As Utah s business leader, we stand as the voice of business, we support our members success and we champion community prosperity

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1 PublicPOLICY 2010Guide As Utah s busiess leader, we stad as the voice of busiess, we support our members success ad we champio commuity prosperity

2 The Salt Lake Chamber is a statewide busiess orgaizatio that represets approximately 5,700 busiesses, more tha 1/3 of the workforce i Utah, has members i 10 states ad Washigto, D.C. ad has members i all 29 couties i Utah. Roughly 78% of the busiesses we represet are small busiesses. We have two strategic parters - the Dowtow Alliace & World Trade Ceter Utah. Curretly, we have formal parterships with 7 other chambers of commerce i Utah: ChamberWest (Taylorsville, Kears, West Valley), Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce, Murray Area Chamber of Commerce, South Jorda Chamber of Commerce, South Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Utah Asia Chamber of Commerce ad Utah Hispaic Chamber of Commerce ad this umber will grow sigificatly. The Salt Lake Chamber has siged memoradums of agreemet with two iteratioal chambers: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce ad Lodo Chamber of Commerce ad Idustry. COtets: Itroductio Ecoomic Developmet Educatio Eergy Health System Reform Iteratioal Busiess Salt Lake City - Dowtow Risig Trasportatio Follow us olie: slchamber.com slchamber.com/blog facebook.com/ saltlakechamber twitter.com/ saltlakechamber youtube.com/ saltlakechamber likedi.com/ saltlakechamber flickr.com/ saltlakechamber

3 Dear Fellow Utahs, As Utah s busiess leader, the Salt Lake Chamber stads as the voice of busiess i Utah. We recogize that strog busiess support for soud policy creates the most favorable circumstaces for commercial eterprises ad commuities to thrive. Throughout the year, ad particularly durig Utah s legislative sessios, we are actively egaged i importat busiess issues at the federal, state ad muicipal levels of govermet. Each year the Chamber focuses o advacig soud public policy resposive to chagig eeds ad circumstaces. I this edeavor, the Chamber is guided by the followig busiess priciples: Grow Utah s Ecoomy: We support policies that create a climate wherei our ecoomy will flourish, a qualified workforce is readily available, our ecoomic competitiveess is ehaced, ad people, goods, ad services ca be efficietly trasported. Relieve Regulatory Burdes: We recogize govermet s role i establishig boudaries ad stadards that support free eterprise. Regulatio should be limited, equitable, effective ad efficiet, fosterig competitive forces to gover the success or failure of busiesses. Low Taxes: Taxes distort market behavior ad ca limit ecoomic growth. We support a imble govermet that is efficiet ad effective. Tax policy should be fair ad balaced. Stregthe the Commuity: A strog ecoomy is syoymous with a healthy commuity. While the Chamber s primary focus is the success of Utah busiesses, we recogize that a prosperous ecoomy ad strog commuity are iterdepedet. This 2010 Public Policy Guide outlies our approach to the Chamber s top policy priorities. Fortuately, Utah is startig from a advatageous positio. Utah is the best-maaged state i the atio ad positioed to lead the coutry out of the curret recessio. We thak curret ad past elected officials for their wise maagemet ad look forward to cotributig our best efforts movig forward. We ivite you to joi with us i advacig soud public policy to meet today s uique challeges. Lae Beattie Presidet ad CEO Jake Boyer Chair P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 1

4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Ca-Do Coalitio s focus o cosumers is imperative to gettig the ecoomy back o track. It s so refreshig to have a busiess orgaizatio pushig positive ews to balace the egativity that is costatly bombardig us i the media. Michael Waddoups Utah State Seate Presidet Statemet of Priciples: Collaborate State leadership o ecoomic developmet issues ca uite public ad private sector efforts ad brig cohesio to state ad muicipal actio. Collaboratio will icrease the efficiecy ad success of Utah s efforts, both i busiess ad govermet. Short-term Ecoomic Stimulus We support policy that facilitates Utah s ecoomic recovery. Such policy should be timely, targeted ad leveraged. Promote Log-term Ecoomic Developmet We seek to assist i the developmet ad executio of ecoomic policies that will result i sustaied ecoomic growth, buildig a better future for Utah s busiesses ad families. Drive Optimism While we ackowledge ecoomic facts, we choose to approach ecoomic developmet issues proactively ad with optimism. We seek to publicize what s right with Utah ad stregthe cosumer cofidece i Utah s ecoomy Public Policy Priorities: Celebratig What s Right With Utah, Stregtheig Our Ecoomy No Geeral Tax Icrease Durig a ecoomic dowtur we do ot support ay icrease i icome, sales or property tax. Decrease Sales Tax Rate ad Add Stability to Tax System Our ecoomy will be stroger if we put the sales tax back o food ad lower the sales tax rate commesurately. Utah s ecoomy will be more competitive, ad ext time we have a dowtur we will have less volatility. Keep Commitmet to Trasportatio Trasportatio ivestmet lowers busiess costs, icreases productivity ad ehaces our quality of life. Ivestmet i roads ad trasit improves our ecoomic competitiveess. Ivest i Huma Capital A well-traied workforce is the sigle most importat busiess iput. Further reductios i public ad higher educatio will put our workforce at risk. 2 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

5 Maximize State Efficiecies Make additioal targeted cuts i state govermet. The best-maaged state must get eve better. Utilize Targeted User Fees Where possible ad appropriate, those who use govermet services should pay for them. Highways should be fuded primarily with user fees (such as auto-related sales taxes or idexed fuel taxes). Health costs should be partially paid for with tobacco taxes. Recet Accomplishmets: Bolstered Utah Housig Goveror Hutsma ad Goveror Herbert both embraced the Chamber s recommedatios to kick-start Utah s housig idustry by lauchig the Home Ru grat programs i These programs supported the idustry hardest hit by the recessio costructio ad resulted i a efficiet clearig of excess ivetory. Utah Job Growth Rates Have Oly Bee Negative Four Times i Moder History 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% -2.0% -4.0% -6.0% Aual % Chage Source: Utah Departmet of Workforce Services Committee Membership: Chair: Chris Redgrave, Immediate Past Chair of the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Goverors Scott Aderso, Zios Bak Scott Beck, Salt Lake Visitor s ad Covetio Bureau Jaet Bigham, Hutsma Cacer Foudatio Mark Bouchard, CB Richard Ellis Jake Boyer, The Boyer Compay Wilford Clyde, Clyde Compaies Steve Creamer, EergySolutios Jeff Edwards, Ecoomic Developmet Corporatio of Utah Tom Guiey, Gastroomy Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes Ted McAleer, USTAR Jeifer Nakao, Grat Thorto Richard Nelso, Utah Techology Coucil Scott Parso, Staker Parso Compaies Jill Taylor, Key Bak Ex officio represetatio from Goveror s Office of Ecoomic Developmet P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 3

