3/30/05-Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a bill into law March 21 to pave the way for future traffic corridors by tacking a fee onto motor vehicle registrations.
The new law, previously SB8, hikes vehicle fees up to $10 to develop a fund to buy land for future transportation corridors. The revenue will be earmarked for the county from which it came.
House lawmakers voted 54-16 in favor of a bill on March 2 after cutting the vehicle fee hike in half from $20. The Senate, which approved the earlier version, signed off on the House change later that day.
The new law is intended to give local governments a tool to avoid development in the way of future roads. County governments could opt for the registration increase to fit their needs. The decisions on where to allocate the funds will be made by a group of the county’s elected leaders, including mayors.
Counties can begin imposing the tax starting July 1, 2006.

3/11/05-The House has approved a bill that paves the way for future traffic corridors by tacking a fee onto motor vehicle registrations. It now heads to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. for approval.
Sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, SB8 would hike vehicle fees up to $10 to develop a fund to buy land for future transportation corridors. The revenue would be earmarked for the county from which it came.
House lawmakers voted 54-16 in favor of a bill on March 2 after cutting the vehicle fee hike in half from $20. The Senate, which approved the earlier version, signed off on the House change later that day.
The bill is intended to give local governments a tool to avoid development in the way of future roads. County governments could opt for the registration increase to fit their needs. The decisions on where to allocate the funds would be made by a group of the county’s elected leaders, including mayors.
If signed into law, counties would be able to impose the tax starting July 1, 2006.

2/18/05-A proposal that paves the way for future traffic corridors by tacking a fee onto motor vehicle registrations has passed the Senate.
The bill would hike vehicle fees up to $20 to develop a fund to buy land for future transportation corridors. The revenue would be earmarked for the county from which it came.
SB8, sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, is intended to give local governments a tool to avoid development in the way of future roads. County governments could opt for the registration increase to fit their needs. The decisions on where to allocate the funds would be made by a group of the county’s elected leaders, including mayors.
Killpack’s bill has been forwarded to the House for debate. If approved by the House and Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., counties would be able to impose the tax starting July 1, 2006.
For Senate bill status, call (801) 538-1035.