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UT Code § 72-6-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 111 - Construction and maintenance of appurtenances -- Noise abatement measures.

72-6-111. Construction and maintenance of appurtenances -- Noise abatement measures.    (1) The department is authorized to construct and maintain appurtenances along the state highway system necessary for public safety, welfare, and information. Appurtenances include highway illumination, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, steps, driveways, retaining walls, fire hydrants, guard rails, noise abatement measures, storm sewers, and rest areas.     (2) A noise abatement measure may only be constructed by the department along a highway when:   (a) the department is constructing a new state highway or performing major reconstruction on an existing state highway;     (b) the Legislature provides an appropriation or the federal government provides funding for construction of retrofit noise abatement along an existing state highway; or     (c) the cost for the noise abatement measure is provided by citizens, adjacent property owners, developers, or local governments.       (3) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2), the department may only construct noise abatement measures within the unincorporated area of a county or within a municipality that has an ordinance or general plan that requires:   (a) a study to be conducted to determine the noise levels along new development adjacent to an existing state highway or a dedicated right-of-way; and     (b) the construction of noise abatement measures at the expense of the developer if required to be constructed under standards established by a rule of the department.       (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules establishing:   (a) when noise abatement measures are required to be constructed, including standards for decibel levels of traffic noise;     (b) the decibel level of traffic noise which identifies the projects to be programmed by the commission for the earliest construction of retrofit noise abatement measures funded under Subsection (2)(b) based on availability of funding; and     (c) a priority system for the construction of other retrofit noise abatement measures that meet or exceed the standards established under this section and are funded under Subsection (2)(b) which includes:   (i) the number of residential dwellings adversely affected by the traffic noise;     (ii) the cost effectiveness of mitigating the traffic noise; and     (iii) the length of time the decibel level of traffic noise has met or exceeded the standards established under this section.        Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 112 - Traffic Noise Abatement Program -- Uses.

72-6-112. Traffic Noise Abatement Program -- Uses.    (1) There is created the Traffic Noise Abatement Program.     (2) The program consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:   (a) any voluntary contributions received for traffic noise abatement; and     (b) appropriations made to the program by the Legislature.       (3) The department shall use program money as prioritized by the commission and as provided by law for the study, design, construction, and maintenance of noise abatement measures.     (4) All funding for the Traffic Noise Abatement Program shall be nonlapsing.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 113 - Acquisition and improvement of land for preservation of scenic beauty -- Authority of department.

72-6-113. Acquisition and improvement of land for preservation of scenic beauty -- Authority of department.    (1) The department is authorized to acquire and improve strips of land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty within and adjacent to a federal-aid highway of this state, including acquisition of publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas, sanitary, and other facilities within or adjacent to the highway right-of-way reasonably necessary to accommodate the traveling public.     (2) Acquisition may be by gift, purchase, or exchange but may not be by condemnation.     (3) The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under this section may be fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the department to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.     (4)   (a) Real property, or any interest in real property, acquired under this section is part of the adjacent or nearest highway and is under the jurisdiction of the department.     (b) The department may enter into an agreement with any state agency for maintenance of land acquired in accordance with this section.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 114 - Restricting use of or closing highway -- Penalty for failure to observe barricade, warning light, etc.

72-6-114. Restricting use of or closing highway -- Penalty for failure to observe barricade, warning light, etc.    (1) A highway authority may close or restrict travel on a highway under their jurisdiction due to construction, maintenance work, or emergency.     (2) If a highway or portion of a highway is closed or restricted to travel, a highway authority shall cause suitable barriers and notices to be posted and maintained in accordance with Section 41-6a-301.     (3) A person who willfully fails to observe any temporary or permanent barricade, warning light, sign, cone, or other object used in accordance with this section, or to obey a flagman, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 59, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-115 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 115 - Traffic Management Systems.

72-6-115. Traffic Management Systems.    (1)   (a) The Department of Transportation shall implement and administer traffic management systems to:   (i) facilitate the efficient flow of motor vehicle traffic on state highways to improve regional mobility; and     (ii) reduce motor vehicle emissions where those improvements are cost effective.       (b) A traffic management system shall be designed to allow safe, efficient, and effective:   (i) integration of existing traffic management systems;     (ii) additions of highways and intersections under county and city administrative jurisdiction;     (iii) incorporation of other traffic management systems; and     (iv) adaptation to future traffic needs.         (2)   (a) The cost of implementing and administering a traffic management system shall be shared pro rata by the department and the counties and municipalities using it.     (b) The department shall enter into an agreement or contract under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, with a county or municipality to share costs incurred under this section.       (3) Additional highways and intersections under the administrative jurisdiction of a county or municipality may be added to a traffic management system upon application of the county or municipality after:   (a) approval by the department;     (b) determination of the appropriate cost share of the addition under Subsection (2)(a); and     (c) an agreement under Subsection (2)(b).      Amended by Chapter 374, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-117 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 117 - Limited-access facilities and service roads -- Access -- Right-of-way acquisition -- Grade separation -- Written permission required.

