SALT LAKE CITY — It wasn’t the flashiest bill the Utah Legislature passed this year nor was it the most contentious.
But Utah transportation officials believe that SB 185 will benefit statewide transportation for generations to come. The legislation, which Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed last week, clarifies a few transportation mistakes in state code. It also creates an active transportation fund that can be used for infrastructure like paved pedestrian and nonmotorized trails, much like it has a fund for other types of transportation.
The fund can collect up to $45 million in a given fiscal year, according to the bill. The Legislature’s $29.4 billion 2024 fiscal year budget also sets aside $90 million toward active transportation projects, half of which comes from one-time spending and the other half of which will go into this new fund.
It’s the legislative framework and initial funding needed to begin building a statewide trail system, which Cox and Utah Department of Transportation officials announced in October.
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Written by CARTER WILLIAMS, KSL.com.
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