72-2-103.  Limitations on Transportation Fund appropriations to agencies not a part of the Department of Transportation — Exceptions.

(1)  Except as provided under Subsection (2), the amount appropriated or transferred from the Transportation Fund each year may not exceed a combined total of $11,600,000 to:

Terms Used In Utah Code 72-2-103

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Commission: means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • 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
(a)  the Department of Public Safety;

(b)  the State Tax Commission;

(c)  the Division of Finance; and

(d)  any other state agency that is not a part of the Department of Transportation.

(2)  The following amounts are exempt from the appropriation and transfer limitations of Subsection (1):

(a)  amounts deposited in the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account created under Section 53-3-106;

(b)  revenue generated by the uninsured motorist identification fee under Section 41-1a-1218;

(c)  revenue generated by the motor carrier fee under Section 41-1a-1219; and

(d)  revenue generated by the Motorcycle Rider Education Program under Section 53-3-905.

Amended by Chapter 96, 2017 General Session