H.B. 129

1

APPROPRIATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A
2 VETERANS' NURSING HOME IN OGDEN
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Brad L. Dee
6 Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill appropriates $19.7 million dollars for design and construction of a Veterans'
11 Nursing Home in Ogden.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . appropriates $19.7 million dollars for design and construction of a Veterans'
15 Nursing Home in Ogden;
16 . expresses legislative intent to not fund design or construction of any future veterans'
17 nursing homes until the state is reimbursed by the federal government for its share
18 of the cost of the Ogden Veterans' Nursing Home; and
19 . repeals an authorization to issue a general obligation bond to partially fund
20 construction of a Veterans' Nursing Home in Ogden.
21 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
22 This bill appropriates:
23 . for fiscal year 2008-09 only, $19.7 million to the Division of Facilities Construction
24 and Management for the design and construction of a Veterans' Nursing Home in
25 Ogden, Utah.
26 Other Special Clauses:
27 None

28 Utah Code Sections Affected:
29 AMENDS:
30 63-55b-163, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 306
31 REPEALS:
32 63B-14-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, First Special Session, Chapter 7
33 Uncodified Material Affected:
34 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
35
36 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
37 Section 1. Section 63-55b-163 is amended to read:
38 63-55b-163. Repeal dates, Title 63 to Title 63B.
39 (1) Section 63-38a-105 is repealed July 1, 2007.
40 (2) Sections 63-63b-101 and 63-63b-102 are repealed on July 1, 2007.
41 [(3) Section 63B-14-101 is repealed December 31, 2008.]
42 Section 2. Repealer.
43 This bill repeals:
44 Section 63B-14-101, Capital facilities bonds -- Maximum amount -- Projects
45 authorized.
46 Section 3. Appropriation.
47 (1) For fiscal year 2008-09 only, there is appropriated $19,700,000 from the General
48 Fund to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to design and construct a
49 Veteran's Nursing Home in Ogden, Utah.
50 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Legislature will not appropriate or provide
51 any additional monies for the design or construction of any additional Veteran's Nursing
52 Homes in Utah until the state has received full payment from the federal government for the
53 federal government's share of the costs of design and construction of the Ogden Veteran's
54 Nursing Home.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-15-08 12:06 PM

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel