisions regarding standard license plates;
• creates the sponsored special group license plate program and changes the process to establish a new special group license plate;
• provides for continuation of special group license plates that were created by a legislative act;
• establishes eligibility criteria for different categories of sponsored special group license plates;
• allows a county to exempt a motor vehicle from an emissions inspection under certain circumstances;
• creates a restricted account to administer existing fees related to license plates and vehicle registration;
• repeals certain restricted accounts and other provisions related to license plate issuance and administration; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LICENSE PLATE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
Senate Sponsor: 
Jacob L. Anderegg
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to standard issue license plates and special group
license plates.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ amends provisions regarding standard license plates;
▸ creates the sponsored special group license plate program and changes the process
to establish a new special group license plate;
▸ provides for continuation of special group license plates that were created by a
legislative act;
▸ establishes eligibility criteria for different categories of sponsored special group
license plates;
▸ allows a county to exempt a motor vehicle from an emissions inspection under
certain circumstances;
▸ creates a restricted account to administer existing fees related to license plates and
vehicle registration;
▸ repeals certain restricted accounts and other provisions related to license plate
issuance and administration; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
9-8-207
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 260
26-18b-101
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 378
26-54-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 405
41-1a-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 92, 180
41-1a-222
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 24
41-1a-226
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
41-1a-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
41-1a-416
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
41-1a-419
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 260
41-1a-1201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
41-1a-1204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 397
41-1a-1206
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 56, 259
41-1a-1211
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 119
41-1a-1212
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 61, 237 and 237
41-1a-1218
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 397
41-1a-1222
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 420
41-1a-1305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 74
41-6a-1642
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 160, 259
53-8-214
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 406
59-10-1319
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 322
62A-15-1103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 19, 149
63G-26-103
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 393
63I-1-241
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 68, 92, 104, and 110
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 23, 34, 68, 153, 218, 236,
249, 274, 296, 313, 361, 362, 417, 419, and 472
63I-2-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 67, 68
63I-2-209
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 380
63I-2-213
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 400
63I-2-219
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 95
63I-2-223
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 369
63I-2-226
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 255, 365
63I-2-253
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 208, 229, 274, 354, 370,
and 409
63I-2-261
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 278
63I-2-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 63, 209, 240, 242, 264,
354, and 435
63I-2-272
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 56, 83 and 259
63I-2-278
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 470
63I-2-279
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 68
63J-1-602.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 48, 191, 255, 335, 415,
and 451
63J-1-602.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 59, 68, 154, 224, 236,
242, and 447 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2022,
Chapter 154
71-8-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 409
71-8-4
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 39
79-4-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 48
79-7-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 68
79-7-303
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 68
ENACTS:
41-1a-122
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1601
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1602
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1603
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1604
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1605
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1606
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1607
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1608
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1609
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41-1a-1610
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63I-2-280
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
REPEALS AND REENACTS:
41-1a-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapters 20, 262
41-1a-418
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 19, 48, 68, and 451
REPEALS:
41-1a-421
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 39
41-1a-422
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 19, 48, 68, 255, 259, 335,
451, and 456
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
41-22-19
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 68 and 143
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
9-8-207
 is amended to read:
9-8-207.
Historical society -- Donations -- Accounting.
(1) (a) There is created the Utah State Historical Society.
(b) The society may:
(i) solicit memberships from persons interested in the work of the society and charge
dues for memberships commensurate with the advantages of membership and the needs of the
society; and
(ii) receive gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and endowments of money or property,
which shall then become the property of the state of Utah.
(2) [
(a)
] If the donor directs that money or property donated under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)
be used in a specified manner, then the division shall use it in accordance with these directions. 
Otherwise, all donated money and the proceeds from donated property, together with the
charges realized from society memberships, shall be deposited in the General Fund as restricted
revenue of the society.
[
(b) Funds received from donations to the society under Section 
41-1a-422
 shall be
deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to achieve the mission and purpose of the
society.
]
(3) The division shall keep a correct account of funds and property received, held, or
disbursed by the society, and shall make reports to the governor as in the case of other state
institutions.
Section 2. Section 
26-18b-101
 is amended to read:
26-18b-101.
Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund created.
(1) (a) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Allyson
Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund.
(b) The Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund shall consist of:
(i) private contributions;
(ii) donations or grants from public or private entities;
(iii) voluntary donations collected under Sections 
41-1a-230.5
 and 
53-3-214.7
; 
and
[
(iv) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 
41-1a-422
;
and
]
[
(v)
] 
(iv)
 interest and earnings on fund money.
(c) The cost of administering the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund
shall be paid from money in the fund.
(2) The Department of Health shall:
(a) administer the funds deposited in the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution
Fund; and
(b) select qualified organizations and distribute the funds in the Allyson Gamble Organ
Donation Contribution Fund in accordance with Subsection (3).
(3) (a) The funds in the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund may be
distributed to a selected organization that:
(i) promotes and supports organ donation;
(ii) assists in maintaining and operating a statewide organ donation registry; and
(iii) provides donor awareness education.
(b) An organization that meets the criteria of Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (iii) may
apply to the Department of Health, in a manner prescribed by the department, to receive a
portion of the money contained in the Allyson Gamble Organ Donation Contribution Fund.
(4) The Department of Health may expend funds in the account to pay the costs of
administering the fund and issuing or reordering the Donate Life support special group license
plate and decals.
Section 3. Section 
26-54-102
 is amended to read:
26-54-102.
Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund -- Creation --
Administration -- Uses.
(1) As used in this section, a "qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinic" means a
professional medical clinic that:
(a) provides rehabilitation services to individuals in the state:
(i) who have a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury that tends to be nonprogressive or
nondeteriorating; and
(ii) who require post-acute care;
(b) employs licensed therapy clinicians;
(c) has at least five years experience operating a post-acute care rehabilitation clinic in
the state; and
(d) has obtained tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Sec.
501(c)(3).
(2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Spinal Cord and
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund."
(3) The fund shall consist of:
(a) gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the
fund from private sources;
(b) a portion of the impound fee as designated in Section 
41-6a-1406
;
(c) the fees collected by the Motor Vehicle Division under Subsections
[
41-1a-1201
(9)
] 
41-1a-1201
(8)
 and 
41-22-8
(3); and
(d) amounts appropriated by the Legislature.
(4) The fund shall be administered by the executive director of the department, in
consultation with the advisory committee created in Section 
26-54-103
.
(5) Fund money shall be used to:
(a) assist one or more qualified IRC 501(c)(3) charitable clinics to provide
rehabilitation services to individuals who have a traumatic spinal cord or brain injury that tends
to be nonprogressive or nondeteriorating, including:
(i) physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and
(ii) equipment for use in the qualified charitable clinic; and
(b) pay for operating expenses of the advisory committee created by Section
26-54-103
, including the advisory committee's staff.
Section 4. Section 
41-1a-102
 is amended to read:
41-1a-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Actual miles" means the actual distance a vehicle has traveled while in operation.
(2) "Actual weight" means the actual unladen weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles as operated and certified to by a weighmaster.
(3) "All-terrain type I vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(4) "All-terrain type II vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(5) "All-terrain type III vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-22-2
.
(6) "Alternative fuel vehicle" means:
(a) an electric motor vehicle;
(b) a hybrid electric motor vehicle;
(c) a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle; or
(d) a motor vehicle powered exclusively by a fuel other than:
(i) motor fuel;
(ii) diesel fuel;
(iii) natural gas; or
(iv) propane.
(7) "Amateur radio operator" means a person licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation on the amateur
band radio frequencies.
(8) "Autocycle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53-3-102
.
(9) "Automated driving system" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-26-102.1
.
(10) "Branded title" means a title certificate that is labeled:
(a) rebuilt and restored to operation;
(b) flooded and restored to operation; or
(c) not restored to operation.
(11) "Camper" means a structure designed, used, and maintained primarily to be
mounted on or affixed to a motor vehicle that contains a floor and is designed to provide a
mobile dwelling, sleeping place, commercial space, or facilities for human habitation or for
camping.
(12) "Certificate of title" means a document issued by a jurisdiction to establish a
record of ownership between an identified owner and the described vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
(13) "Certified scale weigh ticket" means a weigh ticket that has been issued by a
weighmaster.
(14) "Commercial vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer used or
maintained for the transportation of persons or property that operates:
(a) as a carrier for hire, compensation, or profit; or
(b) as a carrier to transport the vehicle owner's goods or property in furtherance of the
owner's commercial enterprise.
(15) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
(16) "Consumer price index" means the same as that term is defined in Section
59-13-102
.
(17) "Dealer" means a person engaged or licensed to engage in the business of buying,
selling, or exchanging new or used vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors either outright or on
conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise or who has an established
place of business for the sale, lease, trade, or display of vehicles, vessels, or outboard motors.
(18) "Diesel fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
59-13-102
.
(19) "Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in
Section 
41-1a-106
.
(20) "Dynamic driving task" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-26-102.1
.
(21) "Electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered solely by an
electric motor drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system.
(22) "Essential parts" means the integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required
to be registered in this state, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to
conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter the vehicle's appearance, model, type,
or mode of operation.
(23) "Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
(24) (a) "Farm truck" means a truck used by the owner or operator of a farm solely for
the owner's or operator's own use in the transportation of:
(i) farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products,
floricultural and horticultural products;
(ii) farm supplies, including tile, fence, and any other thing or commodity used in
agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production; and
(iii) livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or
other purposes connected with the operation of a farm.
(b) "Farm truck" does not include the operation of trucks by commercial processors of
agricultural products.
(25) "Fleet" means one or more commercial vehicles.
(26) "Foreign vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered, brought into
this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business
by or through a manufacturer or dealer, and not registered in this state.
(27) "Gross laden weight" means the actual weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles, equipped for operation, to which shall be added the maximum load to be carried.
(28) "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between property lines of every way
or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for
purposes of vehicular traffic.
(29) "Hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion
energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both:
(a) an internal combustion engine or heat engine using consumable fuel; and
(b) a rechargeable energy storage system where energy for the storage system comes
solely from sources onboard the vehicle.
(30) (a) "Identification number" means the identifying number assigned by the
manufacturer or by the division for the purpose of identifying the vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
(b) "Identification number" includes a vehicle identification number, state assigned
identification number, hull identification number, and motor serial number.
(31) "Implement of husbandry" means a vehicle designed or adapted and used
exclusively for an agricultural operation and only incidentally operated or moved upon the
highways.
(32) (a) "In-state miles" means the total number of miles operated in this state during
the preceding year by fleet power units.
(b) If a fleet is composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "in-state miles" means the
total number of miles that those vehicles were towed on Utah highways during the preceding
year.
(33) "Interstate vehicle" means a commercial vehicle operated in more than one state,
province, territory, or possession of the United States or foreign country.
(34) "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory, or
possession of the United States or any foreign country.
(35) "Lienholder" means a person with a security interest in particular property.
(36) "Manufactured home" means a transportable factory built housing unit constructed
on or after June 15, 1976, according to the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body
feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 400 or more
square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling
with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes
the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(37) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of constructing,
manufacturing, assembling, producing, or importing new or unused vehicles, vessels, or
outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade.
(38) "Military vehicle" means a vehicle of any size or weight that was manufactured
for use by armed forces and that is maintained in a condition that represents the vehicle's
military design and markings regardless of current ownership or use.
(39) "Mobile home" means a transportable factory built housing unit built prior to June
15, 1976, in accordance with a state mobile home code which existed prior to the Federal
Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code).
(40) "Motor fuel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
59-13-102
.
(41) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle intended primarily for use and
operation on the highways.
(b) "Motor vehicle" does not include:
(i) an off-highway vehicle; or
(ii) a motor assisted scooter as defined in Section 
41-6a-102
.
(42) "Motorboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
(43) "Motorcycle" means:
(a) a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not
more than three wheels in contact with the ground; or
(b) an autocycle.
(44) "Natural gas" means a fuel of which the primary constituent is methane.
(45) (a) "Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined by
Section 
41-1a-202
, and who does not engage in intrastate business within this state and does
not operate in that business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer within this state.
(b) A person who engages in intrastate business within this state and operates in that
business any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in this state or who, even though engaging in
interstate commerce, maintains a vehicle in this state as the home station of that vehicle is
considered a resident of this state, insofar as that vehicle is concerned in administering this
chapter.
(46) "Odometer" means a device for measuring and recording the actual distance a
vehicle travels while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be
periodically reset.
(47) "Off-highway implement of husbandry" means the same as that term is defined in
Section 
41-22-2
.
(48) "Off-highway vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
41-22-2
.
(49) (a) "Operate" means:
(i) to navigate a vessel; or
(ii) collectively, the activities performed in order to perform the entire dynamic driving
task for a given motor vehicle by:
(A) a human driver as defined in Section 
41-26-102.1
; or
(B) an engaged automated driving system.
(b) "Operate" includes testing of an automated driving system.
(50) "Original issue license plate" means a license plate that is of a format and type
issued by the state in the same year as the model year of a vehicle that is a model year 1973 or
older.
[
(50)
] 
(51)
 "Outboard motor" means a detachable self-contained propulsion unit,
excluding fuel supply, used to propel a vessel.
[
(51)
] 
(52)
 (a) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a
vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is
subject to a security interest.
(b) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or installment
sale or mortgage of the vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions
stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional
vendee or mortgagor, or if the vehicle is the subject of a security agreement, then the
conditional vendee, mortgagor, or debtor is considered the owner for the purposes of this
chapter.
(c) If a vehicle is the subject of an agreement to lease, the lessor is considered the
owner until the lessee exercises the lessee's option to purchase the vehicle.
[
(52)
] 
(53)
 "Park model recreational vehicle" means a unit that:
(a) is designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping,
travel, or seasonal use;
(b) is not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;
(c) requires a special highway movement permit for transit; and
(d) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels with a gross trailer area not
exceeding 400 square feet in the setup mode.
[
(53)
] 
(54)
 "Personalized license plate" means a license plate that has displayed on it a
combination of letters, numbers, or both as requested by the owner of the vehicle and assigned
to the vehicle by the division.
[
(54)
] 
(55)
 (a) "Pickup truck" means a two-axle motor vehicle with motive power
manufactured, remanufactured, or materially altered to provide an open cargo area.
(b) "Pickup truck" includes a motor vehicle with the open cargo area covered with a
camper, camper shell, tarp, removable top, or similar structure.
[
(55)
] 
(56)
 "Plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle" means a hybrid electric motor
vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery or batteries used for vehicle propulsion
from an off-vehicle electric source, such that the off-vehicle source cannot be connected to the
vehicle while the vehicle is in motion.
[
(56)
] 
(57)
 "Pneumatic tire" means a tire in which compressed air is designed to
support the load.
[
(57)
] 
(58)
 "Preceding year" means a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the
division that is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration
or license year in which proportional registration is sought. The division in fixing the period
shall conform it to the terms, conditions, and requirements of any applicable agreement or
arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles.
[
(58)
] 
(59)
 "Public garage" means a building or other place where vehicles or vessels
are kept and stored and where a charge is made for the storage and keeping of vehicles and
vessels.
[
(59)
] 
(60)
 "Receipt of surrender of ownership documents" means the receipt of
surrender of ownership documents described in Section 
41-1a-503
.
[
(60)
] 
(61)
 "Reconstructed vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered
in this state that is materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition, or
substitution of essential parts, new or used.
[
(61)
] 
(62)
 "Recreational vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
13-14-102
.
[
(62)
] 
(63)
 "Registration" means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows
operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for
which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration
requirements of the jurisdiction.
(64) "Registration decal" means the decal issued by the division that is evidence of
compliance with the division's registration requirements.
[
(63)
] 
(65)
 (a) "Registration year" means a 12 consecutive month period commencing
with the completion of the applicable registration criteria.
(b) For administration of a multistate agreement for proportional registration the
division may prescribe a different 12-month period.
[
(64)
] 
(66)
 "Repair or replacement" means the restoration of vehicles, vessels, or
outboard motors to a sound working condition by substituting any inoperative part of the
vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, or by correcting the inoperative part.
