Utah Code 53B-18-1803. Steering committee — Creation

53B-18-1803. Steering committee — Creation — Duties.

(1)	There is created the Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee.

Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
Department of Environmental Quality: means the Department of Environmental Quality created in Section 19-1-104. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
Department of Transportation: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
Initiative: means the strategic planning and development initiative to guide the transition to an electrified and intelligent transportation system in this state. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
Large public transit district: means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-2a-802. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
Office of Energy Development: means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 79-6-401. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
Project director: means the project director of the research center appointed under Subsection 53B-18-1802(2)(b). See Utah Code 53B-18-1801
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Steering committee: means the Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee created in Section 53B-18-1803. See Utah Code 53B-18-1801

(2)

The Electrification of Transportation Infrastructure Steering Committee consists of the following members:

(a)	the executive director of the Department of Transportation, or the executive director’s designee;

(b)	the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or the executive director’s designee;

(c)	the director of the Office of Energy Development, or the director’s designee;

(d)	the executive director of a large public transit district, or the executive director’s designee;

(e)	the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, or the executive director’s designee;

(f)	one representative of a major electrical power provider in the state, appointed by the governor; and

(g)	the chair of the industry advisory board created in Section 53B-18-180.

(3)	The steering committee member representing the Department of Transportation shall serve as the chair of the steering committee.

(4)

The steering committee shall:

(a)	provide direction to the project director on the nature and priorities of the strategic planning and development initiative;

(b)	assist the project director in the development of a strategic action plan and implementation related to the electrification of transportation infrastructure;

(c)	approve annual reports on the strategic planning and development initiative as required in Section 53B-18-1806;

(d)	consider and approve the budget proposed by the project director for the expenditure of funds for the initiative; and

(e)	review expenditures authorized by the project director made before October 1, 2023.

(5)	The steering committee shall convene no later than October 1, 2023.

Enacted by Chapter 494, 2023 General Session

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