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Show For O I -..... -. -1.-.-. a.-,,.-,.!.,. ........... Against Q Official Ballot Title: Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow the Legislature to adopt measures to insure the continuity -'FrfOClTil of government operations when those A M. J jJJijM.t,M.JM.M. operations are seriously disrupted as a t result of natural or man-made disaster? JNO.2 EMERGENCY POWERS AMENDMENT Vote cast by the members of the 1990 Legislature on final passage: HOUSE (75 members): Yeas, 68; Nays, 0; Absent, 7. SENATE (29 members): Yeas, 26; Nays, 0; Absent, 3. Impartial Analysis The state constitution presently grants the Legislature the following emergency powers in case of a disaster caused by enemy en-emy attack: (1) to provide for prompt and temporary succession to public offices when those persons in office become unavailable to carry but their powers and duties; and (2) to adopt necessary and proper measures for insuring the continuity of government operations, including government financing. Effective Date Proposition 2 takes effect January 1, 1991. Fiscal Impact There is no immediate impact on state or local revenues. Proposition 2 would allow the Legislature to provide emergency government financing in times of natural or man-made disaster. Proposition 2 expands the circumstances under which these emergency powers could be used by allowing the Legislature to exercise those powers when government operations are seriously serious-ly disrupted as a result of a natural or man-made disaster. Proposition Propo-sition 2 also clarifies the language of the provision. 11 |