6 Public policy that supports busiess ad its eed for a qualified labor force is good for Utah. As busiesses thrive, employees ad the commuity beefit. A risig tide lifts all boats. Scott Parso, Staker Parso Compaies 4 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

7 State Reveue Has Declied for Three Cosecutive Years Combied Geeral ad Educatio Fud (i millios) $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $0 $5,308 $5,213 FY 07 $4,567 $4,377 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 Source: State of Utah Budget Summary, FY2010/Budget Recommedatios FY2011, Goveror s Office of Plaig ad Budget 80% of Utahs Support a Icrease i the Tobacco Tax That Will Limit Cuts i Educatio Would you favor or oppose icreasig the sales tax o cigarettes ad other tobacco products to limit the cuts to educatio? Source: Da Joes Survey, November 2009 Stregtheed Utah s Trasportatio Ifrastructure ad Put Utahs Back to Work The Chamber champioed aggressive ivestmet i trasportatio projects resultig i over $4 billio ivested i Utah s ifrastructure betwee ow ad For every $1 billio ivested i Utah highways 29,000 jobs are created or preserved. Ivestig at this time also takes advatage of low costructio ad bodig costs. Advacig USTAR The Utah Sciece, Techology ad Research Iitiative is critical to the developmet of Utah s iovatio ecoomy. The Chamber s support i a difficult budget year helped keep USTAR a bright part of Utah s future. Promotig Salt Lake City as a Uiversity Tow The Chamber s strategic parter, the Dowtow Alliace, led the Home of the Utes campaig to ivigorate the city with a uiversity tow atmosphere ad promote ecoomic developmet. Additioal BusieSs Priorities The Salt Lake Chamber uequivocally supports a amedmet to Utah s Costitutio to protect the idividual s right to express their opiios via a secretballot vote without fear of coercio or retributio. The secret ballot is fudametal to our democratic process ad merits costitutioal protectio. Protect Vote by Secret Ballot O November 2, 2010, Utahs will go to the polls to cast their votes for elected officials ad the Secret Ballot Iitiative. If approved by a majority of the voters this iitiative will amed Utah s costitutio to preserve electio by secret ballot. Misguided federal legislatio threates this fudametal right. I respose, state lawmakers overwhelmigly passed this proposed amedmet by the requisite two-thirds majority required to amed the costitutio. Cotiued Support of a Employer-Sposored Work Program Immigratio is a icredible beefit to Utah ad also presets some uique challeges. The Chamber supports comprehesive state actio to maage immigratio i Utah. The Chamber s proposed Employer-Sposored Work Program takes ito accout Utah s ecoomic eeds ad realities while mitigatig difficulties associated with a udocumeted populatio. Legislative Ethics The Salt Lake Chamber supports ladmark legislative ethics reform that esures trasparecy i govermet ad high stadards of coduct. The Chamber does ot support ay policy that deies most busiess persos, commuity leaders ad eve may property owers the opportuity to serve. The Chamber also opposes oerous fiacial disclosure requirmets that violate persoal privacy beyod the scope eeded for public accoutability. Retiremet I this ecoomic eviromet may traditioal ideas about fiacig are beig rethought. This is especially true i programs such as health care ad pesios. The state of Utah is leadig the atio i health system reform. Similarly, the state is ow also cosiderig reform of its pesio system. The Chamber applauds forward thikig legislators ad the Utah State Retiremet System for iovative ideas that would fud reasoable beefits to retirig state ad local employees while keepig the pesio system fuded ad actuarially viable for future state ad local employees without imposig cripplig debt o our childre ad gradchildre P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 5

8 EDUCATION The key to a qualified workforce The Chamber s advocacy of statewide educatioal goals is critical to improvig results. We must ivest, improve ad iovate i public ad higher educatio. A highly educated workforce is the most critical log-term strategy for a vibrat ecoomy ad healthy society Statemet of Priciples: Ivest i the Most Importat Busiess Iput: Huma Capital Educatio fuels Utah s ecoomy by developig the potetial of our childre ad gradchildre ad attractig millios of research dollars resultig i jobs ad icome for Utah residets. Create Log-term Prosperity We are committed to actig i Utah s log-term iterest. Educatio drives ecoomic developmet. Act May studies have documeted the eed for educatioal improvemet ad iovatio. Now is the time to take decisive actio to esure all studets get a soud start i readig ad math, to better prepare all studets for postsecodary educatio, ad to icrease participatio i postsecodary educatio Public Policy Priorities: Adopt statewide goals ad strategies Utah must embrace uified goals ad strategies to improve public ad higher educatio. Maitai existig fudig levels We support cotiuig FY2010 fudig levels for public ad higher educatio i FY2011. Further reductios i public ad higher educatio will put Utah s workforce at risk. Erollmet growth i both public ad higher educatio is at record levels. Richard Kedell, Former Commissioer of Higher Educatio ad Superitedet of Davis School District Utah Public Educatio Erollmet is at a all-time high Number of Studets 600, , , , , , Source: Utah State Office of Educatio, Fiace ad Statistics 6 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

