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2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 10 - Aeronautics Act › Part 10 - Safe Use of Unmanned Aircraft › Section 1002 - Safe operation of unmanned aircraft.

Effective 5/3/2023
72-10-1002.
Safe operation of unmanned aircraft.
(1) An individual who operates an unmanned aircraft system to fly an unmanned aircraft for recreational purposes shall comply with this section or 14 C.F.R. Sec. 101, Subpart E.
(2) An individual operating an unmanned aircraft shall:
(a) maintain visual line of sight of the unmanned aircraft in order to:
(i) know the location of the unmanned aircraft;
(ii) determine the attitude, altitude, and direction of flight;
(iii) observe the airspace for other air traffic or hazards; and
(iv) determine that the unmanned aircraft does not endanger the life or property of another person;
(b) ensure that the ability described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) is exercised by either:
(i) the operator of the unmanned aircraft; or
(ii) a visual observer.
(3) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless the operator of the unmanned aircraft has prior authorization from air traffic control.
(4) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport, or seaplane base.
(5) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft system:
(a) from a public transit rail platform or station; or
(b)
(i) under a height of 50 feet within a public transit fixed guideway right-of-way; and
(ii) directly above any overhead electric lines used to power a public transit rail vehicle.
(6) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft in violation of a notice to airmen described in 14 C.F.R. Sec. 107.47.
(7) An individual may not operate an unmanned aircraft at an altitude that is higher than 400 feet above ground level unless the unmanned aircraft:
(a) is flown within a 400-foot radius of a structure; and
(b) does not fly higher than 400 feet above the structure's immediate uppermost limit.
(8)
(a) An individual who violates this section is liable for any damages that may result from the violation.
(b) A law enforcement officer shall issue a written warning to an individual who violates this section who has not previously received a written warning for a violation of this section.
(c) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(d), an individual who violates this section after receiving a written warning for a previous violation of this section is guilty of an infraction.
(d) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor for each conviction of a violation of this section after the individual is convicted of an infraction or a misdemeanor for a previous violation of this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 216, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 102 - Definitions.

72-11-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Aerial lift" means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cabins or on chairs.
(2) "Aerial tramway" means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cable supported carriers and are not in contact with the ground or snow surface and that reciprocates between terminals.
(3) "Area" means the geographic area, terrain, and ski slopes served by a passenger ropeway.
(4) "Committee" means the Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee created by Section 72-11-202.
(5) "Conveyor" means a device used to transport skiers and snowboarders standing on a flexible moving element or belt.
(6) "Detachable grip lift" means a monocable or bicable ropeway system on which carriers circulate around the system alternately attaching to and detaching from a moving haul rope.
(7) "Funicular" means a ropeway on which carriers are supported and guided by a guideway and that is propelled by means of a haul rope system and that is operated as a single or double reversible system.
(8) "Industry" means the passenger ropeway business activities of any person in the state who owns, manages, or directs the operation of a passenger ropeway.
(9) "Operator" means a person, including any political subdivision or instrumentality of the political subdivision, who owns, manages, or directs the operation of a passenger ropeway.
(10)
(a) "Passenger ropeway" means a device, excluding an elevator, used to transport passengers along a level, inclined or declined path by means of a haul rope or other flexible elements that is driven by a power unit that remains essentially at a single location.
(b) Passenger ropeways include the following:
(i) an aerial tramway;
(ii) an aerial lift, including a detachable grip lift and chair lift;
(iii) a conveyor;
(iv) a funicular;
(v) a surface lift, including a J-bar, T-bar, or platter pull; and
(vi) a rope tow, including a wire rope and fiber rope tow.
(11) "Private residence passenger ropeway" means a passenger ropeway that:
(a) is installed at a private residence;
(b) is not accessible to the general public;
(c) is not used for commercial purposes; and
(d)
(i) is owned by one single owner; and
(ii) the owner described in Subsection (11)(d)(i) is not:
(A) a unit or homeowner's association; or
(B) a planned unit development or a planned residential unit development organization or entity.
(12) "Rope tow" means a ropeway on which passengers remain in contact with the ground or snow surface and are pulled in one direction only by a towing device attached to a circulating wire rope.
(13) "Surface lift" means a ropeway on which passengers remain in contact with the ground or snow surface and are pulled by a towing device attached to a circulating overhead wire rope, and includes a J-bar, T-bar, or platter pull.
Amended by Chapter 212, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 103 - Authority of Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee -- Location of system.