[
(65)
] 
(67)
 "Replica vehicle" means:
(a) a street rod that meets the requirements under Subsection 
41-21-1
(3)(a)(i)(B); or
(b) a custom vehicle that meets the requirements under Subsection
41-6a-1507
(1)(a)(i)(B).
[
(66)
] 
(68)
 "Road tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other
vehicles and constructed so it does not carry any load either independently or any part of the
weight of a vehicle or load that is drawn.
[
(67)
] 
(69)
 "Sailboat" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
[
(68)
] 
(70)
 "Security interest" means an interest that is reserved or created by a security
agreement to secure the payment or performance of an obligation and that is valid against third
parties.
[
(69)
] 
(71)
 "Semitrailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that some part
of its weight and its load rests or is carried by another vehicle.
[
(70)
] 
(72)
 "Special group license plate" means a type of license plate designed for a
particular group of people or a license plate authorized and issued by the division in accordance
with Section 
41-1a-418
or Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates
.
[
(71)
] 
(73)
 (a) "Special interest vehicle" means a vehicle used for general
transportation purposes and that is:
(i) 20 years or older from the current year; or
(ii) a make or model of motor vehicle recognized by the division director as having
unique interest or historic value.
(b) In making a determination under Subsection [
(71)
] 
(73)
(a), the division director
shall give special consideration to:
(i) a make of motor vehicle that is no longer manufactured;
(ii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced in limited or token quantities;
(iii) a make or model of motor vehicle produced as an experimental vehicle or one
designed exclusively for educational purposes or museum display; or
(iv) a motor vehicle of any age or make that has not been substantially altered or
modified from original specifications of the manufacturer and because of its significance is
being collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or operated by a collector or hobbyist as a
leisure pursuit.
[
(72)
] 
(74)
 (a) "Special mobile equipment" means a vehicle:
(i) not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property;
(ii) not designed to operate in traffic; and
(iii) only incidentally operated or moved over the highways.
(b) "Special mobile equipment" includes:
(i) farm tractors;
(ii) off-road motorized construction or maintenance equipment including backhoes,
bulldozers, compactors, graders, loaders, road rollers, tractors, and trenchers; and
(iii) ditch-digging apparatus.
(c) "Special mobile equipment" does not include a commercial vehicle as defined
under Section 
72-9-102
.
[
(73)
] 
(75)
 "Specially constructed vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be
registered in this state, not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or
type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles, and not materially altered from its
original construction.
(76) (a) "Standard license plate" means a license plate for general issue described in
Subsection 
41-1a-402
(1).
(b) "Standard license plate" includes a license plate for general issue that the division
issues before January 1, 2024.
[
(74)
] 
(77)
 "State impound yard" means a yard for the storage of a vehicle, vessel, or
outboard motor that meets the requirements of rules made by the commission pursuant to
Subsection 
41-1a-1101
(5).
(78) "Symbol decal" means the decal that is designed to represent a special group and
displayed on a special group license plate.
[
(75)
] 
(79)
 "Title" means the right to or ownership of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard
motor.
[
(76)
] 
(80)
 (a) "Total fleet miles" means the total number of miles operated in all
jurisdictions during the preceding year by power units.
(b) If fleets are composed entirely of trailers or semitrailers, "total fleet miles" means
the number of miles that those vehicles were towed on the highways of all jurisdictions during
the preceding year.
[
(77)
] 
(81)
 "Tow truck motor carrier" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(78)
] 
(82)
 "Tow truck operator" means the same as that term is defined in Section
72-9-102
.
[
(79)
] 
(83)
 "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of
its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
[
(80)
] 
(84)
 "Transferee" means a person to whom the ownership of property is
conveyed by sale, gift, or any other means except by the creation of a security interest.
[
(81)
] 
(85)
 "Transferor" means a person who transfers the person's ownership in
property by sale, gift, or any other means except by creation of a security interest.
[
(82)
] 
(86)
 "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," or "fifth wheel trailer" means a portable
vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or
vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a
self-propelled motor vehicle.
[
(83)
] 
(87)
 "Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for
drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
vehicle and load that is drawn.
[
(84)
] 
(88)
 "Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle,
camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home.
[
(85)
] 
(89)
 "Vessel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
73-18-2
.
[
(86)
] 
(90)
 "Vintage vehicle" means the same as that term is defined in Section
41-21-1
.
[
(87)
] 
(91)
 "Waters of this state" means the same as that term is defined in Section
73-18-2
.
[
(88)
] 
(92)
 "Weighmaster" means a person, association of persons, or corporation
permitted to weigh vehicles under this chapter.
Section 5. Section 
41-1a-122
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-122.
License Plate Restricted Account.
(1) As used in this section, "account" means the License Plate Restricted Account
created by this section.
(2) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the License
Plate Restricted Account.
(3) (a) The account shall be funded from the fees described in Subsection
41-1a-1201
(3).
(b) The fees described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be paid to the division, which shall
deposit them in the account.
(4) The Legislature shall appropriate the funds in the account to the commission to
cover the costs of issuing license plates and decals.
(5) In accordance with Section 
63J-1-602.1
, appropriations made to the division from
the account are nonlapsing.
Section 6. Section 
41-1a-222
 is amended to read:
41-1a-222.
Application for multiyear registration -- Payment of taxes -- Penalties.
(1) The owner of any intrastate fleet of commercial vehicles which is based in the state
may apply to the commission for registration in accordance with this section.
(a) The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the commission.
(b) Upon payment of required fees and meeting other requirements prescribed by the
commission, the division shall issue, to each vehicle for which application has been made, a
multiyear license plate and registration card.
(i) The [
license plate
] 
registration
 decal and the registration card shall bear an
expiration date fixed by the division and are valid until ownership of the vehicle to which they
are issued is transferred by the applicant or until the expiration date, whichever comes first.
(ii) An annual renewal application must be made by the owner if registration
identification has been issued on an annual installment fee basis and the required fees must be
paid on an annual basis.
(iii) License plates and registration cards issued pursuant to this section are valid for an
eight-year period, commencing with the year of initial application in this state.
(c) When application for registration or renewal is made on an installment payment
basis, the applicant shall submit acceptable evidence of a surety bond in a form, and with a
surety, approved by the commission and in an amount equal to the total annual fees required
for all vehicles registered to the applicant in accordance with this section.
(2) Each vehicle registered as part of a fleet of commercial vehicles must be titled in
the name of the fleet.
(3) Each owner who registers fleets pursuant to this section shall pay the taxes or in
lieu fees otherwise due pursuant to:
(a) Section 
41-1a-206
;
(b) Section 
41-1a-207
;
(c) Subsection 
41-1a-301
(12);
(d) Section 
59-2-405.1
;
(e) Section 
59-2-405.2
; or
(f) Section 
59-2-405.3
.
(4) An owner who fails to comply with the provisions of this section is subject to the
penalties in Section 
41-1a-1301
 and, if the commission so determines, will result in the loss of
the privileges granted in this section.
Section 7. Section 
41-1a-226
 is amended to read:
41-1a-226.
Vintage vehicle -- Signed statement -- Registration.
(1) The owner of a vintage vehicle who applies for registration under this part shall
provide a signed statement that the vintage vehicle:
(a) is owned and operated for the purposes described in Section 
41-21-1
; and
(b) is safe to operate on the highways of this state as described in Section 
41-21-4
.
(2) For a vintage vehicle with a model year of 1980 or older, the signed statement
described in Subsection (1) 
and in Subsection 
41-6a-1642
(15)
 is in lieu of an emissions
inspection, from which a vintage vehicle is exempt under Subsection 
41-6a-1642
(4).
(3) Before registration of a vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1981 or newer, an
owner shall:
(a) obtain a certificate of emissions inspection as provided in Section 
41-6a-1642
; or
(b) provide proof of vehicle insurance coverage for the vintage vehicle that is a type
specific to a vehicle collector.
Section 8. Section 
41-1a-401
 is amended to read:
41-1a-401.
License plates -- Number of plates -- Reflectorization -- Indicia of
registration in lieu of or used with plates.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the division upon registering a vehicle
shall issue to the owner:
(i) one license plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer;
(ii) one 
registration
 decal for a park model recreational vehicle, in lieu of a license
plate, which shall be attached in plain sight to the rear of the park model recreational vehicle;
(iii) one 
registration
 decal for a camper, in lieu of a license plate, which shall be
attached in plain sight to the rear of the camper; and
(iv) two identical license plates for every other vehicle.
(b) The license plate or 
registration
 decal issued under Subsection (1)(a) is for the
particular vehicle registered and may not be removed during the term for which the license
plate or 
registration
 decal is issued or used upon any other vehicle than the registered vehicle.
(c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (b) and except as provided in Subsection
(1)(c)(ii), the division, upon registering a motor vehicle that has been sold, traded, or the
ownership of which has been otherwise released, shall transfer the license plate issued to the
person applying to register the vehicle if:
(A) the previous registered owner has included the license plate as part of the sale,
trade, or ownership release; and
(B) the person applying to register the vehicle applies to transfer the license plate to the
new registered owner of the vehicle.
(ii) The division may not transfer a personalized or special group license plate to a new
registered owner under this Subsection (1)(c) if the new registered owner does not meet the
qualification or eligibility requirements for that personalized or special group license plate
under [
Sections 
41-1a-410
 through 
41-1a-422
] 
this part or Part 16, Special Group License
Plates
.
(2) The division may receive applications for registration renewal, renew registration,
and issue new license plates or 
registration
 decals at any time prior to the expiration of
registration.
(3) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), all license plates to be
manufactured and issued by the division shall be treated with a fully reflective material on the
plate face that provides effective and dependable reflective brightness during the service period
of the license plate.
(ii) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), for a historical support special group
license plate created under this part, the division shall procure reflective material to satisfy the
requirement under Subsection (3)(a)(i) as soon as such material is available at a reasonable
cost.
(iii) Notwithstanding the reflectivity requirement described in Subsection (3)(a)(i), the
division may manufacture and issue a historical support special group license plate without a
fully reflective plate face if:
(A) the historical special group license plate is requested for a vintage vehicle that has
a model year of 1980 or older; and
(B) the division has manufacturing equipment and technology available to produce the
plate in small quantities.
(b) The division shall prescribe all license plate material specifications and establish
and implement procedures for conforming to the specifications.
(c) The specifications for the materials used such as the aluminum plate substrate, the
reflective sheeting, and glue shall be drawn in a manner so that at least two manufacturers may
qualify as suppliers.
(d) The granting of contracts for the materials shall be by public bid.
(4) (a) The commission may issue, adopt, and require the use of indicia of registration
it considers advisable in lieu of or in conjunction with license plates as provided in this part.
(b) All provisions of this part relative to license plates apply to these indicia of
registration, so far as the provisions are applicable.
(5) A violation of this section is an infraction.
Section 9. Section 
41-1a-402
 is repealed and reenacted to read:
41-1a-402.
Standard license plates -- Required colors, numerals, and letters --
Expiration.
(1) (a) Upon registering a vehicle, the division shall issue to the owner a standard
license plate described in Subsection (1)(b) unless the division issues to the owner:
(i) a special group license plate in accordance with Section 
41-1a-418
; or
(ii) an apportioned vehicle license plate in accordance with Section 
41-1a-301
.
(b) The division may offer up to four standard license plate options at one time, each
with a different design as follows:
(i) two designs that incorporate one or more elements that represent the state's
economy or geography;
(ii) one design that represents the state's values or culture; and
(iii) one design that commemorates a current event relevant to the state or a significant
anniversary of a historic event relevant to the state.
(c) The division shall offer:
(i) each design described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii) for at least a 10-year period; and
(ii) each design described in Subsection (1)(b)(iii) for no more than a five-year period.
(d) The division may not offer more than four standard license plate designs at any one
time.
(2) Before the division may offer a design described in Subsection (1)(b), the division
shall:
(a) consult with the Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement
regarding the proposed design;
(b) identify which current standard license plate design will be replaced by the
proposed design;
(c) submit the proposed design to the governor for approval; and
(d) if the governor approves the design pursuant to Subsection (2)(c), submit to the
Transportation Interim Committee a request for the Legislature to approve the proposed design
by concurrent resolution.
(3) The division may issue a new standard license plate design only if:
(a) the Legislature has by concurrent resolution approved the standard license plate
design; and
(b) sufficient funds are appropriated for the initial costs of production.
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the division may not order or produce a
standard license plate that is discontinued under this section.
(b) The division may issue a discontinued standard license plate until the division
exhausts the discontinued standard license plate's remaining stock.
(5) Each license plate shall have displayed on it:
(a) the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which the license plate is issued;
(b) the name of the state; and
(c) unless exempted by Section 
41-1a-301
 or 
41-1a-407
, a registration decal showing
the date of expiration displayed in accordance with Subsection (8).
(6) If registration is extended by affixing a registration decal to the license plate, the
expiration date of the registration decal governs the expiration date of the license plate.
(7) (a) Except as provided under Subsection 
41-1a-215
(2) and Section 
41-1a-216
,
license plates shall be renewed annually.
(b) (i) The division shall issue the vehicle owner a month registration decal and a year
registration decal upon the vehicle's first registration with the division.
(ii) The division shall issue the vehicle owner only a year registration decal upon
subsequent renewals of registration to validate registration renewal.
(8) Except as otherwise provided by rule:
(a) the month registration decal issued in accordance with Subsection (7) shall be
displayed on the license plate in the left position; and
(b) the year registration decal issued in accordance with Subsection (7) shall be
displayed on the license plate in the right position.
(9) The current year registration decal issued in accordance with Subsection (7) shall
be placed over or in place of the previous year registration decal.
(10) If a license plate, month registration decal, or year registration decal is lost or
destroyed, a replacement shall be issued upon application and payment of the fees required
under Section 
41-1a-1211
 or 
41-1a-1212
.
(11) (a) A violation of this section is an infraction.
(b) A court shall waive a fine for a violation under this section if:
(i) the registration for the vehicle was current at the time of the citation; and
(ii) the person to whom the citation was issued provides, within 21 business days,
evidence that the license plate and registration decals are properly displayed in compliance with
this section.
(12) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
the division may make rules regarding the placement and positioning of registration decals on
license plates issued by the division.
Section 10. Section 
41-1a-416
 is amended to read:
41-1a-416.
Original issue license plates -- Alternative stickers -- Rulemaking.
(1) The owner of a motor vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older may apply to the
division for permission to display an original issue license plate [
of a format and type issued by
the state in the same year as the model year of the vehicle
].
(2) [
The owner of a motor vehicle who desires to display original issue license plates
instead of license plates issued under Section 
41-1a-401
 shall:
] 
An owner described in
Subsection (1) shall:
(a) complete an application on a form provided by the division;
[
(b) supply and submit the original license plates that the owner desires to display to
the division for approval; and
]
(b) supply and submit to the division for approval the original issue license plate that
the owner intends to display on the motor vehicle; and
(c) pay the fees prescribed in Sections 
41-1a-1206
 and 
41-1a-1211
.
(3) [
The division, prior to approval of an application under this section,
] 
Before
approving an application described in this section, the division
 shall determine that the original
issue license [
plates
] 
plate
:
(a) [
are
] 
is
 of a format and type issued by the state for use on a motor vehicle [
in this
state
];
(b) [
have
] 
has
 numbers and characters that are unique and do not conflict with existing
license plate series in this state;
(c) [
are
] 
is
 legible, durable, and otherwise in a condition that serves the purposes of this
chapter[
, except that original issue license plates are exempt from the provision of Section
41-1a-401
 regarding reflectorization and Section 
41-1a-403
 regarding legibility from 100 feet
];
and
(d) [
are
] 
is
 from the same year of issue as the model year of the motor vehicle on which
[
they are
] 
the original issue license plate is
 to be displayed.
(4) 
(a)
 [
An
] 
Except as provided in this section, the
 owner of a motor vehicle displaying
original issue license plates approved under this section is not exempt from any [
other
requirement of this chapter except as specified under this section.
] 
requirement described in
this chapter.
(b) An original issue license plate approved under this section is exempt from:
(i) the provisions of Section 
41-1a-401
 regarding reflectorization; and
(ii) Section 
41-1a-403
.
