- (1) There is created the highway designation review committee.
(2) The committee is comprised of six legislators appointed as follows:
- (a) three senators appointed by the president of the Senate; and
- (b) three representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
- (3) The committee shall include at least two members of the minority party.
- (4) The president of the Senate shall designate one of the Senate appointees as one co-chair of the committee and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House of Representatives appointees as the other co-chair.
- (5) The committee is not a public body and is exempt from Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
- (6) The committee shall receive and hear proposals for special designations of state highways.
- (7) The committee may approve only one proposal for the special designation of a state highway each year.
- (8) If the committee approves a proposal for a special designation of a state highway, the legislator who proposed the special designation may seek a recommendation from the Transportation Interim Committee.
- (9) The Transportation Interim Committee may approve only one proposal for the special designation of a state highway each year.
Enacted by Chapter 204, 2026 General Session