72-11-103.
Authority of Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee -- Location of system.
(1) The committee is authorized to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve or extend, maintain and operate, either directly or through others by contract, lease, concession or otherwise, a passenger ropeway system for the transportation of persons and property between a point or points in the:
(a) Wasatch Mountain State Park; and
(b) Uintah and Wasatch National Forests in the upper parts of Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood and American Fork Canyons in Salt Lake, Utah and Wasatch Counties.
(2) The committee may acquire by purchase, contract, lease, permit, donation or otherwise, and to construct, maintain and operate, either directly or through others, by contract, lease, concession or otherwise, all property, rights of way, approach roads, parking and other areas, structures, facilities and services for the convenience and recreation of patrons of the transportation system and visitors to the Wasatch Mountain State Park.
(3) Any contract, lease, concession, or other arrangement may be entered into in a manner and upon the terms and conditions as the committee may consider advisable.
Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 104 - Laws applicable to construction contracts and contractor's bonds.

72-11-104.
Laws applicable to construction contracts and contractor's bonds.
(1) Construction contracts entered into by the committee under the authority of this chapter shall be governed solely by this chapter, except that they are subject to the approval of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
(2) The provisions of Title 14, Chapter 1, Public Contracts requiring contractor's bonds are expressly made applicable to any construction contract under this chapter when the amount of the contract exceeds $1,000.
Amended by Chapter 13, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 105 - Authority of committee to accept grants and assistance.

72-11-105.
Authority of committee to accept grants and assistance.
(1) The committee is authorized to co-operate and contract with and accept grants or other assistance from any other agency of the state of Utah and from any department, bureau, agency, instrumentality, office or officer of the United States and from the trustees or administrators of any fund established in the interest of conservation or recreation.
(2) The grants or other assistance may be used for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, development, and operation of any of the areas, facilities, activities, or services at any time under, or intended to be brought under, the jurisdiction or control of the committee, expressly including those contemplated by the provisions of this chapter.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 106 - Revenue bonds authorized.

72-11-106.
Revenue bonds authorized.
To raise funds for the acquisition, financing, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or extension of any of those purposes, projects, and facilities, the committee is authorized to issue revenue bonds in amounts bearing a rate or rates of interest not exceeding 9% per annum, with maturities, in a form and on terms and conditions as it, with the approval of the director of the Division of Finance, considers necessary or convenient.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 107 - Payment of interest and principal of revenue bonds -- Agreements authorized.

72-11-107.
Payment of interest and principal of revenue bonds -- Agreements authorized.
The committee may provide by resolution at a duly called regular or special meeting for the payment of the interest and principal of any and all revenue bonds as may be issued from time to time, and for that purpose may enter into agreements with other parties and may execute documents in a form and substance and on terms and conditions as it, with the approval of the director of the Division of Finance, may from time to time determine.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 108 - Revenue bonds not debt or obligation of state or committee.

72-11-108.
Revenue bonds not debt or obligation of state or committee.
(1) In any and all revenue bonds issued hereunder and in the resolution or resolutions authorizing them, and in the agreements or documents entered into and executed in connection therewith, neither the payment of the principal or interest of any bond nor the obligation of any resolution, agreement, or document shall constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or the committee.
(2) Payments are to be paid solely from the revenues received from the operation of the proposed passenger ropeway transportation system, visitor care and accommodations, and all services in connection with the Wasatch Mountain State Park, as in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall be pledged to the payment thereof.
(3) All bonds issued under this chapter by the committee shall contain a recital on their face that neither the payment of the principal or any part thereof, nor any interest thereon, constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or the committee.
Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 109 - Revenues from operation to be pledged to payment of bonds and used for costs of operation and maintenance.

