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Representative Christofferson seeks annual $20 million transfer to corridor preservation fund
Summary
Representative Christofferson asked the committee to transfer $20 million annually from the Transportation Infrastructure Fund to the Marta Del Rey Corridor Preservation Fund to buy and preserve rights along potential future corridors, reducing future acquisition costs.
Representative Christofferson presented a request to move $20,000,000 annually from the Transportation Infrastructure Fund (TIF) into the Marta Del Rey Corridor Preservation Fund to purchase rights early on corridors identified for future transportation projects.
Christofferson told the committee that proactive corridor purchases help avoid higher costs and displacement if projects wait until development occurs. He said the transfer would be statewide and scalable, and that UDOT recommended a smaller amount but he proposed $20,000,000 to get ahead of growth and preserve willing‑seller transactions. Committee members asked whether funds were targeted to specific corridors; Christofferson replied the money would go into the statewide preservation fund rather than a single project.
No formal committee vote on the proposed transfers was recorded in the transcript.
