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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL
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AGENCY AMENDMENTS
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2009 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
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House Sponsor:
Brad L. Dee
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies provisions relating to community development and renewal agencies.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. modifies the definitions of "base taxable value," "inactive airport site," S. "inactive
industrial site," .S and "project
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area budget";
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. authorizes an agency created by a county to undertake urban renewal, economic
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development, or community development within a town under certain
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circumstances;
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. modifies a provision relating to a public entity's assistance or cooperation in urban
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renewal, economic development, or community development;
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. modifies a provision relating to a resolution or interlocal agreement authorizing an
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agency to be paid tax increment or sales tax revenue;
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. requires the taxing entity committee to adopt an organizing resolution at its first
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meeting;
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. modifies the amount of tax increment to be paid under an urban renewal project
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area plan for an inactive airport site;
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. extends the length of time that an agency may be authorized to be paid tax
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increment under an urban renewal project area budget for an inactive industrial site
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or an inactive airport site from 15 to 20 years;
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. requires the applicable project area budget, resolution, or interlocal agreement to
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specify limits on the amount of tax increment and sales tax revenue that an agency
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will be paid and prohibits an agency from being paid more tax increment or sales
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tax than specified, unless otherwise agreed;
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. prohibits an agency from using tax increment to pay for bonds or other obligations
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for financing a telecommunications facility;
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. modifies a provision relating to funds for income targeted housing;
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. imposes obligations on an agency that uses tax increment to pay for communication
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infrastructure or a communication facility;
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. extends from 30 to 90 days the period of time within which an agency is required to
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file a copy of its annual budget after adopting the budget;
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. narrows application of a provision requiring an agency to allocate tax increment
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funds for housing to economic development project area budgets adopted before
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S. [
May 12, 2009
] the effective date of this bill .S ; and
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. makes technical changes.
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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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S. [
None
] This bill provides an immediate effective date. .S
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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17C-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 125 and 330
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17C-1-204, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-1-207, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-1-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-1-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-1-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-1-407, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-1-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-1-411, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-1-412, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-1-601, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-2-110, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-2-201, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-3-109, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-3-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-3-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-3-203, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-4-201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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17C-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
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17C-4-203, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
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ENACTS:
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17C-1-415, 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
17C-1-102
is amended to read:
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17C-1-102. Definitions.
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As used in this title:
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(1) "Adjusted tax increment" means:
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(a) for tax increment under a pre-July 1, 1993 project area plan, tax increment under
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Section
17C-1-403
, excluding tax increment under Subsection
17C-1-403
(3); and
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(b) for tax increment under a post-June 30, 1993 project area plan, tax increment under
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Section
17C-1-404
, excluding tax increment under Section
17C-1-406
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(2) "Affordable housing" means housing to be owned or occupied by persons and
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families of low or moderate income, as determined by resolution of the agency.
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(3) "Agency" or "community development and renewal agency" means a separate body
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corporate and politic, created under Section
17C-1-201
or as a redevelopment agency under
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previous law, that is a political subdivision of the state, that is created to undertake or promote
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urban renewal, economic development, or community development, or any combination of
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them, as provided in this title, and whose geographic boundaries are coterminous with:
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(a) for an agency created by a county, the unincorporated area of the county; and
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(b) for an agency created by a city or town, the boundaries of the city or town.
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(4) "Annual income" has the meaning as defined under regulations of the U.S.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 C.F.R. Sec. 5.609, as amended or as
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superseded by replacement regulations.
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(5) "Assessment roll" has the meaning as defined in Section
59-2-102
.
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(6) "Base taxable value" means:
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(a) for an urban renewal or economic development project area, the taxable value of
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the property within a project area from which tax increment will be collected, as shown upon
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the assessment roll last equalized before:
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[(a)] (i) for a pre-July 1, 1993 project area plan, the effective date of the project area
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plan;
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[(b)] (ii) for a post-June 30, 1993 project area plan:
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[(i)] (A) the date of the taxing entity committee's approval of the first project area
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budget; or
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[(ii)] (B) if no taxing entity committee approval is required for the project area budget,
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the later of:
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[(A)] (I) the date the project area plan is adopted by the community legislative body;
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and
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[(B)] (II) the date the agency adopts the first project area budget;
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[(c)] (iii) for a project on an inactive industrial site, a year after the date on which the
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inactive industrial site is sold for remediation and development; or
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[(d)] (iv) for a project on an inactive airport site, a year after the later of:
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[(i)] (A) the date on which the inactive airport site is sold for remediation and
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development; and
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[(ii)] (B) the date on which the airport that had been operated on the inactive airport
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site ceased operations[.]; and
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(b) for a community development project area, the agreed value specified in a
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resolution or interlocal agreement under Subsection
17C-4-201
(2).
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(7) "Basic levy" means the portion of a school district's tax levy constituting the
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minimum basic levy under Section
59-2-902
.
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(8) "Blight" or "blighted" means the condition of an area that meets the requirements of
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Subsection
17C-2-303
(1).
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(9) "Blight hearing" means a public hearing under Subsection
17C-2-102
(1)(a)(i)(C)
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and Section
17C-2-302
regarding the existence or nonexistence of blight within the proposed
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urban renewal project area.
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(10) "Blight study" means a study to determine the existence or nonexistence of blight
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within a survey area as provided in Section
17C-2-301
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(11) "Board" means the governing body of an agency, as provided in Section
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17C-1-203
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(12) "Budget hearing" means the public hearing on a draft project area budget required
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under Subsection
17C-2-201
(2)(d) for an urban renewal project area budget or Subsection
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17C-3-201
(2)(d) for an economic development project area budget.
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(13) "Combined incremental value" means the combined total of all incremental values
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from all urban renewal project areas, except project areas that contain some or all of a military
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installation or inactive industrial site, within the agency's boundaries under adopted project area
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plans and adopted project area budgets at the time that a project area budget for a new urban
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renewal project area is being considered.
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(14) "Community" means a county, city, or town.
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(15) "Community development" means development activities within a community,
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including the encouragement, promotion, or provision of development.
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(16) "Economic development" means to promote the creation or retention of public or
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private jobs within the state through:
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(a) planning, design, development, construction, rehabilitation, business relocation, or
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any combination of these, within a community; and
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(b) the provision of office, industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution,
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parking, public, or other facilities, or other improvements that benefit the state or a community.
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(17) "Fair share ratio" means the ratio derived by:
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(a) for a city or town, comparing the percentage of all housing units within the city or
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town that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing units to the percentage of all
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housing units within the whole county that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing
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units; or
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(b) for the unincorporated part of a county, comparing the percentage of all housing
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units within the unincorporated county that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing
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units to the percentage of all housing units within the whole county that are publicly subsidized
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income targeted housing units.
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(18) "Family" has the meaning as defined under regulations of the U.S. Department of
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Housing and Urban Development, 24 C.F.R. Section 5.403, as amended or as superseded by
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replacement regulations.
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(19) "Greenfield" means land not developed beyond agricultural or forestry use.
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(20) "Hazardous waste" means any substance defined, regulated, or listed as a
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hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant,
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or toxic substance, or identified as hazardous to human health or the environment, under state
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or federal law or regulation.
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(21) "Housing funds" means the funds allocated in an urban renewal project area
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budget under Section
17C-2-203
for the purposes provided in Subsection
17C-1-412
(1).
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(22) (a) "Inactive airport site" means land that:
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(i) consists of at least 100 acres;
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(ii) is occupied by an airport [that]:
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(A) (I) that is no longer in operation as an airport; [and] or
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(II) (Aa) that is scheduled to be decommissioned; and
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(Bb) for which a replacement commercial service airport is under construction; and
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(B) that is owned or was formerly owned and operated by a public entity; and
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(iii) requires remediation because:
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(A) of the presence of hazardous waste or solid waste; or
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(B) the site lacks sufficient public infrastructure and facilities, including public roads,
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electric service, water system, and sewer system, needed to support development of the site.
