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Statutes > Utah > Title-41 > Chapter-01a > 41-1a-122241-1a-1222. Local option highway construction and transportation corridorpreservation fee -- Exemptions -- Deposit -- Transfer -- County ordinance -- Notice.
(1) (a) (i) A county legislative body may impose a local option highway construction andtransportation corridor preservation fee of up to $10 on each motor vehicle registration within thecounty.
(ii) A fee imposed under Subsection (1)(a)(i) shall be set in whole dollar increments.
(b) If imposed under Subsection (1)(a), at the time application is made for registration orrenewal of registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the applicant shall pay the localoption highway construction and transportation corridor preservation fee established by thecounty legislative body.
(c) The following are exempt from the fee required under Subsection (1)(a):
(i) a motor vehicle that is exempt from the registration fee under Section 41-1a-1209 orSubsection 41-1a-419(3);
(ii) a commercial vehicle with an apportioned registration under Section 41-1a-301; and
(iii) a motor vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued in accordancewith Section 41-1a-421.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the revenue generated under this sectionshall be:
(i) deposited in the Local Transportation Corridor Preservation Fund created in Section72-2-117.5;
(ii) credited to the county from which it is generated; and
(iii) used and distributed in accordance with Section 72-2-117.5.
(b) The revenue generated by a fee imposed under this section in a county of the firstclass shall be deposited or transferred as follows:
(i) 50% of the revenue shall be:
(A) deposited in the County of the First Class State Highway Projects Fund created inSection 72-2-121; and
(B) used in accordance with Section 72-2-121;
(ii) 20% of the revenue shall be:
(A) transferred to the legislative body of a city of the first class:
(I) located in a county of the first class; and
(II) that has:
(Aa) an international airport within its boundaries; and
(Bb) a United States customs office on the premises of the international airport describedin Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A)(II)(Aa); and
(B) used by the city described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) for highway construction,reconstruction, or maintenance projects; and
(iii) 30% of the revenue shall be deposited, credited, and used as provided in Subsection(2)(a).
(3) To impose or change the amount of a fee under this section, the county legislativebody shall pass an ordinance:
(a) approving the fee;
(b) setting the amount of the fee; and
(c) providing an effective date for the fee as provided in Subsection (4).
(4) (a) If a county legislative body enacts, changes, or repeals a fee under this section, the
enactment, change, or repeal shall take effect on July 1 if the commission receives notice meetingthe requirements of Subsection (4)(b) from the county prior to April 1.
(b) The notice described in Subsection (4)(a) shall:
(i) state that the county will enact, change, or repeal a fee under this part;
(ii) include a copy of the ordinance imposing the fee; and
(iii) if the county enacts or changes the fee under this section, state the amount of the fee.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2008 General Session