72-11-109.
Revenues from operation to be pledged to payment of bonds and used for costs of operation and maintenance.
(1) Any resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds shall provide that all toll rates and charges and fees imposed for the use of all transportation, visitor care and accommodations, recreational and other facilities and all services, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of revenue bonds authorized hereunder, shall be at all times fixed in the amounts as will yield sufficient revenues to pay principal of and interest on the bonds, to maintain the necessary reserves in connection therewith and to pay the annual cost of operation and maintenance of any of the facilities.
(2) The committee may in the resolution or trust indenture pledge to the payment of the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds all or part of the revenues arising from the operation of all transportation, visitor care and accommodations, recreational and other facilities, and all services operated by the commission in connection with the Wasatch Mountain State Park, whether or not acquired with the proceeds of the revenue bonds, after there shall have been paid from the revenues the annual costs of operation and maintenance of all the facilities, including necessary costs of insurance.
(3) The committee may also in the resolution or trust indenture reserve the right to issue bonds on a parity with the bonds authorized by the resolution or indenture under the terms and conditions as may be provided therein.
(4) After and subject to the payment of annual operating and maintenance expenses and insurance costs, the bond redemption and interest payments, including reserves therefor, shall constitute a first lien on all the rates, tolls and charges, and other revenues received from the use and operation of the project or projects for the acquisition and construction of which the revenue bonds were issued, and of any other revenue received from the operation of facilities in connection with the Wasatch Mountain State Park that may be pledged by the committee as security for the payment of the revenue bonds and interest for this project or projects.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 110 - Bonds -- Negotiability -- Tax exemption except corporate franchise tax.

72-11-110.
Bonds -- Negotiability -- Tax exemption except corporate franchise tax.
All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are negotiable instruments except when registered in the name of a registered owner and all the bonds, and the interest or income therefrom, are exempt from all taxation in the state, except for the corporate franchise tax.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 111 - Sale of bonds.

72-11-111.
Sale of bonds.
The committee, with the approval of the director of the Division of Finance, may fix the terms and conditions for the sale or other disposition of any authorized issuance of bonds under this chapter and may sell any of the bonds at less than the par or face value, but no bond may be sold at a price below the par or face value of the bond which would result in a sale price yielding to the purchaser an average of more than 9% per annum, payable semiannually according to standard tables of bond values.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 112 - Powers and authority of committee.

72-11-112.
Powers and authority of committee.
The committee, its officers, employees, and agents are authorized to carry out the necessary procedures to implement the acquisition and development of a passenger ropeway system together with the property, appliances, facilities, rights of way and easements necessary or useful in connection with it and to do anything not inconsistent with law which they consider necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this chapter, whether or not the authority is expressly granted in this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 1 - General Provisions -- Funding › Section 113 - Refunding of bonds authorized.

72-11-113.
Refunding of bonds authorized.
Subject to the approval of the director of the Division of Finance, the committee is authorized to refund any revenue bonds that may become due or that may be called with the consent of the holder or holders whenever refunding may be considered necessary or desirable.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 201 - Passenger ropeways -- Purpose and scope.

72-11-201.
Passenger ropeways -- Purpose and scope.
(1) In order to safeguard the life, health, property, and welfare of citizens while using passenger ropeways, it is the policy of the state to:
(a) protect citizens and visitors from unnecessary mechanical hazards in the design, construction, and operation of passenger ropeways, but not from the hazards inherent in the sports of mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and hiking, or from the hazards of the area served by passenger ropeways, all of which hazards are assumed by the sportsman; and
(b) require periodic inspections of passenger ropeways to ensure that each passenger ropeway meets "The United States of America Standard Institute Safety Code for Aerial Passenger Tramways," or an equivalent standard established by rule under Section 72-11-210.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the committee, through the Department of Transportation, shall:
(i) register all passenger ropeways in the state;
(ii) establish reasonable standards of design, construction, and operational practices; and
(iii) make inspections as necessary to implement this section.
(b) The committee has no jurisdiction over the construction, modification, registration, or inspection of a private residence passenger ropeway.
Amended by Chapter 212, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 202 - Passenger ropeways -- Creation of Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee within Department of Transportation -- Members.

Effective 5/14/2019
72-11-202.
Passenger ropeways -- Creation of Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee within Department of Transportation -- Members.
(1) There is created within the Department of Transportation a Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee.
(2) The committee is comprised of six appointive members and one ex officio member who shall be appointed by the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
(3) The appointive members shall be appointed by the governor from persons representing the following interests:
(a) two members to represent the industry;
(b) two members to represent the public at large;
(c) one member who is a licensed engineer in Utah; and
(d) one member to represent the United States Forest Service.
(4)
(a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as terms of committee members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
(c) The governor may not consider or seek to discover the political affiliation of a person when considering the person for appointment or reappointment to the committee.
(5) The governor, in making the appointments, shall request and consider recommendations made to him by:
(a) the membership of the particular interest from which the appointments are to be made; and
(b) the Department of Transportation.
Amended by Chapter 156, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 203 - Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.

