Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 488 Second Substitute (2024GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Spendlove, R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/21/2024

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• distributes money from the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund to Sandy for a pedestrian bridge.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

TRANSPORTATION FUNDING MODIFICATIONS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove
Senate Sponsor: 
 Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill distributes money from the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund
to Sandy for a pedestrian bridge.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ distributes money from the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund to
Sandy for a pedestrian bridge.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
72-2-121
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 529
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
72-2-121
 is amended to read:
72-2-121.
County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund.
(1) There is created a special revenue fund within the Transportation Fund known as
the "County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund."
(2) The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
(a) any voluntary contributions received for new construction, major renovations, and
improvements to highways within a county of the first class;
(b) the portion of the sales and use tax described in Subsection 
59-12-2214
(3)(b)
deposited into or transferred to the fund;
(c) the portion of the sales and use tax described in Section 
59-12-2217
 deposited into
or transferred to the fund;
(d) a portion of the local option highway construction and transportation corridor
preservation fee imposed in a county of the first class under Section 
41-1a-1222
 deposited into
or transferred to the fund; and
(e) the portion of the sales and use tax transferred into the fund as described in
Subsections 
59-12-2220
(4)(a) and 
59-12-2220
(11)(b).
(3) (a) The fund shall earn interest.
(b) All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4) Subject to Subsection (9), the executive director shall use the fund money only:
(a) to pay debt service and bond issuance costs for bonds issued under Sections
63B-16-102
, 
63B-18-402
, and 
63B-27-102
;
(b) for right-of-way acquisition, new construction, major renovations, and
improvements to highways within a county of the first class and to pay any debt service and
bond issuance costs related to those projects, including improvements to a highway located
within a municipality in a county of the first class where the municipality is located within the
boundaries of more than a single county;
(c) for the construction, acquisition, use, maintenance, or operation of:
(i) an active transportation facility for nonmotorized vehicles;
(ii) multimodal transportation that connects an origin with a destination; or
(iii) a facility that may include a:
(A) pedestrian or nonmotorized vehicle trail;
(B) nonmotorized vehicle storage facility;
(C) pedestrian or vehicle bridge; or
(D) vehicle parking lot or parking structure;
(d) to transfer to the 2010 Salt Lake County Revenue Bond Sinking Fund created by
Section 
72-2-121.3
 the amount required in Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) minus the amounts
transferred in accordance with Subsection 
72-2-124
(4)(a)(iv);
(e) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2013, to pay debt service and bond
issuance costs for $30,000,000 of the bonds issued under Section 
63B-18-401
 for the projects
described in Subsection 
63B-18-401
(4)(a);
(f) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2013, and after the department has
verified that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund, to
transfer an amount equal to 50% of the revenue generated by the local option highway
construction and transportation corridor preservation fee imposed under Section 
41-1a-1222
 in
a county of the first class:
(i) to the legislative body of a county of the first class; and
(ii) to be used by a county of the first class for:
(A) highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance projects; or
(B) the enforcement of state motor vehicle and traffic laws;
(g) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2015, after the department has verified
that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund and the
transfer under Subsection (4)(e) has been made, to annually transfer an amount of the sales and
use tax revenue imposed in a county of the first class and deposited into the fund in accordance
with Subsection 
59-12-2214
(3)(b) equal to an amount needed to cover the debt to:
(i) the appropriate debt service or sinking fund for the repayment of bonds issued under
Section 
63B-27-102
; and
(ii) the appropriate debt service or sinking fund for the repayment of bonds issued
under Sections 
63B-31-102
 and 
63B-31-103
;
(h) after the department has verified that the amount required under Subsection
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund and after the transfer under Subsection (4)(d), the
payment under Subsection (4)(e), and the transfer under Subsection (4)(g)(i) has been made, to