9 Lead chage The Chamber recogizes that Utah faces a clear imperative: To maitai our quality of life ad to create the huma capital eeded for the viability of our ecoomy, we must embrace chagig demographics ad improve educatio results for every ethic group. Support Utah educators Utah educators achieve great outcomes with limited resources. Busiess leaders applaud high-performig Utah educators ad support performacebased compesatio for teachers. Miority Cotributios to Utah Populatio ad School Erollmet Growth: Populatio Growth 33% Erollmet Growth 35% Recet Accomplishmets: The log-term well beig of our state depeds directly o our commitmet to educatio. Goveror Gary Herbert, 2009 Iaugural Address Establishmet of Educatio Committee, Priorities ad Work Pla The Chamber s Board of Goverors has idetified educatio fudig ad iovatio as a critical issue facig the busiess commuity. A Educatio Committee has bee orgaized to idetify ad advace the busiess commuity s educatioal priorities. Key priorities iclude fudig erollmet growth, embracig demographic diversity ad improvig college readiess, participatio ad completio. 67% 65% White No-Hispaic Miority Source: Bureau of Ecoomic ad Busiess Research, Uiversity of Utah Cultivatio of Key Parterships The Chamber has created a partership with public ad higher educatio leaders. They play a advisory role i our discussios. Usig busiess priciples ad educatioal expertise, we are begiig to idetify strategies to improve educatioal outcomes. Committee Membership: Chair: Mark Bouchard, Seior Maagig Director, CB Richard Ellis Scott Aderso, Zios Bak ad Co-Chair of Citizes for Educatio Excellece Russ Behrma, St. George Area Chamber Phil Cofield, Juior Achievemet Steve Desely, Utah Valley Chamber Sady Emile/David Simmos, Cache Chamber Dave Golde, Wells Fargo Phil Hase, ClearLik Dave Hardma, Ogde/Weber Chamber of Commerce Clark Ivory, Ivory Homes ad Member of Uiversity of Utah Board of Trustees Ro Jibso, Questar Scott Jolley, Cedar City Area Chamber David Jorda, Stoel Rives ad Member of State Board of Regets Da Lofgre, Cowboy Parters ad Graite School Board Member Bob Marquardt, Maagemet ad Traiig Corporatio, Frieds of Utah Higher Educatio ad Member of State Board of Regets Adrea Moss, America Express Rich Nelso, Utah Techology Coucil Scott Parso, Staker Parso Compaies David Peterso, O.C. Taer Clit Saderso, Crexedo Rady Shumway, Cicero ad former school board member Kami Taylor, CB Richard Ellis Tom Thatcher, Thatcher Pharmaceutical Olee Walker, former goveror ad Co-Chair Citizes for Educatio Excellece Ae-Marie Wright, Merit Medical Ex officio represetatio from public ad higher educatio parters ad Goveror s Office of Ecoomic Developmet Richard Kedall, Educatio Advisor Vicki Varela, Commuicatio Advisor P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 7

10 K-12 Expeditures as a Percet of State Persoal Icome: FY 2006 Source: Natioal Ceter of Educatio Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Ecoomic Aalysis 3.7% Public Educatio Expeditures Per Pupil: FY 2006 Source: Natioal Ceter of Educatio Statistics $5,706 Select cotributios from Utah s largest istitutios of higher learig Uiversity of Utah (2009 Total Headcout: 31,407) Salt Lake Commuity College (2009 Total Headcout: 33,774) Draws $7 i outside fudig for every $1 i state fuds. Started 74 compaies i the past four years. These compaies have attracted $111 millio i veture capital to Utah. Largest uiversity or college i the State of Utah, servig approximately 60,000 studets aually. Largest applied techology college i the state. For two years i a row the U has bee secod oly to MIT i the umber of startup compaies formed by uiversities (eve though MIT receives four times the amout of research fudig as the U). The U is o track to brig $400 millio i federal research grats ad cotracts to the state this year. The U ow claims two Nobel Prize wiers Mario Capecchi ad Vekatrama Ramakrisha. Serves over 500 busiesses through corporate traiig parterships. Fourth largest commuity college i the etire coutry. Erolled almost 4,000 additioal studets this fall. Serves the largest miority populatio of all the USHE istitutios NJCAA me s basketball champio. World class compaies fouded by Uiversity of Utah faculty or alumi iclude Netscape, Wordperfect, Adobe, Pixar, Atari, Novell, Iomega, TerraTek, Ceramatec, Myriad Geetics, ad Evas ad Sutherlad. 8 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

11 ENERGY The Salt Lake Chamber has take the lead i developig a dyamic eergy policy that will combie reasoable growth with resposible evirometal stewardship while takig advatage of the state s eergy producig resources, icludig its abudat atural gas. Ro Jibso, Presidet ad CEO, Questar Gas Statemet of Priciples: Stregthe Utah s Eergy Ecoomy We recogize Utah s potetial to become a world leader i eergy developmet ad evirometal stewardship. By relyig o market forces ad Utah s iovative spirit, we ca resposibly develop our state s abudat eergy resources. Secure Sources of Eergy We support the developmet of Utah s abudat eergy resources. Such strategic developmet esures access to eergy ad decreases ecoomic volatility. Resposible Evirometal Stewardship Utah s spectacular atural eviromet is a legacy passed o to us from precedig geeratios ad deserves protectio. We support iovative ad resposible developmet of eergy resources Public Policy Priorities: Busiess, State ad Federal Advocacy The Chamber will work with Utah busiesses, state officials ad the U.S. Cogress to ifluece eergy ad evirometal policies that impact our state. Utah Possesses a Wealth of Eergy Resources Total Aual Value of Utah s Eergy Productio Millios of 2009 Dollars $6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 Crude Oil Natural Gas Coal Uraium $1,000 $ Source: Utah Geological Survey P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 9

12 Cap ad trade Federal regulatio of greehouse gases must be desiged to prevet the trasfer of ecoomic wealth from Utah to other states or atios, to miimize the ecoomic hardship o busiesses ad cosumers, to allow for alterative meas of compliace ad to recogize that global warmig is a global problem that requires global solutios. Utah should NOT participate i regioal greehouse gas iitiatives. Nuclear We support developmet of uclear power if ecoomically viable, icludig a assessmet of ecoomic risks ad a policy for storig or reprocessig locally produced spet fuel. Support Eergy Iovatio ad Research Ivest i Utah Sciece, Techology ad Research Iitiative (USTAR), Utah s research uiversities, ad the Utah eergy ad atural resources cluster iitiatives, as well as ew ideas such as the developmet of a regioal ad/or atioal ceter for eergy research. Coservatio The Chamber supports eergy efficiecy o the part of all residets, busiesses, large eergy users ad utilities. Combied, our efforts will do more to reduce harmful emissios, clea up the air, ad address carbo restrictios tha ay sigle thig we ca do as a citizery. Prudet regulatio Advace sesible utility regulatio, which ecourages capital ivestmet, removes utility disicetives for demad side maagemet, creates eablers for eergy maagemet ad provides cosumers with pricig sigals which reflect the cost of providig eergy. Support Natural Gas Vehicles Tax credits for atural gas vehicles should be trasferable so local govermets ca better utilize atural gas fleets. Ehacemets to the atural gas corridor are ecessary to support cleaer vehicles i Utah. Recet Accomplishmets: Key Legislatio - The Chamber supported key eergy legislatio passed i 2009, icludig: HB 392, Natural Gas for Vehicles, which allows the Public Service Commissio (PSC) to authorize a atural gas vehicle rate less tha full cost of service. HB 412, Eergy Policy Amedmets, which requires the state to determie the ecoomic impacts of a proposed legislative or executive actio ivolvig climate chage, ad to promote ad advocate for fair ad cosistet federal climate chage regulatio. HB 430, Ecoomic Developmet Icetives for Alterative Eergy Projects, which created reewable eergy developmet zoes i which tax credits could be give for developig reewable eergy projects. HJR 1, Joit Resolutio o Cost-effective Eergy Efficiecy ad Utility Demad-side Maagemet, which urges state ad local govermets, electrical power ad atural gas utilities, rural electric cooperatives, ad muicipal utilities to work together to promote eergy efficiecy as a priority. HJR 12, Joit Resolutio Supportig Hydroge Power from Advaced Coal ad Carbo Capture ad Sequestratio Techology, which supports producig hydroge from coal with carbo capture ad sequestratio techology as a meas of stregtheig Utah s ecoomy ad eergy competitiveess. 10 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