72-11-203.
Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
The committee shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, in its adjudicative proceedings.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 204 - Vacancies -- Expenses -- Reimbursement -- Use of facilities of Department of Transportation -- Functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities.

Effective 7/1/2022
72-11-204.
Vacancies -- Expenses -- Reimbursement -- Use of facilities of Department of Transportation -- Functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities.
(1) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
(2) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(3) Reimbursement shall be made from fees collected by the committee for services rendered by the committee.
(4) The Department of Transportation shall supply the committee with office accommodation, space, equipment, and secretarial assistance the executive director considers adequate for the committee.
(5) In addition to the functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities granted to the committee under this chapter, the committee shall assume and have all of the functions, powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the Division of Outdoor Recreation in relation to passenger ropeway systems pursuant to that chapter.
Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 205 - Passenger ropeways -- Registration of ropeways.

72-11-205.
Passenger ropeways -- Registration of ropeways.
(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) through (4), a passenger ropeway may not be operated in this state unless it is registered with the committee.
(2) The initial application for registration of a passenger ropeway permits the operator to operate the passenger ropeway until final action on the application is taken by the committee.
(3) If an operator files an application to renew registration of a passenger ropeway, then the operator may continue the operation of the passenger ropeway under the existing registration until the committee takes final action on the pending application and has:
(a) issued a certificate to the operator; or
(b) given written notice to the operator that the passenger ropeway has not qualified for certification.
(4) A private residence passenger ropeway may be operated in this state without fulfilling the registration requirements of this section.
Amended by Chapter 212, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 206 - Annual application for passenger ropeway registration.

72-11-206.
Annual application for passenger ropeway registration.
(1) Every operator of a passenger ropeway, or person who plans to operate a passenger ropeway, shall, prior to operating the passenger ropeway, apply to the committee on forms provided by the committee for registration of the passenger ropeway.
(2) Passenger ropeway registrations are valid for a one-year period as established by rule of the committee under Section 72-11-210.
(3) The application shall contain sufficient information for the committee to determine if the passenger ropeway to be registered complies with Section 72-11-201 and the rules made by the committee under Section 72-11-210.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 207 - Passenger ropeways -- Registration certificates.

72-11-207.
Passenger ropeways -- Registration certificates.
(1) The committee shall issue to the applying operator registration certificates for each passenger ropeway owned, managed, or operated by the operator if:
(a) the facts stated in the application enable the committee to fulfill its duties under this chapter; and
(b) each passenger ropeway to be registered complies with the rules of the committee under Section 72-11-210.
(2) In order to verify that the conditions described in Subsection (1) have been fulfilled, the committee may make or direct the inspections described in Section 72-11-211 as necessary.
(3)
(a) When an operator installs a passenger ropeway subsequent to registration in any year, the operator shall file a supplemental application for registration of the passenger ropeway.
(b) Upon receipt of the supplemental application, the committee shall immediately initiate proceedings to register or reject registration of the passenger ropeway under the provisions of this chapter.
(4) Each registration expires on the date established under Section 72-11-210.
(5) The registration certificate for each passenger ropeway shall be maintained on file at the area and available to the public for inspection and copying.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 208 - Passenger ropeways -- Registration fee.

72-11-208.
Passenger ropeways -- Registration fee.
The application for registration, or supplemental application, shall be accompanied by an annual fee adopted by the committee in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 209 - Passenger ropeways -- Fees deposited in Transportation Fund.

72-11-209.
Passenger ropeways -- Fees deposited in Transportation Fund.
Any fee collected by the committee shall be deposited in the Transportation Fund.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 210 - Passenger ropeways -- Additional powers and duties of committee.

72-11-210.
Passenger ropeways -- Additional powers and duties of committee.
The committee may:
(1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing:
(a) public safety in the design, construction, and operation of passenger ropeways that:
(i) adopt the American National Standard for Passenger Ropeways;
(ii) modify the standard under Subsection (1)(a)(i); or
(iii) establish an equivalent standard; and
(b) the annual registration date;
(2) hold hearings and take evidence in all matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the committee;
(3) subpoena witnesses;
(4) administer oaths;
(5) compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and records relevant to any inquiry;
(6) approve, deny, revoke, and renew the registrations provided for in this chapter;
(7) cause the prosecution and enjoinder of all persons violating the provisions of this chapter and incur the necessary expenses;
(8) elect officers and adopt a seal which may be affixed to all registrations issued by the committee; and
(9) employ, within the funds available, and prescribe the duties of a secretary and other personnel as the committee considers necessary.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 211 - Passenger ropeways -- Inspection.

