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House OKs Bill Letting UTA Provide Service Outside Districts as Last Resort
Summary
House Bill 238 passed 67–2 after sponsor said the measure allows the Utah Transit Authority to operate outside its service district only when local and commercial options are exhausted; Q&A on who may request service and Olympic planning highlighted the debate.
Representative Ron Bigelow, sponsor of House Bill 238, told the chamber the bill's purpose is narrow: it allows a transit district such as the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to operate buses outside its service district only under strict procedures and only after local entities and commercial providers decline or cannot supply requested service. "This allows UTA to provide bus service, for example, during the Olympics if it's…
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