annually transfer $2,000,000 to a public transit district in a county of the first class to fund a
system for public transit;
(i) for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2018, after the department has verified
that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund and after
the transfer under Subsection (4)(d), the payment under Subsection (4)(e), and the transfer
under Subsection (4)(g)(i) has been made, to annually transfer 20% of the amount deposited
into the fund under Subsection (2)(b):
(i) to the legislative body of a county of the first class; and
(ii) to fund parking facilities in a county of the first class that facilitate significant
economic development and recreation and tourism within the state;
(j) for the 2018-19 fiscal year only, after the department has verified that the amount
required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund and after the transfer under
Subsection (4)(d), the payment under Subsection (4)(e), and the transfers under Subsections
(4)(g), (h), and (i) have been made, to transfer $12,000,000 to the department to distribute for
the following projects:
(i) $2,000,000 to West Valley City for highway improvement to 4100 South;
(ii) $1,000,000 to Herriman for highway improvements to Herriman Boulevard from
6800 West to 7300 West;
(iii) $1,100,000 to South Jordan for highway improvements to Grandville Avenue;
(iv) $1,800,000 to Riverton for highway improvements to Old Liberty Way from 13400
South to 13200 South;
(v) $1,000,000 to Murray City for highway improvements to 5600 South from State
Street to Van Winkle;
(vi) $1,000,000 to Draper for highway improvements to Lone Peak Parkway from
11400 South to 12300 South;
(vii) $1,000,000 to Sandy City for right-of-way acquisition for Monroe Street;
(viii) $900,000 to South Jordan City for right-of-way acquisition and improvements to
10200 South from 2700 West to 3200 West;
(ix) $1,000,000 to West Jordan for highway improvements to 8600 South near
Mountain View Corridor;
(x) $700,000 to South Jordan right-of-way improvements to 10550 South; and
(xi) $500,000 to Salt Lake County for highway improvements to 2650 South from
7200 West to 8000 West; [
and
]
(k) subject to Subsection (5), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, and
for 15 years thereafter, to annually transfer the following amounts to the following cities, metro
townships, and the county of the first class for priority projects to mitigate congestion and
improve transportation safety:
(i) $2,000,000 to Sandy;
(ii) $2,000,000 to Taylorsville;
(iii) $1,100,000 to Salt Lake City;
(iv) $1,100,000 to West Jordan;
(v) $1,100,000 to West Valley City;
(vi) $800,000 to Herriman;
(vii) $700,000 to Draper;
(viii) $700,000 to Riverton;
(ix) $700,000 to South Jordan;
(x) $500,000 to Bluffdale;
(xi) $500,000 to Midvale;
(xii) $500,000 to Millcreek;
(xiii) $500,000 to Murray;
(xiv) $400,000 to Cottonwood Heights; and
(xv) $300,000 to Holladay[
.
]
; and
(l) for the 2024-25 fiscal year only, to transfer $3,000,000 to Sandy for a pedestrian
bridge.
(5) (a) If revenue in the fund is insufficient to satisfy all of the transfers described in
Subsection (4)(k), the executive director shall proportionately reduce the amounts transferred
as described in Subsection (4)(k).
(b) A local government entity, as that term is defined in Section 
63J-1-220
, is exempt
from entering into an agreement as described in Section 
63J-1-220
 pertaining to the receipt or
expenditure of any funding described in Subsection (4)(k).
(c) A local government may not use revenue described in Subsection (4)(k) to supplant
existing class B or class C road funds that a local government has budgeted for transportation
projects.
(d) (i) A municipality or county that received a transfer of funds described in
Subsection (4)(j) shall submit to the department a statement of cash flow and progress
pertaining to the municipality's or county's respective project described in Subsection (4)(j).
(ii) After the department is satisfied that the municipality or county described in
Subsection (4)(j) has made substantial progress and the expenditure of funds is programmed
and imminent, the department may transfer to the same municipality or county the respective
amounts described in Subsection (4)(k).
(6) The revenues described in Subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d) that are deposited into the
fund and bond proceeds from bonds issued under Sections 
63B-16-102
, 
63B-18-402
, and
63B-27-102
 are considered a local matching contribution for the purposes described under
Section 
72-2-123
.
(7) The additional administrative costs of the department to administer this fund shall
be paid from money in the fund.
(8) Subject to Subsection (9), and notwithstanding any statutory or other restrictions on
the use or expenditure of the revenue sources deposited into this fund, the Department of
Transportation may use the money in this fund for any of the purposes detailed in Subsection
(4).
(9) Any revenue deposited into the fund as described in Subsection (2)(e) shall be used
to provide funding or loans for public transit projects, operations, and supporting infrastructure
in the county of the first class.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.