72-11-211.
Passenger ropeways -- Inspection.
(1) The committee may order inspections of the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger ropeways as the committee may reasonably require.
(2) If, as the result of an inspection, it is found that a violation of the committee's rules exists, or a condition in passenger ropeway construction, operation, or maintenance exists that endangers the safety of the public, an immediate report shall be made to the operator whose passenger ropeway has received the inspection and to the committee for appropriate investigation and order.
(3) A private residence passenger ropeway is not subject to the inspection requirements under this section.
Amended by Chapter 212, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 212 - Passenger ropeways -- Violations -- Order of committee.

72-11-212.
Passenger ropeways -- Violations -- Order of committee.
(1) If, after investigation, the committee finds that a violation of this chapter or any of its rules exists, or that there is a condition in passenger ropeway construction, operation, or maintenance that endangers the safety of the public, it shall immediately issue its written order setting forth its findings, the corrective action to be taken, and setting a reasonable time for compliance.
(2) The order shall be served upon the operator involved in the violation personally or by registered mail at the committee's election. Return shall be made as provided in the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 213 - Passenger ropeways -- Failure to comply with order -- Suspension -- Injunction.

72-11-213.
Passenger ropeways -- Failure to comply with order -- Suspension -- Injunction.
(1) If any operator fails to comply with a legal order or rule of the committee, the committee may:
(a) suspend the registration of the affected passenger ropeway until the operator complies; or
(b) bring injunctive proceedings in the district court of the judicial district in which the affected passenger ropeway is located to compel compliance.
(2) In these proceedings the committee is not required to post bond.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 214 - Passenger ropeways -- Not common carriers or public utilities -- Cooperative agreement with United States Forest Service.

72-11-214.
Passenger ropeways -- Not common carriers or public utilities -- Cooperative agreement with United States Forest Service.
(1) Passenger ropeways are not common carriers or public utilities.
(2) To avoid duplicate effort by authorities having jurisdiction over passenger ropeways on National Forest System land in the state, the committee may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service to establish reasonable standards for design, construction, maintenance, operational practices, and inspection.
(3) Upon application for registration of a passenger tramway, the operator shall pay to the committee a reasonable inspector's fee, plus a surcharge, that would have been charged had the inspection been made by the committee and its inspectors.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 215 - Passenger ropeways -- Use in dangerous manner unlawful.

72-11-215.
Passenger ropeways -- Use in dangerous manner unlawful.
A person who rides or uses a passenger ropeway may not do so in a manner that may endanger the life and safety of another person or cause damage to passenger ropeway equipment.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act › Part 2 - Safety Committee - Registration of Ropeways - Enforcement › Section 216 - Passenger ropeways -- Violation of act a misdemeanor.

72-11-216.
Passenger ropeways -- Violation of act a misdemeanor.
A person who violates Section 72-11-215 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 102 - Legislative findings and policy.

72-12-102.
Legislative findings and policy.
(1) The Legislature finds that:
(a) increasingly heavy commuting burdens on Utah's freeways and major transportation arteries are gradually aggravating driving conditions for all Utah motorists;
(b) single-occupant driving is the predominant mode of transportation used by commuters in Utah;
(c) single-occupant driving represents the most costly and most excessive use of dwindling petroleum reserves; and
(d) rapidly increasing energy costs represent an ever-growing burden on commuters' work-related expenses.
(2) The policy of this state is to support and encourage transportation modes and ride-sharing programs that reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled, thereby reducing gasoline consumption and protecting the environment.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 103 - Definitions.

