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H.B. 46
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DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDING
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2007 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
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Senate Sponsor:
Sheldon L. Killpack
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Cosponsors:
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Jackie Biskupski
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D. Gregg Buxton
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David Clark
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Stephen D. Clark
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Tim M. Cosgrove
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James A. DunniganBen C. Ferry
Julie Fisher
Craig A. Frank
James R. Gowans
Wayne A. Harper
Fred R. Hunsaker
Eric K. HutchingsBrad King
Rebecca D. Lockhart
Michael E. Noel
Paul Ray
Aaron Tilton
Scott L Wyatt
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies provisions related to funding state and local government recovery
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efforts in cases of declared disasters.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. addresses emergency expenditures by local governments;
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. transitions current loan programs for disasters to the Disaster Recovery Funding
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Act;
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. modifies the duties of the Division of Emergency Services and Homeland Security;
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. enacts the Disaster Recovery Funding Act including:
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. enacting definitions;
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. creating the State Disaster Recovery Reserve consisting of two funds;
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. providing for transfers between the funds;
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. directing the division to address state emergency disaster services;
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. authorizing local governments to create local disaster funds;
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. creating the local government disaster recovery loan program; and
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. requiring reporting;
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. addresses the governor's powers in cases of emergency;
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. provides for deposits into the state disaster reserve;
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. coordinates the state disaster reserve with funds outside the act;
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. addresses limitations on spending; and
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. makes technical and conforming amendments.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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10-5-118, as enacted by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 1983
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10-6-129, as last amended by Chapter 52, Laws of Utah 1981
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17-36-27, as enacted by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 1975
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53-2-102.5, as last amended by Chapter 89, Laws of Utah 2006
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53-2-104, as last amended by Chapter 214, Laws of Utah 2005
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63-5a-8, as last amended by Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2002
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63-38c-103, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2005, First Special Session
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63-38f-904, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
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ENACTS:
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53-2-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-404, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-405, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-406, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53-2-407, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63-38-2.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
10-5-118
is amended to read:
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10-5-118. Emergency expenditures.
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(1) The council, on determining that an emergency exists, such as widespread damage
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from fire, flood, or earthquake, and that the emergency necessitates the expenditure of money
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in excess of the budget of the general fund, may amend the budget and authorize such
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expenditures as may be reasonably necessary to meet the emergency.
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(2) Except to the extent provided for in Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery
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Funding Act, a council of a town may not expend monies in the town's local fund for an
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emergency, if the town creates a local fund under Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery
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Funding Act.
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Section 2.
Section
10-6-129
is amended to read:
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10-6-129. Emergency expenditures.
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[In the event] (1) If the governing body of a city determines that an emergency exists,
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such as widespread damage from fire, flood, or earthquake, and that the emergency necessitates
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the expenditure of money in excess of the budget of the general fund, the governing body may
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by resolution amend the budget and authorize such expenditures and incur such deficits in the
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fund balance of the general fund as may be reasonably necessary to meet the emergency.
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(2) Except to the extent provided for in Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery
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Funding Act, the governing body of a city may not expend monies in the city's local fund for an
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emergency, if the city creates a local fund under Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery
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Funding Act.
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Section 3.
Section
17-36-27
is amended to read:
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17-36-27. Emergency expenditures -- Deficit.
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(1) If the governing body determines that an emergency exists, such as widespread
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damage from fire, flood, or earthquake, and that the expenditure of money in excess of the
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general fund budget is necessary, it may make such expenditures and incur such deficits as
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reasonably necessary to meet the emergency.
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(2) Except to the extent provided for in Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery
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Funding Act, the governing body of the county may not expend monies in the county's local
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fund for an emergency, if the county creates a local fund under Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4,
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Disaster Recovery Funding Act.
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Section 4.
Section
53-2-102.5
is amended to read:
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53-2-102.5. Loan program for disasters prior to Disaster Recovery Funding Act.
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[(1) The director may make loans to local governments as provided in this section
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when:]
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[(a) the governor has issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency because of a
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natural disaster;]
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[(b) the Legislature has appropriated monies to the division explicitly for that purpose;
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and]
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[(c) threats to the public health and safety, or damages to flood control systems or the
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transportation infrastructure exist.]
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[(2) (a) In order to qualify for loans under this section, the county and each political
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subdivision within the county shall:]
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[(i) pass a resolution that:]
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[(A) requests a loan;]
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[(B) identifies the loan amount that is requested; and]
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[(C) describes, in as much detail as possible, how the entity will spend the loan
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proceeds; and]
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[(ii) complete the application for funds provided by the director.]
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[(b) Each political subdivision other than the county shall submit a copy of its
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resolution and application to the county legislative body.]
