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Rio Grande Plan Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill establishes the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority working group.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ creates the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority working group to identify potential
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funding sources for the Rio Grande Plan.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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63I-2-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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ENACTS:
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63N-3-1701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 63I-2-263 is amended to read:
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63I-2-263 . Repeal dates: Titles 63A through 63O.
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(1) Title 63A, Chapter 2, Part 5, Educational Interpretation and Translation Services
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Procurement Advisory Council is repealed July 1, 2025.
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(2) Section 63A-17-806, Definitions -- Infant at Work Pilot Program -- Administration --
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Report, is repealed June 30, 2026.
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(3) Section 63C-1-103, Appointment and terms of boards, committees, councils, and
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commissions transitioning on October 1, 2024, or December 31, 2024, is repealed July
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1, 2025.
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(4) Section 63C-1-104, Appointment and terms of boards transitioning on October 1, 2024,
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is repealed January 1, 2025.
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(5) Title 63C, Chapter 29, Domestic Violence Data Task Force, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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(6) Subsection 63G-6a-802(1)(e), regarding a procurement for a presidential debate, is
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repealed January 1, 2025.
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(7) Subsection 63G-6a-802(3)(b)(iii), regarding a procurement for a presidential debate, is
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repealed January 1, 2025.
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(8) Subsection 63H-7a-403(2)(b), regarding the charge to maintain the public safety
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communications network, is repealed July 1, 2033.
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(9) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(47), regarding appropriations to the State Tax Commission for
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deferral reimbursements, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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(10) Section 63M-7-221, Expungement working group, is repealed April 30, 2025.
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(11) Section 63M-7-504, Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board -- Members, is
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repealed December 31, 2024.
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(12) Section 63M-7-505, Board and office within Commission on Criminal and Juvenile
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Justice, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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(13) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 6, Utah Council on Victims of Crime, is repealed December
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31, 2024.
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(14) Subsection 63N-2-213(12)(a), regarding claiming a tax credit in the same taxable year
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as the targeted business income tax credit, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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(15) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 3, Targeted Business Income Tax Credit in an Enterprise
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Zone, is repealed December 31, 2024.
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(16) Section 63N-3-1701, Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority, is repealed August 1,
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2026.
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Section 2. Section 63N-3-1701 is enacted to read:
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Part 17. Rio Grande Plan
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63N-3-1701 . Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Rio Grande Plan" refers to the citizen created proposal to:
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(i) return rail service to the Rio Grande Depot as the central train station in Salt Lake
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City; and
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(ii) connect communities by eliminating at-grade rail crossings.
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(b) "Working group" means the Rio Grande Financial Advisory Authority created in this
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section.
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(2) There is created a working group called the "Rio Grande Advisory Authority."
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(3)(a) The working group described in Subsection (2) shall include:
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(i) one member of the House of Representatives, whom the speaker of the House of
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Representatives appoints;
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(ii) one member of the Senate, whom the president of the Senate appoints;
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(iii) a representative of Salt Lake City, whom the mayor of Salt Lake City appoints;
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(iv) the chair of the Utah Olympic Committee, or the chair's designee;
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(v) the executive director of the Utah Transit Authority, or the executive director's
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designee;
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(vi) the executive director of the Department of Transportation, or the executive
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director's designee;
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(vii) the executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, or the executive
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director's designee;
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(viii) the executive director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, or the executive
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director's designee;
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(ix) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, or the
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executive director's designee; and
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(x) one representative of the Salt Lake City community councils, as designated by the
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Salt Lake City mayor, representing:
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(A) Downtown Community Council;
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(B) Fairpark Community Council;
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(C) Ballpark Community Council;
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(D) Glendale Community Council;
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(E) Poplar Grove Community Council; and
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(F) Rose Park Community Council.
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(b) The executive director of Wasatch Front Regional Council, or the executive
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director's designee, shall chair the working group.
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(4) Beginning in May 2025 and ending in May 2026, the working group shall convene at
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least once every two months to:
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(a) identify potential sources for funding the Rio Grande Plan including:
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(i) federal funds;
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(ii) state funds; and
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(iii) other funding sources;
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(b) study:
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(i) implementation of the Rio Grande Plan;
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(ii) issues of eminent domain; and
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(iii) potential impacts of the project; and
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(c) make recommendations that identified jurisdictions or entities seek applicable grants
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or funding opportunities.
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(5) The working group shall:
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(a) consult with relevant railroad companies operating in the state;
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(b) report to the Transportation Interim Committee no later than July 2026; and
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(c) provide recommendations to:
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(i) the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity; and
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(ii) Salt Lake City.
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(6) The report described in Subsection (5)(b) may include recommendations to:
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(a) the governor;
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(b) state agencies;
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(c) the Legislature;
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(d) relevant political subdivisions; or
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(e) other entities.
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(7)(a) A majority of members of the working group constitutes a quorum.
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(b) The action of a quorum constitutes the action of the working group.
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(8) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staffing and
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administrative support to the working group.
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(9) A member of the working group may not receive compensation or benefits for the
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member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
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(a) Section 63A-3-106;
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(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
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(c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
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63A-3-107.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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