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(b) "Inactive airport site" includes a perimeter of up to 2,500 feet around the land
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described in Subsection (22)(a).
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(23) (a) "Inactive industrial site" means land that:
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(i) consists of at least 1,000 acres;
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(ii) is occupied by an inactive or abandoned factory, smelter, or other heavy industrial
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facility; and
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(iii) requires remediation because of the presence of hazardous waste or solid waste.
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(b) "Inactive industrial site" includes a perimeter of up to 1,500 feet around the land
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described in Subsection (23)(a).
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(24) "Income targeted housing" means housing to be owned or occupied by a family
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whose annual income is at or below 80% of the median annual income for the county in which
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the housing is located.
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(25) "Incremental value" means a figure derived by multiplying the marginal value of
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the property located within an urban renewal project area on which tax increment is collected
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by a number that represents the percentage of adjusted tax increment from that project area that
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is paid to the agency.
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(26) "Loan fund board" means the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board,
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established under Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 7, Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund.
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(27) "Marginal value" means the difference between actual taxable value and base
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taxable value.
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(28) "Military installation project area" means a project area or a portion of a project
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area located within a federal military installation ordered closed by the federal Defense Base
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Realignment and Closure Commission.
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(29) "Plan hearing" means the public hearing on a draft project area plan required
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under Subsection
17C-2-102
(1)(a)(vi) for an urban renewal project area plan, Subsection
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17C-3-102
(1)(d) for an economic development project area plan, and Subsection
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17C-4-102
(1)(d) for a community development project area plan.
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(30) "Post-June 30, 1993 project area plan" means a project area plan adopted on or
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after July 1, 1993, whether or not amended subsequent to its adoption.
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(31) "Pre-July 1, 1993 project area plan" means a project area plan adopted before July
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1, 1993, whether or not amended subsequent to its adoption.
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(32) "Private," with respect to real property, means:
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(a) not owned by the United States or any agency of the federal government, a public
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entity, or any other governmental entity; and
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(b) not dedicated to public use.
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(33) "Project area" means the geographic area described in a project area plan or draft
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project area plan where the urban renewal, economic development, or community
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development, as the case may be, set forth in the project area plan or draft project area plan
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takes place or is proposed to take place.
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(34) "Project area budget" means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative
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revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to a urban renewal or economic
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development project area that includes:
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(a) the base taxable value of property in the project area;
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(b) the projected tax increment expected to be generated within the project area;
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(c) the amount of tax increment expected to be shared with other taxing entities;
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(d) the amount of tax increment expected to be used to implement the project area plan,
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including the estimated amount of tax increment to be used for land acquisition, public
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improvements, infrastructure improvements, and loans, grants, or other incentives to private
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and public entities;
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(e) the tax increment expected to be used to cover the cost of administering the project
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area plan;
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(f) if the area from which tax increment is to be collected is less than the entire project
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area:
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(i) the tax identification numbers of the parcels from which tax increment will be
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collected; or
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(ii) a legal description of the portion of the project area from which tax increment will
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be collected; [and]
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(g) for property that the agency owns and expects to sell, the expected total cost of the
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property to the agency and the expected selling price[.]; and
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(h) (i) for an urban renewal project area, the information required under Subsection
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17C-2-201
(1)(b); and
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(ii) for an economic development project area, the information required under
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Subsection
17C-3-201
(1)(b).
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(35) "Project area plan" means a written plan under Chapter 2, Part 1, Urban Renewal
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Project Area Plan, Chapter 3, Part 1, Economic Development Project Area Plan, or Chapter 4,
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Part 1, Community Development Project Area Plan, as the case may be, that, after its effective
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date, guides and controls the urban renewal, economic development, or community
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development activities within a project area.
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(36) "Property tax" includes privilege tax and each levy on an ad valorem basis on
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tangible or intangible personal or real property.
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(37) "Public entity" means:
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(a) the state, including any of its departments or agencies; or
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(b) a political subdivision of the state, including a county, city, town, school district,
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local district, special service district, or interlocal cooperation entity.
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(38) "Publicly owned infrastructure and improvements" means water, sewer, storm
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drainage, electrical, and other similar systems and lines, streets, roads, curb, gutter, sidewalk,
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walkways, parking facilities, public transportation facilities, and other facilities, infrastructure,
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and improvements benefitting the public and to be publicly owned or publicly maintained or
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operated.
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(39) "Record property owner" or "record owner of property" means the owner of real
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property as shown on the records of the recorder of the county in which the property is located
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and includes a purchaser under a real estate contract if the contract is recorded in the office of
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the recorder of the county in which the property is located or the purchaser gives written notice
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of the real estate contract to the agency.
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(40) "Superfund site":
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(a) means an area included in the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive
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Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9605; and
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(b) includes an area formerly included in the National Priorities List, as described in
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Subsection (40)(a), but removed from the list following remediation that leaves on site the
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waste that caused the area to be included in the National Priorities List.
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(41) "Survey area" means an area designated by a survey area resolution for study to
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determine whether one or more urban renewal projects within the area are feasible.
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(42) "Survey area resolution" means a resolution adopted by the agency board under
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Subsection
17C-2-101
(1)(a) designating a survey area.
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(43) "Taxable value" means the value of property as shown on the last equalized
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assessment roll as certified by the county assessor.
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(44) (a) "Tax increment" means, except as provided in Subsection (44)(b), the
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difference between:
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(i) the amount of property tax revenues generated each tax year by all taxing entities
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from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which
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tax increment is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property; and
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(ii) the amount of property tax revenues that would be generated from that same area
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using the base taxable value of the property.
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(b) "Tax increment" does not include taxes levied and collected under Section
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59-2-1602
on or after January 1, 1994 upon the taxable property in the project area unless:
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(i) the project area plan was adopted before May 4, 1993, whether or not the project
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area plan was subsequently amended; and
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(ii) the taxes were pledged to support bond indebtedness or other contractual
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obligations of the agency.
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(45) "Taxing entity" means a public entity that levies a tax on property within a
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community.
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(46) "Taxing entity committee" means a committee representing the interests of taxing
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entities, created as provided in Section
17C-1-402
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(47) "Unincorporated" means not within a city or town.
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(48) (a) "Urban renewal" means the development activities under a project area plan
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within an urban renewal project area, including:
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(i) planning, design, development, demolition, clearance, construction, rehabilitation,
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environmental remediation, or any combination of these, of part or all of a project area;
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(ii) the provision of residential, commercial, industrial, public, or other structures or
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spaces, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant to them;
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(iii) altering, improving, modernizing, demolishing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating, or
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any combination of these, existing structures in a project area;
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(iv) providing open space, including streets and other public grounds and space around
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buildings;
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(v) providing public or private buildings, infrastructure, structures, and improvements;
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and
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(vi) providing improvements of public or private recreation areas and other public
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grounds.
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(b) "Urban renewal" means "redevelopment," as defined under the law in effect before
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May 1, 2006, if the context requires.
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Section 2.
Section
17C-1-204
is amended to read:
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17C-1-204. Urban renewal, economic development, and community development
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by an adjoining agency -- Requirements.
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(1) An agency or community may, by resolution of its board or legislative body,
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respectively, authorize an agency to conduct urban renewal, economic development, or
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community development activities in a project area that includes an area within the authorizing
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agency's boundaries or within the boundaries of the authorizing community if the project area
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or community is contiguous to the boundaries of the other agency.
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(2) If an agency board or community legislative body adopts a resolution under
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Subsection (1) authorizing another agency to undertake urban renewal, economic development,
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or community development activities in the authorizing agency's project area or within the
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boundaries of the authorizing community:
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(a) the other agency may act in all respects as if the project area were within its own
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boundaries;
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(b) the board of the other agency has all the rights, powers, and privileges with respect
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to the project area as if it were within its own boundaries; and
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(c) the other agency may be paid tax increment funds to the same extent as if the
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project area were within its own boundaries.