[
(5) (a) An owner of a motor vehicle currently registered in this state whose original
issue license plates are not approved by the division because of the requirement in Subsection
(3)(b) may apply to the division for a sticker to allow the temporary display of the original
issue license plates if:
]
[
(i) the plates otherwise comply with this section;
]
[
(ii) the plates are only displayed when the motor vehicle is used for participating in
motor vehicle club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar activities and are not used
for general daily transportation;
]
[
(iii) the license plates and registration issued under this chapter for normal use of the
motor vehicle on the highways of this state are kept in the motor vehicle and shown to a peace
officer on request; and
]
[
(iv) the sticker issued by the division under this subsection is properly affixed to the
face of the original issue license plate.
]
[
(b) The sticker issued under this section shall be the size and form customarily
furnished by the division.
]
[
(6)
] 
(5)
 In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
Act, the division may make rules for the implementation of this section.
Section 11. Section 
41-1a-418
 is repealed and reenacted to read:
41-1a-418.
Authorized special group license plates.
(1) In accordance with this chapter, the division shall issue to an eligible applicant a
special group license plate in one of the following categories:
(a) a disability special group license plate issued in accordance with Section 
41-1a-420
;
(b) a special group license plate issued for a:
(i) vintage vehicle;
(ii) farm truck; or
(iii) special group license plate described in Section 
41-1a-1602
.
(2) The division may not issue a new type of special group license plate or symbol
decal unless the division receives:
(a) a private donation for the start-up fee established under Section 
63J-1-504
 for the
production and administrative costs of providing the new special group license plate or symbol
decal; or
(b) a legislative appropriation for the start-up fee described in Subsection (2)(a).
(3) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the division may not require a
contribution as defined in Section 
41-1a-1601
 for a special group license plate described in
Subsection (1)(a) or (b).
Section 12. Section 
41-1a-419
 is amended to read:
41-1a-419.
Plate design -- Vintage vehicle certification and registration --
Personalized special group license plates -- Rulemaking.
(1) [
(a) The design and maximum number of numerals or characters on special group
license plates shall be determined by the division in accordance with the requirements under
Subsection (1)(b).
]
(a) In accordance with Subsection (1)(b), the division shall determine the design and
number of numerals or characters on a special group license plate.
(b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), each special group license plate
shall display:
(A) the word Utah;
(B) the name or identifying slogan of the special group;
(C) a symbol decal not exceeding two positions in size representing the special group;
and
(D) the combination of letters, numbers, or both uniquely identifying the registered
vehicle.
(ii) The division, in consultation with the Utah State Historical Society, shall design
the historical support special group license plate, which shall:
(A) have a black background;
(B) have white characters; and
(C) display the word Utah.
(2) (a) The division shall, after consultation with a representative designated by the
[
special group
] 
sponsoring organization as defined in Section 
41-1a-1601
, specify the word or
words comprising the special group name and the symbol decal to be displayed upon the
special group license [
plates
] 
plate
.
(b) A special group license plate symbol decal may not be redesigned:
(i) unless the division receives a redesign fee established by the division under Section
63J-1-504
; and
(ii) more frequently than every five years.
(c) [
(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), a
] 
A
 special group license plate
symbol decal may not be reordered unless the division receives a symbol decal reorder fee
established by the division [
under
] 
in accordance with
 Section 
63J-1-504
.
[
(ii) A recognition special group license plate symbol decal for a currently employed,
volunteer, or retired firefighter issued in accordance with Subsection 
41-1a-418
(1)(d)(v) that is
reordered on or after July 1, 2007, but on or before June 30, 2008, is exempt from the symbol
decal reorder fee authorized under Subsection (2)(c)(i).
]
(3) The license plates issued for horseless carriages prior to July 1, 1992, are valid
without renewal as long as the vehicle is owned by the registered owner and the license plates
may not be recalled by the division.
[
(4) A person who meets the criteria established under Sections 
41-1a-418
 through
41-1a-422
 for issuance of special group license plates may make application in the same
manner provided in Sections 
41-1a-410
 and 
41-1a-411
 for personalized special group license
plates.
]
(4) Subject to Subsection 
41-1a-411
(4)(a), a person who meets the requirements
described in this part or Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates, for a special group
license plate may, apply for a personalized special group license plate in accordance with
Sections 
41-1a-410
 and 
41-1a-411
.
(5) [
The
] 
Subject to this chapter, the
 commission shall make rules in accordance with
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
(a) establish qualifying criteria for persons to receive, renew, or surrender special group
license plates; and
(b) establish the [
maximum
] number of numerals or characters for special group
license plates.
Section 13. Section 
41-1a-1201
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1201.
Disposition of fees.
(1) All fees received and collected under this part shall be transmitted daily to the state
treasurer.
(2) Except as provided in Subsections (3), 
(5),
 (6), (7), 
and
 (8), [
and (9)
] and Sections
[
41-1a-422
,
] 
41-1a-1220
, 
41-1a-1221
, [
and
] 
41-1a-1223
, and 
41-1a-1603
,
 all fees collected
under this part shall be deposited into the Transportation Fund.
(3) Funds generated under Subsections 
41-1a-1211
(1)(b)(ii), (6)(b)(ii), [
and
] (7)
, and
(9),
 and Section 
41-1a-1212
 [
may be used by the commission to cover the costs incurred in
issuing license plates under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia.
] 
shall be deposited
into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 
41-1a-122
.
[
(4) In accordance with Section 
63J-1-602.2
, all funds available to the commission for
the purchase and distribution of license plates and decals are nonlapsing.
]
[
(5)
] 
(4)
 (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and [
(5)(b)
] 
(4)(b)
 and Section
41-1a-1205
, the expenses of the commission in enforcing and administering this part shall be
provided for by legislative appropriation from the revenues of the Transportation Fund.
(b) Three dollars of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 
41-1a-1206
(2)(a)
and (b) for each vehicle registered for a six-month registration period under Section
41-1a-215.5
 may be used by the commission to cover the costs incurred in enforcing and
administering this part.
(c) Fifty cents of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(1)(i) for
each vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1981 or newer may be used by the commission to
cover the costs incurred in enforcing and administering this part.
[
(6)
] 
(5)
 (a) The following portions of the registration fees imposed under Section
41-1a-1206
 for each vehicle shall be deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of
2005 created under Section 
72-2-124
:
(i) $30 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 
41-1a-1206
(1)(a), (1)(b),
(1)(f), (4), and (7);
(ii) $21 of the registration fees imposed under Subsections 
41-1a-1206
(1)(c)(i) and
(1)(c)(ii);
(iii) $2.50 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(1)(e)(ii);
(iv) $23 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(1)(d)(i);
(v) $24.50 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(1)(e)(i); and
(vi) $1 of the registration fee imposed under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(1)(d)(ii).
(b) The following portions of the registration fees collected for each vehicle registered
for a six-month registration period under Section 
41-1a-215.5
 shall be deposited into the
Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Section 
72-2-124
:
(i) $23.25 of each registration fee collected under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(2)(a)(i); and
(ii) $23 of each registration fee collected under Subsection 
41-1a-1206
(2)(a)(ii).
[
(7)
] 
(6)
 (a) Ninety-four cents of each registration fee imposed under Subsections
41-1a-1206
(1)(a) and (b) for each vehicle shall be deposited into the Public Safety Restricted
Account created in Section 
53-3-106
.
(b) Seventy-one cents of each registration fee imposed under Subsections
41-1a-1206
(2)(a) and (b) for each vehicle registered for a six-month registration period under
Section 
41-1a-215.5
 shall be deposited into the Public Safety Restricted Account created in
Section 
53-3-106
.
[
(8)
] 
(7)
 (a) One dollar of each registration fee imposed under Subsections
41-1a-1206
(1)(a) and (b) for each vehicle shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Safety
Impact Restricted Account created in Section 
53-8-214
.
(b) One dollar of each registration fee imposed under Subsections 
41-1a-1206
(2)(a)
and (b) for each vehicle registered for a six-month registration period under Section
41-1a-215.5
 shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account
created in Section 
53-8-214
.
[
(9)
] 
(8)
 Fifty cents of each registration fee imposed under Subsection
41-1a-1206
(1)(a) for each motorcycle shall be deposited into the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Fund created in Section 
26-54-102
.
Section 14. Section 
41-1a-1204
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1204.
Automobile driver education fee -- Amount -- When paid --
Exception.
(1) Each year there is levied and shall be paid to the commission the automobile driver
education fee.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (c), the fee is $2.50 upon each
motor vehicle to be registered for a one-year registration period.
(b) The fee is $2.00 upon each motor vehicle to be registered under Section
41-1a-215.5
 for a six-month registration period.
(c) The following registrations are exempt from the fee in Subsection (2)(a) or (b):
(i) a motorcycle registration; and
(ii) a registration of a vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued [
in
accordance with Section 
41-1a-421
.
]
:
(A) on or before December 31, 2023; or
(B) in accordance with Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates.
Section 15. Section 
41-1a-1206
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1206.
Registration fees -- Fees by gross laden weight.
(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), at the time application is made for
registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle or combination of vehicles under this
chapter, a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
(a) $46.00 for each motorcycle;
(b) $44 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight, excluding
motorcycles;
(c) unless the semitrailer or trailer is exempt from registration under Section 
41-1a-202
or is registered under Section 
41-1a-301
:
(i) $31 for each trailer or semitrailer over 750 pounds gross unladen weight; or
(ii) $28.50 for each commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer of 750 pounds or less
gross unladen weight;
(d) (i) $53 for each farm truck over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds
gross laden weight; plus
(ii) $9 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
(e) (i) $69.50 for each motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, excluding farm
trucks, over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; plus
(ii) $19 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
(f) (i) $69.50 for each park model recreational vehicle over 12,000 pounds, but not
exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; plus
(ii) $19 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight;
(g) $45 for each vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1981 or newer;
(h) in addition to the fee described in Subsection (1)(b):
(i) an amount equal to the road usage charge cap described in Section 
72-1-213.1
 for:
(A) each electric motor vehicle; and
(B) Each motor vehicle not described in this Subsection (1)(h) that is fueled
exclusively by a source other than motor fuel, diesel fuel, natural gas, or propane;
(ii) $21.75 for each hybrid electric motor vehicle; and
(iii) $56.50 for each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle; and
(i) in addition to the fee described in Subsection (1)(g), for a vintage vehicle that has a
model year of 1981 or newer, 50 cents.
(2) (a) At the time application is made for registration or renewal of registration of a
vehicle under this chapter for a six-month registration period under Section 
41-1a-215.5
, a
registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
(i) $34.50 for each motorcycle; and
(ii) $33.50 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight,
excluding motorcycles.
(b) In addition to the fee described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), for registration or renewal
of registration of a vehicle under this chapter for a six-month registration period under Section
41-1a-215.5
 a registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
(i) an amount equal to the road usage charge cap described in Section 
72-1-213.1
 for:
(A) each electric motor vehicle; and
(B) each motor vehicle not described in this Subsection (2)(b) that is fueled exclusively
by a source other than motor fuel, diesel fuel, natural gas, or propane;
(ii) $16.50 for each hybrid electric motor vehicle; and
(iii) $43.50 for each plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle.
(3) (a) (i) Beginning on January 1, 2019, the commission shall, on January 1, annually
adjust the registration fees described in Subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c)(i), (1)(c)(ii), (1)(d)(i),
(1)(e)(i), (1)(f)(i), (1)(g), (2)(a), (4)(a), and (7), by taking the registration fee rate for the
previous year and adding an amount equal to the greater of:
(A) an amount calculated by multiplying the registration fee of the previous year by the
actual percentage change during the previous fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index; and
(B) 0.
(ii) Beginning on January 1, 2024, the commission shall, on January 1, annually adjust
the registration fees described in Subsections (1)(h)(ii) and (iii) and (2)(b)(ii) and (iii) by taking
the registration fee rate for the previous year and adding an amount equal to the greater of:
(A) an amount calculated by multiplying the registration fee of the previous year by the
actual percentage change during the previous fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index; and
(B) 0.
(b) The amounts calculated as described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be rounded up to the
nearest 25 cents.
(4) (a) The initial registration fee for a vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1980 or
older is $40.
(b) A vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1980 or older is exempt from the
renewal of registration fees under Subsection (1).
(c) A vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued [
in accordance with
Section 
41-1a-421
] 
on or before December 31, 2023, or issued in accordance with Part 16,
Sponsored Special Group License Plates,
 is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection
(1).
(d) A camper is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection (1).
(5) If a motor vehicle is operated in combination with a semitrailer or trailer, each
motor vehicle shall register for the total gross laden weight of all units of the combination if the
total gross laden weight of the combination exceeds 12,000 pounds.
(6) (a) Registration fee categories under this section are based on the gross laden
weight declared in the licensee's application for registration.
(b) Gross laden weight shall be computed in units of 2,000 pounds. A fractional part
of 2,000 pounds is a full unit.
(7) The owner of a commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer may, as an alternative
to registering under Subsection (1)(c), apply for and obtain a special registration and license
plate for a fee of $130.
(8) Except as provided in Section 
41-6a-1642
, a truck may not be registered as a farm
truck unless:
(a) the truck meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 
41-1a-102
; and
(b) (i) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 12,000 pounds; or
(ii) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,000 pounds or less and the owner
submits to the division a certificate of emissions inspection or a waiver in compliance with
Section 
41-6a-1642
.
(9) A violation of Subsection (8) is an infraction that shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $200.
(10) Trucks used exclusively to pump cement, bore wells, or perform crane services
with a crane lift capacity of five or more tons, are exempt from 50% of the amount of the fees
required for those vehicles under this section.
Section 16. Section 
41-1a-1211
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1211.
License plate fees -- Application fees for issuance and renewal of
personalized and special group license plates -- Replacement fee for license plates --
Postage fees.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (11), (12), (13), and (14), a license plate fee
established in accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
 shall be paid to the division for the issuance
of any new license plate under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia.
(b) The license plate fee shall be deposited as follows:
(i) $1 in the Transportation Fund; and
(ii) the remainder of the fee charged under Subsection (1)(a) 
into the License Plate
Restricted Account
, as provided in Section 
41-1a-1201
.
(2) An applicant for original issuance of personalized license plates issued under
Section 
41-1a-410
 shall pay a $50 per set license plate application fee in addition to the fee
required in Subsection (1).
(3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a person who applies for a special group license plate shall
pay a $5 fee for the original set of license plates in addition to the fee required under
Subsection (1).
(4) An applicant for original issuance of personalized special group license plates shall
pay the license plate application fees required in Subsection (2) in addition to the license plate
fees and license plate application fees established under Subsections (1) and (3).
(5) An applicant for renewal of personalized license plates issued under Section
41-1a-410
 shall pay a $10 per set application fee.
(6) (a) The division may charge a fee established under Section 
63J-1-504
 to recover
the costs for the replacement of any license plate issued under Part 4, License Plates and
Registration Indicia.
(b) The license plate fee shall be deposited as follows:
(i) $1 in the Transportation Fund; and
(ii) the remainder of the fee charged under Subsection (6)(a) 
into the License Plate
Restricted Account
, as provided in Section 
41-1a-1201
.
(7) 
(a)
 The division may charge a fee established under Section 
63J-1-504
 to recover
[
its
] 
the division's
 costs for the replacement of [
decals
] 
a symbol decal
 issued under Section
41-1a-418
.
(b) The fee described in Subsection (7)(a) shall be deposited into the License Plate
Restricted Account as described in Section 
41-1a-1201
.
(8) The division may charge a fee established under Section 
63J-1-504
 to recover the
cost of issuing stickers under Section 
41-1a-416
.
(9) In addition to any other fees required by this section, the division shall assess a fee
established under Section 
63J-1-504
 to cover postage expenses if new or replacement license
plates are mailed to the applicant.
(10) The fees required under this section are separate from and in addition to
registration fees required under Section 
41-1a-1206
.
(11) (a) An applicant for a license plate issued under Section 
41-1a-407
 is not subject
to the license plate fee under Subsection (1).
