§ 48-5314 – Election on regional transportation plan and excise tax
48-5314. Election on regional transportation plan and excise tax A. The board shall: 1. Adopt a twenty-year comprehensive multimodal regional transportation plan consistent with the requirements of this article, including transportation corridors by priority and a schedule indicating the dates that construction will begin for projects contained in the plan. 2. Request by resolution certified […]
§ 48-5315 – Utility relocation reimbursement; definition
48-5315. Utility relocation reimbursement; definition A. If county transportation excise tax monies collected pursuant to section 42-6106 are used to construct a light rail system under the regional transportation plan, all costs for the relocation, and reasonable ongoing costs related to the relocation, of utility facilities incurred as a direct result of the construction and […]
§ 48-5301 – Definitions
48-5301. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Arterial street or highway" means a street or highway that is used primarily for through traffic such that vehicular traffic from intersecting streets and highways is required by law to stop or yield before entering or crossing the street or highway. 2. " […]
§ 48-5302 – Regional transportation authority; establishment
48-5302. Regional transportation authority; establishment A. A regional transportation authority is established in a county with a population of more than four hundred thousand but less than one million two hundred thousand persons. The board of supervisors of a county with a population of four hundred thousand or fewer persons may establish a regional transportation […]
§ 48-5303 – Board of directors; executive director
48-5303. Board of directors; executive director A. The government of the authority is vested in a board of directors composed of the members of the regional council of governments that are from the county that established the authority, and each member of the board of directors is vested with one vote each when determining transportation […]
§ 48-5304 – Board duties
48-5304. Board duties The board shall: 1. Determine the exclusive public transportation systems to be acquired and constructed, the means to finance the systems and whether to operate the systems or to let contracts for their operation. In the operation of the public transportation system the board may use public transportation facilities used by a […]
§ 48-5305 – Board powers
48-5305. Board powers The board may: 1. Adopt an administrative code that: (a) Prescribes the powers and duties of the employees of the authority that are not inconsistent with this chapter, the method of appointing board employees and methods, procedures and systems of operating and managing the board. (b) May provide for, among other things, […]
§ 48-5306 – Court; fees
48-5306. Court; fees A. In addition to any costs that are awarded as prescribed by statute, a court shall award fees of not more than ten thousand dollars and other expenses to any party, other than this state or a city, town or county, on the merits in an action brought by the party against […]
§ 48-5307 – Regional transportation fund
48-5307. Regional transportation fund A. A regional transportation fund is established for the authority. The fund consists of: 1. Monies received from the county transportation excise tax as provided in section 42-6106. 2. Monies appropriated by each municipality or the county. 3. Grants, gifts or donations from public or private sources. 4. Monies granted by […]
§ 48-5308 – Distribution from regional transportation fund
48-5308. Distribution from regional transportation fund A. All monies in the bond account of the regional transportation fund shall be held in trust for the owners of the bonds. Monies in the bond account: 1. Shall be paid out to paying agents or directly to the owners of the bonds pursuant to the resolution or […]