1. (1) Local governments or districts may nominate projects for prioritization, with the exception of UTN projects, which are not eligible for project nominations.

2. (2) The nomination requirements are as follows:

   1. (a) TIF Highway Projects.

      1. (i) A local government or district may nominate a project to the commission at this internet address: https://projectprioritization.udot.utah.gov/nominations. Nominations must identify the project sponsor's name, address, phone number, and email address and include a detailed description of the nominated project including why the project is important to the local government or district. The local government or district must also demonstrate that the nominated project:

         1. (A) is on a state highway; or
         2. (B) will likely result in a road that meets the criteria of a state highway as described in Section 72-4-102.5 and that the local government wants designated as a state highway.

   2. (b) TIF Active Transportation Projects.

      1. (i) A local government or district may nominate a project to the commission at this internet address: https://projectprioritization.udot.utah.gov/nominations. Nominations must identify the project sponsor's name, address, phone number, and email address and include a detailed description of the nominated project. The local government or district must also demonstrate that the nominated project meets the following requirements:

         1. (A) the project is part of a department approved active transportation plan;
         2. (B) the project will mitigate traffic congestion on the state highway system;
         3. (C) there is an ongoing funding plan for maintenance and operations; and
         4. (D) the match requirement will be met.

   3. (c) TTIF Transit Projects.

      1. (i) A local government or district may nominate a project to the Transportation Commission at this internet address: https://projectprioritization.udot.utah.gov/nominations. Nominations must identify the project sponsor's name, address, phone number, and email address and include a detailed description of the nominated project. The local government or district must also demonstrate that the nominated project meets the following requirements:

         1. (A) There is an ongoing funding plan for maintenance and operations. If the project sponsor is a local government, this will require documentation from the transit operator that the project will be accommodated within the transit operator's maintenance and operations plans.
         2. (B) The local government or district will meet the match requirement.
         3. (C) If the nominated project would provide new fixed guideway public transit service within an MPO boundary, the project is identified in phase 1 of an LRP or, during the development of an LRP, the project was determined to be a phase 1 need.
         4. (D) The majority of project costs are for components that directly add capacity to a public transit system such as additional or more frequent bus, fixed guideway public transit, shuttle, street car, or vanpool service.

   4. (d) TTIF First and Last Mile Projects.

      1. (i) A local government or district may nominate a project to the commission at this internet address: https://projectprioritization.udot.utah.gov/nominations. Nominations must identify the project sponsor's name, address, phone number, and email address and include a detailed description of the nominated project. The local government or district must also demonstrate that the nominated project meets the following requirements:

         1. (A) there is an ongoing funding plan for maintenance and operations;
         2. (B) the match requirement will be met; and
         3. (C) the project will connect and improve access to transit.

3. (3) For each project nomination, a local government or district shall include:

   1. (i) a reasonable cost estimate for the project and sufficient information to explain the reasoning behind the estimate; and

      1. (ii) a plan to address any costs that exceed the local government's or district's cost estimate.

4. (4)(a) With the exception of a nominated TIF highway project, the commission will include each nominated project that meets the requirements of Subsection (2) in the applicable input list.

   1. (b) The commission will determine if a nominated TIF highway project will be included in the input list. The factors used in this determination may include the following:

      1. (i) if, during the development of an LRP, a project was determined to be a phase I1 need; and
      2. (ii) if there are any proposed additional funding sources.
5. (5) The commission may request additional information for a nominated project from the project sponsor.

6. (6)(a) A match requirement for a nominated project may include an in-kind match.

   1. (b) To determine whether the match for a nominated project meets the required match percentage, the department will divide the match amount, including the value of any in-kind match, by the total funding amount.
   2. (c) If the amount calculated under Subsection (6)(b) is equal to or greater than the required match percentage, the department will determine the match requirement to be met.
   3. (d) For example, for a project with a required match percentage of 30%, a fund request amount of $700,000, and a match of $300,000, the amount calculated under Subsection (6)(b) would be .30 ($300,000 divided by $1,000,000). Because .30 equals 30%, the local government or district would meet the match requirement.

KEY: transportation commission, roads, transit capacity

Date of Last Change: September 10, 2025

Notice of Continuation: July 10, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-1-201; 72-1-304