(1) Authority. Section 72-2-109 directs the Utah Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the governing bodies of Utah's counties and municipalities, to make administrative rules providing for uniform accounting of funds to be expended upon class B or class C roads as required by the federal government under United States Code, Title 23, relating to federal aid for highway purposes.
- (a) Section 72-3-103 authorizes Utah counties to spend funds allocated from the Transportation Fund under rules made by the Department to construct and maintain class B roads in each county.
- (b) Section 72-3-104 authorizes Utah municipalities to spend funds allocated to them from the Transportation Fund under rules made by the Department to construct and maintain class C roads within the corporate limits of each municipality.
- (c) Subsection 72-2-110(2) allows counties and municipalities to use some class B and class C road funds to maintain class D roads.
- (2) Purpose. This rule creates an administrative structure that provides uniform accounting of funds the Department allocates to counties and municipalities to build and maintain class B or class C roads or maintain class D roads.
KEY: transportation policy, highway finances, highway, roads
Date of Last Change: April 3, 2024
Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-2-109