13 SB 75, Utility Amedmets, which allows a public utility to expedite rate case decisios ad the PSC s approval process for allowig cost recovery of a major plat additio. SJR 16, Joit Resolutio Supportig Nuclear Power, which ecourages ew uclear power developmet i Utah. Sustaiable Practices The Dowtow Alliace decorated Salt Lake City with LED lights that stretch over 19 miles i Utah s capital city. The switch to LED lights from icadescet lights results i a savigs of 95% o ogoig eergy costs. The Dowtow Alliace is a strategic parter of the Salt Lake Chamber. Ifrastructure Plaig The Salt Lake Chamber is a parter i the Salt Lake Couty Electrical Pla Task Force. The task force is developig a pla for the locatio of substatios ad trasmissio corridors i Salt Lake Couty to accommodate the expected rapid growth i the productio of electrical power. Utah Beefits from Low Electricity Rates Average Rate per Kilowatt hour (i cets) Te Lowest Rate States: Wyomig West Virgiia Idaho Washigto Louisiaa Ketucky North Dakota Motaa Utah Orego Source: Electric Power Mothly, Eergy Iformatio Admiistratio Natioal Average 10.4 Committee Membership: Co-Chairs: Carol Huter, Vice Presidet of Services, Rocky Moutai Power Clayto Walker, COO, Keecott Utah Copper Bette Arial, EergySolutios Joh Barabio, Barabio Group Kimi Barett, Salt Lake Couty Mayor s Office Vicki Beett, Salt Lake City Mayor s Office Todd Bigham, Utah Miig Associatio Tom Bigham, Utah Maufacturers Associatio Bob Boar, Sowbird Matthew Buell, Tesoro Brad Cahoo, Sell & Wilmer Steve Christiase, Parr Brow ad Waddoups Jeff Edwards, Ecoomic Developmet Corporatio of Utah Mike Farmer, Commerce CRG Christia Garder, Garder Compay Jeff Hartley, Riester Deis Haslam, D.H. Cosultig & Ivestmets LLC David Jese, Iovisio Property Group Joh Kirkham, Stoel Rives Deis Klaus, Salt Lake Commuity College Sta Lockhart, IM Flash Ro Magoe, Strog ad Hai Dave Pershig, Uiversity of Utah Keith Rattie, Questar Bob Reeder, Parsos Behle & Latimer Gary Robiso, Questar Reed Searle, EergySolutios Ia Specer, CB Richard Ellis Roger Tew, Utah League of Cities ad Tows Sarah Wright, Utah Clea Eergy Ted Rampto, Utah Associated Muicipal Power Systems P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 11

14 Health System Reform Health reform is a vital busiess issue. If we ca t get this cost uder cotrol, it will cotiue to udermie our competitiveess as a atio ad state. This is oe of the most importat ecoomic developmet issues that we curretly face. Jake Boyer Presidet, The Boyer Compay Statemet of Priciples: Reform Based o Market Priciples We support reform that applies market priciples to cotai costs, stregthe Utah s ecoomy ad improve lives. Such reform icludes icreasig trasparecy regardig cost ad quality, fosterig competitio ad realigig icetives for patiets, doctors, hospitals ad health isurace compaies. Accoutability We believe that Utah s health reform must expad accoutability at all levels of the health system patiets, providers, purchasers, payers ad political leaders. By so doig, every Utah will take more persoal resposibility for their health ad we ca realig the system to be more cosumer-drive. State Reform with Urgecy With very serious actios uderway at the federal level, Utah must ot be deterred or delayed i its state reform. With worldreowed health care experts ad the best maaged state i the atio, Utahs are i the best positio to reform ad improve Utah s health care system Public Policy Priorities: Cotiue implemetatio of the Health Reform Bill of Rights ad Resposibilities Etities represetig over half Utah s work force siged the Chamber s Bill of Rights ad Resposibilities, a documet that lays out the pathway for Utah reform. Utah Health Care Premium Costs Have Doubled $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,000 $ Source: Utah Goveror s Office of Plaig ad Budget 12 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

15 Federal Health System Reform Statemet The Salt Lake Chamber supports health reform that applies market priciples to cotai costs, stregthe the ecoomy ad improve lives. Curret health reform efforts by the U.S. Cogress miss the mark by focusig primarily o expadig access rather tha cotrollig costs. Employer madates, tax icreases ad a govermet-ru pla will icrease the cost of doig busiess ad jeopardize the competitiveess of Utah compaies i the global marketplace. We do ot support federal reform that fails to address the major cotrollable costs i our health system, most otably excessive utilizatio, uhealthy lifestyle choices, waste ad medical liability. We ask the U.S. Cogress to allow states like Utah, which are actively egaged i fixig the broke health care system, to implemet iovative reform tailored to their uique circumstaces. Through purposeful state actio, i partership with the federal govermet, we ca sustai a vibrat ecoomy ad eable people to live healthier, more productive lives. Preserve State Reform Flexibility We support state flexibility provisios i ay potetial federal policy, which will allow Utah to progress ad reform more rapidly tha the lowest commo deomiator that federal policy targets. Utah faces a critical physicia shortage that is worseig each year. We must adequately fud the educatio of ew physicias to replace retirig physicias ad to care for a rapidly growig populatio. Restore Fudig to Uiversity of Utah School of Medicie The School of Medicie reduced its class size by 20% (from 102 icomig studets to 82) i respose to the loss of $10 millio i federal fuds ad state budget cuts i FY Stregthe the Utah Health Exchage The Chamber supports legislative actio that addresses the disparity of pricig betwee busiesses that joi the Utah Health Exchage ad those that remai outside of the exchage. Committee Membership: Chair: Scott Hymas, RC Willey Bob Baker, Café Rio Deborah Bayle, Uited Way of Salt Lake Tom Bigham, Utah Maufacturers Associatio Cadice Daly, Natioal Federatio of Idepedet Busiesses Chip Everest, EergySolutios Christia Garder, The Garder Compay Paul Glauser, Staker Parso Compaies Kay Mickelso, City of Salt Lake Johaa Nielse, Grat Thorto Jim Olse, Utah Retail Merchat Associatio Kevi R. Piegar, Durham Joes & Piegar, P.C. Chris Redgrave, Utah Ecoomy Ca-Do Coalitio Jill Taylor, Key Bak Natha Wickizer, Cache Valley Electric Compay P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 13