72-12-103.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Car-pool" means a mode of transportation in which:
(a) six or fewer persons, including the driver, ride together in a motor vehicle;
(b) that transportation is incidental to another purpose of the driver; and
(c) the vehicle manufacturer's design capacity of any one seat is not exceeded.
(2) "Van-pool" means a nonprofit mode of prearranged commuter transportation of a relatively fixed group of seven to 15 persons, including the driver, between home and work, or termini near home and work, in a vehicle the group occupancy of which does not exceed the vehicle manufacturer's design capacity and that:
(a) is owned or leased and operated by an individual:
(i) who owns only one van-pool vehicle;
(ii) whose provision of transportation is incidental to another purpose of the operator;
(iii) who does not transport people as a business; and
(iv) who accepts money from riders in the vehicle, if at all, only to recover some or all expenses directly related to the transportation, including fuel, maintenance, insurance, and depreciation;
(b) is owned or leased by a nonprofit employee organization and used to transport employees between home and work, or termini near home and work to provide incentives to employees to make the commute by a mode other than single occupant motor vehicle, the operating, administration, and reasonable depreciation costs of which are paid, if at all, by the persons using the vehicles; or
(c) is owned or leased by an employer, a public agency, or a public transit district, either alone or in cooperation with others to provide incentives to employees to make the commute by a mode other than single occupant motor vehicle, the driver and passengers of which are employees and fees charged, if at all, for which are nonprofit and only to recover operating, maintenance, administration, and reasonable depreciation costs.
(3) "Ride-sharing arrangement" means either a car-pool, van-pool, or both.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 104 - Ride-sharing arrangements -- Exemption from specified laws and rules.

72-12-104.
Ride-sharing arrangements -- Exemption from specified laws and rules.
The following laws and rules do not apply to ride-sharing arrangements:
(1) laws and rules containing insurance requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles;
(2) laws imposing a higher standard of care on drivers or owners of motor carriers or commercial vehicles than that imposed on drivers or owners of other motor vehicles;
(3) laws and rules with equipment requirements and special accident reporting requirements that are specifically applicable to motor carriers or commercial vehicles; and
(4) laws imposing a tax on fuel purchased in other states by motor carriers or road user taxes on commercial buses.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 105 - Worker compensation inapplicable to injuries in ride-sharing.

72-12-105.
Worker compensation inapplicable to injuries in ride-sharing.
Section 34A-2-401 providing compensation for workers injured during the course of their employment does not apply to persons injured while participating in a ride-sharing arrangement between their places of residence and places of employment.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 106 - Employer's liability for ride-sharing injuries.

72-12-106.
Employer's liability for ride-sharing injuries.
(1) An employer is not liable for injuries to passengers or other persons or both resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle not owned, leased, or contracted for by the employer in a ride-sharing arrangement.
(2) An employer is not liable for injuries to passengers or other persons or both on account of the employer having provided information or incentives or otherwise having encouraged employees to participate in ride-sharing arrangements.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 107 - Benefits of ride-sharing driver not taxable income.

72-12-107.
Benefits of ride-sharing driver not taxable income.
Money and other benefits, other than salary, received by a driver in a ride-sharing arrangement does not constitute income for the purpose of computing gross income under Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 109 - Wage and hour regulations unaffected by ride-sharing.

72-12-109.
Wage and hour regulations unaffected by ride-sharing.
The fact that an employee participates in any kind of ride-sharing arrangement does not affect the application of any laws requiring payment of a minimum wage or overtime pay or otherwise regulating the hours a person may work.
Amended by Chapter 21, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 12 - Travel Reduction Act › Section 110 - Vehicles used and drivers excluded from definitions for regulatory purposes.

72-12-110.
Vehicles used and drivers excluded from definitions for regulatory purposes.
(1) A motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement is not a bus or commercial vehicle under:
(a)Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, relating to registration; and
(b)Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, relating to equipment requirements and rules of the road.
(2) The driver of a vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement is not a chauffeur and he is not transporting persons for compensation under the driver licensing provisions of Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Scope and administration.

Effective 5/14/2019
72-16-103.
Scope and administration.
(1) The provisions of this chapter apply to any amusement ride in the state.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the committee:
(a) shall administer this chapter; and
(b) has jurisdiction over any amusement ride in the state.
Enacted by Chapter 244, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 2 - Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee › Section 201 - Creation of Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee.

