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Utah House Bill HB0523

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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33 Rio Grande Plan Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
77 Senate Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill establishes the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority working group.
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1717 Highlighted Provisions:
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1919 This bill:
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2121 ▸ creates the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority working group to identify potential
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2323 funding sources for the Rio Grande Plan.
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2525 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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2727 None
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2929 Other Special Clauses:
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3333 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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3535 AMENDS:
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3737 63I-2-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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3939 ENACTS:
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4141 63N-3-1701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4545 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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4747 Section 1. Section 63I-2-263 is amended to read:
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4949 63I-2-263 . Repeal dates: Titles 63A through 63O.
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5151 (1) Title 63A, Chapter 2, Part 5, Educational Interpretation and Translation Services
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5353 Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2025.
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5555 (2) Section 63A-17-806, Definitions -- Infant at Work Pilot Program -- Administration --
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5757 Report, is repealed June 30, 2026.
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5959 (3) Section 63C-1-103, Appointment and terms of boards, committees, councils, and
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6161 commissions transitioning on October 1, 2024, or December 31, 2024, is repealed July
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6363 1, 2025.
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6565 (4) Section 63C-1-104, Appointment and terms of boards transitioning on October 1, 2024,
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6868 is repealed January 1, 2025.
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7070 (5) Title 63C, Chapter 29, Domestic Violence Data Task Force, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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7272 (6) Subsection 63G-6a-802(1)(e), regarding a procurement for a presidential debate, is
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7474 repealed January 1, 2025.
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7676 (7) Subsection 63G-6a-802(3)(b)(iii), regarding a procurement for a presidential debate, is
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7878 repealed January 1, 2025.
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8080 (8) Subsection 63H-7a-403(2)(b), regarding the charge to maintain the public safety
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8282 communications network, is repealed July 1, 2033.
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8484 (9) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(47), regarding appropriations to the State Tax Commission for
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8686 deferral reimbursements, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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8888 (10) Section 63M-7-221, Expungement working group, is repealed April 30, 2025.
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9090 (11) Section 63M-7-504, Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board -- Members, is
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9292 repealed December 31, 2024.
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9494 (12) Section 63M-7-505, Board and office within Commission on Criminal and Juvenile
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9696 Justice, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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9898 (13) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 6, Utah Council on Victims of Crime, is repealed December
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102102 (14) Subsection 63N-2-213(12)(a), regarding claiming a tax credit in the same taxable year
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104104 as the targeted business income tax credit, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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106106 (15) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 3, Targeted Business Income Tax Credit in an Enterprise
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108108 Zone, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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110110 (16) Section 63N-3-1701, Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority, is repealed August 1,
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112112 2026.
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114114 Section 2. Section 63N-3-1701 is enacted to read:
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117117 Part 17. Rio Grande Plan
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119119 63N-3-1701 . Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority.
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121121 (1) As used in this section:
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123123 (a) "Rio Grande Plan" refers to the citizen created proposal to:
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125125 (i) return rail service to the Rio Grande Depot as the central train station in Salt Lake
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127127 City; and
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129129 (ii) connect communities by eliminating at-grade rail crossings.
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131131 (b) "Working group" means the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority created in this
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133133 section.
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135135 (2) There is created a working group called the "Rio Grande Advisory Authority."
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138138 (3)(a) The working group described in Subsection (2) shall include:
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140140 (i) one member of the House of Representatives, whom the speaker of the House of
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142142 Representatives appoints;
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144144 (ii) one member of the Senate, whom the president of the Senate appoints;
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146146 (iii) a representative of Salt Lake City, whom the mayor of Salt Lake City appoints;
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148148 (iv) the chair of the Utah Olympic Committee, or the chair's designee;
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150150 (v) the executive director of the Utah Transit Authority, or the executive director's
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152152 designee;
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154154 (vi) the executive director of the Department of Transportation, or the executive
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156156 director's designee;
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158158 (vii) the executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, or the executive
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160160 director's designee;
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162162 (viii) the executive director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, or the executive
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164164 director's designee;
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166166 (ix) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, or the
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168168 executive director's designee; and
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170170 (x) one representative of the Salt Lake City community councils, as designated by the
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172172 Salt Lake City mayor, representing:
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174174 (A) Downtown Community Council;
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176176 (B) Fairpark Community Council;
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178178 (C) Ballpark Community Council;
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180180 (D) Glendale Community Council;
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182182 (E) Poplar Grove Community Council; and
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184184 (F) Rose Park Community Council.
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186186 (b) The executive director of Wasatch Front Regional Council, or the executive
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188188 director's designee, shall chair the working group.
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190190 (4) Beginning in May 2025 and ending in May 2026, the working group shall convene at
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192192 least once every two months to:
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194194 (a) identify potential sources for funding the Rio Grande Plan including:
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196196 (i) federal funds;
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198198 (ii) state funds; and
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200200 (iii) other funding sources;
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202202 (b) study:
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204204 (i) implementation of the Rio Grande Plan;
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207207 (ii) issues of eminent domain; and
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209209 (iii) potential impacts of the project; and
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211211 (c) make recommendations that identified jurisdictions or entities seek applicable grants
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213213 or funding opportunities.
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215215 (5) The working group shall:
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217217 (a) consult with relevant railroad companies operating in the state;
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219219 (b) report to the Transportation Interim Committee no later than July 2026; and
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221221 (c) provide recommendations to:
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223223 (i) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity; and
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225225 (ii) Salt Lake City.
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227227 (6) The report described in Subsection (5)(b) may include recommendations to:
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229229 (a) the governor;
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231231 (b) state agencies;
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233233 (c) the Legislature;
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235235 (d) relevant political subdivisions; or
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237237 (e) other entities.
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239239 (7)(a) A majority of members of the working group constitutes a quorum.
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241241 (b) The action of a quorum constitutes the action of the working group.
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243243 (8) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staffing and
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245245 administrative support to the working group.
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247247 (9) A member of the working group may not receive compensation or benefits for the
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249249 member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
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251251 (a) Section 63A-3-106;
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253253 (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
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255255 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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257257 63A-3-107.
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259259 Section 3. Effective Date.
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261261 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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