16 Utah Cosumers are Less Ivolved i Payig for Health Care 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Out of Pocket Private Health Isurace Source: Utah Departmet of Health Recet Accomplishmets: Passage of HB 188, Health System Reform Isurace: The Chamber ethusiastically supported this reform legislatio sposored by House Speaker David Clark. The bill received overwhelmig bipartisa support. Two of its most importat provisios are: Creatio of a Defied Cotributio Market The legislatio established the Utah Health Exchage a iteret portal opeed to small group employers Jauary 1, 2010 as a marketplace for health isurace products. The exchage is scheduled to be ope to all by It features tools for compariso shoppig to itroduce more trasparecy o cost ad quality issues i health care. It also allows households to aggregate cotributios from multiple employers to put toward the purchase of a health beefit pla. Disclosure of Broker Commissio H.B. 188 requires brokers ad producers to disclose their commissio ad compesatio to their customers prior to the sale of a health beefit pla. Participatio i Commuity Workig Groups Created by the Health System Reform Legislative Task Force The Chamber was ivited to participate o both the Trasparecy-Quality- Ifrastructure ad the Oversight ad Implemetatio work groups. These work groups provide feedback ad recommedatios to the legislative task force Utah Health Forum The Chamber, alog with Uited Way of Salt Lake ad MediaOe, sposored the 2009 Utah Health Forum held at the Salt Palace. Goveror Herbert ad Speaker Clark delivered keyote speeches ad addressed Utah s path to reform. Breakout sessios coverig twelve of the most importat health care topics ad hosted by the state s expert health care mids were provided for participats. The forum highlighted Utah s reform work to this poit as well as the urget eed for further reform. A 24-page ewspaper isert o Utah health reform was distributed to 200,000 households. Passage of HB 165, Admiistrative Simplificatio The Chamber supported this legislatio sposored by Represetative Merly Newbold, which provides stadards for the exchage of iformatio betwee health care providers, isurers ad patiets. It is the first step to realigig icetives for providers, isurers ad patiets ad improvig the health of our commuity. 14 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

17 The Chamber has bee ad cotiues to be a vital parter i Utah s effort to reform our health care system. The Chamber s ivolvemet has provided the Legislature with much eeded support i addressig this complicated issue. David Clark, Speaker of the Utah State House of Represetatives P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 15

18 Iteratioal WORLD TRADE CENTER UTAH I 2008 Utah experieced record exports ad eve i the midst of tough ecoomic times, iteratioal trade expasio cotiues to be a key job creator i Utah. The World Trade Ceter Utah ad its strategic parter, the Salt Lake Chamber, play critical roles i facilitatig Utah busiesses success i the global marketplace. Jack Suderlage, CEO, CotetWatch Statemet of Priciples: Ope Markets The Salt Lake Chamber supports public policy that ecourages ope markets ad the full participatio of Utah busiesses i the world ecoomy. Global Perspective Public policy should take ito accout the global ature of competitio ad empower Utah busiesses to succeed i such a eviromet Public Policy Priorities: Cotiued fudig of World Trade Ceter Utah We support cotiued state sposorship for WTCU. Health System Reform We must cotiue to reform our health system to reduce costs. Utah busiesses caot afford to pay double digit icreases i premium costs while competig i global markets. Workforce Readiess Cultivatig ad attractig huma capital is critical to iteratioal competitio. We must adopt policy that attracts talet from outside the state/coutry ad develops idigeous talet. Access to a qualified workforce is requisite to compete iteratioally. Recet Accomplishmets: Educatig Utah Busiesses Traiig ad educatioal services are provided by WTCU ad our strategic parters the Salt Lake Chamber, Goveror s Office of Utah Merchadise Exports Have More Tha Tripled i the Last Decade This graph does ot iclude listigs of services ad other itagible exports from Utah such as travel ad tourism. Natioally, merchadise exports decreased by a estimated average of 19% i Despite a estimated decrease of 10% from 2008 to 2009, oly three states performed better tha Utah i maitaiig its level of merchadise exports. Source: U.S. Cesus Bureau ad Ecoomy.com (est.) 16 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

19 Busiess Ecoomic Developmet, ad the U.S. Commercial Service traiig ad educatio resources ad evets icluded: Logistics ad Trade Semiars o both exports ad imports Doig Busiess i: Peru, Israel, Germay, Caada, Southeast Asia, Chia, Uited Kigdom ad Hog Kog Rural Developmet Ecoomic Cofereces Iteratioal Trade Fiace Semiars Global Utah Newsletter: Every week, 2,000+ iteratioalists receive the WTCU ewsletter Global Utah with key articles o iteratioal busiess i Utah, global evets, useful liks to valuable websites ad more. Global Utah also has the state s oly Iteratioal Caledar of Evets Coectig Utah Busiesses WTCU co-sposored (with our iteratioal parters) over 250 evets this past year, where Utah firms ad idividuals made coectios with relevat people ad resources for iteratioal busiess. Estimated Utah Merchadise Exports by Idustry: 2009 (i millios) Primary Metals Computers ad Electroics Trasportatio Equipmet Mierals Food Chemicals Fabricated Metals Miscellaeous Maufactures Machiery Electrical Equipmet $596 $515 $472 $350 $611 $308 $263 $102 $1,359 $4,067 Assessig Utah Busiesses WTCU offered i-depth assessmet services ad assistace to 150+ compaies i the followig idustry clusters: Compaies Assisted, by Idustry Sector Products/Services 42% Fiace/Cosultig Firms 13% Techology/IT Firms 13% Costructio/Maufacturig 11% Eergy Firms 11% Nutraceuticals/Life Scieces 10% Estimated Utah Merchadise Exports to Top Te Purchasig Coutries: 2009 (i millios) Uited Kigdom Caada Idia Taiwa Chia Japa Mexico Sigapore South Korea Belgium $904 $719 $512 $473 $336 $252 $251 $240 $186 $4,207 Source: World Trade Ceter Utah Source: U.S. Cesus Bureau ad Ecoomy.com World Trade Ceter Utah Board of Directors: Lew Cramer, Presidet & CEO, World Trade Ceter Utah Chair, Jack Suderlage, CotetWatch Lae Beattie, Salt Lake Chamber H. David Burto, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saits. Ladd Christese, Global Bridge Gary Crittede, Hutsma Gay Capital Parters David Clark, Utah House of Represetatives Brya Davis, Xago Mark Garfield, Zios Bak Natalie Gochour, Salt Lake Chamber David Golde, Wells Fargo Ala Hall, MarketStar Greg Miller, Larry H. Miller Group of Compaies Richard Nelso, Utah Techology Coucil Diesh Patel, vsprig Capital Jaso Perry, Chief of Staff to Goveror Herbert Paul Savage, Kirto & McCokie Michael Waddoups, Utah State Seate Michael Youg, Uiversity of Utah Ex-Officio: Specer Eccles, GOED Jeff Edwards, EDCUtah Craig Peterso, GOED Emeritus: Scott Aderso, Zios Bak P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 17