72-6-117. Limited-access facilities and service roads -- Access -- Right-of-way acquisition -- Grade separation -- Written permission required.    (1) A highway authority, acting alone or in cooperation with the federal government, another highway authority, or another state may plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter, improve, maintain, and provide a limited-access facility including a service road to the limited-access facility.     (2) A highway authority may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of a limited-access facility by pedestrians, animals, or by the various classes of vehicles or traffic.     (3) A highway authority may divide and separate any limited-access facility into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbing, central dividing sections, or other physical separations, or by designating separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, and other appropriate devices.     (4) A person may not enter, exit, or cross a limited-access facility, except at designated points at which access is permitted by the highway authority.     (5) A highway authority may acquire, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation, private or public property and property rights for a limited-access facility and service road, including rights of access, air, view, and light. All property rights acquired under this section may be in fee simple or in any lesser estate or interest. A highway authority may acquire an entire lot, block, or tract of land, if needed, even though the entire lot, block, or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way of the limited-access facility or service road.     (6) A highway authority may designate and establish limited-access highways as new facilities or may designate and establish an existing highway as part of a limited-access facility.     (7)   (a) A highway authority may provide for the elimination of at grade intersections of a limited-access facility and an existing highway by grade separation, service road, or by closing the intersecting highway.     (b) A highway authority may not connect or intersect a limited-access facility without the written consent and previous approval of the highway authority having jurisdiction over the limited-access facility.       (8) Highway authorities may enter into agreements with each other, or with the federal government, on the financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance, use, regulation, or vacation of limited-access facilities or other public ways in their respective jurisdiction, to facilitate the purposes of this section.    Enacted by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-119 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 119 - "511" Traveler information services -- Lead agency -- Implementation -- Cooperation -- Rulemaking -- Costs.

72-6-119. "511" Traveler information services -- Lead agency -- Implementation -- Cooperation -- Rulemaking -- Costs.    (1) As used in this section, "511" or "511 service" means three-digit telecommunications dialing to access intelligent transportation system -- traveler information service provided in the state in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Transportation.     (2) The department is the state's lead agency for implementing 511 service and is the state's point of contact for coordinating 511 service with telecommunications service providers.     (3) The department shall:   (a) implement and administer 511 service in the state;     (b) coordinate with the highway authorities and public transit districts to provide advanced multimodal traveler information through 511 service and other means; and     (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules as necessary to implement this section.       (4)   (a) In accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, the department shall enter into agreements or contracts with highway authorities and public transit districts to share the costs of implementing and administering 511 service in the state.     (b) The department shall enter into other agreements or contracts relating to the 511 service to offset the costs of implementing and administering 511 service in the state.      Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-120 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 120 - Department authorized to participate in federal program assuming responsibility for environmental review of highway projects -- Rulemaking authority.

 Effective 5/8/2018  72-6-120. Department authorized to participate in federal program assuming responsibility for environmental review of highway projects -- Rulemaking authority.    (1) The department may:   (a) assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 326 for:   (i) determining whether state highway design and construction projects are categorically excluded from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements; and     (ii) environmental review, consultation, or other actions required under federal law for categorically excluded projects;       (b) assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 327 with respect to one or more railroad, public transportation, highway, or multimodal projects within the state under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for environmental review, consultation, or other action required under any federal environmental law pertaining to the review or approval of a specific highway project;     (c) enter one or more memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Transportation related to federal highway programs as provided in 23 U.S.C. Secs. 326 and 327 subject to the requirements of Subsection 72-1-207(5);     (d) accept, receive, and administer grants, other money, or gifts from public and private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out the programs authorized under this section; and     (e) cooperate with the federal government in implementing this section and any memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection 72-1-207(5).       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in implementing a program under this section that is approved by the United States Department of Transportation, the department is authorized to:   (a) perform or conduct any of the activities described in a memorandum of understanding entered into under Subsection 72-1-207(5);     (b) take actions necessary to implement the program; and     (c) adopt relevant federal environmental standards as the standards for this state for categorically excluded projects.       (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may makes rules to implement the provisions of this section.    Amended by Chapter 424, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-121 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 121 - Clean fuel vehicle decal.