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[(c) The county legislative body shall file with the director:]
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[(i) a letter identifying the total loan amount sought by the county and its political
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subdivisions; and]
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[(ii) a copy of the county's resolution and application and a copy of the resolution and
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application of each political subdivision seeking loan funds.]
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[(3) (a) To the extent appropriated funds are available, the director shall prepare a
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promissory note lending the county the total amount requested by the county for itself and its
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political subdivisions.]
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[(b) Except as required in Subsections (8) and (9), the director shall ensure that the
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promissory note contains:]
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[(i) a requirement that the principal on the note is due on the May 1 in the calendar year
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two years after the year in which the note is signed;]
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[(ii) terms that require repayment of the principal on the note be made to the General
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Fund Budget Reserve Account established in Section
63-38-2.5
; and]
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[(iii) terms that limit the use of note proceeds to the repair and reconstruction of
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infrastructures owned by local governments located within the county.]
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[(c) After an authorized representative of the county signs the promissory note, the
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director shall disburse the loan funds to the county.]
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[(4) The county and any participating political subdivision may not use loan proceeds
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for costs:]
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[(a) that could have been paid from other available funding sources if the county or
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participating political subdivision had applied for those funds; or]
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[(b) to compensate private businesses or private persons for damages incurred in the
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disaster by those private businesses or persons.]
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[(5) After receiving the loan proceeds from the state, the county shall, before
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disbursing loan proceeds to the other county political subdivisions, obtain signed promissory
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notes from each participating political subdivision that include terms substantially similar to
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the terms contained in the promissory note signed by the county.]
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[(6) The county shall, on behalf of itself and any participating political subdivision, file
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a report with the director every three months, that:]
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[(a) specifies each project on which loan funds were expended, classified by the name
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of the local entity that expended the funds; and]
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[(b) identifies the amount expended for that project.]
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[(7) If the county or one of its participating political subdivisions has not expended or
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committed the funds by the date that the promissory note is due, the county or participating
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political subdivision shall return the unused or uncommitted funds to the director for redeposit
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into the fund.]
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[(8)] (1) (a) For each promissory note issued under this section that is unpaid on May
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1, 2006, the director shall issue a new promissory note to replace the existing promissory note:
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[(a)] (i) for the principal amount of the unpaid promissory note without accrued
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interest, if any;
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[(b)] (ii) due on or before June 30, 2007; and
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[(c)] (iii) with no interest rate.
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(b) For a promissory note issued under this section that is unpaid as of April 30, 2007,
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the division shall ensure that when the principal on the promissory note is repaid, the
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repayment is made to the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account created in Section
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53-2-403
.
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[(9)] (2) The director shall ensure that each promissory note issued under this section
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that is funded by monies appropriated and available for disaster loans as of January 1, 2006, are
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due on or before June 30, 2007.
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(3) The Division of Finance shall transfer by no later than June 30, 2007, any monies
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repaid under this section to the General Fund Budget Reserve Account established in Section
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63-38-2.5
to the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account created in Section
53-2-403
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Section 5.
Section
53-2-104
is amended to read:
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53-2-104. Division duties -- Powers.
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(1) The division shall:
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(a) respond to the policies of the governor and the Legislature;
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(b) perform functions relating to emergency services and homeland security matters as
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directed by the commissioner;
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(c) prepare, implement, and maintain programs and plans to provide for:
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(i) prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disasters;
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(ii) prompt and effective response to and recovery from disasters;
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(iii) identification of areas particularly vulnerable to disasters;
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(iv) coordination of hazard mitigation and other preventive and preparedness measures
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designed to eliminate or reduce disasters;
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(v) assistance to local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors, in
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developing emergency action plans;
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(vi) coordination of federal, state, and local emergency activities;
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(vii) coordination of emergency operations plans with emergency plans of the federal
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government;
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(viii) coordination of search and rescue activities;
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(ix) coordination of rapid and efficient communications in times of emergency; and
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(x) other measures necessary, incidental, or appropriate to this part; [and]
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(d) coordinate with local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors in
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developing, implementing, and maintaining a state energy emergency plan in accordance with
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Section
53-2-110
[.]; and
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(e) administer Part 4, Disaster Recovery Funding Act, in accordance with that part.
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(2) The division may consult with the Legislative Management Committee, the Judicial
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Council, and legislative and judicial staff offices to assist them in preparing emergency
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succession plans and procedures under Title 63, Chapter 5b, Emergency Interim Succession
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Act.
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Section 6.
Section
53-2-401
is enacted to read:
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Part 4. Disaster Recovery Funding Act
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53-2-401. Title.