20 DOwtow RISING With the rise of the City Creek project, the trasformatio of Mai Street, the developmet of The Leoardo ad the Utah Performace Theater, dowtow Salt Lake City s dyamic cityscape attests to our progressio as a great America city. The Salt Lake Chamber ad the Dowtow Alliace have bee exceptioal parters i our capital city s evolutio. Mayor Ralph Becker Statemet of Priciples: Heart of our Regio We recogize dowtow Salt Lake City as the regioal ceter for culture, commerce ad etertaimet. Dowtow is also the historic hub for trasportatio, fiace, bakig, law ad federal, state ad local govermets. It is also the headquarters for a world religio. Accordigly, we advocate public policies that complimet the historical ivestmet that has already occurred i Utah s capital city ad that will stregthe dowtow s uique role as the heart of our regio. Dowtow Developmet We affirm that a vibrat metropolita ceter is a importat ecoomic egie for the regioal commuity ad support ecoomic developmet that eergizes dowtow. A strog dowtow is essetial for the ecoomic stregth of the etire regio. Itercoected We recogize the ecoomic relatioship betwee urba, suburba ad rural commuities ad support fair tax ad expediture policies that are focused o appropriate ecoomic developmet for all geographic areas PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES: Ecoomic Developmet Corporate recruitmet for dowtow is our highest priority. We look to local ad state govermets to improve fudig ad coordiatio with the ecoomic developmet offices of Salt Lake City ad Salt Lake Couty, alog with the Goveror s Office of Ecoomic Developmet ad the Ecoomic Developmet Corporatio of Utah to brig ew regioal corporate headquarters to Utah s Capital City. Fair Tax Policies Property tax rates i Salt Lake City should be fair, reasoable ad competitive with suburba commuities ad competig metropolita ceters i other states. The state should evaluate how to best achieve statewide school capital equalizatio over time. Advacig Public ad Private Projects Local ad state govermets have a importat role to play i buildig Utah s capital city to support the etire regio. Specific projects, icludig the Performace Ceter o Mai, the Utah Film Ceter, a year-roud public market ad a covetio ceter hotel should be supported where ecoomically fair ad viable. 18 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

21 Fiacig Mechaisms We support Salt Lake City s efforts to fid reasoable fudig mechaisms that will exted quality of life ameities ad jobs to Utah citizes ad residets of the Itermoutai Regio. The ewly remodeled lobby of the Key Bak Tower is complete ad the ew food court is ope ad servig customers. The largest residetial tower has topped off. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Private Ivestmet Dowtow Busiess Growth Over 30 busiesses opeed or relocated i the cetral busiess district durig The majority of these busiesses are small, locally owed establishmets that have made the decisio to ivest i the growth of dowtow ad i the shared visio of Dowtow Risig. City Creek Ceter The City Creek Ceter developmet cotiues to move forward ad leads the way i private capital ivestmet i Utah s capital city. Major highlights iclude: Over 1,600 costructio jobs o site. The first residetial compoet, Richards Court, will be completed ad ready for occupacy i early Ijectio of more tha $1 millio i costructio wages for the people of Utah each day. A commitmet to sustaiability. City Ceter is a Leadership i Eergy ad Evirometal Desig (LEED) for Neighborhood Developmet (ND) pilot project. It is oe of 60 pilot projects i the coutry selected to participate i a focus group that is helpig the U.S. Gree Buildig Coucil fialize its ew LEED ND certificatio process. 222 Mai The $125 millio project, 222 Mai, adds 459,000 square feet of ew office space to dowtow s Class-A ivetory. First Silver LEED Certified Class-A office buildig i the Salt Lake Valley. Teats iclude the law firms Hollad & Hart ad Briks Hofer Gilso & Lioe ad commercial real estate compay CB Richard Ellis. LEADERS: Vasilios Priskos, Chair, Dowtow Alliace Board of Trustees Lae Beattie, Presidet ad CEO, Salt Lake Chamber / Dowtow Alliace Jaso Mathis, Executive Director, Dowtow Alliace Natalie Gochour, Chief Operatig Officer, Salt Lake Chamber Dowtow Alliace Board of Trustees: Vasilios Priskos, Iteret Properties (Chair) Ket Gibso, Zios Securities Corporatio (Vice Chair) Bruce Bigham, Hamilto Parters (Past Chair) Lae Beattie, Salt Lake Chamber Joh Dahlstrom, Wasatch Properties Jerry Fe, Qwest Corporatio Joh Gates, Sow Christese & Martieau David Golde, Wells Fargo Bak Tom Guiey, Gastroomy Ic. Deis Haslam, D.H. Cosultig & Ivestmets LLC Peggy Lader, Richter 7 Gary Porter, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saits Rady Rigby, Utah Jazz Ex Officio Board Members: Mayor Ralph Becker, Salt Lake City Mayor Peter Corroo, Salt Lake Couty Coucilma Luke Garrott, Salt Lake City Scott Beck, Salt Lake Covetio & Visitors Bureau D.J. Baxter, Redevelopmet Agecy of Salt Lake City Amy Coady, Dowtow Retail Merchats Associatio P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 19

22 We are committed to revitalizig Mai Street ad the area aroud the Salt Lake Temple. We are grateful for the support of the Chamber ad Dowtow Alliace as commuity parters i this edeavor. Mark Gibbos, Presidet, City Creek Reserve, Ic. (CCRI). 20 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