(b) An applicant for a Purple Heart special group license plate issued [
in accordance
with Section 
41-1a-421
] 
on or before December 31, 2023, or issued in accordance with Part 16,
Sponsored Special Group License Plates,
 is exempt from the fees under Subsections (1), (3),
and (7).
(12) A person is exempt from the fee under Subsection (1) or (6) if the person:
(a) was issued a clean fuel special group license plate in accordance with Section
41-1a-418
 prior to the effective date of rules made by the Department of Transportation under
Subsection 
41-6a-702
(5)(b);
(b) beginning on the effective date of rules made by the Department of Transportation
authorized under Subsection 
41-6a-702
(5)(b), is no longer eligible for a clean fuel special
group license plate under the rules made by the Department of Transportation; and
(c) upon renewal or reissuance, is required to replace the clean fuel special group
license plate with a new license plate.
[
(13) Until June 30, 2011, a person is exempt from the license plate fee under
Subsection (1) or (6) if the person:
]
[
(a) was issued a firefighter recognition special group license plate in accordance with
Section 
41-1a-418
 prior to July 1, 2009;
]
[
(b) upon renewal of the person's vehicle registration on or after July 1, 2009, is not a
contributor to the Firefighter Support Restricted Account as required under Section 
41-1a-418
;
and
]
[
(c) is required to replace the firefighter special group license plate with a new license
plate in accordance with Section 
41-1a-418
.
]
[
(14) A person is not subject to the license plate fee under Subsection (1) if the person
presents official documentation that the person is a recipient of the Purple Heart Award
issued:
]
[
(a) by a recognized association representing peace officers who:
]
[
(i) receives a salary from a federal, state, county, or municipal government or any
subdivision of the state; and
]
[
(ii) works in the state; or
]
[
(b) in accordance with Subsection 
41-1a-421
(2).
]
(13) An individual is exempt from the license plate fee under Subsection (1) if the
individual presents official documentation that the individual is a recipient of the Purple Heart
Award in one of the following forms:
(a) official documentation issued by a recognized association representing peace
officers who:
(i) receive a salary from a federal, state, county, or municipal government or any other
subdivision of the state; and
(ii) work in the state;
(b) a membership card in the Military Order of the Purple Heart; or
(c) an original or certificate in lieu of the applicant's military discharge form, DD-214,
issued by the National Personnel Records Center.
Section 17. Section 
41-1a-1212
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1212.
Fee for replacement of license plate decals.
(1)
 A fee established in accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
 shall be paid to the division
for the replacement of a license plate 
registration
 decal required by Section 
41-1a-402
 or a
registration
 decal required by Section 
41-1a-401
.
(2) The fee described in Subsection (1) shall be deposited into the License Plate
Restricted Account created in Section 
41-1a-122
.
Section 18. Section 
41-1a-1218
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1218.
Uninsured motorist identification fee for tracking motor vehicle
insurance -- Exemption -- Deposit.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), at the time application is made
for registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the applicant
shall pay an uninsured motorist identification fee of $1 on each motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), at the time application is made for
registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle for a six-month registration period
under Section 
41-1a-215.5
, the applicant shall pay an uninsured motorist identification fee of
75 cents on each motor vehicle.
(c) The following are exempt from the fee required under Subsection (1)(a) or (b):
(i) a commercial vehicle registered as part of a fleet under Section 
41-1a-222
 or
Section 
41-1a-301
;
(ii) a motor vehicle that is exempt from the registration fee under Section 
41-1a-1209
or Subsection 
41-1a-419
(3); and
(iii) a motor vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued [
in
accordance with Section 
41-1a-421
.
]
:
(A) on or before December 31, 2023; or
(B) in accordance with Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates.
(2) The revenue generated under this section shall be deposited in the Uninsured
Motorist Identification Restricted Account created in Section 
41-12a-806
.
Section 19. Section 
41-1a-1222
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1222.
Local option highway construction and transportation corridor
preservation fee -- Exemptions -- Deposit -- Transfer -- County ordinance -- Notice.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Metro township" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
10-2a-403
.
(b) "Unincorporated" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
10-1-104
.
(2) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), a county legislative body may
impose a local option highway construction and transportation corridor preservation fee of up
to $10 on each motor vehicle registration within the county.
(ii) A county legislative body may impose a local option highway construction and
transportation corridor preservation fee of up to $7.75 on each motor vehicle registration for a
six-month registration period under Section 
41-1a-215.5
 within the county.
(iii) A fee imposed under Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) shall be set in whole dollar
increments.
(b) If imposed under Subsection (2)(a), at the time application is made for registration
or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the applicant shall pay the local
option highway construction and transportation corridor preservation fee established by the
county legislative body.
(c) The following are exempt from the fee required under Subsection (2)(a):
(i) a motor vehicle that is exempt from the registration fee under Section 
41-1a-1209
 or
Subsection 
41-1a-419
(3);
(ii) a commercial vehicle with an apportioned registration under Section 
41-1a-301
;
and
(iii) a motor vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued [
in
accordance with Section 
41-1a-421
.
]
:
(A) on or before December 31, 2023; or
(B) in accordance with Part 16, Sponsored Special Group License Plates.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the revenue generated under this
section shall be:
(i) deposited in the Local Highway and Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund
created in Section 
72-2-117.5
;
(ii) credited to the county from which it is generated; and
(iii) used and distributed in accordance with Section 
72-2-117.5
.
(b) The revenue generated by a fee imposed under this section in a county of the first
class shall be deposited or transferred as follows:
(i) 50% of the revenue shall be:
(A) deposited in the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund created in
Section 
72-2-121
; and
(B) used in accordance with Section 
72-2-121
;
(ii) 30% of the revenue shall be deposited, credited, and used as provided in Subsection
(3)(a); and
(iii) 20% of the revenue shall be transferred to the legislative body of a county of the
first class.
(4) Beginning in a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, and for 15 years
thereafter, the legislative body of the county of the first class shall annually transfer, from the
revenue transferred to the legislative body of a county of the first class as described in
Subsection (3)(b)(iii):
(a) $300,000 to Kearns township; and
(b) $225,000 to Magna township.
(5) To impose or change the amount of a fee under this section, the county legislative
body shall pass an ordinance:
(a) approving the fee;
(b) setting the amount of the fee; and
(c) providing an effective date for the fee as provided in Subsection (6).
(6) (a) If a county legislative body enacts, changes, or repeals a fee under this section,
the enactment, change, or repeal shall take effect on July 1 if the commission receives notice
meeting the requirements of Subsection (6)(b) from the county prior to April 1.
(b) The notice described in Subsection (6)(a) shall:
(i) state that the county will enact, change, or repeal a fee under this part;
(ii) include a copy of the ordinance imposing the fee; and
(iii) if the county enacts or changes the fee under this section, state the amount of the
fee.
Section 20. Section 
41-1a-1305
 is amended to read:
41-1a-1305.
License plate and registration card violations -- Class C
misdemeanor.
It is a class C misdemeanor:
(1) to break, injure, interfere with, or remove from any vehicle any seal, lock, or device
on it for holding or displaying any license plate or registration card attached for denoting
registration and identity of the vehicle;
(2) to remove from any registered vehicle the license plate or registration card issued or
attached to it for its registration;
(3) to place or display any license plate or registration card upon any other vehicle than
the one for which it was issued by the division;
(4) to use or permit the use or display of any license plate, registration card, or permit
upon or in the operation of any vehicle other than that for which it was issued;
(5) to operate upon any highway of this state any vehicle required by law to be
registered without having the license plate or plates securely attached, except that the
registration card issued by the division to all trailers and semitrailers shall be carried in the
towing vehicle;
(6) for any weighmaster to knowingly make any false entry in his record of weights of
vehicles subject to registration or to knowingly report to the commission or division any false
information regarding the weights;
(7) for any inspector, officer, agent, employee, or other person performing any of the
functions required for the registration or operation of vehicles subject to registration, to do,
permit, cause, connive at, or permit to be done any act with the intent, or knowledge that the
probable effect of the act would be to injure any person, deprive him of his property, or to
injure or defraud the state with respect to its revenues relating to title or registration of
vehicles;
(8) for any person to combine or conspire with another to do, attempt to do, or cause or
allow any of the acts in this chapter classified as a misdemeanor;
(9) to operate any motor vehicle with a camper mounted on it upon any highway
without displaying a current 
registration
 decal in clear sight upon the rear of the camper, issued
by the county assessor of the county in which the camper has situs for taxation;
(10) to manufacture, use, display, or sell any facsimile or reproduction of any license
plate issued by the division or any article that would appear to be a substitute for a license
plate; or
(11) to fail to return to the division any registration card, license plate or plates,
registration
 decal, permit, or title that has been canceled, suspended, voided, or revoked.
Section 21. Section 
41-1a-1601
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1601.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
 (1) "Applicant" means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or
renew a sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part.
(2) (a) "Charitable purpose" means:
(i) relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;
(ii) advancement of religion;
(iii) advancement of education or science;
(iv) erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;
(v) reducing the burdens of government;
(vi) reducing neighborhood tensions;
(vii) eliminating prejudice and discrimination;
(viii) defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or
(ix) combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
(b) "Charitable purpose" does not include providing, encouraging, or paying for the
costs of obtaining an abortion.
(3) "Collegiate special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license
plate issued to a contributor to an institution.
(4) "Contributor" means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a
sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate.
(5) (a) "Existing special group license plate" means a special group license plate that
the division issues before January 1, 2024.
(b) "Existing special group license plate" does not include a special group license plate
described in Subsection 
41-1a-418
(1)(a) or (b).
(6) "Existing state agency recognition special group license plate" means an existing
special group license plate issued to a registered owner who:
(a) has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(b) has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(c) has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
(d) holds an elected office.
(7) "Institution" means:
(a) a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 
53B-3-102
; or
(b) a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or
national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(8) (a) "Private nonprofit organization" means a private nonprofit organization that:
(i) qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
and
(ii) has a charitable purpose.
(b) "Private nonprofit organization" does not include an organization that provides,
encourages, or pays for the costs of obtaining an abortion.
(9) "Private nonprofit special group license plate" means a sponsored special group
license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization.
(10) "Required contribution" means:
(a) the minimum annual contribution amount established under Subsection
41-1a-1603
(4)(a)(iii); or
(b) if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount
in accordance with Subsection 
41-1a-1603
(4)(b) that is greater than the minimum required
contribution amount established under Subsection 
41-1a-1603
(4)(a)(iii), the amount the
sponsoring organization establishes.
(11) "Special group license plate" means:
(a) a collegiate special group license plate;
(b) a private nonprofit special group license plate;
(c) a sponsored special group license plate;
(d) a state agency recognition special group license plate; or
(e) a state agency support special group license plate.
(12) "Sponsored special group license plate" means a license plate:
(a) designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and
(b) issued to an applicant in accordance with this part.
(13) "Sponsoring organization" means an institution, a private nonprofit organization,
or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate
created under this part.
(14) "State agency recognition special group license plate" means a sponsored special
group license plate issued to an applicant who:
(a) has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(b) has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(c) has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
(d) holds an elected office.
(15) (a) "State agency support special group license plate" means:
(i) a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a state agency to
support a specific state agency program; or
(ii) an existing special group license plate issued for a special interest vehicle.
(b) "State agency support special group license plate" includes a cancer support license
plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022.
Section 22. Section 
41-1a-1602
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1602.
Sponsored special group license plate program.
(1) The division shall establish and administer a sponsored special group license plate
program as described in this part.
(2) The division shall issue to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of this part
one of the following:
(a) a collegiate special group license plate;
(b) a private nonprofit special group license plate;
(c) a state agency support special group license plate; or
(d) a state agency recognition special group license plate.
Section 23. Section 
41-1a-1603
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1603.
Application requirements -- Fees -- Contributions -- Rulemaking.
(1) An applicant for a sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the
division:
(a) in a form and manner that the division prescribes, a complete application;
(b) payment of the fee for the issuance of the sponsored special group license plate
established under Subsection (4)(a)(i);
(c) the required contribution for the sponsored special group license plate, unless the
applicant previously paid the required contribution as part of a preorder application described
in Subsection (4); and
(d) if the sponsoring organization elects to require verification as described in Section
41-1a-1604
, a verification form obtained from the sponsoring organization.
(2) An applicant who owns a vehicle with the sponsoring organization's sponsored
special group license plate shall submit to the division the required contribution to renew the
sponsored special group license plate.
(3) (a) An applicant who wishes to obtain a new type of sponsored special group
license plate may preorder the new type of sponsored special group license plate by:
(i) submitting to the sponsoring organization associated with the new type of sponsored
special group license plate a complete preorder form created by the division; and
(ii) making the required contribution to the sponsoring organization.
(b) After the division approves the sponsoring organization's request for the new type
of sponsored special group license plate under Section 
41-1a-1604
, an applicant who submitted
a preorder in accordance with Subsection (3)(a) may apply for the sponsored special group
license plate in accordance with Subsection (1).
(4) (a) The division shall, in accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
, establish:
(i) the fee to charge an applicant for the division's costs of issuing or renewing a
sponsored special group license plate or symbol decal;
(ii) the fee to charge a sponsoring organization for the division's costs of designing and
administering a new type of sponsored special group license plate; and
(iii) subject to Subsection (4)(b), in an amount equal to at least $25, the minimum
annual contribution amount an applicant is required to make to obtain or renew the sponsoring
organization's sponsored special group license plate.
(b) A fee paid in accordance with Subsection (4)(a)(i) or (ii) shall be deposited into the
License Plate Restricted Account created in Subsection 
41-1a-122
.
(c) A sponsoring organization may establish a required contribution amount for the
sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate that is greater than the amount
established by the division under Subsection (4)(a)(iii).
(5) An applicant's contribution is a voluntary contribution for funding the sponsoring
organization's activities and not a motor vehicle registration fee.
(6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
commission may make rules to establish and administer the sponsored special group license
plate program.
Section 24. Section 
41-1a-1604
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1604.
New sponsored special group license plates -- Eligibility criteria.
(1) If a sponsoring organization satisfies the requirements of this part, the division shall
approve an application for a new type of sponsored special group license plate and issue the
sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part.
(2) Subject to the other provisions of this part, a sponsoring organization requesting a
new type of sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division, in a form and
manner the division prescribes:
(a) a complete application requesting the new type of sponsored special group license
plate that includes:
(i) information about the sponsoring organization the division needs to process the
request;
(ii) contact information for an individual representing the sponsoring organization;
(iii) if the sponsoring organization establishes a required contribution amount under
Subsection 
41-1a-1603
(4)(b) that is greater than the minimum required contribution amount
established under Subsection 
41-1a-1603
(4)(a)(iii), the amount of the required contribution;
(iv) account information to allow the division to disburse funds from required
contributions the division collects through the sponsored special group license plate program to
the sponsoring organization;
(v) a link to a functional website described in Subsection (7); and
(vi) if the sponsoring organization requires an applicant to submit a verification form
described in Subsection (8)(b)(i), a statement indicating that a verification form is required;
(b) at least 500 complete preorder applications for the new type of sponsored special
group license plate, including verification that each preorder application included the required
contribution;
(c) the fee for the cost of designing and administering the new type of sponsored
special group license plate established under Subsection 
41-1a-1603
(4)(a)(ii); and
(d) if the new type of sponsored special group license plate is a private nonprofit
special group license plate:
(i) a copy of the Internal Revenue Service letter approving the sponsoring
organization's Section 501(c)(3) status;
(ii) an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury declaring that the sponsoring
organization has a charitable purpose; and
(iii) an indication of the private nonprofit organization's charitable purpose.
(3) If an application under Subsection (2) is for a special group license plate that was
discontinued in accordance with this part, each registered vehicle with the discontinued special
group license plate is considered a complete preorder application for the purposes of
Subsection (2)(b).
(4) The division:
(a) may share data collected under Subsection (2)(d)(iii) with the Legislature and the
state auditor;
(b) may not use the information in Subsection (2)(d)(iii) in deciding whether to
approve the sponsoring organization's application; and
(c) is not required to evaluate the accuracy or veracity of information the private
nonprofit organization provides under Subsection (2)(d).