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This part is known as the "Disaster Recovery Funding Act."
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Section 7.
Section
53-2-402
is enacted to read:
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53-2-402. Definitions.
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(1) Unless otherwise defined in this section, the terms defined in Part 1, Emergency
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Services and Homeland Security Act, shall have the same meaning for this part.
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(2) As used in this part:
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(a) "Average annual deposit" means an amount calculated by a local government as
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follows:
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(i) for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year the local government creates a
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local fund, the local government shall:
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(A) determine the amount transferred to the local fund;
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(B) determine the total estimated revenues of the local government for that fiscal year
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that are not restricted or otherwise obligated;
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(C) divide the amount in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) with the amount in Subsection
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(2)(a)(i)(B); and
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(D) round the number in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(C) up to the nearest two decimal points;
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(ii) the local government shall add together the amounts calculated for each fiscal year
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under Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year the local fund is
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created and ending with the fiscal year immediately preceding the day on which an application
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for a loan filed under Section
53-2-406
is submitted; and
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(iii) the local government shall:
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(A) divide the number calculated under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) by the number of fiscal
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years counted;
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(B) round the number calculated under this Subsection (2)(a)(iii) up to the nearest two
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decimal points; and
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(C) convert the number calculated under this Subsection (2)(a)(iii) to a percentage.
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(b) Subject to Subsections (2)(b)(ii), "declared disaster" means one or more events:
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(i) within the state;
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(ii) that occur within a limited period of time;
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(iii) that involve:
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(A) a significant number of persons being at risk of bodily harm, sickness, or death; or
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(B) a significant portion of real property at risk of loss;
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(iv) that are sudden in nature and generally occur less frequently than every three years;
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and
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(v) that results in:
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(A) the president of the United States declaring an emergency or major disaster in the
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state;
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(B) the governor declaring a state of emergency under Title 63, Chapter 5a, Disaster
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Response and Recovery; or
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(C) the chief executive officer of a local government declaring a local emergency under
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Title 63, Chapter 5a, Disaster Response and Recovery.
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(c) "Disaster recovery fund" means the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account
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created in Section
53-2-403
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(d) "Disaster revolving loan fund" means the Local Government Disaster Revolving
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Loan Fund created in Section
53-2-403
.
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(e) "Emergency preparedness" means the following done for the purpose of being
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prepared for an emergency as defined by the division by rule made in accordance with Title 63,
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Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
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(i) the purchase of equipment;
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(ii) the training of personnel; or
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(iii) the obtaining of a certification.
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(f) (i) "Emergency disaster services" means the following that are of a temporary basis:
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(A) evacuation;
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(B) shelter;
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(C) medical triage;
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(D) emergency transportation;
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(E) repair of infrastructure;
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(F) safety services, including fencing or roadblocks;
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(G) sandbagging;
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(H) emergency debris removal;
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(I) temporary bridges;
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(J) procurement and distribution of food, water, or ice;
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(K) procurement and deployment of generators;
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(L) rescue or recovery; or
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(M) services similar to those described in Subsections (2)(f)(i)(A) through (L), as
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defined by the division by rule, that are generally required within the first 96 hours of a
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declared disaster.
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(ii) "Emergency disaster services" does not include:
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(A) emergency preparedness; or
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(B) notwithstanding whether or not a county participates in the Wildland Fire
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Suppression Fund created in Section
65A-8-6.1
, any fire suppression or presuppression costs
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that may be paid for from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund if the county participates in the
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Wildland Fire Suppression Fund.
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(g) "Fund," when referring to a fund in the state disaster reserve, means the:
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(i) disaster recovery fund; and
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(ii) disaster revolving loan fund.
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(h) "Local fund" means a local government disaster fund created in accordance with
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Section
53-2-405
.
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(i) "Local government" means a county, city, or town.
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(j) "Percentage of allowed deposit" means a percentage calculated by dividing the
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average annual deposit by ten.
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(k) "Special fund" means a fund other than a general fund of a local government that is
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created for a special purpose established under the uniform system of budgeting, accounting,
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and reporting.
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(l) "State disaster reserve" means the State Disaster Recovery Reserve created in
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Section
53-2-403
.
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Section 8.
Section
53-2-403
is enacted to read:
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53-2-403. State Disaster Recovery Reserve.
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(1) (a) There is created a State Disaster Recovery Reserve consisting of the following
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funds created by this section:
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(i) the disaster recovery fund; and
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(ii) the disaster revolving loan fund.
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(b) The Legislature may, in legislation that includes an appropriation, transfer monies
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between the funds:
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(i) notwithstanding any other provision of this part; and
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(ii) except that it may not transfer monies from the disaster revolving loan fund if it
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would prevent the division from making payments to a local government under a loan issued
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under this part before the transfer under this Subsection (1)(b).