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(3) Each project area plan approved by the other agency for the project area that is the
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subject of a resolution under Subsection (1) shall be adopted by ordinance of the legislative
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body of the community in which the project area is located.
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(4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4):
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(i) "County agency" means an agency that was created by a county.
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(ii) "Industrial property" means private real property S. [
that
] .S :
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(A) S. over half of which .S is located within the boundary of a town, as defined in
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Section
10-1-104
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(B) comprises some or all of an inactive industrial site.
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S. (iii) "Perimeter portion" means the portion of an inactive industrial site that is:
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(A) part of the inactive industrial site because it lies within the perimeter described in
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Subsection 17C-1-102(23)(b); and
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(B) located within the boundary of a city, as defined in Section 10-1-104. .S
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(b) S. [
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] (i) Subject to Subsection (4)(b)(ii), a .S county agency may undertake urban
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renewal, economic development, or
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community development on industrial property if the record property owner of the industrial
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property submits a written request to the county agency to do so.
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S. (ii) A county agency may not include a perimeter portion within a project area without
the
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approval of the city in which the perimeter portion is located. .S
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(c) If a county agency undertakes urban renewal, economic development, or
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community development on industrial property:
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(i) the county agency may act in all respects as if the project area that includes the
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industrial property were within the county agency's boundary;
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(ii) the board of the county agency has each right, power, and privilege with respect to
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the project area as if the project area were within the county agency's boundary; and
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(iii) the county agency may be paid tax increment to the same extent as if the project
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area were within the county agency's boundary.
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(d) A project area plan for a project on industrial property that is approved by the
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county agency shall be adopted by ordinance of the legislative body of the county in which the
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project area is located.
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Section 3.
Section
17C-1-207
is amended to read:
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17C-1-207. Public entities may assist with urban renewal, economic development,
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or community development project.
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(1) In order to assist and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or
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operation of [an] urban renewal, economic development, or community development [project
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located] within the area in which it is authorized to act, a public entity may:
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(a) (i) provide or cause to be furnished [adjacent to or in connection with an urban
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renewal, economic development, or community development project]:
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(A) parks, playgrounds, or other recreational facilities;
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(B) community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities; or
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(C) any other works which the public entity is otherwise empowered to undertake;
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(ii) provide, furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or
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replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places;
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(iii) plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of a project area and make any legal
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exceptions from building regulations and ordinances;
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(iv) purchase or legally invest in any of the bonds of an agency and exercise all of the
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rights of any holder of the bonds;
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(v) enter into an agreement with another public entity concerning action to be taken
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pursuant to any of the powers granted in this title;
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(vi) do any and all things necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or carrying out
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of [an] the urban renewal, economic development, or community development [project];
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(vii) in connection with the project area plan, become obligated to the extent
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authorized and funds have been made available to make required improvements or construct
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required structures; and
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(viii) lend, grant, or contribute funds to an agency for an urban renewal, economic
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development, or community development project; and
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(b) 15 days after posting public notice:
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(i) purchase or otherwise acquire property or lease property from an agency; or
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(ii) sell, grant, convey, or otherwise dispose of the public entity's property or lease the
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public entity's property to an agency.
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(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an agreement under Subsection (1)(a)(v)
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may extend over any period.
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(3) A grant or contribution of funds from a public entity to an agency is not subject to
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the requirements of Section
10-8-2
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Section 4.
Section
17C-1-401
is amended to read:
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17C-1-401. Agency receipt and use of tax increment and sales tax -- Distribution
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of tax increment and sales tax.
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(1) An agency may receive and use tax increment and sales tax, as provided in this
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part.
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(2) (a) The applicable length of time or number of years for which an agency is to be
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paid tax increment or sales tax under this part shall be measured:
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(i) for a pre-July 1, 1993 project area plan, from the first tax year regarding which the
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agency accepts tax increment from the project area;
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(ii) for a post-June 30, 1993 urban renewal or economic development project area plan,
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from the first tax year for which the agency receives tax increment under the project area
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budget; or
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(iii) for a community development project area plan, as indicated in the resolution or
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interlocal agreement of a taxing entity that establishes the agency's right to receive tax
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increment or sales tax.
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(b) Tax increment may not be paid to an agency for a tax year prior to the tax year
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following:
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(i) for an urban renewal or economic development project area plan, the effective date
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of the project area plan; and
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(ii) for a community development project area plan, the effective date of the interlocal
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agreement that establishes the agency's right to receive tax increment.
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(3) With respect to a community development project area plan[,]:
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(a) a taxing entity or public entity may, by resolution or through interlocal agreement,
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authorize an agency to be paid any or all of that taxing entity or public entity's tax increment or
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sales tax for any period of time[.]; and
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(b) the resolution or interlocal agreement authorizing the agency to be paid tax
406
increment or sales tax shall specify:
407
(i) the base taxable value of the project area; and
408
(ii) the method of calculating the amount of tax increment or sales tax to be paid to the
409
agency.
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(4) With the written consent of a taxing entity, an agency may be paid tax increment,
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from that taxing entity's tax revenues only, in a higher percentage or for a longer period of time,
412
or both, than otherwise authorized under this title.
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(5) Each county that collects property tax on property within a project area shall pay
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and distribute to the agency the tax increment that the agency is entitled to collect under this
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title, in the manner and at the time provided in Section
59-2-1365
.
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Section 5.
Section
17C-1-402
is amended to read:
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17C-1-402. Taxing entity committee.
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(1) Each agency that adopts or proposes to adopt a post-June 30, 1993 urban renewal or
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economic development project area plan shall, and any other agency may, cause a taxing entity
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committee to be created.
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(2) (a) (i) Each taxing entity committee shall be composed of:
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(A) two school district representatives appointed as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii);
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(B) (I) in a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class, two representatives
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appointed by resolution of the legislative body of the county in which the agency is located; or
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(II) in a county of the first class, one representative appointed by the county executive
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and one representative appointed by the legislative body of the county in which the agency is
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located;
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(C) if the agency was created by a city or town, two representatives appointed by
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resolution of the legislative body of that city or town;
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(D) one representative appointed by the State Board of Education; and
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(E) one representative selected by majority vote of the legislative bodies or governing
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boards of all other taxing entities that levy a tax on property within the agency's boundaries, to
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represent the interests of those taxing entities on the taxing entity committee.
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(ii) (A) If the agency boundaries include only one school district, that school district
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shall appoint the two school district representatives under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A).
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(B) If the agency boundaries include more than one school district, those school
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districts shall jointly appoint the two school district representatives under Subsection
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(2)(a)(i)(A).
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(b) (i) Each taxing entity committee representative under Subsection (2)(a) shall be
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appointed within 30 days after the agency provides notice of the creation of the taxing entity
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committee.
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(ii) If a representative is not appointed within the time required under Subsection
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(2)(b)(i), the agency board may appoint a person to serve on the taxing entity committee in the
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place of the missing representative until that representative is appointed.
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(c) (i) A taxing entity committee representative may be appointed for a set term or
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period of time, as determined by the appointing authority under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
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(ii) Each taxing entity committee representative shall serve until a successor is
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appointed and qualified.
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(d) (i) Upon the appointment of each representative under Subsection (2)(a)(i), whether
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an initial appointment or an appointment to replace an already serving representative, the
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appointing authority shall:
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(A) notify the agency in writing of the name and address of the newly appointed
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representative; and
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(B) provide the agency a copy of the resolution making the appointment or, if the
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appointment is not made by resolution, other evidence of the appointment.
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(ii) Each appointing authority of a taxing entity committee representative under
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Subsection (2)(a)(i) shall notify the agency in writing of any change of address of a
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representative appointed by that appointing authority.
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(3) At its first meeting, a taxing entity committee shall adopt an organizing resolution:
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(a) designating a chair and a secretary of the committee; and
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(b) if the committee considers it appropriate, governing the use of electronic meetings
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under Section
52-4-207
.