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the division may not begin design work
on or issue a new type of sponsored special group license plate unless the sponsoring
organization satisfies the requirements of Subsection (2).
(6) A sponsoring organization that is a state agency may request a state agency
recognition special group license plate without meeting the minimum preorder requirements of
Subsection (2)(b) if:
(a) the governor certifies that there is a legitimate government operations purpose for
issuing the state agency recognition special group license plate; and
(b) through appropriation or any other source, funds are available to cover the start-up
and administrative costs of the state agency recognition special group license plate.
(7) A sponsoring organization of a sponsored special group license plate issued in
accordance with this part shall maintain a functional website that:
(a) explains how the sponsoring organization will use the required contributions in
accordance with this part;
(b) if applicable, makes available the sponsoring organization's most recent Internal
Revenue Service Form 990; and
(c) provides instructions for how to obtain a verification form if the sponsoring
organization elects to require verification in accordance with Subsection (8).
(8) (a) A sponsoring organization may establish eligibility requirements for the
sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate.
(b) If a sponsoring organization establishes eligibility requirements under this
subsection, the sponsoring organization shall:
(i) inform the division that a verification form is required as part of an application for
the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate;
(ii) establish a process for providing a verification form to an applicant; and
(iii) provide a verification form prescribed by the division to an applicant who satisfies
the sponsoring organization's eligibility requirements.
(9) The division shall begin issuing the new type of sponsored special group license
plate no later than six months after the day on which the division receives the items described
in Subsection (2).
(10) The division may:
(a) consider a request for a sponsored special group license plate for two or more
military branches as a request for a single type of sponsored special group license plate for the
purposes of meeting the eligibility criteria described in this section; and
(b) charge an appropriate fee for ordering multiple symbol decals for each military
branch.
Section 25. Section 
41-1a-1605
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1605.
Collegiate special group license plates.
(1) A sponsoring organization that is an institution shall only use funds received
through the sponsored special group license plate program for the institution's academic
scholarships.
(2) The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the money an institution
collects from contributors is used only for academic scholarships.
Section 26. Section 
41-1a-1606
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1606.
Private nonprofit special group license plates.
(1) A sponsoring organization that is a private nonprofit organization shall:
(a) only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program
for the charitable purpose described in the private nonprofit organization's application
submitted to the division under Section 
41-1a-1603
; and
(b) may not use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate
program to pay the private nonprofit organization's employee salaries or benefits,
administrative costs, or fundraising expenses.
(2) A private nonprofit organization may collect a contributor's personal information
for the purposes of future fundraising and any required reporting, if the private nonprofit
organization requires a verification form described in Section 
41-1a-1604
.
(3) The state auditor may audit each private nonprofit organization to verify that the
money the private nonprofit organization collects from contributors is used for the private
nonprofit organization's charitable purpose in accordance with this part.
Section 27. Section 
41-1a-1607
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1607.
State agency special group license plates.
A sponsoring organization that is a state agency:
(1) shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate
program for the implementation or administration of the state agency's designated program; and
(2) may not direct funds received through the sponsored special group license plate
program to a nongovernmental entity.
Section 28. Section 
41-1a-1608
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1608.
Review -- Discontinuance.
(1) The division shall annually review each sponsored special group license plate to
determine the number of registered vehicles with each type of sponsored special group license
plate during the preceding calendar year.
(2) (a) The division shall discontinue a type of sponsored special group license plate if
for three consecutive calendar years, the division's annual review shows that fewer than 500
registered vehicles have that type of sponsored special group license plate.
(b) The division shall discontinue a sponsored special group license plate under
Subsection (2)(a) beginning January 1 of the calendar year following the year of the third
annual review.
(3) If the division discontinues a type of sponsored special group license plate in
accordance with this section, the division may not reinstate the sponsored special group license
plate unless the sponsoring organization submits a request for the discontinued sponsored
special group license plate in the same manner as a request for a new type of sponsored special
group license plate under Section 
41-1a-1604
.
(4) (a) A registered owner to whom the division issued an existing special group
license plate or a sponsored special group license plate that the division discontinues in
accordance with this section may continue to display the license plate upon renewing the motor
vehicle's registration.
(b) A registered owner described in Subsection (4)(a) is not required to pay a required
contribution to the sponsoring organization associated with the sponsored special group license
plate.
(5) The division may not transfer to a new registered owner a special group license
plate that is discontinued under this part.
(6) Subsection (2) does not apply to a state agency recognition special group license
plate that is an existing special group license plate.
Section 29. Section 
41-1a-1609
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1609.
Transition of special group license plates created by legislative acts.
(1) Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), the division shall continue to distribute a special
group license plate created by an act of the Legislature.
(2) The procedure described in Section 
41-1a-1608
 regarding discontinuance of a
special group license plate applies to a special group license plate created by an act of the
Legislature.
(3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), an existing recognition special group
license plate that is an honorary consul designated by the United States Department of State is
discontinued.
(b) A person with an existing recognition special group license plate that is an honorary
consul designated by the United States Department of State shall return the honorary consul
recognition special group license plate to the division and may not display the honorary consul
special group license plate.
(c) Upon renewal of the vehicle registration related to a vehicle with an honorary
consul recognition special group license plate, the division shall issue a new license plate to
replace the honorary consul special group license plate.
Section 30. Section 
41-1a-1610
 is enacted to read:
 41-1a-1610.
Sponsored Special Group License Plate Fund.
(1) As used in this section, "fund" means the Sponsored Special Group License Plate
Fund created in Subsection (2).
(2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Sponsored
Special Group License Plate Fund."
(3) The fund consists of all required contributions the division collects under this part.
(4) The division shall, at least annually, disburse to each sponsoring organization any
money, less any fees or actual administrative costs associated with issuing a sponsoring
organization's sponsored special group license plate, from the fund.
Section 31. Section 
41-6a-1642
 is amended to read:
41-6a-1642.
Emissions inspection -- County program.
(1) The legislative body of each county required under federal law to utilize a motor
vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions inspection
and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national ambient air quality
standard shall require:
(a) a certificate of emissions inspection, a waiver, or other evidence the motor vehicle
is exempt from emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements be presented:
(i) as a condition of registration or renewal of registration; and
(ii) at other times as the county legislative body may require to enforce inspection
requirements for individual motor vehicles, except that the county legislative body may not
routinely require a certificate of emissions inspection, or waiver of the certificate, more often
than required under Subsection (9); and
(b) compliance with this section for a motor vehicle registered or principally operated
in the county and owned by or being used by a department, division, instrumentality, agency, or
employee of:
(i) the federal government;
(ii) the state and any of its agencies; or
(iii) a political subdivision of the state, including school districts.
(2) A vehicle owner subject to Subsection (1) shall obtain a motor vehicle emissions
inspection and maintenance program certificate of emissions inspection as described in
Subsection (1), but the program may not deny vehicle registration based solely on the presence
of a defeat device covered in the Volkswagen partial consent decrees or a United States
Environmental Protection Agency-approved vehicle modification in the following vehicles:
(a) a 2.0-liter diesel engine motor vehicle in which its lifetime nitrogen oxide
emissions are mitigated in the state pursuant to a partial consent decree, including:
(i) Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015;
(ii) Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and
2014;
(iii) Volkswagen Golf, model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015;
(iv) Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, model year 2015;
(v) Volkswagen Passat, model years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015;
(vi) Volkswagen Beetle, model years 2013, 2014, and 2015;
(vii) Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, model years 2013, 2014, and 2015; and
(viii) Audi A3, model years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015; and
(b) a 3.0-liter diesel engine motor vehicle in which its lifetime nitrogen oxide
emissions are mitigated in the state to a settlement, including:
(i) Volkswagen Touareg, model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 
2016;
(ii) Audi Q7, model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016;
(iii) Audi A6 Quattro, model years 2014, 2015, and 2016;
(iv) Audi A7 Quattro, model years 2014, 2015, and 2016;
(v) Audi A8, model years 2014, 2015, and 2016;
(vi) Audi A8L, model years 2014, 2015, and 2016;
(vii) Audi Q5, model years 2014, 2015, and 2016; and
(viii) Porsche Cayenne Diesel, model years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
(3) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1), in consultation
with the Air Quality Board created under Section 
19-1-106
, shall make regulations or
ordinances regarding:
(i) emissions standards;
(ii) test procedures;
(iii) inspections stations;
(iv) repair requirements and dollar limits for correction of deficiencies; and
(v) certificates of emissions inspections.
(b) In accordance with Subsection (3)(a), a county legislative body:
(i) shall make regulations or ordinances to attain or maintain ambient air quality
standards in the county, consistent with the state implementation plan and federal
requirements;
(ii) may allow for a phase-in of the program by geographical area; and
(iii) shall comply with the analyzer design and certification requirements contained in
the state implementation plan prepared under Title 19, Chapter 2, Air Conservation Act.
(c) The county legislative body and the Air Quality Board shall give preference to an
inspection and maintenance program that:
(i) is decentralized, to the extent the decentralized program will attain and maintain
ambient air quality standards and meet federal requirements;
(ii) is the most cost effective means to achieve and maintain the maximum benefit with
regard to ambient air quality standards and to meet federal air quality requirements as related to
vehicle emissions; and
(iii) provides a reasonable phase-out period for replacement of air pollution emission
testing equipment made obsolete by the program.
(d) The provisions of Subsection (3)(c)(iii) apply only to the extent the phase-out:
(i) may be accomplished in accordance with applicable federal requirements; and
(ii) does not otherwise interfere with the attainment and maintenance of ambient air
quality standards.
(4) The following vehicles are exempt from an emissions inspection program and the
provisions of this section:
(a) an implement of husbandry as defined in Section 
41-1a-102
;
(b) a motor vehicle that:
(i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 
41-1a-102
; and
(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more;
(c) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 
41-21-1
:
(i) if the vintage vehicle has a model year of 1980 or older; or
(ii) for a vintage vehicle that has a model year of 1981 or newer, if the owner provides
proof of vehicle insurance that is a type specific to a vehicle collector;
(d) a custom vehicle as defined in Section 
41-6a-1507
;
(e) to the extent allowed under the current federally approved state implementation
plan, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401, et seq., a motor
vehicle that is less than two years old on January 1 based on the age of the vehicle as
determined by the model year identified by the manufacturer;
(f) a pickup truck, as defined in Section 
41-1a-102
, with a gross vehicle weight rating
of 12,000 pounds or less, if the registered owner of the pickup truck provides a signed
statement to the legislative body stating the truck is used:
(i) by the owner or operator of a farm located on property that qualifies as land in
agricultural use under Sections 
59-2-502
 and 
59-2-503
; and
(ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
(A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products,
poultry and its products, floricultural and horticultural products; and
(B) in the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or
commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production
and maintenance;
(g) a motorcycle as defined in Section 
41-1a-102
;
(h) an electric motor vehicle as defined in Section 
41-1a-102
; and
(i) a motor vehicle with a model year of 1967 or older.
(5) The county shall issue to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed
statement under Subsection (4)(f) a certificate of exemption from emissions inspection
requirements for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
(6) A legislative body of a county described in Subsection (1) may exempt from an
emissions inspection program a diesel-powered motor vehicle with a:
(a) gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds; or
(b) model year of 1997 or older.
(7) The legislative body of a county required under federal law to utilize a motor
vehicle emissions inspection program shall require:
(a) a computerized emissions inspection for a diesel-powered motor vehicle that has:
(i) a model year of 2007 or newer;
(ii) a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less; and
(iii) a model year that is five years old or older; and
(b) a visual inspection of emissions equipment for a diesel-powered motor vehicle:
(i) with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or less;
(ii) that has a model year of 1998 or newer; and
(iii) that has a model year that is five years old or older.
(8) (a) Subject to Subsection (8)(c), the legislative body of each county required under
federal law to utilize a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in
which an emissions inspection and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any
national ambient air quality standard may require each college or university located in a county
subject to this section to require its students and employees who park a motor vehicle not
registered in a county subject to this section to provide proof of compliance with an emissions
inspection accepted by the county legislative body if the motor vehicle is parked on the college
or university campus or property.
(b) College or university parking areas that are metered or for which payment is
required per use are not subject to the requirements of this Subsection (8).
(c) The legislative body of a county shall make the reasons for implementing the
provisions of this Subsection (8) part of the record at the time that the county legislative body
takes its official action to implement the provisions of this Subsection (8).
(9) (a) An emissions inspection station shall issue a certificate of emissions inspection
for each motor vehicle that meets the inspection and maintenance program requirements
established in regulations or ordinances made under Subsection (3).
(b) The frequency of the emissions inspection shall be determined based on the age of
the vehicle as determined by model year and shall be required annually subject to the
provisions of Subsection (9)(c).
(c) (i) To the extent allowed under the current federally approved state implementation
plan, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., the legislative
body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall only require the emissions inspection every
two years for each vehicle.
(ii) The provisions of Subsection (9)(c)(i) apply only to a vehicle that is less than six
years old on January 1.
(iii) For a county required to implement a new vehicle emissions inspection and
maintenance program on or after December 1, 2012, under Subsection (1), but for which no
current federally approved state implementation plan exists, a vehicle shall be tested at a
frequency determined by the county legislative body, in consultation with the Air Quality
Board created under Section 
19-1-106
, that is necessary to comply with federal law or attain or
maintain any national ambient air quality standard.
(iv) If a county legislative body establishes or changes the frequency of a vehicle
emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subsection (9)(c)(iii), the establishment
or change shall take effect on January 1 if the State Tax Commission receives notice meeting
the requirements of Subsection (9)(c)(v) from the county before October 1.
(v) The notice described in Subsection (9)(c)(iv) shall:
(A) state that the county will establish or change the frequency of the vehicle emissions
inspection and maintenance program under this section;
(B) include a copy of the ordinance establishing or changing the frequency; and
(C) if the county establishes or changes the frequency under this section, state how
frequently the emissions testing will be required.
(d) If an emissions inspection is only required every two years for a vehicle under
Subsection (9)(c), the inspection shall be required for the vehicle in:
(i) odd-numbered years for vehicles with odd-numbered model years; or
(ii) in even-numbered years for vehicles with even-numbered model years.
(10) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (9)(b), (c), and (d), the emissions inspection
required under this section may be made no more than two months before the renewal of
registration.
(b) (i) If the title of a used motor vehicle is being transferred, the owner may use an
emissions inspection certificate issued for the motor vehicle during the previous 11 months to
satisfy the requirement under this section.
(ii) If the transferor is a licensed and bonded used motor vehicle dealer, the owner may
use an emissions inspection certificate issued for the motor vehicle in a licensed and bonded
motor vehicle dealer's name during the previous 11 months to satisfy the requirement under
this section.
(c) If the title of a leased vehicle is being transferred to the lessee of the vehicle, the
lessee may use an emissions inspection certificate issued during the previous 11 months to
satisfy the requirement under this section.
(d) If the motor vehicle is part of a fleet of 101 or more vehicles, the owner may not
use an emissions inspection made more than 11 months before the renewal of registration to
satisfy the requirement under this section.
(e) If the application for renewal of registration is for a six-month registration period
under Section 
41-1a-215.5
, the owner may use an emissions inspection certificate issued during
the previous eight months to satisfy the requirement under this section.
(11) (a) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall collect information about and
monitor the program.
(b) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall supply this information to an appropriate
legislative committee, as designated by the Legislative Management Committee, at times
determined by the designated committee to identify program needs, including funding needs.
(12) If approved by the county legislative body, a county that had an established
emissions inspection fee as of January 1, 2002, may increase the established fee that an
emissions inspection station may charge by $2.50 for each year that is exempted from
emissions inspections under Subsection (9)(c) up to a $7.50 increase.
(13) (a) Except as provided in Subsection 
41-1a-1223
(1)(c), a county identified in
Subsection (1) may impose a local emissions compliance fee on each motor vehicle registration
within the county in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Section 
41-1a-1223
.
(b) A county that imposes a local emissions compliance fee may use revenues
generated from the fee for the establishment and enforcement of an emissions inspection and
maintenance program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(c) A county that imposes a local emissions compliance fee may use revenues
generated from the fee to promote programs to maintain a local, state, or national ambient air
quality standard.
