72-1-208.5 - Definition -- Cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations -- Cooperation in plans and programs required. - Utah Statutes

72-1-208.5. Definition -- Cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations --Cooperation in plans and programs required.
(1) As used in this section, "metropolitan planning organization" means an organizationestablished under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 134.
(2) The department shall cooperate with a metropolitan planning organization in themetropolitan planning organization's responsibility to carry out a continuing, cooperative, andcomprehensive process for transportation planning and project programming.
(3) If a metropolitan planning organization has a contiguous boundary with anothermetropolitan planning organization, the department shall cooperate with those organizations ifthe metropolitan planning organizations have:
(a) coordinated project priorities, transportation plans, and transportation improvementprograms; and
(b) submitted joint priorities, plans, and programs to the department as comprehensive,integrated transportation plans.
(4) Subject to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. Sec. 134, if the governor and the affected localunits of government jointly determine that metropolitan planning organizations have failed tomeet the guidelines under Subsection (3), the governor and local units of government mayredesignate or realign the metropolitan planning organizations.
(5) (a) A metropolitan planning organization is a governmental agency that is eligible toreceive employment information from the Unemployment Insurance Division in accordance withSubsection 35A-4-312(5)(e) for the purpose of preparing transportation plans as required by 23U.S.C. Sec. 134.
(b) Information obtained under Subsection (5)(a) is limited to the employer's:
(i) name;
(ii) worksite address;
(iii) industrial classification; and
(iv) number of employees.

Amended by Chapter 58, 2008 General Session