H.B. 167 Enrolled

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION PROGRAM
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Blake D. Chard
AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; CREATING THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR FUNDING
OF THE PROGRAM; AND AUTHORIZING GRANTS TO AGENCIES FOR PROJECTS
MEETING CERTAIN CRITERIA.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
63D-1-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 63D-1-304 is enacted to read:
63D-1-304. Utah Technology Infrastructure Innovation Program.
(1) There is created within the office of the chief information officer a program known as
the "Utah Technology Infrastructure Innovation Program."
(2) The Legislature recognizes the need for innovation in streamlining government
processes and decreasing costs of government through technology which will provide greater
efficiencies and better responsiveness by government to the citizens of the state.
(3) The program shall be funded from legislative appropriations made to the program.
(4) Money in the program shall be nonlapsing except that any monies in excess of
$5,000,000 unexpended at the close of each fiscal year shall lapse into the General Fund.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63-38-3 , the chief information officer:
(a) may provide grants to individual agencies for single-agency technology innovation
projects as prescribed by Subsection (6); and
(b) shall favor granting monies to agency technology innovation projects that can show
clear cost savings to the state.
(6) In order to receive funds for proposed technology innovation projects, the agency shall

provide information to the chief information officer clearly identifying the return on investment and
cost savings to the program or agency from implementation of the project.

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