Effective 5/12/2020
72-16-201.
Creation of Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee.
(1) There is created within the department the Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee.
(2) The committee is comprised of the following members:
(a) six members as follows, appointed by the governor:
(i) one member who represents fairs in the state that employ 25 or more employees;
(ii) one member who represents mobile ride operators;
(iii) one member who represents permanent ride operators;
(iv) one member who represents large amusement parks in the state;
(v) one member who represents the public at large; and
(vi) one member who represents a nationally recognized amusement ride safety or regulatory organization; and
(b) one nonvoting member appointed by the executive director.
(3)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the governor shall appoint each member described in Subsection (2)(a) to a four-year term.
(b) The governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of the committee members appointed under Subsection (2)(a) are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
(4) In making an appointment under Subsection (2)(a), the governor shall request and consider recommendations from:
(a) the membership of the interest from which the appointment is to be made; and
(b) the department.
(5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the committee, the governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(6) A member of the committee may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(7) The department shall supply the committee with office space, equipment, and staff the executive director finds appropriate.
(8)
(a) The committee shall select a chair annually from the committee members.
(b) Four voting members constitute a quorum for conducting committee business.
(c) A majority vote of a quorum present at a meeting constitutes an action of the committee.
(9) The committee shall meet at least quarterly and at the call of the chair or of a majority of the members.
Amended by Chapter 423, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 2 - Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee › Section 202 - Hiring of director.

Effective 7/1/2021
72-16-202.
Hiring of director.
(1)
(a) The executive director, subject to approval by the committee, shall hire a director.
(b) The executive director may remove the director at the executive director's will.
(2) The director shall:
(a) be experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the committee and the executive director; and
(b) receive compensation in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
Amended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 2 - Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee › Section 203 - Rulemaking.

Effective 5/5/2021
72-16-203.
Rulemaking.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and the provisions of this chapter the committee may make rules:
(a) establishing:
(i) the form of an application and a renewal application for:
(A) a qualified safety inspector certification;
(B) an annual amusement ride permit; and
(C) a multi-ride annual amusement ride permit;
(ii) the procedure to apply for and renew:
(A) a qualified safety inspector certification;
(B) an annual amusement ride permit; and
(C) a multi-ride annual amusement ride permit;
(iii) standards for a daily inspection under Section 72-16-302;
(iv) the form of a report of a reportable serious injury to the director;
(v) the procedure for reporting a reportable serious injury to the director;
(vi) the procedure to suspend and revoke:
(A) a qualified safety inspector certification;
(B) an annual amusement ride permit; and
(C) a multi-ride annual amusement ride permit;
(vii) a retention schedule that applies to each qualified safety inspector for records related to a qualified safety inspector's duties under this chapter;
(viii) a retention schedule that applies to each owner-operator for records related to an owner-operator's duties under this chapter;
(ix) fees;
(x) minimum insurance requirements for certified inspectors; and
(xi) fines or administrative penalties for lack of compliance with this chapter.
(b) regarding the experience required to obtain a qualified safety inspector certification under Subsection 72-16-303(3)(a); and
(c) adopting nationally recognized:
(i) amusement ride inspection standards; and
(ii) qualified safety inspector qualification standards.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection 63G-3-301(13), no later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall initiate rulemaking proceedings, as defined in Section 63G-3-301, to make rules under this section.
Amended by Chapter 267, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 2 - Utah Amusement Ride Safety Committee › Section 204 - Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account.

Effective 5/14/2019
72-16-204.
Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account.
(1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Amusement Ride Safety Restricted Account."
(2)
(a) The account is funded from:
(i) fees collected by the committee under this chapter;
(ii) money appropriated by the Legislature; and
(iii) interest earned on money in the account.
(b) Appropriations made from the account are nonlapsing.
(3) Subject to appropriation, the committee may use the money deposited into the account to pay for the administration of this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 244, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 72 - Transportation Code › Chapter 16 - Amusement Ride Safety Act › Part 3 - Amusement Ride Safety › Section 302 - Daily inspection required.

Effective 5/12/2020
72-16-302.
Daily inspection required.
(1)
(a) Each day an owner-operator operates an amusement ride for use by the general public, the owner-operator or the owner-operator's designee shall inspect and operate the amusement ride in accordance with this section and rules established under this chapter.
(b) The owner-operator or the owner-operator's designee shall complete the inspection and operation described in Subsection (1)(a):
(i) before the owner-operator begins operation for use by the general public; and
(ii) in accordance with rule made under this chapter.
(2) The owner-operator shall:
(a) make a record of each daily inspection that is signed by the individual who performed the inspection; and
(b) maintain each record described in Subsection (2)(a) for at least one year after the day on which the inspection is performed.
Amended by Chapter 423, 2020 General Session