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Yes: 101 • No: 0
UtahS.B. 62026 General SessionSenate
Transportation and Infrastructure Base Budget
Sponsored By: Don L. Ipson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Public Funds and AccountsPublic BudgetingGovernment Operations (State Issues)Appropriations
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19 provisions identified: 17 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Utah funds capacity and travel options
For FY 2027, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, Utah provides $1.4178228 billion for transportation capacity and related projects. This includes $1.2514731 billion for capacity, $23.4497 million for transit, and $46.9 million for commuter rail. It also includes $45 million for active transportation and $51 million for Cottonwood Canyons transportation. Separate fund appropriations provide $45.93 million to the Active Transportation Investment Fund and $30 million to the Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Investment Fund. These are project and fund budgets, not direct household payments or promised fare savings.
Utah funds highway construction and repairs
For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, Utah provides $949.4983 million for highway construction, repairs, preservation, and special projects. The Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 separately receives $1.9621537 billion. For FY 2026, the law assigns a net $101.6597 million in carried-over money to highway special projects. Transportation Fund surplus can also fund highway work, with projects receiving federal support first; investment-fund surplus can fund state and federal highways. Both surplus authorities are capped at available surplus and cannot increase other transportation department appropriations.
Utah funds state buildings and improvements
For FY 2026, Utah provides $44 million in one-time General Fund money for state building and site work. This includes $30 million for the Ogden Multi-Agency State Office Building and $14 million for Draper site cleanup. Another $10 million in one-time General Fund money supports capital improvements that year. For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, capital improvements receive $216.3405 million, and capital development receives $69.9794 million. The development budget includes $2.0774 million for offender housing, $65 million for Convergence Hall, and $1.5 million for the Capitol Hill Complex.
Highway projects keep funds and gain study
The law keeps up to $149.5 million in existing highway construction funds available after fiscal year 2026. This includes $20 million, up to $88.5 million, and up to $41 million from prior appropriations. It also preserves up to $50.9762 million for transportation capacity projects. That includes up to $15.9762 million for requirements in the cited 2022 law and $35 million for the cited 2021 law. Separately, it provides $3 million for an I-15 Salem/Benjamin environmental impact study in fiscal year 2026. The study funding is one-time, not recurring project funding.
Utah funds local roads and corridors
For FY 2027, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, Utah provides $227.918 million in local transportation funding. This includes $227.418 million for B and C roads and $500,000 for safe sidewalk construction. The County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund receives $59.2577 million. The Marda Dillree Corridor Preservation Fund receives $51.7 million for transportation corridor preservation. The funding goes to infrastructure programs, not directly to households.
Utah funds transit and rail projects
For FY 2026, Utah assigns a net $164.2566 million in carried-over balances to transit investment. The law also keeps the cited FY 2025 transit appropriation available after June 30, 2026. For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, the Transit Transportation Investment Fund receives $193.466 million. The Commuter Rail Subaccount receives $46.9 million, and the Rail Transportation Restricted Account receives $1.166 million. These funds support projects; the law does not set lower fares or direct payments to riders.
Utah funds transportation engineering and support
For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, Utah provides $171.0426 million for transportation engineering, testing, program development, transit projects, and active transportation. Up to $8.2 million in older engineering funds remains available after FY 2026. That includes $1 million for construction training, $100,000 for broadband, up to $4.1 million for specified engineering work, and $3 million for surplus property. Support Services also keeps up to $1 million: $300,000 for software, $500,000 for building improvements, and $200,000 for communications outreach. A separate $850,000 remains available for developing rules and standards.
Utah funds upkeep but shifts budgets
For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, Utah provides $349.975 million for transportation operations and maintenance. This covers regional operations, seasonal staffing, traffic management, ports of entry, and railroad operations. For FY 2026, carried-over funds add a net $4.2736 million, but the schedule reduces equipment purchases and maintenance administration. Existing maintenance money for highways now eligible for the transportation investment fund is redirected to other state highways. The law also provides $455,800 for transportation litter cleanup in FY 2027.
Olympic venues receive repair funding
The law directs a $3 million General Fund grant to the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation. The money pays for repairs and capital improvements to venues under the Foundation's authority. The provision identifies FY 2026 for the grant and an effective date of July 1, 2026. The grant goes to the Foundation, not directly to households.
