Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 30 (2023GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Harper, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• clarifies that the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund is an expendable special revenue fund; and
• removes language requiring appropriation by the Legislature in order for the Department of Transportation to administer the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

ROAD USAGE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
House Sponsor: 
Kay J. Christofferson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill clarifies language related to the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue
Fund.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ clarifies that the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund is an
expendable special revenue fund; and
▸ removes language requiring appropriation by the Legislature in order for the
Department of Transportation to administer the Road Usage Charge Program
Special Revenue Fund.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
72-1-213.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
72-1-213.2
 is amended to read:
72-1-213.2.
Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund -- Revenue.
(1) There is created [
a
] 
an expendable
 special revenue fund within the Transportation
Fund known as the "Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund."
(2) (a) The fund shall be funded from the following sources:
(i) revenue collected by the department under Section 
72-1-213.1
;
(ii) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
(iii) contributions from other public and private sources for deposit into the fund;
(iv) interest earnings on cash balances; and
(v) money collected for repayments and interest on fund money.
(b) If the revenue derived from the sources described in Subsection (2)(a) is
insufficient to cover the costs of administering the road usage charge program, subject to
Subsection 
72-2-107
(1), the department may transfer into the fund revenue deposited into the
Transportation Fund from the fee described in Subsections 
41-1a-1206
(1)(h) and (2)(b) in an
amount sufficient to enable the department to administer the road usage charge program.
(3) (a) Revenue generated by the road usage charge program and relevant penalties
shall be deposited into the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund.
(b) Revenue in the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund is nonlapsing.
(4) [
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the
] 
The
 department may use revenue
deposited into the Road Usage Charge Program Special Revenue Fund:
(a) to cover the costs of administering the program; and
(b) for state transportation purposes.