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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 2000 News 1, Olene S. Walker, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah, am causing the In accordance with Utah Code Section texts of the following two propositions which will appear on the ballot at the General Election to be held Tuesday, November 7, 2600, to be printed in at least one newspaper in every county of the state where a newspaper is published. 20A-7-10- 3, PROPOSITION 1 on ballot. Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to: (1) modify terms used to identify certain local government entities; (2) expand the types ofservices special service districts may be authorized to provide; (3) authorize the Legislature to provide for the creation of local government entities in addition to counties, municipalities, school districts, and special service districts; (4) modify county seat and optional forms of county government provisions; (5) require the Legislature to provide in statute for municipal dissolution; (6) clarify election provisions; (7) modify the exclusive uses ofspecified highway revenues; and (8) repeal language that is redundant or obsolete relating to state and localgovernment? joint resolution and to submit S.J.R. 5. as modified, to the voters general election in the manner provided bv law. of the state at the next regular Section 3. Effective date. In accordance with Section 2 of this act the amendments proposed by this joint resolution shall have the same effective date as S.J.R. 5. Resolution Amending State and Local Government Provisions, passed during the 1999 General Session, if S.J.R. 5 is approved bv a majority of those voting on it at the next regular general election. RESOLUTION AMENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS PROPOSITION 2 on die ballot, Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to; establish a 2000 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH permanent state trust fund consisting of tobacco settlement money designated by statue or Sponsor: Howard C. Nielson appropriation and specified private donations, with income from the trust fund to Je deposited A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE UTAH into the states General Fund and the principal to be preserved in the trust fund unless the CONSTITUTION; CLARIFYING STATUS OF COUNTIES; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE ofboth the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives agree to remove governor and INTENT; DIRECTING THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO INCLUDE CHANGES MADE the assets trust or from fundfor deposit into the states General Fund? money BY THIS JOINT RESOLUTION IN PREVIOUS JOINT RESOLUTION AND TO SUBMIT THE PREVIOUS JOINT RESOLUTION, AS MODIFIED, TO VOTERS; AND PROVIDING AN RESOLUTION CREATING CONSTITUTIONAL TRUST FUND EFFECTIVE DATE. 2000 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH This resolution proposes to change the Utah Constitution as follows: Sponsor: L. Steven Ponhon AMENDS: A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE UTAH ARTICLE XI, SECTION 1 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, of all members elected to each of CONSTITUTION; ESTABLISHING A STATE TRUST FUND; PROVIDING FOR PRINCIPAL TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION; PROVIDING FOR USE OF the two houses voting in favor thereof; INCOME; DIRECTING THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL TO Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 1, to read: VOTERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ARTICLE XL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS This resolution proposes to change the Utah Constitution as follows: Article XI, Section 1 Counties recognized ai legal mbdivttiont. ENACTS: The several counties of the Territory State of Utah, existing at the time of the Be it resolved by the Legislature ofthe state ofUtah, two-ARTICLE XXII, SECTION 4 adoption of this Constitution, are hereby recognized as legal subdivisions of this State, and the precincts, and school districts.. The counties now existing in said eounties, as legal subdivisions thirds of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor thereof: Section 1. It is proposed to enact Utah Constitution Article XXII, Section 4, to read: thereof, and they shall so continue until changed as provided by Paw in pursuance of this Article XXII, Section 4. State trait fond article statute. Principal to be held in perpetnity Use of income. Section 2. Replacing portions of previous resolution Submittal to voters. (11 There is established a permanent state trust fund consisting of: Ill It is the intent of the Legislature that: (al as provided by statute or appropriation, funds that the state receives relating to the (al Article XL Section 1 of the Utah Constitution, as proposed to be amended in this 1998 settlement agreement with leading tobacco manufacturers: and November and 5. section in that S.J.R. same as be amended to resolution, joint supersede replace proposed (b) other funds and assets that the trust fund receives bv bequest or private donation. Resolution Amending State and Local Government Provisions, passed during the 1999 General (21 Except as provided in Subsection (41. the state treasurer shall, as provided bv statute, Session: trust hold all funds and assets in trust and invest them for the benefit of the people of the state in (bl Article XI. Section 7 of the Utah Constitution, as proposed to be enacted in S.J.R. 5. Resolution Amending State and Local Government Provisions, passed during the 1999 General perpetuity. (31 The income from the state trust firod shall be deposited into the General Fund. Session, be deleted and the remaining sections of Article XI as proposed to be enacted in S.J.R. S (41 With the concurrence of the governor and of each house of the Legislabe renumbered accordingly: in from funds ture. or for assets fund trust the be the removed mav fund S.J.R. State Local 5. Resolution deposit into the General Government Provisions, passed and (cl Amending Fund. during the 1999 General Session, be submitted to voters with the changes in this joint resolution Section 2. Submittal to voters. described in Subsections (lKal and (bl included in S.J.R. 5 as though S.J.R. 5 included those The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the voters of changes at the time it passed the Legislature in the 1999 General Session: and the state at the next regular general election in the manner provided bv law. (dl because the amendments in this joint resolution replace and supersede amendments Section 3. Effective date. in S.J.R. 5 and become a part of that resolution, the amendments proposed bv this joint resolution Iflhe amendment proposed bv this joint resolution is approved bv a majority of those not be submitted separately to the voters of the state. YPtine on it at the next regular general election, the amendment shall take effect on January 1. (21 The lieutenant governor is directed to modify S.J.R. 5. Resolution Amending State 2001. and Local Government Provisions, passed during the 1999 General Session, as proposed bv this three-fourt- hs two-thir- ds three-fourt- r hs l I 7 |