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[(3)] (4) A taxing entity committee represents all taxing entities regarding an urban
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renewal or economic development project area and may:
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(a) cast votes that will be binding on all taxing entities;
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(b) negotiate with the agency concerning a draft project area plan;
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(c) approve or disapprove [a] an urban renewal project area budget as provided in
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Section
17C-2-204
[for an urban renewal] or an economic development project area budget
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[and] as provided in Section
17C-3-203
[for an economic development project area budget];
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(d) approve or disapprove amendments to a project area budget as provided in Section
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17C-2-206
for an urban renewal project area budget and Section
17C-3-205
for an economic
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development project area budget;
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(e) approve exceptions to the limits on the value and size of a project area imposed
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under this title;
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(f) approve exceptions to the percentage of tax increment and the period of time that
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tax increment is paid to the agency as provided in this title;
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(g) approve the use of tax increment for publicly owned infrastructure and
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improvements outside of an urban renewal or economic development project area that the
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agency and community legislative body determine to be of benefit to the urban renewal or
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economic development project area, as provided in Subsection
17C-1-409
(1)(a)(iii)(D);
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(h) waive the restrictions imposed by Subsection
17C-2-202
(1); and
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(i) give other taxing entity committee approval or consent required or allowed under
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this title.
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[(4)] (5) A quorum of a taxing entity committee consists of:
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(a) if the urban renewal or economic development project area is located within a city
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or town, five members; or
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(b) if the urban renewal or economic development project area is not located within a
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city or town, four members.
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[(5)] (6) Taxing entity committee approval, consent, or other action requires the
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affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members present at a taxing entity committee meeting at
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which a quorum is present.
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[(6)] (7) (a) An agency may call a meeting of the taxing entity committee by sending
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written notice to the members of the taxing entity committee at least ten days before the date of
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the meeting.
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(b) Each notice under Subsection [(6)] (7)(a) shall be accompanied by:
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(i) the proposed agenda for the taxing entity committee meeting; and
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(ii) if not previously provided and if they exist and are to be considered at the meeting:
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(A) the urban renewal or economic development project area plan or proposed plan;
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(B) the urban renewal or economic development project area budget or proposed
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budget;
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(C) the analysis required under Subsection
17C-2-103
(2) or
17C-3-103
(2);
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(D) the blight study;
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(E) the agency's resolution making a finding of blight under Subsection
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17C-2-102
(1)(a) (ii)(B); and
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(F) other documents to be considered by the taxing entity committee at the meeting.
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[(7)] (8) (a) A taxing entity committee may not vote on a proposed urban renewal or
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economic development project area budget or proposed amendment to an urban renewal or
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economic development project area budget at the first meeting at which the proposed budget or
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amendment is considered unless all members of the taxing entity committee present at the
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meeting consent.
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(b) A second taxing entity committee meeting to consider an urban renewal or
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economic development project area budget or a proposed amendment to an urban renewal or
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economic development project area budget may not be held within 14 days after the first
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meeting unless all members of the taxing entity committee present at the first meeting consent.
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[(8)] (9) Each taxing entity committee shall meet at least annually during the time that
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the agency receives tax increment under an urban renewal or economic development project
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area budget in order to review the status of the project area.
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[(9)] (10) Each taxing entity committee shall be governed by Title 52, Chapter 4, Open
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and Public Meetings Act.
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[(10)] (11) Each time a school district representative or a representative of the State
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Board of Education votes as a member of a taxing entity committee to allow an agency to be
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paid tax increment or to increase the amount or length of time that an agency may be paid tax
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increment, that representative shall, within 45 days after the vote, provide to the
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representative's respective school board an explanation in writing of the representative's vote
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and the reasons for the vote.
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[(11)] (12) (a) The auditor of each county in which the agency is located shall provide a
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written report to the taxing entity committee stating, with respect to property within each urban
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renewal and economic development project area:
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(i) the base taxable value, as adjusted by any adjustments under Section
17C-1-408
;
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and
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(ii) the assessed value.
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(b) With respect to the information required under Subsection [(11)] (12)(a), the
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auditor shall provide:
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(i) actual amounts for each year from the adoption of the urban renewal and economic
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development project area plan to the time of the report; and
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(ii) estimated amounts for each year beginning the year after the time of the report and
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ending the time that the agency expects no longer to be paid tax increment from property
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within the urban renewal and economic development project area.
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(c) The auditor of the county in which the agency is located shall provide a report
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under this Subsection [(11)] (12):
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(i) at least annually; and
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(ii) upon request of the taxing entity committee, before a taxing entity committee
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meeting at which the committee will consider whether to allow the agency to be paid tax
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increment or to increase the amount of tax increment that the agency may be paid or the length
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of time that the agency may be paid tax increment.
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[(12)] (13) This section does not apply to a community development project area plan.
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Section 6.
Section
17C-1-405
is amended to read:
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17C-1-405. Tax increment under a project area plan adopted on or after May 1,
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2006.
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(1) This section applies to tax increment under a project area plan adopted on or after
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May 1, 2006.
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(2) Subject to the approval of the taxing entity committee, an agency board may
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provide in the urban renewal or economic development project area budget for the agency to be
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paid:
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(a) for an urban renewal project area plan that proposes development of an inactive
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industrial site or inactive airport site, at least 60% of tax increment for at least [15] 20 years; or
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(b) for each other project, any percentage of tax increment up to 100% or any specified
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dollar amount of tax increment for any period of time.
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(3) A resolution or interlocal agreement relating to an agency's use of tax increment for
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a community development project area plan may provide for the agency to be paid any
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percentage of tax increment up to 100% or any specified dollar amount of tax increment for
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any period of time.
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Section 7.
Section
17C-1-407
is amended to read:
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17C-1-407. Limitations on tax increment.
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(1) (a) If the development of retail sales of goods is the primary objective of an urban
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renewal project area, tax increment from the urban renewal project area may not be paid to or
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used by an agency unless a finding of blight is made under Chapter 2, Part 3, Blight
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Determination in Urban Renewal Project Areas.
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(b) Development of retail sales of goods does not disqualify an agency from receiving
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tax increment.
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(c) After July 1, 2005, an agency may not be paid or use tax increment generated from
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the value of property within an economic development project area that is attributable to the
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development of retail sales of goods, unless the tax increment was previously pledged to pay
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for bonds or other contractual obligations of the agency.
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(2) (a) An agency may not be paid any portion of a taxing entity's taxes resulting from
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an increase in the taxing entity's tax rate that occurs after the taxing entity committee approves
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the project area budget unless, at the time the taxing entity committee approves the project area
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budget, the taxing entity committee approves payment of those increased taxes to the agency.
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(b) If the taxing entity committee does not approve of payment of the increased taxes to
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the agency under Subsection (2)(a), the county shall distribute to the taxing entity the taxes
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attributable to the tax rate increase in the same manner as other property taxes.
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(3) Except as the taxing entity committee otherwise agrees, an agency may not receive
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tax increment under an urban renewal or economic development project area budget adopted
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S. on or .S after S. [
May 11, 2009
] the effective date of this bill .S :
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(a) that exceeds the percentage of tax increment or cumulative dollar amount of tax
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increment specified in the project area budget; or
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(b) for more tax years than specified in the project area budget.
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Section 8.
Section
17C-1-409
is amended to read:
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17C-1-409. Allowable uses of tax increment and sales tax.
