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H.B. 11

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COMMUNITY COOPERATION REQUIREMENTS

             2     
OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF

             3     
TRANSPORTATION

             4     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Sponsor: Ralph Becker

             7      AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION; AMENDING DUTIES OF THE
             8      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR COOPERATION WITH
             9      COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ON STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
             10      SYSTEMS.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      AMENDS:
             13          72-1-201, as last amended by Chapter 325, Laws of Utah 1999
             14          72-1-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             15          72-1-208, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             16      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             17          Section 1. Section 72-1-201 is amended to read:
             18           72-1-201. Creation of Department of Transportation -- Functions, powers, duties,
             19      rights, and responsibilities.
             20          There is created the Department of Transportation which shall:
             21          (1) have the general responsibility for planning, research, design, construction,
             22      maintenance, security, and safety of state transportation systems;
             23          (2) provide administration for state transportation systems and programs;
             24          (3) implement the transportation policies of the state;
             25          (4) plan, develop, construct, and maintain state transportation systems that are safe,
             26      reliable, environmentally sensitive, and serve the needs of the traveling public, commerce, and
             27      industry;

             28          (5) establish standards and procedures regarding the technical details of administration of
             29      the state transportation systems as established by statute and administrative rule;
             30          (6) advise the governor and the Legislature about state transportation systems needs;
             31          (7) coordinate with utility companies for the reasonable, efficient, and cost-effective
             32      installation, maintenance, operation, relocation, and upgrade of utilities within state highway
             33      rights-of-way; [and]
             34          (8) cooperate with counties and municipalities on traffic and safety issues between state
             35      and local transportation systems; and
             36          [(8)] (9) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             37      make policy and rules for the administration of the department, state transportation systems, and
             38      programs.
             39          Section 2. Section 72-1-205 is amended to read:
             40           72-1-205. Region offices -- Region directors -- Qualifications -- Responsibilities.
             41          (1) The department shall maintain region offices throughout the state as the executive
             42      director finds reasonable and necessary for the efficient carrying out of the duties of the
             43      department.
             44          (2) The executive director shall appoint a region director for each region. Each region
             45      director shall be a qualified executive with technical and administrative experience and training.
             46          (3) The region director is responsible for:
             47          (a) executing department policy within the region;
             48          (b) supervising project development and operations of the state transportation systems
             49      within the region; [and]
             50          (c) promoting the department's public involvement and information programs[.]; and
             51          (d) cooperating with counties and municipalities on state and local transportation systems
             52      within the region.
             53          (4) The executive director may also establish district offices within a region to implement
             54      maintenance, encroachment, safety, community involvement, and loss management functions of
             55      the region.
             56          Section 3. Section 72-1-208 is amended to read:
             57           72-1-208. Cooperation with counties, municipalities, the federal government, and all
             58      state departments.

             59          (1) The department shall cooperate with the counties[, cities,] and [towns] municipalities
             60      in the construction, maintenance, and use of [the highways] state transportation systems and in all
             61      related matters, and may provide services to the counties[, cities,] and [towns] municipalities on
             62      terms mutually agreed upon.
             63          (2) The department, with the approval of the governor, shall cooperate with the federal
             64      government in all federal-aid projects and with all state departments in all matters in connection
             65      with the use of [the highways] state transportation systems.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-23-99 10:39 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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