(14) (a) If a county has reason to believe that a vehicle owner has provided an address
as required in Section 
41-1a-209
 to register or attempt to register a motor vehicle in a county
other than the county of the bona fide residence of the owner in order to avoid an emissions
inspection required under this section, the county may investigate and gather evidence to
determine whether the vehicle owner has used a false address or an address other than the
vehicle owner's bona fide residence or place of business.
(b) If a county conducts an investigation as described in Subsection (14)(a) and
determines that the vehicle owner has used a false or improper address in an effort to avoid an
emissions inspection as required in this section, the county may impose a civil penalty of
$1,000.
(15) A county legislative body described in Subsection (1) may exempt a motor vehicle
from an emissions inspection if:
(a) the motor vehicle is 30 years old or older;
(b) the county determines that the motor vehicle was driven less than 1,500 miles
during the preceding 12-month period; and
(c) the owner provides to the county legislative body a statement signed by the owner
that states the motor vehicle:
(i) is primarily a collector's item used for:
(A) participation in club activities;
(B) exhibitions;
(C) tours; or
(D) parades; or
(ii) is only used for occasional transportation.
Section 32. Section 
53-8-214
 is amended to read:
53-8-214.
Creation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account.
(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Motor
Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account.
(2) The account includes:
(a) deposits made to the restricted account from registration fees as described in
Subsection [
41-1a-1201
(8);
] 
41-1a-1201
(7);
(b) donations or deposits made to the account; and
(c) any interest earned on the account.
(3) Upon appropriation, the division may use funds in the account to improve motor
vehicle safety, mitigate impacts, and enforce safety provisions, including the following:
(a) hiring new Highway Patrol troopers;
(b) payment of overtime for Highway Patrol troopers; and
(c) acquisition of equipment to improve motor vehicle safety impacts and enforcement.
(4) The division shall annually report to the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee to justify expenditures and use of funds in the account.
Section 33. Section 
59-10-1319
 is amended to read:
59-10-1319.
Contribution to Clean Air Fund.
(1) (a) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Clean Air
Fund."
(b) The fund shall consist of all amounts deposited into the fund in accordance with
Subsection (2).
(2) (a) Except as provided in Section 
59-10-1304
, for a taxable year beginning on or
after January 1, 2017, a resident or nonresident individual who files an individual income tax
return under this chapter may designate on the resident or nonresident individual's individual
income tax return a contribution as provided in this section to be:
(i) deposited into the Clean Air Fund; and
(ii) expended as provided in Subsection (3).
(b) The fund shall also consist of amounts deposited into the fund through:
[
(i) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 
41-1a-422
;
]
[
(ii)
] 
(i)
 private contributions; and
[
(iii)
] 
(ii)
 donations or grants from public or private entities.
(3) (a) At least once each year, the commission shall disburse from the Clean Air Fund
all money deposited into the fund since the last disbursement.
(b) The commission shall disburse money under Subsection (3)(a) to the Division of
Air Quality for the purpose of:
(i) providing money for grants to individuals or organizations in the state to fund
activities intended to improve air quality in the state;
(ii) enhancing programs designed to educate the public about the importance of air
quality to the health, well-being, and livelihood of individuals in the state; and
(iii) pay the costs of issuing or reordering Clean Air Support special group license plate
decals.
Section 34. Section 
62A-15-1103
 is amended to read:
62A-15-1103.
Governor's Suicide Prevention Fund.
(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Governor's
Suicide Prevention Fund.
(2) The fund shall consist of donations [
described in Section 
41-1a-422
], gifts, grants,
and bequests of real property or personal property made to the fund.
(3) A donor to the fund may designate a specific purpose for the use of the donor's
donation, if the designated purpose is described in Subsection (4).
(4) (a) Subject to Subsection (3), money in the fund shall be used for the following
activities:
(i) efforts to directly improve mental health crisis response;
(ii) efforts that directly reduce risk factors associated with suicide; and
(iii) efforts that directly enhance known protective factors associated with suicide
reduction.
(b) Efforts described in Subsections (4)(a)(ii) and (iii) include the components of the
state suicide prevention program described in Subsection 
62A-15-1101
(3).
(5) The division shall establish a grant application and review process for the
expenditure of money from the fund.
(6) The grant application and review process shall describe:
(a) requirements to complete a grant application;
(b) requirements to receive funding;
(c) criteria for the approval of a grant application;
(d) standards for evaluating the effectiveness of a project proposed in a grant
application; and
(e) support offered by the division to complete a grant application.
(7) The division shall:
(a) review a grant application for completeness;
(b) make a recommendation to the governor or the governor's designee regarding a
grant application;
(c) send a grant application to the governor or the governor's designee for evaluation
and approval or rejection;
(d) inform a grant applicant of the governor or the governor's designee's determination
regarding the grant application; and
(e) direct the fund administrator to release funding for grant applications approved by
the governor or the governor's designee.
(8) The state treasurer shall invest the money in the fund under Title 51, Chapter 7,
State Money Management Act, except that all interest or other earnings derived from money in
the fund shall be deposited into the fund.
(9) Money in the fund may not be used for the Office of the Governor's administrative
expenses that are normally provided for by legislative appropriation.
(10) The governor or the governor's designee may authorize the expenditure of fund
money in accordance with this section.
(11) The governor shall make an annual report to the Legislature regarding the status of
the fund, including a report on the contributions received, expenditures made, and programs
and services funded.
Section 35. Section 
63G-26-103
 is amended to read:
63G-26-103.
Protection of personal information.
(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2), (3), and (5), a public agency may not:
(a) require an individual to provide the public agency with personal information or
otherwise compel the release of personal information;
(b) require an entity exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code to provide the public agency with personal information or compel the
entity to release personal information;
(c) release, publicize, or otherwise publicly disclose personal information in possession
of a public agency; or
(d) request or require a current or prospective contractor or grantee of the public
agency to provide the public agency with a list of entities exempt from federal income tax
under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to which the contractor or grantee has
provided financial or nonfinancial support.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
(a) a disclosure of personal information required under Title 20A, Election Code, Title
36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act, or any other legal requirement
relating to reporting campaign contributions, campaign expenditures, lobbying disclosures, or
lobbying expenditures;
(b) a disclosure of personal information expressly required by law;
(c) a disclosure of personal information voluntarily made:
(i) as part of public comment or in a public meeting; or
(ii) in another manner that is publicly accessible;
(d) a disclosure of personal information pursuant to a warrant or court order issued by a
court of competent jurisdiction;
(e) a lawful request for discovery of personal information in litigation or a criminal
proceeding;
(f) the use of personal information in a legal proceeding;
(g) a public agency sharing personal information with another public agency in
accordance with the requirements of law; or
(h) a nonprofit created under Title 11, Chapter 13a, Governmental Nonprofit
Corporations Act.
(3) Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (d) do not apply to:
(a) administration or enforcement of Title 13, Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales
Practices Act, or Title 13, Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
(b) the request or use of personal information necessary to the State Tax Commission's
administration of tax or motor vehicle laws; or
(c) access to personal information by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General or
the state auditor's office to conduct an audit.
(4) A court shall consider whether to:
(a) limit a request for discovery of personal information; or
(b) issue a protective order in relation to the disclosure of personal information
obtained or used in relation to a legal proceeding.
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to disclosure of a contributor[
, as defined in Section
41-1a-422
,
] to a sponsoring organization [
described in Subsection 
41-1a-422
(3).
]
, as those
terms are defined in Section 
41-1a-1601
.
Section 36. Section 
63I-1-241
 is amended to read:
63I-1-241.
Repeal dates: Title 41.
(1) Subsection [
41-1a-1201
(9),
] 
41-1a-1201
(8),
 related to the Spinal Cord and Brain
Injury Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed January 1, 2025.
(2) Section 
41-3-106
, which creates an advisory board related to motor vehicle
business regulation, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(3) The following subsections addressing lane filtering are repealed on July 1, 2027:
(a) Subsection 
41-6a-102
(31) that defines "lane filtering";
(b) Subsection 
41-6a-704
(5); and
(c) Subsection 
41-6a-710
(1)(c).
(4) Subsection 
41-6a-1406
(6)(c)(iii), related to the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed January 1, 2025.
(5) Subsections 
41-22-2
(1) and 
41-22-10
(1)(a), which authorize an advisory council
that includes in the advisory council's duties addressing off-highway vehicle issues, are
repealed July 1, 2027.
(6) Subsection 
41-22-8
(3), related to the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Fund, is repealed January 1, 2025.
Section 37. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) Subsection 
63A-5b-405
(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
63A-5b-1003
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(3) Sections 
63A-9-301
 and 
63A-9-302
, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
(4) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
(a) Section 
63A-18-102
 is repealed;
(b) Section 
63A-18-201
 is repealed; and
(c) Section 
63A-18-202
 is repealed.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
2025.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
(11) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
(12) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(13) Section 
63G-6a-805
, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(14) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
2028.
(15) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(16) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
[
(17) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(17), relating to the Nurse Home Visiting Restricted
Account, is repealed July 1, 2026.
]
[
(18)
] 
(17)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(6), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah
Marriage Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(7), referring to the Trip Reduction Program, is
repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(26), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(22)
] 
(21)
 In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council,
on January 1, 2033:
(a) Sections 
63M-7-301
, 
63M-7-302
, 
63M-7-303
, 
63M-7-304
, and 
63M-7-306
 are
repealed;
(b) Section 
63M-7-305
, the language that states "council" is replaced with
"commission";
(c) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
"(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
(d) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(2) is repealed and replaced with:
"(2) The commission shall:
(a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
(b) coordinate the implementation of Section 
77-18-104
 and related provisions in
Subsections 
77-18-103
(2)(c) and (d).".
[
(23)
] 
(22)
 The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(24)
] 
(23)
 Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
2026.
[
(25)
] 
(24)
 Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(26)
] 
(25)
 Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(27)
] 
(26)
 Section 
63N-2-512
, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
July 1, 2028.
[
(28)
] 
(27)
 Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is
repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(29)
] 
(28)
 Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant
Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
[
(30)
] 
(29)
 In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2023:
(a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
and
(b) Subsection 
63N-4-805
(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
Program, is repealed.
[
(31)
] 
(30)
 In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
(a) Subsection 
63N-2-511
(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
(b) Subsections 
63N-2-511
(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
(c) Subsection 
63N-7-101
(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
(d) Subsection 
63N-7-102
(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
(e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
[
(32)
] 
(31)
 Subsection 
63N-8-103
(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of
Economic Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions,
is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 38. Section 
63I-2-204
 is amended to read:
63I-2-204.
Repeal dates: Title 4.
(1) Title 4, Chapter 2, Part 6, Local Food Advisory Council, is repealed November 30,
2027.
(2) Title 4, Chapter 42, Utah Intracurricular Student Organization Support for
Agricultural Education and Leadership, is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(2)
] 
(3)
 Section 
4-46-104
, Transition, is repealed July 1, 2024.
Section 39. Section 
63I-2-209
 is amended to read:
63I-2-209.
Repeal dates: Title 9.
(1) Section 
9-9-112
, Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee, is repealed
December 31, 2024.
(2) Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 9, COVID-19 Cultural Assistance Grant Program, is
repealed June 30, 2021.
(3) Title 9, Chapter 17, Humanitarian Service and Educational and Cultural Exchange
Restricted Account Act, is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(4) Title 9, Chapter 18, Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted
Account Act, is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(5) Title 9, Chapter 19, National Professional Men's Soccer Team Support of Building
Communities Restricted Account Act, is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 40. Section 
63I-2-213
 is amended to read:
63I-2-213.
Repeal dates: Title 13.
(1) Section 
13-1-16
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(2)
 Title 13, Chapter 47, Private Employer Verification Act, is repealed on the program
start date, as defined in Section 
63G-12-102
.
Section 41. Section 
63I-2-219
 is amended to read:
63I-2-219.
Repeal dates: Title 19.
(1) Section 
19-1-109
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(1)
] 
(2)
 Subsections 
19-2-109.2
(2) through (10), related to the Compliance Advisory
Panel, are repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(2)
] 
(3)
 Section 
19-2a-102.5
, addressing a study and recommendations for a diesel
emission reduction program, is repealed July 1, 2024.
Section 42. Section 
63I-2-223
 is amended to read:
63I-2-223.
Repeal dates: Title 23.
Section 
23-14-13.5
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 43. Section 
63I-2-226
 is amended to read:
63I-2-226.
Repeal dates: Title 26 through 26B.
(1) Subsection 
26-2-12.6
(3), relating to the report for birth certificate fees, is repealed
December 31, 2022.
(2) Subsection 
26-7-8
(3) is repealed January 1, 2027.
(3) Section 
26-8a-107
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(4) Subsection 
26-8a-203
(3)(a)(i) is repealed January 1, 2023.
(5) Section 
26-8a-211
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(6) In relation to the Air Ambulance Committee, on July 1, 2024, Subsection
26-8a-602
(1)(a) is amended to read:
"(a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the following information
before contacting an air medical transport provider:
(i) which health insurers in the state the air medical transport provider contracts with;
(ii) if sufficient data is available, the average charge for air medical transport services
for a patient who is uninsured or out of network; and
(iii) whether the air medical transport provider balance bills a patient for any charge not
paid by the patient's health insurer; and".
(7) Subsection 
26-18-2.4
(3)(e) is repealed January 1, 2023.
(8) Subsection 
26-18-411
(8), related to reporting on the health coverage improvement
program, is repealed January 1, 2023.
(9) Subsection 
26-18-420
(5), related to reporting on coverage for in vitro fertilization
and genetic testing, is repealed July 1, 2030.
(10) In relation to the Air Ambulance Committee, July 1, 2024, Subsection
26-21-32
(1)(a) is amended to read:
"(a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the following information
before contacting an air medical transport provider:
(i) which health insurers in the state the air medical transport provider contracts with;
(ii) if sufficient data is available, the average charge for air medical transport services
for a patient who is uninsured or out of network; and
(iii) whether the air medical transport provider balance bills a patient for any charge not
paid by the patient's health insurer; and".
(11) Section 
26-21a-302
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(12) Section 
26-21a-304
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(11)
] 
(13)
 Subsection 
26-33a-106.1
(2)(a) is repealed January 1, 2023.
[
(12)
] 
(14)
 Title 26, Chapter 46, Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance
Program, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(15) Section 
26-58-102
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(13)
] 
(16)
 Subsection 
26-61-202
(4)(b) is repealed January 1, 2022.
[
(14)
] 
(17)
 Subsection 
26-61-202
(5) is repealed January 1, 2022.
[
(15)
] 
(18)
 Subsection 
26B-1-204
(2)(f), relating to the Air Ambulance Committee, is
repealed July 1, 2024.
(19) Section 
26B-1-302
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 44. Section 
63I-2-253
 is amended to read:
63I-2-253.
Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
(1) Section 
53-1-118
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
53-1-120
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
53-7-109
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(1)
] 
(4)
 (a) Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), regarding exceptions to the composition of a
technical college board of trustees, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
53B-2a-108
(5), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to its authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
[
(2)
] 
(5)
 Section 
53B-6-105.7
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(3)
] 
(6)
 Section 
53B-7-707
 regarding performance metrics for technical colleges is
repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(4)
] 
(7)
 Section 
53B-8-114
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(5)
] 
(8)
 The following provisions, regarding the Regents' scholarship program, are
repealed on July 1, 2023:
(a) in Subsection 
53B-8-105
(12), the language that states, "or any scholarship
established under Sections 
53B-8-202
 through 
53B-8-205
";
(b) Section 
53B-8-202
;
(c) Section 
53B-8-203
;
(d) Section 
53B-8-204
; and
(e) Section 
53B-8-205
.
[
(6)
] 
(9)
 Section 
53B-10-101
 is repealed on July 1, 2027.
[
(7)
] 
(10)
 Title 53B, Chapter 18, Part 14, Uintah Basin Air Quality Research Project, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(8)
] 
(11)
 Subsection 
53E-1-201
(1)(s) regarding the report by the Educational
Interpretation and Translation Services Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(9)
] 
(12)
 Section 
53E-1-202.2
, regarding a Public Education Appropriations
Subcommittee evaluation and recommendations, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(10)
] 
(13)
 Subsection 
53E-10-309
(7), related to the PRIME pilot program, is repealed
July 1, 2024.