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(2) (a) One fund in the state disaster reserve is known as the "State Disaster Recovery
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Restricted Account" which is created as a restricted account within the General Fund.
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(b) The disaster recovery fund shall consist of:
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(i) monies deposited into the disaster recovery fund in accordance with Section
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53-2-102.5
;
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(ii) monies deposited into the disaster recovery fund in accordance with Section
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63-38-2.7
;
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(iii) monies appropriated to the disaster recovery fund by the Legislature;
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(iv) any other public or private monies received by the division that are:
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(A) given to the division for purposes consistent with this Subsection (2); and
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(B) deposited into the disaster recovery fund at the request of:
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(I) the division; or
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(II) the person giving the monies; and
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(v) interest or other earnings derived from the disaster recovery fund.
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(c) Monies in the disaster recovery fund may only be used as follows:
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(i) without the monies being appropriated by the Legislature, in any fiscal year the
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division may use the lesser of the following to fund, in accordance with Section
53-2-405
, costs
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to the state of emergency disaster services in response to a declared disaster:
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(A) $10,000,000;
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(B) 33.3% of the balance in the disaster recovery fund in the fiscal year immediately
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preceding that fiscal year; or
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(C) the balance of disaster recovery fund in the fiscal year in which the monies are
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used; and
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(ii) subject to being appropriated by the Legislature, monies not described in
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Subsection (2)(c)(i) may be used to fund the following related to a declared disaster:
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(A) costs to the state directly related to a declared disaster that are not costs related to:
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(I) emergency disaster services;
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(II) emergency preparedness; or
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(III) notwithstanding whether or not a county participates in the Wildland Fire
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Suppression Fund created in Section
65A-8-6.1
, any fire suppression or presuppression costs
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that may be paid for from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund if the county participates in the
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Wildland Fire Suppression Fund; or
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(B) grants to local governments as provided for under Subsection
53-2-406
(8).
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(3) (a) One fund in the state disaster reserve is known as the "Local Government
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Disaster Revolving Loan Fund" which is created as an enterprise fund to operate as a revolving
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loan fund.
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(b) The division shall administer the disaster revolving loan fund in accordance with
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Section
53-2-406
.
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(c) The disaster revolving loan fund is not subject to Section
63A-3-205
.
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(d) The disaster revolving loan fund shall consist of:
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(i) amounts deposited into the disaster revolving loan fund in accordance with Section
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63-38-2.7
;
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(ii) amounts paid into the disaster revolving loan fund by a local government in
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accordance with Section
53-2-406
, including interest, charges, or penalties;
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(iii) any monies appropriated to the disaster revolving loan fund by the Legislature;
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(iv) any other public or private monies received by the division that are:
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(A) given to the division for purposes consistent with this Subsection (3); and
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(B) deposited into the disaster revolving loan fund at the request of:
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(I) the division; or
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(II) the person giving the monies; and
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(v) interest or other earnings derived from the disaster revolving loan fund.
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(e) Monies in the disaster revolving loan fund may only be used to:
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(i) fund loans as provided in Section
53-2-406
; and
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(ii) pay for administrative costs of the Division of Finance in providing for the care,
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custody, safekeeping, collection, and accounting of loans issued under Section
53-2-406
.
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(4) The state treasurer shall invest monies in the funds in the state disaster reserve
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according to Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, except that the state treasurer
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shall deposit all interest or other earnings derived from the funds into the fund that generates
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the interest or other earnings.
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(5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1), the monies in the state disaster reserve
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may not be diverted, appropriated, or used for a purpose that is not listed in this section for that
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fund.
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(b) Notwithstanding Section
63-38-3.6
, the Legislature may not appropriate monies
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from the state disaster reserve to eliminate or otherwise reduce an operating deficit if the
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monies appropriated from the state disaster reserve are used for a purpose other than one listed
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in this section.
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(c) The Legislature may not amend the purposes for which monies in the state disaster
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reserve may be used except by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to
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each house.
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Section 9.
Section
53-2-404
is enacted to read:
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53-2-404. Emergency disaster services.
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(1) Subject to this section and Section
53-2-403
, the division shall use monies
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described in Subsection
53-2-403
(2)(c)(i) to fund costs to the state of emergency disaster
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services.
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(2) Monies may be paid by the division under this section to government entities and
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private persons providing emergency disaster services are subject to Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah
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Procurement Code.
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Section 10.
Section
53-2-405
is enacted to read:
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53-2-405. Local government disaster funds.
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(1) (a) Subject to this section and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
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Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, or Title 17, Counties, the legislative body of a local