That could include a request from officials at the Utah Department of Transportation to re-allocate some $291 million in road funds to the agency. Because of a technical problem with the budget, the governor had to veto the road funds from the state's budget.

Bethany Eller, a UDOT spokeswoman, said that if the technical fix is postponed, planned construction projects may need to be postponed. "If it does include the funding issue, that just means that it will keep us on schedule to apply funding to the projects," she said.

Another issue that could make the cut is giving legislative staff access to Tax Commission data. Huntsman cancelled earlier plans for a special session on a $70 million tax-reform package after a $35 million error was discovered in data supplied by the Tax Commission.

That request is supported by Curtis and Senate President John Valentine, R-Orem, who see the proposal as a way to get started again on dealing with tax reform. "It makes it very difficult to analyze tax reform when you have one side that's blind," Valentine said.

But no one expects tax reform to make the special session agenda. Valentine said it will be a long process to come up with a new proposal that all sides can support. Still, he and Curtis said there is hope something will be done in time for the new tax year that begins Jan. 1.

The focus of the session will be on Fox, who is expected to spend about 24 hours in Utah on May 24 and 25. He is coming at the invitation of Huntsman, who traveled to Mexico City last summer to pitch a trade, educational and cultural alliance between Mexico and Utah.

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Session possibilities

Lawmakers will meet in joint session to hear an address from Mexican President Vicente Fox. They may also consider:

Authorizing $15 million for a new, two-level underground parking facility for employees at the Capitol

Re-allocating $291 million in transportation funds that had to be vetoed by the governor due to a technical error

Allowing legislative staff access to Tax Commission data to analyze effects of various tax-reform proposals

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Contributing: Nicole Warburton.