[
(11)
] 
(14)
 In Subsections 
53F-2-205
(4) and (5), regarding the State Board of
Education's duties if contributions from the minimum basic tax rate are overestimated or
underestimated, the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as applicable" is repealed July 1,
2023.
[
(12)
] 
(15)
 Section 
53F-2-209
, regarding local education agency budgetary flexibility,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(13)
] 
(16)
 Subsection 
53F-2-301
(1), relating to the years the section is not in effect, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(14)
] 
(17)
 Section 
53F-2-302.1
, regarding the Enrollment Growth Contingency
Program, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(15)
] 
(18)
 Subsection 
53F-2-314
(4), relating to a one-time expenditure between the
at-risk WPU add-on funding and previous at-risk funding, is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(16)
] 
(19)
 Section 
53F-2-524
, regarding teacher bonuses for extra work assignments,
is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(17)
] 
(20)
 In Subsection 
53F-2-515
(1), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(18)
] 
(21)
 Subsection 
53F-4-401
(3)(b), regarding a child enrolled or eligible for
enrollment in kindergarten, is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(19)
] 
(22)
 In Subsection 
53F-4-404
(4)(c), the language that states "Except as provided
in Subsection (4)(d)" is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(20)
] 
(23)
 Subsection 
53F-4-404
(4)(d) is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(21)
] 
(24)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-302
(3), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(22)
] 
(25)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-305
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(23)
] 
(26)
 In Subsection 
53F-9-306
(3)(a), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
, as
applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(24)
] 
(27)
 In Subsection 
53G-3-304
(1)(c)(i), the language that states "or 
53F-2-301.5
,
as applicable" is repealed July 1, 2023.
(28) Section 
53F-9-401
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(29) Section 
53F-9-403
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(25)
] 
(30)
 On July 1, 2023, when making changes in this section, the Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under
Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make corrections necessary to ensure that sections and subsections
identified in this section are complete sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of
the Legislature's intent.
Section 45. Section 
63I-2-261
 is amended to read:
63I-2-261.
Repeal dates: Title 61.
Section 
61-2-204
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 46. Section 
63I-2-263
 is amended to read:
63I-2-263.
Repeal dates: Title 63A to Title 63N.
(1) Title 63A, Chapter 2, Part 5, Educational Interpretation and Translation Services
Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2025.
(2) Section 
63A-17-303
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Subsection 
63A-17-304
(1)(c) is repealed July 1, 2022.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 22, Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology
Commission is repealed July 1, 2023.
(5) Section 
63G-1-502
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
(6) The following sections regarding the World War II Memorial Commission are
repealed July 1, 2022:
(a) Section 
63G-1-801
;
(b) Section 
63G-1-802
;
(c) Section 
63G-1-803
; and
(d) Section 
63G-1-804
.
[
(7) Title 63H, Chapter 5, Utah State Railroad Museum Authority, is repealed on July
1, 2022.
]
[
(8)
] 
(7)
 Section 
63H-7a-303
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(9)
] 
(8)
 Subsection 
63H-7a-403
(2)(b), regarding the charge to maintain the public
safety communications network, is repealed July 1, 2033.
[
(10)
] 
(9)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(44), which lists appropriations to the State Tax
Commission for property tax deferral reimbursements, is repealed July 1, 2027.
[
(11)
] 
(10)
 Sections 
63M-7-213
 and 
63M-7-213.5
 are repealed January 1, 2023.
[
(12)
] 
(11)
 Section 
63M-7-217
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
[
(13)
] 
(12)
 Subsection 
63N-2-213
(12)(a), relating to claiming a tax credit in the same
taxable year as the targeted business income tax credit, is repealed December 31, 2024.
[
(14)
] 
(13)
 Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 3, Targeted Business Income Tax Credit in an
Enterprise Zone, is repealed December 31, 2024.
Section 47. Section 
63I-2-272
 is amended to read:
63I-2-272.
Repeal dates: Title 72.
(1) Subsections 
72-1-213.1
(13)(a) and (b), related to the road usage charge rate and
road usage charge cap, are repealed January 1, 2033.
(2) Section 
72-1-216.1
 is repealed January 1, 2023.
(3) Section 
72-2-127
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(4) Section 
72-2-130
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(3)
] 
(5)
 Section 
72-4-105.1
 is repealed on January 1, 2024.
Section 48. Section 
63I-2-278
 is amended to read:
63I-2-278.
Repeal dates: Title 78A and Title 78B.
(1) Section 
78A-2-804
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
[
(1)
] 
(2)
 If Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 22, Cause of Action to Protect Minors from
Unfiltered Devices, is not in effect before January 1, 2031, Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 22, Cause
of Action to Protect Minors from Unfiltered Devices, is repealed January 1, 2031.
[
(2)
] 
(3)
 Sections 
78B-12-301
 and 
78B-12-302
 are repealed on January 1, 2025.
Section 49. Section 
63I-2-279
 is amended to read:
63I-2-279.
Repeal dates: Title 79.
(1) Section 
79-2-206
, Transition, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(2) Title 79, Chapter 6, Part 8, Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program Act,
is repealed January 1, 2022.
(3) Section 
79-7-303
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 50. Section 
63I-2-280
 is enacted to read:
 63I-2-280.
Repeal dates: Title 80.
Section 
80-2-502
 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
Section 51. Section 
63J-1-602.1
 is amended to read:
63J-1-602.1.
List of nonlapsing appropriations from accounts and funds.
Appropriations made from the following accounts or funds are nonlapsing:
[
(1) The Utah Intracurricular Student Organization Support for Agricultural Education
and Leadership Restricted Account created in Section 
4-42-102
.
]
[
(2)
] 
(1)
 The Native American Repatriation Restricted Account created in Section
9-9-407
.
[
(3) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Support Restricted Account created in
Section 
9-18-102
.
]
[
(4) The National Professional Men's Soccer Team Support of Building Communities
Restricted Account created in Section 
9-19-102
.
]
[
(5)
] 
(2)
 Funds collected for directing and administering the C-PACE district created in
Section 
11-42a-106
.
[
(6)
] 
(3)
 Money received by the Utah Inland Port Authority, as provided in Section
11-58-105
.
[
(7) The "Latino Community Support Restricted Account" created in Section 
13-1-16
.
]
[
(8) The Clean Air Support Restricted Account created in Section 
19-1-109
.
]
[
(9)
] 
(4)
 The Division of Air Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account created
in Section 
19-2a-106
.
[
(10)
] 
(5)
 The Division of Water Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account
created in Section 
19-5-126
.
[
(11) The "Support for State-Owned Shooting Ranges Restricted Account" created in
Section 
23-14-13.5
.
]
[
(12)
] 
(6)
 Award money under the State Asset Forfeiture Grant Program, as provided
under Section 
24-4-117
.
[
(13)
] 
(7)
 Funds collected from the program fund for local health department expenses
incurred in responding to a local health emergency under Section 
26-1-38
.
[
(14) The Children with Cancer Support Restricted Account created in Section
26-21a-304
.
]
[
(15)
] 
(8)
 State funds for matching federal funds in the Children's Health Insurance
Program as provided in Section 
26-40-108
.
[
(16) The Children with Heart Disease Support Restricted Account created in Section
26-58-102
.
]
[
(17)
] 
(9)
 The Technology Development Restricted Account created in Section
31A-3-104
.
[
(18)
] 
(10)
 The Criminal Background Check Restricted Account created in Section
31A-3-105
.
[
(19)
] 
(11)
 The Captive Insurance Restricted Account created in Section 
31A-3-304
,
except to the extent that Section 
31A-3-304
 makes the money received under that section free
revenue.
[
(20)
] 
(12)
 The Title Licensee Enforcement Restricted Account created in Section
31A-23a-415
.
[
(21)
] 
(13)
 The Health Insurance Actuarial Review Restricted Account created in
Section 
31A-30-115
.
[
(22)
] 
(14)
 The Insurance Fraud Investigation Restricted Account created in Section
31A-31-108
.
[
(23)
] 
(15)
 The Underage Drinking Prevention Media and Education Campaign
Restricted Account created in Section 
32B-2-306
.
[
(24)
] 
(16)
 The Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign
Restricted Account created in Section 
32B-2-308
.
[
(25)
] 
(17)
 The School Readiness Restricted Account created in Section 
35A-15-203
.
[
(26)
] 
(18)
 Money received by the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation for the sale of
certain products or services, as provided in Section 
35A-13-202
.
[
(27)
] 
(19)
 The Oil and Gas Administrative Penalties Account created in Section
40-6-11
.
[
(28)
] 
(20)
 The Oil and Gas Conservation Account created in Section 
40-6-14.5
.
[
(29)
] 
(21)
 The Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted account created in Section
40-6-23
.
[
(30)
] 
(22)
 The Electronic Payment Fee Restricted Account created by Section
41-1a-121
 to the Motor Vehicle Division.
(23) The License Plate Restricted Account created by Section 
41-1a-122
 to the Motor
Vehicle Division.
[
(31)
] 
(24)
 The Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division Temporary Permit Restricted
Account created by Section 
41-3-110
 to the State Tax Commission.
[
(32) The Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Support Restricted Account created in
Section 
53-1-120
.
]
[
(33)
] 
(25)
 The State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account to the Division of
Emergency Management, as provided in Section 
53-2a-603
.
[
(34)
] 
(26)
 The Post Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Restricted Account created in
Section 
53-2a-1302
.
[
(35)
] 
(27)
 The Department of Public Safety Restricted Account to the Department of
Public Safety, as provided in Section 
53-3-106
.
[
(36)
] 
(28)
 The Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau Restricted Account created in
Section 
53-8-303
.
[
(37)
] 
(29)
 The DNA Specimen Restricted Account created in Section 
53-10-407
.
[
(38)
] 
(30)
 The Canine Body Armor Restricted Account created in Section 
53-16-201
.
[
(39)
] 
(31)
 The Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section
53B-2a-118
.
[
(40)
] 
(32)
 The Higher Education Capital Projects Fund created in Section
53B-22-202
.
[
(41)
] 
(33)
 A certain portion of money collected for administrative costs under the
School Institutional Trust Lands Management Act, as provided under Section 
53C-3-202
.
[
(42)
] 
(34)
 The Public Utility Regulatory Restricted Account created in Section
54-5-1.5
, subject to Subsection 
54-5-1.5
(4)(d).
[
(43)
] 
(35)
 Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with
access to an electronic reference library, as provided in Section 
58-3a-105
.
[
(44)
] 
(36)
 Certain fines collected by the Division of Professional Licensing for
violation of unlawful or unprofessional conduct that are used for education and enforcement
purposes, as provided in Section 
58-17b-505
.
[
(45)
] 
(37)
 Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with
access to an electronic reference library, as provided in Section 
58-22-104
.
[
(46)
] 
(38)
 Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with
access to an electronic reference library, as provided in Section 
58-55-106
.
[
(47)
] 
(39)
 Funds collected from a surcharge fee to provide certain licensees with
access to an electronic reference library, as provided in Section 
58-56-3.5
.
[
(48)
] 
(40)
 Certain fines collected by the Division of Professional Licensing for use in
education and enforcement of the Security Personnel Licensing Act, as provided in Section
58-63-103
.
[
(49)
] 
(41)
 The Relative Value Study Restricted Account created in Section 
59-9-105
.
[
(50)
] 
(42)
 The Cigarette Tax Restricted Account created in Section 
59-14-204
.
[
(51)
] 
(43)
 Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal
background check for a mortgage loan license, as provided in Section 
61-2c-202
.
[
(52)
] 
(44)
 Funds paid to the Division of Real Estate for the cost of a criminal
background check for principal broker, associate broker, and sales agent licenses, as provided
in Section 
61-2f-204
.
[
(53)
] 
(45)
 Certain funds donated to the Department of Health and Human Services, as
provided in Section 
26B-1-202
.
[
(54) The National Professional Men's Basketball Team Support of Women and
Children Issues Restricted Account created in Section 
26B-1-302
.
]
[
(55)
] 
(46)
 Certain funds donated to the Division of Child and Family Services, as
provided in Section 
80-2-404
.
[
(56) The Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account created in Section
80-2-502
.
]
[
(57)
] 
(47)
 Funds collected by the Office of Administrative Rules for publishing, as
provided in Section 
63G-3-402
.
[
(58)
] 
(48)
 The Immigration Act Restricted Account created in Section 
63G-12-103
.
[
(59)
] 
(49)
 Money received by the military installation development authority, as
provided in Section 
63H-1-504
.
[
(60)
] 
(50)
 The Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account created in Section
63H-7a-303
.
[
(61)
] 
(51)
 The Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account created in Section
63H-7a-304
.
[
(62)
] 
(52)
 The Utah Statewide Radio System Restricted Account created in Section
63H-7a-403
.
[
(63)
] 
(53)
 The Utah Capital Investment Restricted Account created in Section
63N-6-204
.
[
(64)
] 
(54)
 The Motion Picture Incentive Account created in Section 
63N-8-103
.
[
(65)
] 
(55)
 Certain money payable for expenses of the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic
Commission, as provided under Section 
63N-10-301
.
[
(66)
] 
(56)
 Funds collected by the housing of state probationary inmates or state parole
inmates, as provided in Subsection 
64-13e-104
(2).
[
(67)
] 
(57)
 Certain forestry and fire control funds utilized by the Division of Forestry,
Fire, and State Lands, as provided in Section 
65A-8-103
.
[
(68)
] 
(58)
 The Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account, as provided in Section
72-16-204
.
[
(69)
] 
(59)
 Certain funds received by the Office of the State Engineer for well drilling
fines or bonds, as provided in Section 
73-3-25
.
[
(70)
] 
(60)
 The Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, as provided in
Section 
73-23-2
.
[
(71)
] 
(61)
 Funds donated or paid to a juvenile court by private sources, as provided in
Subsection 
78A-6-203
(1)(c).
[
(72)
] 
(62)
 Fees for certificate of admission created under Section 
78A-9-102
.
[
(73)
] 
(63)
 Funds collected for adoption document access as provided in Sections
78B-6-141
, 
78B-6-144
, and 
78B-6-144.5
.
[
(74)
] 
(64)
 Funds collected for indigent defense as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 22,
Part 4, Utah Indigent Defense Commission.
[
(75)
] 
(65)
 The Utah Geological Survey Oil, Gas, and Mining Restricted Account
created in Section 
79-3-403
.
[
(76)
] 
(66)
 Revenue for golf user fees at the Wasatch Mountain State Park, Palisades
State Park, and Green River State Park, as provided under Section 
79-4-403
.
[
(77) Funds donated as described in Section 
41-1a-422
 for the State Park Fees
Restricted Account created in Section 
79-4-402
 for support of the Division of State Parks' dark
sky initiative.
]
[
(78)
] 
(67)
 Certain funds received by the Division of State Parks from the sale or
disposal of buffalo, as provided under Section 
79-4-1001
.
Section 52. Section 
63J-1-602.2
 is amended to read:
63J-1-602.2.
List of nonlapsing appropriations to programs.
Appropriations made to the following programs are nonlapsing:
(1) The Legislature and the Legislature's committees.
(2) The State Board of Education, including all appropriations to agencies, line items,
and programs under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education, in accordance with
Section 
53F-9-103
.
(3) The Percent-for-Art Program created in Section 
9-6-404
.
(4) The LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program created in Section
4-46- 301.
(5) The Utah Lake Authority created in Section 
11-65-201
.
(6) Dedicated credits accrued to the Utah Marriage Commission as provided under
Subsection 
17-16-21
(2)(d)(ii).
(7) The Division of Wildlife Resources for the appraisal and purchase of lands under
the Pelican Management Act, as provided in Section 
23-21a-6
.
(8) The Emergency Medical Services Grant Program in Section 
26-8a-207
.
(9) The primary care grant program created in Section 
26-10b-102
.
(10) Sanctions collected as dedicated credits from Medicaid providers under
Subsection 
26-18-3
(7).