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(1) (a) An agency may use tax increment and sales tax proceeds received from a taxing
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entity:
592
(i) for any of the purposes for which the use of tax increment is authorized under this
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title;
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(ii) for administrative, overhead, legal, and other operating expenses of the agency,
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including consultant fees and expenses under Subsection
17C-2-102
(1)(b)(ii)(B); or
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(iii) to pay for, including financing or refinancing, all or part of:
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(A) urban renewal activities in the project area from which the tax increment funds are
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collected, including environmental remediation activities occurring before or after adoption of
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the project area plan;
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(B) economic development or community development activities in the project area
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from which the tax increment funds are collected;
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(C) housing expenditures, projects, or programs as provided in Section
17C-1-411
or
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17C-1-412
;
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(D) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (6), the value of the land for and the cost of the
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installation and construction of any publicly owned building, facility, structure, landscaping, or
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other improvement within the project area from which the tax increment funds were collected;
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and
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(E) subject to Subsection (1)(d), the cost of the installation of publicly owned
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infrastructure and improvements outside the project area from which the tax increment funds
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were collected if the agency board and the community legislative body determine by resolution
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that the publicly owned infrastructure and improvements are of benefit to the project area.
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(b) The determination of the agency board and the community legislative body under
613
Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(E) regarding benefit to the project area shall be final and conclusive.
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(c) An agency may not use tax increment or sales tax proceeds received from a taxing
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entity for the purposes stated in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(D) under an urban renewal or economic
616
development project area plan without the consent of the community legislative body.
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(d) An agency may not use tax increment or sales tax proceeds received from a taxing
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entity for the purposes stated in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(E) under an urban renewal or economic
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development project area plan without the consent of the community legislative body and the
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taxing entity committee.
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(2) Sales tax proceeds that an agency receives from another public entity are not
622
subject to the prohibition or limitations of Title 11, Chapter 41, Prohibition on Sales and Use
623
Tax Incentive Payments Act.
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(3) An agency may use sales tax proceeds it receives under a resolution or interlocal
625
agreement under Section
17C-4-201
for the uses authorized in the resolution or interlocal
626
agreement.
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(4) (a) An agency may contract with the community that created the agency or another
628
public entity to use tax increment to reimburse the cost of items authorized by this title to be
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paid by the agency that have been or will be paid by the community or other public entity.
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(b) If land has been or will be acquired or the cost of an improvement has been or will
631
be paid by another public entity and the land or improvement has been or will be leased to the
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community, an agency may contract with and make reimbursement from tax increment funds to
633
the community.
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(5) An agency created by a city of the first or second class may use tax increment from
635
one project area in another project area to pay all or part of the value of the land for and the
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cost of the installation and construction of a publicly or privately owned convention center or
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sports complex or any building, facility, structure, or other improvement related to the
638
convention center or sports complex, including parking and infrastructure improvements, if:
639
(a) construction of the convention center or sports complex or related building, facility,
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structure, or other improvement is commenced on or before June 30, 2002; and
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(b) the tax increment is pledged to pay all or part of the value of the land for and the
642
cost of the installation and construction of the convention center or sports complex or related
643
building, facility, structure, or other improvement.
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(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an agency may not use tax
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increment to construct municipal buildings, courts or other judicial buildings, or fire stations.
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(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an agency may not use tax
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increment under an urban renewal or economic development project area plan, to pay any of
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the cost of the land, infrastructure, or construction of a stadium or arena constructed after
649
March 1, 2005, unless the tax increment has been pledged for that purpose before February 15,
650
2005.
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(8) S. (a) .S An agency may not use tax increment to pay S. the debt service of or
.S
651a
any S. other .S amount related to a bond issued or
652
other obligation incurred S. if the bond was issued or the obligation was incurred:
652a
(i) by an interlocal entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act;
652b
(ii) on or .S after S. [
May 11, 2009 if the bond is issued or the obligation is incurred
] the
652c
effective date of this bill; and
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(iii) .S to finance a telecommunication facility.
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S. (b) Subsection (8)(a) may not be construed to prohibit the refinancing, restatement, or
653b
refunding of a bond issued before the effective date of this bill. .S
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Section 9.
Section
17C-1-411
is amended to read:
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17C-1-411. Use of tax increment for housing and for relocating mobile home park
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residents -- Funds to be held in separate accounts.
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(1) An agency may:
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(a) use tax increment from a project area to pay all or part of the value of the land for
659
and the cost of installation, construction, and rehabilitation of any building, facility, structure,
660
or other housing improvement, including infrastructure improvements related to housing,
661
located in any project area within the agency's boundaries; and
662
(b) use up to 20% of tax increment:
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(i) outside of project areas for the purpose of:
664
(A) replacing housing units lost by urban renewal, economic development, or
665
community development; or
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(B) increasing, improving, and preserving generally the affordable housing supply [of
667
the community that created] within the boundary of the agency; or
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(ii) for relocating mobile home park residents displaced by development, whether
669
inside or outside a project area.
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(2) (a) Each agency shall separately account for funds allocated under this section.
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(b) Interest earned by the housing fund and any payments or repayments made to the
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agency for loans, advances, or grants of any kind from the fund, shall accrue to the housing
673
fund.
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(c) Each agency designating a housing fund under this section shall use the fund for:
675
(i) the purposes set forth in this section; or
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(ii) the purposes set forth in this title relating to the urban renewal, economic
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development, or community development project area from which the funds originated.
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(3) An agency may lend, grant, or contribute funds from the housing fund to a person,
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public entity, housing authority, private entity or business, or nonprofit corporation for
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affordable housing.
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Section 10.
Section
17C-1-412
is amended to read:
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17C-1-412. Use of funds allocated for housing -- Separate accounting required --
683
Issuance of bonds for housing -- Action to compel agency to provide housing funds.
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(1) (a) Each agency shall use all funds allocated for housing under this section to:
685
(i) pay part or all of the cost of land or construction of income targeted housing within
686
the [community that created] boundary of the agency, if practicable in a mixed income
687
development or area;
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(ii) pay part or all of the cost of rehabilitation of income targeted housing within the
689
[community that created] boundary of the agency;
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(iii) lend, grant, or contribute money to a person, public entity, housing authority,
691
private entity or business, or nonprofit corporation for income targeted housing within the
692
boundary of the agency;
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(iv) plan or otherwise promote income targeted housing within the boundary of the
694
agency;
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[(iii)] (v) pay part or all of the cost of land or installation, construction, or rehabilitation
696
of any building, facility, structure, or other housing improvement, including infrastructure
697
improvements, related to housing located in a project area where blight has been found to exist;
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[(iv)] (vi) replace housing units lost as a result of the urban renewal, economic
699
development, or community development;
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[(v)] (vii) make payments on or establish a reserve fund for bonds:
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(A) issued by the agency, the community, or the housing authority that provides
702
income targeted housing within the community; and
703
(B) all or part of the proceeds of which are used within the community for the purposes
704
stated in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), [or] (iv), (v), or (vi);
705
[(vi)] (viii) if the community's fair share ratio at the time of the first adoption of the
706
project area budget is at least 1.1 to 1.0, make payments on bonds:
707
(A) that were previously issued by the agency, the community, or the housing authority
708
that provides income targeted housing within the community; and
709
(B) all or part of the proceeds of which were used within the community for the
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purposes stated in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), [or] (iv), (v), or (vi); or
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[(vii)] (ix) relocate mobile home park residents displaced by an urban renewal,
712
economic development, or community development project.
713
(b) As an alternative to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), an agency may pay all or
714
any portion of housing funds to:
715
(i) the community for use as provided under Subsection (1)(a);
716
(ii) the housing authority that provides income targeted housing within the community
717
for use in providing income targeted housing within the community; or
718
(iii) the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, established under Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 7,
719
Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund, for use in providing income targeted housing within the
720
community.
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(2) The agency or community shall separately account for the housing funds, together
722
with all interest earned by the housing funds and all payments or repayments for loans,
723
advances, or grants from the housing funds.
724
[(3) In using housing funds under Subsection (1)(a), an agency may lend, grant, or
725
contribute housing funds to a person, public body, housing authority, private entity or business,
726
or nonprofit organization for use as provided in Subsection (1)(a).]
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[(4)] (3) An agency may:
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(a) issue bonds from time to time to finance a housing undertaking under this section,
729
including the payment of principal and interest upon advances for surveys and plans or
730
preliminary loans; and
731
(b) issue refunding bonds for the payment or retirement of bonds under Subsection
732
[(4)] (3)(a) previously issued by the agency.