72-6-121. Clean fuel vehicle decal.    (1) Beginning on July 1, 2011, and subject to the requirements of this section, the department shall issue a clean fuel vehicle decal permit and a clean fuel vehicle decal to an applicant if:   (a) the applicant is an owner of a vehicle:   (i) powered by clean fuel that meets the standards established by the department in rules authorized under Subsection 41-6a-702(5)(b); and     (ii) that is registered in the state of Utah;       (b) the applicant remits an application and all fees required under this section; and     (c) the department has clean fuel vehicle decals available subject to the limits established by the department in accordance with Subsection 41-6a-702(5)(b).       (2) The department shall establish the clean fuel vehicle decal design in consultation with the Utah Highway Patrol.     (3)   (a) An applicant for a clean fuel vehicle decal shall pay a clean fuel vehicle decal fee established by the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.     (b) Funds generated by the clean fuel vehicle decal fee may be used by the department to cover the costs incurred in issuing clean fuel vehicle decals under this section.       (4)   (a) The department shall issue a clean fuel vehicle decal permit and a clean fuel vehicle decal to a person who has been issued a clean fuel special group license plate prior to July 1, 2011.     (b) A person who applies to the department to receive a clean fuel vehicle decal permit and a clean fuel vehicle decal under Subsection (4)(a) is not subject to the fee imposed under Subsection (3).       (5)   (a) An owner of a vehicle may not place a clean fuel vehicle decal on a vehicle other than the vehicle specified in the application for the clean fuel vehicle decal permit and the clean fuel vehicle decal.     (b) A person operating a motor vehicle that has been issued a clean fuel vehicle decal shall:   (i) have in the person's immediate possession the clean fuel vehicle decal permit issued by the department for the motor vehicle the person is operating; and     (ii) display the permit upon demand of a peace officer.         (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules to administer the clean fuel vehicle decal program authorized in this section.    Amended by Chapter 254, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 2 - Public-Private Partnerships for Tollways Act|Section 201 - Title.

72-6-201. Title.  This part is known as the "Public-Private Partnerships for Tollways Act."  Enacted by Chapter 36, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 2 - Public-Private Partnerships for Tollways Act|Section 202 - Definitions.

72-6-202. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "High occupancy toll lane" has the same meaning as defined in Section 72-6-118.     (2) "Toll" has the same meaning as defined in Section 72-6-118.     (3) "Toll lane" has the same meaning as defined in Section 72-6-118.     (4) "Tollway" has the same meaning as defined in Section 72-6-118.     (5)   (a) "Tollway development agreement" means a contractual agreement with a public or private entity that provides for any predevelopment activities, design, construction, reconstruction, financing, acquisition, maintenance, or operation of a tollway or any or all of them.     (b) "Tollway development agreement" may include:   (i) predevelopment agreements;     (ii) franchise and concession agreements;     (iii) leases;     (iv) right-of-entry agreements;     (v) financial participation agreements;     (vi) other financing agreements;     (vii) design-build agreements;     (viii) operating agreements;     (ix) agreements for services of independent engineers;     (x) agreements for the enforcement of tolls on a tollway; or     (xi) any combination of Subsections (5)(b)(i) through (x).        Enacted by Chapter 36, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 2 - Public-Private Partnerships for Tollways Act|Section 204 - Minimum requirements for a tollway development agreement proposal.

72-6-204. Minimum requirements for a tollway development agreement proposal.    (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department and the commission shall make rules establishing minimum guidelines for tollway development agreement proposals.     (2) The guidelines under Subsection (1) shall require the proposal to include:   (a) a map indicating the location of the tollway facility;     (b) a description of the tollway facility;     (c) a list of the major permits and approvals required for developing or operating improvements to the tollway facility from local, state, or federal agencies and a projected schedule for obtaining the permits and approvals;     (d) a description of the types of public utility facilities, if any, that will be crossed by the tollway facility and a statement of the plans to accommodate the crossing;     (e) an estimate of the design and construction costs of the tollway facility;     (f) a statement setting forth the private entity's general plans for developing or operating the tollway facility, including identification of any revenue, public or private, or proposed debt or equity investment proposed by the private entity;     (g) a statement of the estimated level of funding, if any, required to be provided by the state;     (h) the name and addresses of the persons who may be contacted for further information concerning the tollway development agreement proposal; and     (i) any other material or information that the department requires by rules made under this section.       (3) The department is not required to review a tollway development agreement proposal if it determines that the proposal does not meet the guidelines established under this section.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 72-6-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 72 - Transportation Code|Chapter 6 - Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act|Part 2 - Public-Private Partnerships for Tollways Act|Section 205 - Solicited and unsolicited tollway development agreement proposals.

72-6-205. Solicited and unsolicited tollway development agreement proposals.    (1) In accordance with this section, the department may:   (a) accept unsolicited tollway development agreement proposals; or     (b) solicit tollway development agreement proposals for a proposed project.       (2) The department shall solicit tollway development agreement proposals in accordance with Section 63G-6a-1403.     (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department and the commission shall establish rules and procedures for accepting unsolicited proposals that require the:   (a) private entity that submits the unsolicited proposal to comply with the minimum requirements for tollway development agreement proposals under Section 72-6-204;     (b) department to issue a request for competing proposals and qualifications that includes:   (i) a description of the proposed tollway development facility and the terms and conditions of a tollway development agreement;     (ii) submittal requirements;     (iii) the criteria to be used to evaluate the proposals;     (iv) the relative weight given to the criteria; and     (v) the deadline by which competing proposals must be received; and       (c) department to publish a notice advertising the request for competing proposals and providing information regarding how to obtain a copy of the request.       (4)   (a) The department may establish a fee in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for reviewing unsolicited proposals and competing proposals submitted under this section.     (b) The department may waive the fee under Subsection (4)(a) if it determines that it is reasonable and in the best interest of the state.      Amended by Chapter 347, 2012 General Session