(11) The Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program created in Section
26-46-102
.
(12) The Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program created in Section 
26-46a-103
.
(13) The Opiate Overdose Outreach Pilot Program created in Section 
26-55-107
.
(14) The Utah Medical Education Council for the:
(a) administration of the Utah Medical Education Program created in Section
26-69-403
;
(b) provision of medical residency grants described in Section 
26-69-407
; and
(c) provision of the forensic psychiatric fellowship grant described in Section
26-69-408
.
(15) Funds that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services retains in accordance
with Subsection 
32B-2-301
(8)(a) or (b).
(16) The General Assistance program administered by the Department of Workforce
Services, as provided in Section 
35A-3-401
.
(17) The Utah National Guard, created in [
Title 39, Militia and Armories
] 
Title 39A,
National Guard and Militia Act
.
[
(18) The State Tax Commission under Section 
41-1a-1201
 for the:
]
[
(a) purchase and distribution of license plates and decals; and
]
[
(b) administration and enforcement of motor vehicle registration requirements.
]
[
(19)
] 
(18)
 The Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program, as provided in
Section 
53-2a-1102
.
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 The Motorcycle Rider Education Program, as provided in Section 
53-3-905
.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 The Utah Board of Higher Education for teacher preparation programs, as
provided in Section 
53B-6-104
.
[
(22)
] 
(21)
 Innovation grants under Section 
53G-10-608
, except as provided in
Subsection 
53G-10-608
(6).
[
(23)
] 
(22)
 The Division of Services for People with Disabilities, as provided in
Section 
62A-5-102
.
[
(24)
] 
(23)
 The Division of Fleet Operations for the purpose of upgrading underground
storage tanks under Section 
63A-9-401
.
[
(25)
] 
(24)
 The Utah Seismic Safety Commission, as provided in Section 
63C-6-104
.
[
(26)
] 
(25)
 The Division of Technology Services for technology innovation as provided
under Section 
63A-16-903
.
[
(27)
] 
(26)
 The Office of Administrative Rules for publishing, as provided in Section
63G-3-402
.
[
(28)
] 
(27)
 The Colorado River Authority of Utah, created in Title 63M, Chapter 14,
Colorado River Authority of Utah Act.
[
(29)
] 
(28)
 The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to fund the Enterprise
Zone Act, as provided in Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act.
[
(30)
] 
(29)
 The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity's Rural Employment
Expansion Program, as described in Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment
Expansion Program.
[
(31)
] 
(30)
 Programs for the Jordan River Recreation Area as described in Section
65A-2-8
.
[
(32)
] 
(31)
 The Division of Human Resource Management user training program, as
provided in Section 
63A-17-106
.
[
(33)
] 
(32)
 A public safety answering point's emergency telecommunications service
fund, as provided in Section 
69-2-301
.
[
(34)
] 
(33)
 The Traffic Noise Abatement Program created in Section 
72-6-112
.
[
(35)
] 
(34)
 The money appropriated from the Navajo Water Rights Negotiation
Account to the Division of Water Rights, created in Section 
73-2-1.1
, for purposes of
participating in a settlement of federal reserved water right claims.
[
(36)
] 
(35)
 The Judicial Council for compensation for special prosecutors, as provided
in Section 
77-10a-19
.
[
(37)
] 
(36)
 A state rehabilitative employment program, as provided in Section
78A-6-210
.
[
(38)
] 
(37)
 The Utah Geological Survey, as provided in Section 
79-3-401
.
[
(39)
] 
(38)
 The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Program created under Section 
79-5-503
.
[
(40)
] 
(39)
 Adoption document access as provided in Sections 
78B-6-141
, 
78B-6-144
,
and 
78B-6-144.5
.
[
(41)
] 
(40)
 Indigent defense as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4, Utah Indigent
Defense Commission.
[
(42)
] 
(41)
 The program established by the Division of Facilities Construction and
Management under Section 
63A-5b-703
 under which state agencies receive an appropriation
and pay lease payments for the use and occupancy of buildings owned by the Division of
Facilities Construction and Management.
[
(43)
] 
(42)
 The State Tax Commission for reimbursing counties for deferred property
taxes in accordance with Section 
59-2-1802
.
Section 53. Section 
71-8-2
 is amended to read:
71-8-2.
Department of Veterans and Military Affairs created -- Appointment of
executive director -- Department responsibilities.
(1) There is created the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs.
(2) The governor shall appoint an executive director for the department, after
consultation with the Veterans Advisory Council, who is subject to Senate confirmation.
(a) The executive director shall be an individual who:
(i) has served on active duty in the armed forces for more than 180 consecutive days;
(ii) was a member of a reserve component who served in a campaign or expedition for
which a campaign medal has been authorized; or
(iii) incurred an actual service-related injury or disability in the line of duty, whether or
not that person completed 180 consecutive days of active duty; and
(iv) was separated or retired under honorable conditions.
(b) Any veteran or veterans group may submit names to the council for consideration.
(3) The department shall:
(a) conduct and supervise all veteran activities as provided in this title;
[
(b) determine which campaign or combat theater awards are eligible for a special
group license plate in accordance with Section 
41-1a-418
;
]
[
(c) verify that an applicant for a campaign or combat theater award special group
license plate is qualified to receive it;
]
[
(d) provide an applicant that qualifies a form indicating the campaign or combat
theater award special group license plate for which the applicant qualifies;
]
[
(e)
] 
(b)
 adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, to carry out the provisions of this title; and
[
(f)
] 
(c)
 ensure that any training or certification required of a public official or public
employee, as those terms are defined in Section 
63G-22-102
, complies with Title 63G, Chapter
22, State Training and Certification Requirements, if the training or certification is required:
(i) under this title;
(ii) by the department; or
(iii) by an agency or division within the department.
(4) (a) The department may award grants for the purpose of supporting veteran and
military outreach, employment, education, healthcare, homelessness prevention, and
recognition events.
(b) The department may award a grant described in Subsection (4)(a) to:
(i) an institution of higher education listed in Section 
53B-1-102
;
(ii) a nonprofit organization involved in veterans or military-related activities; or
(iii) a political subdivision of the state.
(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
department shall make rules for the administration of grants, including establishing:
(i) the form and process for submitting an application to the department;
(ii) the method and criteria for selecting a grant recipient;
(iii) the method and formula for determining a grant amount; and
(iv) the reporting requirements of a grant recipient.
(d) A grant may be awarded by the department only after consultation with the
Veterans Advisory Council.
(5) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering or preempting the provisions
of [
Title 39, Militia and Armories
] 
Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act
, as specifically
related to the Utah National Guard.
Section 54. Section 
71-8-4
 is amended to read:
71-8-4.
Veterans Advisory Council -- Membership -- Duties and responsibilities --
Per diem and travel expenses.
(1) There is created a Veterans Advisory Council whose purpose is to advise the
executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs on issues relating to
veterans.
(2) The council shall consist of the following 14 members:
(a) 11 voting members to serve four-year terms:
(i) seven veterans at large appointed by the governor;
(ii) the commander or the commander's designee, whose terms shall last for as long as
they hold that office, from each of the following organizations:
(A) Veterans of Foreign Wars;
(B) American Legion; and
(C) Disabled American Veterans; and
(iii) a representative from the Office of the Governor; and
(b) three nonvoting members:
(i) the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs;
(ii) the director of the VA Health Care System or his designee; and
(iii) the director of the VA Benefits Administration Regional Office in Salt Lake City,
or his designee.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current council members
expire, the governor shall appoint each new or reappointed member to a four-year term
commencing on July 1.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the
time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
council members are staggered so that approximately half of the members appointed by the
governor are appointed every two years.
(4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the governor shall
appoint a replacement for the unexpired term within 60 days of receiving notice.
(5) Members appointed by the governor may not serve more than three consecutive
terms.
(6) (a) Any veterans group or veteran may provide the executive director with a list of
recommendations for members on the council.
(b) The executive director shall provide the governor with the list of recommendations
for members to be appointed to the council.
(c) The governor shall make final appointments to the council by June 30 of any year in
which appointments are to be made under this chapter.
(7) The council shall elect a chair and vice chair from among the council members
every two years. The chair and vice chair shall each be an individual who:
(a) has served on active duty in the armed forces for more than 180 consecutive days;
(b) was a member of a reserve component who served in a campaign or expedition for
which a campaign medal has been authorized; or
(c) incurred an actual service-related injury or disability in the line of duty, whether or
not that person completed 180 consecutive days of active duty; and
(d) was separated or retired under honorable conditions.
(8) (a) The council shall meet at least once every quarter.
(b) The executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs may
convene additional meetings, as necessary.
(9) The department shall provide staff to the council.
(10) Six voting members are a quorum for the transaction of business.
(11) The council shall:
(a) solicit input concerning veterans issues from veterans' groups throughout the state;
(b) report issues received to the executive director of the Department of Veterans and
Military Affairs and make recommendations concerning them;
(c) keep abreast of federal developments that affect veterans locally and advise the
executive director of them;
(d) approve, by a majority vote, the use of money generated from veterans license
plates under Section [
41-1a-422
] 
41-1a-1603
 for veterans programs; and
(e) assist the director in developing guidelines and qualifications for:
(i) participation by donors and recipients in the Veterans Assistance Registry created in
Section 
71-12-101
; and
(ii) developing a process for providing contact information between qualified donors
and recipients.
(12) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 
63A-3-106
;
(b) Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and
63A-3-107
.
Section 55. Section 
79-4-402
 is amended to read:
79-4-402.
State Park Fees Restricted Account.
(1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the State
Park Fees Restricted Account.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the account shall consist of revenue
from:
[
(i) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 
41-1a-422
;
]
[
(ii)
] 
(i)
 all charges allowed under Section 
79-4-203
;
[
(iii)
] 
(ii)
 proceeds from the sale or disposal of buffalo under Subsection
79-4-1001
(2)(b); and
[
(iv)
] 
(iii)
 civil damages collected under Section 
76-6-206.2
.
(b) The account shall not include revenue the division receives under Section 
79-4-403
and Subsection 
79-4-1001
(2)(a).
(3) The division shall use funds in this account for the purposes described in Section
79-4-203
.
Section 56. Section 
79-7-203
 is amended to read:
79-7-203.
Powers and duties of division.
(1) As used in this section, "real property" includes land under water, upland, and all
other property commonly or legally defined as real property.
(2) The Division of Wildlife Resources shall retain the power and jurisdiction
conferred upon the Division of Wildlife Resources by law on property controlled by the
division with reference to fish and game.
(3) For purposes of property controlled by the division, the division shall permit
multiple uses of the property for purposes such as grazing, fishing, hunting, camping, mining,
and the development and use of water and other natural resources.
(4) (a) The division may acquire real and personal property in the name of the state by
legal and proper means, including purchase, gift, devise, eminent domain, lease, exchange, or
otherwise, subject to the approval of the executive director and the governor.
(b) In acquiring real or personal property, the credit of the state may not be pledged
without the consent of the Legislature.
(5) (a) Before acquiring any real property, the division shall notify the county
legislative body of the county where the property is situated of the division's intention to
acquire the property.
(b) If the county legislative body requests a hearing within 10 days of receipt of the
notice, the division shall hold a public hearing in the county concerning the matter.
(6) Acceptance of gifts or devises of land or other property is at the discretion of the
division, subject to the approval of the executive director and the governor.
(7) The division shall acquire property by eminent domain in the manner authorized by
Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain.
(8) (a) The division may make charges for special services and use of facilities, the
income from which is available for recreation purposes.
(b) The division may conduct and operate those services necessary for the comfort and
convenience of the public.
(9) (a) The division may lease or rent concessions of lawful kinds and nature on
property to persons, partnerships, and corporations for a valuable consideration after notifying
the commission.
(b) The division shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, in
selecting concessionaires.
(10) The division shall proceed without delay to negotiate with the federal government
concerning the Weber Basin and other recreation and reclamation projects.
(11) (a) The division shall coordinate with and annually report to the following
regarding land acquisition and development and grants administered under this chapter or
Chapter 8, Outdoor Recreation Grants:
(i) the Division of State Parks; and
(ii) the Office of Rural Development.
(b) The report required under Subsection (11)(a) shall be in writing, made public, and
include a description and the amount of any grant awarded under this chapter or Chapter 8,
Outdoor Recreation Grants.
(12) The division shall:
(a) coordinate outdoor recreation policy, management, and promotion:
(i) among state and federal agencies and local government entities in the state;
(ii) with the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created in Section 
63L-11-201
, if
public land is involved; and
(iii) on at least a quarterly basis, with the executive director and the executive director
of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;
(b) in cooperation with the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, promote
economic development in the state by:
(i) coordinating with outdoor recreation stakeholders;
(ii) improving recreational opportunities; and
(iii) recruiting outdoor recreation business;
(c) promote all forms of outdoor recreation, including motorized and nonmotorized
outdoor recreation;
(d) recommend to the governor and Legislature policies and initiatives to enhance
recreational amenities and experiences in the state and help implement those policies and
initiatives;
(e) in performing the division's duties, seek to ensure safe and adequate access to
outdoor recreation for all user groups and for all forms of recreation;
(f) develop data regarding the impacts of outdoor recreation in the state; and
(g) promote the health and social benefits of outdoor recreation, especially to young
people.
(13) By following Title 63J, Chapter 5, Federal Funds Procedures Act, the division
may:
(a) seek federal grants or loans;
(b) seek to participate in federal programs; and
(c) in accordance with applicable federal program guidelines, administer federally
funded outdoor recreation programs.
[
(14) The division shall receive and distribute voluntary contributions collected under
Section 
41-1a-422
 in accordance with Section 
79-7-303
.
]
Section 57. Section 
79-7-303
 is amended to read:
79-7-303.
Zion National Park Support Programs Restricted Account.
(1) There is created within the General Fund the "Zion National Park Support
Programs Restricted Account."
(2) The Zion National Park Support Programs Restricted Account shall be funded by:
[
(a) contributions deposited into the Zion National Park Support Programs Restricted
Account in accordance with Section 
41-1a-422
;
]
[
(b)
] 
(a)
 private contributions; or
[
(c)
] 
(b)
 donations or grants from public or private entities.
(3) The Legislature shall appropriate money in the Zion National Park Support
Programs Restricted Account to the division.
(4) The division may expend up to 10% of the money appropriated under Subsection
(3) to administer account distributions in accordance with Subsections (5) and (6).
(5) The division shall distribute contributions to one or more organizations that:
(a) are exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue
Code;
(b) operate under a written agreement with the National Park Service to provide
interpretive, educational, and research activities for the benefit of Zion National Park;
(c) produce and distribute educational and promotional materials on Zion National
Park;
(d) conduct educational courses on the history and ecosystem of the greater Zion
Canyon area; and
(e) provide other programs that enhance visitor appreciation and enjoyment of Zion
National Park.
(6) (a) An organization described in Subsection (5) may apply to the division to receive
a distribution in accordance with Subsection (5).
(b) An organization that receives a distribution from the division in accordance with
Subsection (5) shall expend the distribution only to:
(i) produce and distribute educational and promotional materials on Zion National
Park;
(ii) conduct educational courses on the history and ecosystem of the greater Zion
Canyon area; and
(iii) provide other programs that enhance visitor appreciation and enjoyment of Zion
National Park.
(c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and
after notifying the commission, the division may make rules providing procedures and
requirements for an organization to apply to the division to receive a distribution under
Subsection (5).
Section 58. 
Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 
41-1a-421
,
Honor special group license plates -- Personal identity
requirements.
Section 
41-1a-422
,
Support special group license plates -- Contributor -- Voluntary
contribution collection procedures.
Section 59. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on January 1, 2024.
Section 60. 
 Coordinating H.B. 26 with H.B. 55 -- Substantive and technical
amendments.
If this H.B. 26 and H.B. 55, Off-highway Vehicle Registration Amendments, both pass
and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication on January 1, 2024, by
amending Subsection 
41-22-19
(5)(c) in H.B. 55 to read:
"(c) The Motor Vehicle Division shall deposit the fee described in Subsection (5)(a)
into the License Plate Restricted Account created under Section 
41-1a-122
.".