Utah Government Information

	Monday, June 16, 2003

Government Agency Spotlight: Utah Transit Authority
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Description: Public Transit District
Enabling Legislation: Utah Code 17A-2-1001 – 1064
Funding: 17A-2-1044 (county levy not to exceed .0004 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property
Governance: 17A-2-1038 (Board members elected by County and Municipality Chief Executives, with representation based upon population of service areas)
Website: http://www.utabus.com/
            Board of Trustees: http://www.utabus.com/info/boardMembers.htm
            Press Releases: http://www.utabus.com/news/news.asp
            Ordinance Manual: http://www.utabus.com/news/ordinance_manual/
            Financial Report (Dec 31, 2001): http://www.rideuta.com/info/financialReport.htm
Legislative Audits: 1997 (covered other quasi-governmental and special service districts): Compensation Practices of Quasi Governmental Organizations: http://www.le.state.ut.us/audit/97_01rpt.pdf
Transit Agency Statistics (Nationwide): http://www.apta.com/research/stats/agency/index.cfm , http://www.apta.com/research/stats/
Association: American Public Transportation Association http://www.apta.com/comments or questions [] 10:29:04 AM