Transit projects and railroad crossings keep funds
The law keeps up to $300,000 from a fiscal year 2025 Engineering appropriation available after fiscal year 2026. That money is limited to transit capital development. It also preserves up to $200,000 from fiscal year 2025 railroad crossing safety grant funds after fiscal year 2026. The crossing funds remain limited to those safety grants.
Utah funds pedestrian and crossing safety
For FY 2026, Utah provides $1.277 million for sidewalks and projects correcting pedestrian hazards on state highways. The intended funding split is 75% state and 25% local. The money remains available after June 30, 2026; local allocations unused within two years can go to another ready government. Railroad crossing safety grants receive $110,000 in carried-over funds for FY 2026. They also receive $366,000 for FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026.
Amusement ride safety receives state funding
The law provides $595,400 for Utah's Amusement Ride Safety program for fiscal year 2027. The funding supports safety inspections and registration for regulated rides. It covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and supports protections for people who use those rides.
Local governments receive transportation planning grants
For FY 2026, up to $1 million supports emerging-area planning outside metropolitan planning organization boundaries. Eligible recipients include cities, towns, and other organizations. The Wasatch Front Regional Council receives $315,000, and the Mountainland Association of Governments receives $120,000 for transportation planning. For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, up to $1.5 million from the General Fund supports technical planning assistance for cities and local governments outside those metropolitan areas. Utah Transit Authority also receives a $63,000 General Fund grant for coordinated mobility planning in FY 2027.
Transportation agency support services receive funding
The law assigns $1.1201 million in carried-over balances to Utah transportation support services for fiscal year 2026. It provides $120,100 for administration, $200,000 for community relations, $300,000 for data processing, and $500,000 for ports of entry. Fiscal year 2026 runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This funds agency services, not direct household payments.
Utah funds airports and aviation operations
For FY 2026, Utah assigns $7.7 million in carried-over funds: $500,000 for aviation administration and $7.2 million for airplane operations. For FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026, aviation programs receive $11.4772 million, including $3.3 million for local airport aid and $4.506 million for airport construction. Older funds remain available after FY 2026: up to $7 million for a state plane, $1.5 million for advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft, and $200,000 for state-plane maintenance. The transportation department can also use Aeronautic Restricted Account surplus for public airport construction, improvements, operations, and maintenance. That authority is capped at available surplus and cannot increase other department appropriations.
Road maintenance and traffic systems keep funds
The law keeps specified transportation funds available after fiscal year 2026 for their assigned uses. These include up to $50,000 for tramways, $800,000 for regional management, and unspent money from a $6 million traffic-management appropriation. Up to $1.5 million in property-sale proceeds remains available to buy or improve another maintenance facility. Another carryforward allows up to $7 million: $2 million for highway maintenance, $3 million for equipment, and $2 million for land and buildings.
Rural communities receive road project funding
Utah assigns $14.5 million from fund balances to rural transportation infrastructure for FY 2026. The same fund receives $7.5 million for FY 2027, starting July 1, 2026. Kane County also receives a one-time $2 million grant in FY 2026 to improve and complete Coral Pink Sand Dunes Road. These funds support rural infrastructure rather than direct payments to rural households.
University can reuse Coliseum restoration funds
Southern Utah University can use remaining 2022 stadium flood repair and prevention funds for its Coliseum Restoration Project. The available amount depends on how much remains from that earlier appropriation. The law sets no new appropriation amount or deadline.
Transit funds pay rural litigation costs
For fiscal year 2026, the law directs Utah's transportation department to use transit fund balances for rural transit litigation. The spending is capped at $6 million. Fiscal year 2026 runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money pays litigation costs, not household benefits.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Don L. Ipson
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Doug Welton
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 1/29/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 73 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/28/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 28 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
1/31/2026Senate/ to Governor
1/30/2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
1/30/2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
1/30/2026SenateEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
1/30/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
1/29/2026Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
1/29/2026Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
1/29/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
1/29/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
1/29/2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
1/29/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
1/29/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
1/29/2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
1/28/2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
1/28/2026HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
1/28/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
1/28/2026HouseSenate/ to House
1/28/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
1/28/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
1/28/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
1/27/2026SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
1/20/2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
1/20/2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
1/19/2026SenateNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
1/16/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
1/30/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026