23 Did You Kow that i 2008: 69,745 Utahs work dowtow dowtow workers lives outside of Salt Lake Couty trasiet room taxes was collected from dowtow hotels dowtow busiesses I Oe i every four I Nearly of Utah s hotel a quarter I of Utah s restaurat tax was geerated from 10% I Dowtow compaies accouted for 7.3% of persoal icome tax reveues to the state totalig I Dowtow geerated $1.4 billio i $230.2 millio taxable sales I Dowtow geerated i sales tax for Utah s geeral fud $64.8 millio Source: Data compiled by Utah Departmet of Workforce Services, Utah State Tax Comissio ad U.S. Bureau of Cesus O.C. Taer Emergig from a $24 millio reovatio, the historic Hase Plaetarium buildig is the ew flagship retail locatio for veerable Utah jeweler, O.C. Taer. Gateway Office 6 Proposed Class-A office space is curretly beig developed by The Boyer Compay as part of The Gateway master pla. Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Dowtow/The Gateway Costructio o the 128-room limited service hotel was completed i summer of 2009 offerig additioal dowtow lodgig. The ew hotel is located o the orth side of Gateway with close proximity to the Salt Palace Covetio Ceter, Temple Square ad EergySolutios Area. Regioal Assets: Utah Performace Ceter o Mai Salt Lake City recetly awarded a cotract to Hamilto Parters ad Garfield Traub Swisher as the developmet team for the Utah Performace Ceter o Mai. The Performace Ceter will iclude a 2,500 seat theater, attractig first-ru Broadway tourig shows. Located at 135 South Mai, the project is oe of 20 sigature projects defied as part of the Dowtow Risig Visio. Utah Film ad Media Ceter The RDA has purchased the Utah Theater ad will covert the facility to the Utah Film ad Media Ceter showcasig Utah s idepedet film idustry. Public Commitmet: Federal Courthouse Historic Odd Fellows Hall successfully relocated to the orth side of Market Street clearig the site for costructio of the Moss Federal Courthouse. Costructio is set to begi i UTA Airport TRAX Extesio The highly aticipated TRAX extesio to Salt Lake City Iteratioal Airport is uder costructio. This project will iclude the costructio of a shorteed North Temple viaduct that will ehace trasportatio betwee dowtow ad surroudig eighborhoods. The Chamber thaks the Utah Legislature for helpig to fud a ew viaduct i the capital city. Salt Lake City Public Safety Complex A voter approved $125 millio bod was passed i the November electio. The ew Public Safety Complex will replace the curret 50-year-old headquarters located at 315 East 200 South ad the project is expected to be completed by Salt Lake City witessed a ladmark day i dowtow developmet whe Mayor Ralph Becker, Gov. Jo Hutsma ad LDS Church Presidig Bishop H. David Burto were preset to celebrate the ew site for a large theater ad the associated developmet dowtow. Bruce Bigham, Hamilto Parters P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 21

24 Trasportatio The Salt Lake Chamber has repeatedly demostrated a bold visio for the state s trasportatio eeds as well as a clear uderstadig of how critical a vibrat trasportatio system is to Utah s growth ad ecoomy. State Seator Stuart Adams Former Chair, Utah Trasportatio Commissio Statemet of Priciples: Ecoomic Prosperity Requires Trasportatio Viability A viable trasportatio system is critical to ecoomic growth ad prosperity. We support a vibrat trasportatio system that moves our people ad delivers our goods o the groud ad through the air. Sufficiet Fudig for our Trasportatio Ifrastructure A viable multi-modal trasportatio system is critical to ecoomic growth ad prosperity. State govermet ad busiess leaders have already show tremedous wisdom i obtaiig uprecedeted fudig for highway, trasit ad air traffic systems i Utah. Cotiued fudig efforts are ecessary to keep our trasportatio system vibrat ad healthy. Efficiet Movemet Makes Life Better The best trasportatio systems are those that are o the cuttig edge of techological advaces that move goods ad people i the most efficiet ways possible ad for the best price. We support iovatio to help lower uecessary travel time, streamlie the flow of traffic, maximize the use of tax dollars ad user fees through techology, ad reduce cogestio. Utah s Trasportatio Challege: Travel Demad Compared with Populatio ad Highway Costructio Vehicle Miles Traveled Populatio State Highway Lae Miles 99% 80 Percet Icrease % 20 5% Source: Utah Departmet of Trasportatio 22 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

25 2010 PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES: Icrease Trasportatio User Fees While we do ot support ay icrease i icome, sales or property tax durig a ecoomic dowtur, a icrease i the highway user fee or motor fuel tax is ecessary to provide sufficiet fudig for highways. We propose a icrease of 10 cets per gallo or its idexed equivalet. This proposed icrease will geerate $100 millio i state reveues to fud Utah s trasportatio ifrastructure. Keep Our Curret Commitmet to Trasportatio Trasportatio ivestmet lowers busiess costs, icreases productivity ad ehaces our quality of life. Highway costructio i Utah is at a all time high at early $4 billio i highway projects i the works. Trasit is well o its way to buildig 70 miles of rail i seve years. Salt Lake City Iteratioal Airport is slated for a major overhaul. We strogly support all of these projects. Cotiued ivestmet i roads, trasit ad air traffic improves our ecoomic competitiveess. Ivest i the Future Our ecoomy will be stroger if we ivest i trasportatio projects of the future. Iovative itersectios, urba streetcars, moutai railways, highspeed iterstate travel ad strategic bypasses are examples of ways i which Utah ca become eve more competitive. Committee Membership: Chair: Kip Wadsworth, Presidet, Ralph Wadsworth Costructio Carlos Alegre, Graite Costructio Mike Allegra, Utah Trasit Authority Zae Atkiso, Flyig J Des Barker, Barker & Associates Craig Bickmore, Utah Auto Dealers Associatio Tom Bigham, Utah Maufacturers Associatio Michael Brodsky, Hamlet Homes Ke Bullock, Utah League of Cities ad Tows Kristie Cartwright, K. Cartwright Associates, Ic. Chuck Chappell, Wasatch Frot Regioal Coucil Rick Chesut, Terraco Wilford Clyde, Clyde Compaies Darrell Cook, Moutailad Associatio of Govermets Ed Cooper, Ashgrove Cemet David Creer, Utah Truckig Associatio Gia Crezee, Rio Tito Jerry Dewey, Associated Food Stores Carrie Du, XO Marketig Group Da Eglad, CR Eglad Truckig Chris Esig, JLC Sigs Bob Ett, MHTN Rolaye Fairclough, AAA Utah Chris Gamvroulas, Ivory Developmet Adrew Gemperlie, CB Richard Ellis Steve Goodrich, UPS Joe Grose, Sustate Equipmet Tim Harpst, Salt Lake City Jeffery Harris, HNTB Bill Holder, ASPD Tom Hori, Redco Da Johso, Chevro Texaco Sam Klemm, Wasatch Frot Regioal Coucil Steve Kroes, Utah Foudatio Chris Kyler, Utah Associatio of Realtors Dave Layto, Layto Costructio Mike Log, Holcim Cemet Ala Lord, Presidio Group Ala Matheso, Evisio Utah Rad MacDoald, WR Advisors Matthew Miller, Wilbur Smith Brett Oklad, Oklad Costructio Clark Olse, Pacific Bridge Jim Olse, Utah Food Idustry Associatio Mike Ostermiller, Ogde Weber Associatio of Realtors Scott Parso, Staker Parso Compaies Lee Peacock, Utah Petroleum Associatio Craig Peterso, ACEC Utah Moica Rafferty, Coldwell Baker Commerical Licol Shurtz, Utah League of Cities ad Tows Michael Smith, ACEC Utah Shelly Teuscher, Parso Behle & Latimer Rich Thor, Associated Geeral Cotractors of Utah Clit Topham, Parsos Brickerhoff Royce Va Tassell, Utah Taxpayers Associatio Guy Wadsworth, Wadsworth Brothers Costructio Kip Wadsworth, Ralph Wadsworth Costructio Tom Ware, Tom Ware ad Associates LaVarr Webb, Exoro Group Clare Williams, Uio Pacific Eli Willis, Godfrey Truckig David Zimmerma, Hollad & Hart P u b l i c P o l i c y G u i d e 23