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[(5)] (4) (a) If an agency fails to provide housing funds in accordance with the project
734
area budget and, if applicable, the housing plan adopted under Subsection
17C-2-204
(2), the
735
loan fund board may bring legal action to compel the agency to provide the housing funds.
736
(b) In an action under Subsection [(5)] (4)(a), the court:
737
(i) shall award the loan fund board a reasonable attorney fee, unless the court finds that
738
the action was frivolous; and
739
(ii) may not award the agency its attorney fees, unless the court finds that the action
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was frivolous.
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Section 11.
Section
17C-1-415
is enacted to read:
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17C-1-415. Obligations of agencies that use tax increment to pay for
743
communication infrastructure or facility.
744
An agency that uses tax increment S. on or .S after S. [
May 11, 2009
] the effective
744a
date of this bill .S to pay for communication
745
infrastructure or a communication facility:
746
(1) may not make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to a
747
provider of communication service S. with respect to the communication infrastructure or
747a
communication facility for which the tax increment is used .S ; and
748
(2) shall allow the communication infrastructure and facilities for which tax increment
749
is used to be used by any other provider of communication service on a fair, equitable, and
750
nondiscriminatory basis.
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Section 12.
Section
17C-1-601
is amended to read:
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17C-1-601. Annual agency budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required --
753
Auditor forms -- Requirement to file form.
754
(1) Each agency shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
755
expenditures for the agency for each fiscal year.
756
(2) Each annual agency budget shall be adopted:
757
(a) for an agency created by a city or town, before June 22; or
758
(b) for an agency created by a county, before December 15.
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(3) The agency's fiscal year shall be the same as the fiscal year of the community that
760
created the agency.
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(4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall hold a public hearing
762
on the annual budget.
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(b) Each agency shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by:
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(i) publishing at least one notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the
765
agency boundaries, one week before the public hearing; or
766
(ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency boundaries,
767
posting a notice of the public hearing in at least three public places within the agency
768
boundaries.
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(c) Each agency shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
770
three days before the date of the public hearing.
771
(5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
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in each agency budget, including:
773
(a) revenues and expenditures for the budget year;
774
(b) legal fees; and
775
(c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
776
agency personnel.
777
(6) (a) Within [30] 90 days after adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall
778
file a copy of the annual budget with the auditor of the county in which the agency is located,
779
the State Tax Commission, the state auditor, the State Board of Education, and each taxing
780
entity that levies a tax on property from which the agency collects tax increment.
781
(b) The requirement of Subsection (6)(a) to file a copy of the annual budget with the
782
state as a taxing entity is met if the agency files a copy with the State Tax Commission and the
783
state auditor.
784
Section 13.
Section
17C-2-110
is amended to read:
785
17C-2-110. Amending an urban renewal project area plan.
786
(1) An adopted urban renewal project area plan may be amended as provided in this
787
section.
788
(2) If an agency proposes to amend an adopted urban renewal project area plan to
789
enlarge the project area:
790
(a) subject to Subsection (2)(e), the requirements under this part that apply to adopting
791
a project area plan apply equally to the proposed amendment as if it were a proposed project
792
area plan;
793
(b) for a pre-July 1, 1993 project area plan, the base year taxable value for the new area
794
added to the project area shall be determined under Subsection
17C-1-102
(6)(a)(i) using the
795
effective date of the amended project area plan;
796
(c) for a post-June 30, 1993 project area plan:
797
(i) the base year taxable value for the new area added to the project area shall be
798
determined under Subsection
17C-1-102
(6)[(b)](a)(ii) using the date of the taxing entity
799
committee's consent referred to in Subsection (2)(c)(ii); and
800
(ii) the agency shall obtain the consent of the taxing entity committee before the agency
801
may collect tax increment from the area added to the project area by the amendment;
802
(d) the agency shall make a finding regarding the existence of blight in the area
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proposed to be added to the project area by following the procedure set forth in Subsections
804
17C-2-102
(1)(a)(i) and (ii); and
805
(e) the agency need not make a finding regarding the existence of blight in the project
806
area as described in the original project area plan, if the agency made a finding of the existence
807
of blight regarding that project area in connection with adoption of the original project area
808
plan.
809
(3) If a proposed amendment does not propose to enlarge an urban renewal project
810
area, an agency board may adopt a resolution approving an amendment to an adopted project
811
area plan after:
812
(a) the agency gives notice, as provided in Section
17C-2-502
, of the proposed
813
amendment and of the public hearing required by Subsection (3)(b);
814
(b) the agency board holds a public hearing on the proposed amendment that meets the
815
requirements of a plan hearing;
816
(c) the agency obtains the taxing entity committee's consent to the amendment, if the
817
amendment proposes:
818
(i) to enlarge the area within the project area from which tax increment is collected;
819
(ii) to permit the agency to receive a greater percentage of tax increment or to receive
820
tax increment for a longer period of time, or both, than allowed under the adopted project area
821
plan; or
822
(iii) for an amendment to a project area plan that was adopted before April 1, 1983, to
823
expand the area from which tax increment is collected to exceed 100 acres of private property;
824
and
825
(d) the agency obtains the consent of the legislative body or governing board of each
826
taxing entity affected, if the amendment proposes to permit the agency to receive, from less
827
than all taxing entities, a greater percentage of tax increment or to receive tax increment for a
828
longer period of time, or both, than allowed under the adopted project area plan.
829
(4) (a) An adopted urban renewal project area plan may be amended without
830
complying with the notice and public hearing requirements of Subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a) and
831
(b) and without obtaining taxing entity committee approval under Subsection (3)(c) if the
832
amendment:
833
(i) makes a minor adjustment in the legal description of a project area boundary
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requested by a county assessor or county auditor to avoid inconsistent property boundary lines;
835
or
836
(ii) subject to Subsection (4)(b), removes a parcel of real property from a project area
837
because the agency determines that:
838
(A) the parcel is no longer blighted; or
839
(B) inclusion of the parcel is no longer necessary or desirable to the project area.
840
(b) An amendment removing a parcel of real property from a project area under
841
Subsection (4)(a)(ii) may not be made without the consent of the record property owner of the
842
parcel being removed.
843
(5) (a) An amendment approved by board resolution under this section may not take
844
effect until adopted by ordinance of the legislative body of the community in which the project
845
area that is the subject of the project area plan being amended is located.
846
(b) Upon a community legislative body passing an ordinance adopting an amendment
847
to a project area plan, the agency whose project area plan was amended shall comply with the
848
requirements of Section
17C-2-109
to the same extent as if the amendment were a project area
849
plan.
850
Section 14.
Section
17C-2-201
is amended to read:
851
17C-2-201. Project area budget -- Requirements for adopting -- Contesting the
852
budget or procedure -- Time limit.
853
(1) (a) If an agency anticipates funding all or a portion of a post-June 30, 1993 urban
854
renewal project area plan with tax increment, the agency shall, subject to Section
17C-2-202
,
855
adopt a project area budget as provided in this part.
856
(b) An urban renewal project area budget adopted S. on or .S after S. [
May 11, 2009
]
856a
the effective date of this bill .S shall specify:
857
(i) the number of tax years for which the agency will be allowed to receive tax
858
increment from the project area; and
859
(ii) the percentage of tax increment or maximum cumulative dollar amount of tax
860
increment the agency is entitled to receive from the project area under the project area budget.
861
(2) To adopt an urban renewal project area budget, the agency shall:
862
(a) prepare a draft of a project area budget;
863
(b) make a copy of the draft project area budget available to the public at the agency's
864
offices during normal business hours;
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(c) provide notice of the budget hearing as required by Part 5, Urban Renewal Notice
866
Requirements;
867
(d) hold a public hearing on the draft project area budget and, at that public hearing,
868
allow public comment on:
869
(i) the draft project area budget; and
870
(ii) whether the draft project area budget should be revised, adopted, or rejected;
871
(e) (i) if required under Subsection
17C-2-204
(1), obtain the approval of the taxing
872
entity committee on the draft project area budget or a revised version of the draft project area
873
budget; or
874
(ii) if applicable, comply with the requirements of Subsection
17C-2-204
(2); and
875
(f) after the budget hearing, hold a board meeting in the same meeting as the public
876
hearing or in a subsequent meeting to:
877
(i) consider comments made and information presented at the public hearing relating to
878
the draft project area budget; and
879
(ii) adopt by resolution the draft project area budget, with any revisions, as the project
880
area budget.
881
(3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the agency's adoption of the project area budget
882
under Subsection (2)(f), any person in interest may contest the project area budget or the
883
procedure used to adopt the project area budget if the budget or procedure fails to comply with
884
applicable statutory requirements.
885
(b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
886
project area budget or procedure used to adopt the project area budget for any cause.
887
Section 15.
Section
17C-3-109
is amended to read:
888
17C-3-109. Amending an economic development project area plan.
889
(1) An adopted economic development project area plan may be amended as provided
890
in this section.
891
(2) If an agency proposes to amend an adopted economic development project area
892
plan to enlarge the project area:
893
(a) the requirements under this part that apply to adopting a project area plan apply
894
equally to the proposed amendment as if it were a proposed project area plan;
895
(b) the base year taxable value for the new area added to the project area shall be
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determined under Subsection
17C-1-102
(6)[(b)](a)(ii) using the date of the taxing entity
897
committee's consent referred to in Subsection (2)(c); and
898
(c) the agency shall obtain the consent of the taxing entity committee before the agency
899
may collect tax increment from the area added to the project area by the amendment.
900
(3) If a proposed amendment does not propose to enlarge an economic development
901
project area, an agency board may adopt a resolution approving an amendment to an adopted
902
project area plan after:
903
(a) the agency gives notice, as provided in Section
17C-3-402
, of the proposed
904
amendment and of the public hearing required by Subsection (3)(b);
905
(b) the agency board holds a public hearing on the proposed amendment that meets the
906
requirements of a plan hearing;
907
(c) the agency obtains the taxing entity committee's consent to the amendment, if the
908
amendment proposes:
909
(i) to enlarge the area within the project area from which tax increment is collected; or
910
(ii) to permit the agency to receive a greater percentage of tax increment or to receive
911
tax increment for a longer period of time than allowed under the adopted project area plan; and
912
(d) the agency obtains the consent of the legislative body or governing board of each
913
taxing entity affected, if the amendment proposes to permit the agency to receive, from less
914
than all taxing entities, a greater percentage of tax increment or to receive tax increment for a
915
longer period of time, or both, than allowed under the adopted project area plan.
916
(4) (a) An adopted project area plan may be amended without complying with the
917
notice and public hearing requirements of Subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a) and (b) and without
918
obtaining taxing entity committee approval under Subsection (3)(c) if the amendment:
919
(i) makes a minor adjustment in the legal description of a project area boundary
920
requested by a county assessor or county auditor to avoid inconsistent property boundary lines;
921
or
922
(ii) subject to Subsection (4)(b), removes a parcel of real property from a project area
923
because the agency determines that inclusion of the parcel is no longer necessary or desirable to
924
the project area.
925
(b) An amendment removing a parcel of real property from a project area under
926
Subsection (4)(a) may not be made without the consent of the record property owner of the
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parcel being removed.
928
(5) (a) An amendment approved by board resolution under this section may not take
929
effect until adopted by ordinance of the legislative body of the community in which the project
930
area that is the subject of the project area plan being amended is located.
931
(b) Upon a community legislative body passing an ordinance adopting an amendment
932
to a project area plan, the agency whose project area plan was amended shall comply with the
933
requirements of Section
17C-3-108
to the same extent as if the amendment were a project area
934
plan.
935
Section 16.
Section
17C-3-201
is amended to read:
936
17C-3-201. Economic development project area budget -- Requirements for
937
adopting -- Contesting the budget or procedure -- Time limit.
938
(1) (a) If an agency anticipates funding all or a portion of a post-June 30, 1993
939
economic development project area plan with tax increment, the agency shall, subject to
940
Section
17C-3-202
, adopt a project area budget as provided in this part.
941
(b) An economic development project area budget adopted S. on or .S after S. [
May
941a
11, 2009
] the effective date of this bill .S shall
942
specify:
943
(i) the number of tax years for which the agency will be allowed to receive tax
944
increment from the project area; and
945
(ii) the percentage of tax increment or maximum cumulative dollar amount of tax
946
increment the agency is entitled to receive from the project area under the project area budget.
947
(2) To adopt an economic development project area budget, the agency shall:
948
(a) prepare a draft of an economic development project area budget;
949
(b) make a copy of the draft project area budget available to the public at the agency's
950
offices during normal business hours;
951
(c) provide notice of the budget hearing as required by Part 4, Economic Development
952
Notice Requirements;
953
(d) hold a public hearing on the draft project area budget and, at that public hearing,
954
allow public comment on:
955
(i) the draft project area budget; and
956
(ii) whether the draft project area budget should be revised, adopted, or rejected;
957
(e) (i) if required under Subsection
17C-3-203
(1), obtain the approval of the taxing
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entity committee on the draft project area budget or a revised version of the draft project area
959
budget; or
960
(ii) if applicable, comply with the requirements of Subsection
17C-3-203
(2); and
961
(f) after the budget hearing, hold a board meeting in the same meeting as the public
962
hearing or in a subsequent meeting to:
963
(i) consider comments made and information presented at the public hearing relating to
964
the draft project area budget; and
965
(ii) adopt by resolution the draft project area budget, with any revisions, as the project
966
area budget.
967
(3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the agency's adoption of the project area budget
968
under Subsection (2)(f), any person in interest may contest the project area budget or the
969
procedure used to adopt the project area budget if the budget or procedure fails to comply with
970
applicable statutory requirements.
971
(b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
972
project area budget or procedure used to adopt the project area budget for any cause.
973
Section 17.
Section
17C-3-202
is amended to read:
974
17C-3-202. Part of tax increment funds in an economic development project area
975
budget to be used for housing -- Waiver of requirement.
976
(1) This section applies only to an economic development project area budget adopted
977
S. on or after May 1, 2000, but .S before S. [
May 12, 2009
] the effective date of this bill .S .
978
[(1)] (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(1)] (2)(b), each economic development
979
project area budget adopted on or after May 1, 2000, but before S. [
May 12, 2009
] the effective
979a
date of this bill .S that provides for
980
more than $100,000 of annual tax increment to be paid to the agency shall allocate at least 20%
981
of the tax increment for housing as provided in Section
17C-1-412
.
982
(b) The 20% requirement of Subsection [(1)] (2)(a) may be waived:
983
(i) in part or whole by the mutual consent of the loan fund board and the taxing entity
984
committee if they determine that 20% of tax increment is more than is needed to address the
985
community's need for income targeted housing; or
986
(ii) in fifth and sixth class counties, by the taxing entity committee for economic
987
development project area budgets adopted on or after May 1, 2002, but before S. [
May 12, 2009
]
987a
the effective date of this bill .S , if
988
the economic development project area consists of an area without housing units.
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[(2)] (3) An economic development project area budget not required under Subsection
990
[(1)] (2)(a) to allocate tax increment for housing may allocate 20% of tax increment payable to
991
the agency over the life of the project area for housing as provided in Section
17C-1-412
if the
992
project area budget is under a project area plan that is adopted on or after July 1, 1998.
993
Section 18.
Section
17C-3-203
is amended to read:
994
17C-3-203. Consent of taxing entity committee required for economic
995
development project area budget -- Exception.
996
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (2), each
997
agency shall obtain the consent of the taxing entity committee for each economic development
998
project area budget under a post-June 30, 1993 economic development project area plan before
999
the agency may collect any tax increment from the project area.
1000
(b) For an economic development project area budget adopted from July 1, 1998
1001
through May 1, 2000 that allocates 20% or more of the tax increment for housing as provided
1002
in Section
17C-1-412
, an agency:
1003
(i) need not obtain the consent of the taxing entity committee for the project area
1004
budget; and
1005
(ii) may not collect any tax increment from all or part of the project area until after:
1006
(A) the loan fund board has certified the project area budget as complying with the
1007
requirements of Section
17C-1-412
; and
1008
(B) the agency board has approved and adopted the project area budget by a two-thirds
1009
vote.
1010
(2) (a) Before a taxing entity committee may consent to an economic development
1011
project area budget adopted on or after May 1, 2000 that [is required under Subsection
1012
17C-3-202
(1)(a) to allocate] allocates 20% of tax increment for housing under Subsection
1013
17C-3-202
(2)(a) or (3), the agency shall:
1014
(i) adopt a housing plan showing the uses for the housing funds; and
1015
(ii) provide a copy of the housing plan to the taxing entity committee and the loan fund
1016
board.
1017
(b) If an agency amends a housing plan prepared under Subsection (2)(a), the agency
1018
shall provide a copy of the amendment to the taxing entity committee and the loan fund board.
1019
Section 19.
Section
17C-4-201
is amended to read:
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17C-4-201. Consent of a taxing entity or public entity to an agency receiving tax
1021
increment or sales tax funds for community development project.
1022
(1) An agency may negotiate with a taxing entity and public [agency] entity for the
1023
taxing entity's or public [agency's] entity's consent to the agency receiving the entity's or public
1024
[agency's] entity's tax increment or sales tax revenues, or both, for the purpose of providing
1025
funds to carry out a proposed or adopted community development project area plan.
1026
(2) The consent of a taxing entity or public [agency] entity under Subsection (1) may
1027
be expressed in:
1028
(a) a resolution adopted by the taxing entity or public [agency] entity; or
1029
(b) an interlocal agreement, under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act,
1030
between the taxing entity or public [agency] entity and the agency.
1031
(3) A resolution adopted or interlocal agreement entered under Subsection (2) S. on or .S
1031a
after
1032
S. [
May 11, 2009
] the effective date of this bill .S shall specify:
1033
(a) if the resolution or interlocal agreement provides for the agency to be paid tax
1034
increment:
1035
(i) the method of calculating the amount of the taxing entity's tax increment from the
1036
project area that will be paid to the agency, including the agreed base year and agreed base
1037
taxable value;
1038
(ii) the number of tax years that the agency will be paid the taxing entity's tax
1039
increment from the project area; and
1040
(iii) the percentage of the taxing entity's tax increment or maximum cumulative dollar
1041
amount of the taxing entity's tax increment that the agency will be paid; and
1042
(b) if the resolution or interlocal agreement provides for the agency to be paid a public
1043
entity's sales tax revenue:
1044
(i) the method of calculating the amount of the public entity's sales tax revenue that the
1045
agency will be paid;
1046
(ii) the number of tax years that the agency will be paid the sales tax revenue; and
1047
(iii) the percentage of sales tax revenue or the maximum cumulative dollar amount of
1048
sales tax revenue that the agency will be paid.
1049
(4) (a) Unless the taxing entity otherwise agrees, an agency may not be paid a taxing
1050
entity's tax increment:
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(i) that exceeds the percentage or maximum cumulative dollar amount of tax increment
1052
specified in the resolution or interlocal agreement under Subsection (2); or
1053
(ii) for more tax years than specified in the resolution or interlocal agreement under
1054
Subsection (2).
1055
(b) Unless the public entity otherwise agrees, an agency may not be paid a public
1056
entity's sales tax revenue:
1057
(i) that exceeds the percentage or maximum cumulative dollar amount of sales tax
1058
revenue specified in the resolution or interlocal agreement under Subsection (2); or
1059
(ii) for more tax years than specified in the resolution or interlocal agreement under
1060
Subsection (2).
1061
[(3)] (5) A school district may consent to an agency receiving tax increment from the
1062
school district's basic levy only to the extent that the school district also consents to the agency
1063
receiving tax increment from the school district's local levy.
1064
[(4)] (6) (a) A resolution or interlocal agreement under this section may be amended
1065
from time to time.
1066
(b) Each amendment of a resolution or interlocal agreement shall be subject to and
1067
receive the benefits of the provisions of this part to the same extent as if the amendment were
1068
an original resolution or interlocal agreement.
1069
[(5)] (7) A taxing entity's or public [agency's] entity's consent to an agency receiving
1070
funds under this section is not subject to the requirements of Section
10-8-2
.
1071
Section 20.
Section
17C-4-202
is amended to read:
1072
17C-4-202. Resolution or interlocal agreement to provide funds for the
1073
community development project area plan -- Notice -- Effective date of resolution or
1074
interlocal agreement -- Time to contest resolution or interlocal agreement -- Availability
1075
of resolution or interlocal agreement.
1076
(1) The approval and adoption of each resolution or interlocal agreement under
1077
Subsection
17C-4-201
(2) shall be in an open and public meeting.
1078
(2) (a) Upon the adoption of a resolution or interlocal agreement under Section
1079
17C-4-201
, the agency shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (2)(b) by:
1080
(i) publishing or causing to be published a notice in a newspaper of general circulation
1081
within the agency's boundaries; or
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(ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,
1083
causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries.
1084
(b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
1085
(i) set forth a summary of the resolution or interlocal agreement; and
1086
(ii) include a statement that the resolution or interlocal agreement is available for
1087
general public inspection and the hours of inspection.
1088
(3) The resolution or interlocal agreement shall become effective on the date of:
1089
(a) if notice was published under Subsection (2)(a), publication of the notice; or
1090
(b) if notice was posted under Subsection (2)(a), posting of the notice.
1091
(4) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the resolution or interlocal
1092
agreement under Subsection (3), any person in interest may contest the resolution or interlocal
1093
agreement or the procedure used to adopt the resolution or interlocal agreement if the
1094
resolution or interlocal agreement or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
1095
requirements.
1096
(b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (4)(a) expires, no person may contest the
1097
resolution or interlocal agreement for any cause.
1098
(5) Each agency that is to receive funds under a resolution or interlocal agreement
1099
under Section
17C-4-201
and each taxing entity or public [agency] entity that approves a
1100
resolution or enters into an interlocal agreement under Section
17C-4-201
shall make the
1101
resolution or interlocal agreement, as the case may be, available at its offices to the general
1102
public for inspection and copying during normal business hours.
1103
Section 21.
Section
17C-4-203
is amended to read:
1104
17C-4-203. Requirement to file a copy of the resolution or interlocal agreement --
1105
County payment of tax increment to the agency.
1106
(1) Each agency that is to receive funds under a resolution or interlocal agreement
1107
under Section
17C-4-201
shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the resolution or
1108
interlocal agreement, file a copy of it with:
1109
(a) the State Tax Commission, the State Board of Education, and the state auditor; and
1110
(b) the auditor of the county in which the project area is located, if the resolution or
1111
interlocal agreement provides for the agency to receive tax increment from the taxing entity or
1112
public [agency] entity that adopted the resolution or entered into the interlocal agreement.
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(2) Each county that collects property tax on property within a community
1114
development project area shall, in the manner and at the time provided in Section
59-2-1365
,
1115
pay and distribute to the agency the tax increment that the agency is entitled to receive under a
1116
resolution approved or an interlocal agreement adopted under Section
17C-4-201
.
1116a
S. Section 22. Effective date.
1116b
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
1116c
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
1116d
Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
1116e
the date of veto override.
1116f
Section 23. Revisor instructions.
1116g
It is the intent of the Legislature that, in preparing the Utah Code database for
1116h
publication, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall replace the
language
1116i
"the effective date of this bill" with the bill's actual effective date. .S
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