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Senate passes overhaul of transportation governance with compromises on transit funding
Summary
The Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 136 to change transportation planning, programming and funding, adopting technical amendments and a delayed-spending amendment that creates a two-year hold on a new transit-dedicated account. Supporters said the bill modernizes funding; critics pressed on equity and fee increases.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 20 passed Senate Bill 136, a broad package of transportation governance changes that sponsors said will transform how the state plans, programs and funds roads and transit. The measure cleared the Senate after floor amendments and a division vote on a series of technical and policy changes.
Senator Harper, speaking as a floor supporter, said the bill reorganizes state transportation policy to address population growth and congestion.…
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