26 RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Stregtheed Utah s Trasportatio Ifrastructure ad Put Utahs Back to Work The Chamber champioed aggressive ivestmet i trasportatio projects, resultig i early $7 billio ivested i Utah s ifrastructure, icludig highways ad trasit. The ivestmet came at a critical time ad took advatage of low costructio ad bodig costs. Champioed Robust Highway Fudig Goveror Hutsma ad Goveror Herbert both embraced the Chamber s recommedatios to the Utah Legislature to cotiue sigificat fiacig for Utah s highways. Fudig for Utah roads i 2009 was at a all-time high of $2.3 billio. Whe added to prior fudig commitmets, total ivestmet i Utah s highways will approach $4 billio i This ivestmet has fuded 220 projects statewide i 2009, ad will provide fudig for 110 projects i 2010, icludig: Re-build of 15 lae miles of I-80 i Salt Lake Couty betwee State Street ad 1300 East Addig express laes o I-15 from 500 North i Salt Lake City to the I-215 iterchage i Davis Couty Addig a ew I-15 iterchage at South Wideig South i Salt Lake Couty Begi Moutai View Corridor costructio i Lehi ad i Salt Lake Couty Begi I-15 CORE, the recostructio of I-15 i Utah Couty Addig auxiliary laes o I-15 i each directio betwee 7800 ad South i Salt Lake Couty Re-build of S.R. 92 i Utah Couty Addig truck laes o I-15 i Washigto Couty Supported Cotiued Trasit Fudig Begiig i 2006 with its support for local iitiatives to icrease sales tax for trasit, the Chamber has helped the Utah Trasit Authority secure up to $2.8 billio to complete its 2015 pla to add 70 miles of rail i seve years. This 70 miles icludes: Mid-Jorda TRAX lie, 10 miles West Valley TRAX lie, 5 miles FrotRuer commuter rail from Utah Couty to Salt Lake City, 45 miles Draper TRAX lie, 4 miles Airport TRAX lie, 6 miles Supported Airport Expasio ad Delta Hub The Chamber has ad cotiues to support the expasio ad recostructio of Salt Lake City Iteratioal Airport to accommodate the ever-icreasig traffic associated with beig a hub for Delta Air Lies. The Chamber has also successfully champioed the additio of direct Delta flights from Salt Lake City to Paris ad to Tokyo, ehacig Utah s image ad icreasig Utah s competitiveess as a iteratioal busiess ceter ad travel destiatio. Iovatig for the Future The Chamber supports iovative ways to move people i the future i efficiet ad cost effective ways, icludig the use of urba streetcars, moutai railways ad high speed iterstate trais. Each oe billio dollars ivested i Utah s trasportatio system employs 29,000 people. Esurig that Utah s trasportatio system is efficiet ad effective is vital to our curret ad future ecoomic prosperity. Scott Parso, Salt Lake Chamber Public Policy Chair 24 S a l t L a k e C h a m b e r

27 ADVOCACY For Busiess Because I have my hads full ruig my busiess, it s good to kow the Chamber is moitorig legislatio ad keepig me iformed of importat developmets i policy. It saves me a eormous amout of time ad eergy to kow that the Chamber voices my opiio o issues that matter, whe they matter. Al Mabeia, GPS Corporate Foreig Exchage Statemet of Priciples: Markets We seek to stregthe busiesses, employees ad the commuity by icreasig commerce. We support public policy that embraces market priciples ad decreases the govermet s regulatory role. The Voice of Busiess The Chamber represets the busiess commuity at the muicipal, state ad federal level. We seek to educate elected officials regardig policy issues that affect busiess. Recet Accomplishmets: Washigto, D.C. Advocacy I September 2009 a delegatio of busiess leaders joied the Chamber for several days of advocacy work i Washigto, D.C. The group discussed critical busiess issues with elected officials ad policy experts. The delegatio met with all five members of Utah s federal delegatio ad discussed pressig federal issues such as proposed health care ad Cap ad Trade legislatio. Busiess leaders were also briefed o the ecoomy by several leadig ecoomists ad experts at the Federal Reserve. Grassroots Advocacy The Chamber is actively buildig its grassroots database of idividuals who are pro-busiess. This o-partisa advocacy effort is focused o educatig ad mobilizig Utahs to support soud, pro-busiess public policy. Please joi us i supportig worthwhile policy by visitig Muicipal ad State Advocacy The Chamber ad its strategic parters, the Dowtow Alliace ad World Trade Ceter Utah, worked diligetly to prevet the passage of legislatio ufavorable to the iterest of busiess ad pass legislatio to ehace growth ad Utah s ecoomy. Delegate Traiig Chamber staff have stregtheed the voice of busiess by traiig employees of member compaies how to participate i Utah s caucus electio system. VoterVoice The Chamber has secured iteractive advocacy software that makes it easy for Chamber members to speak out to their elected officials.