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H.B. 28

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad R. Wilson

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Senate Sponsor: Stuart C. Reid

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim
             10      Committee recommended this bill.
             11      General Description:
             12          This bill creates the Economic Development Task Force.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    creates and provides for the membership of the Economic Development Task Force;
             16          .    provides for salary and expenses of task force members; and
             17          .    provides for task force duties, meetings, and reports.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          This bill appropriates:
             20          .    $17,000 to the Senate; and
             21          .    $29,000 to the House of Representatives.
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          This bill is repealed November 30, 2013.
             24      Uncodified Material Affected:
             25      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Economic Development Task Force -- Creation -- Membership --
             29      Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff.
             30          (1) There is created the Economic Development Task Force consisting of the following
             31      13 members:
             32          (a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than
             33      two of whom may be from the same political party;
             34          (b) five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
             35      House of Representatives, no more than four of whom may be from the same political party;
             36          (c) one person appointed by the Governor from the Governor's Office of Economic
             37      Development;
             38          (d) one person appointed by the Utah Manufacturers Association;
             39          (e) one person appointed by the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce; and
             40          (f) two persons from the state's business community, one appointed by the president of
             41      the Senate and the other appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
             42          (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed
             43      under Subsection (1)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
             44          (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House
             45      of Representatives appointed under Subsection (1)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
             46          (3) A majority of the members of the task force constitute a quorum. The action of a
             47      majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the task force.
             48          (4) (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
             49      be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3,
             50      Expense and Mileage Reimbursement for Authorized Legislative Meetings, Special Sessions,
             51      and Veto Override Sessions.
             52          (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator may not receive compensation
             53      for the member's work associated with the task force, but may receive per diem and
             54      reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates
             55      established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             56          (5) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support
             57      to the task force.
             58          Section 2. Duties -- Meetings -- Reports.


             59          (1) The task force shall review and make recommendations on how economic
             60      production in the state can be increased, including how more exports and more high-paying
             61      jobs can be created, how the state can attract more businesses, and how regulatory or other
             62      barriers to economic production or economic development can be reduced or eliminated.
             63          (2) The task force may hold no more than eight meetings per year.
             64          (3) (a) The task force shall present an interim report to the Workforce Services and
             65      Community and Economic Development Interim Committee before November 30, 2012.
             66          (b) The task force shall present a final report, including any proposed legislation, to the
             67      Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee before
             68      November 30, 2013.
             69          Section 3. Appropriation.
             70          There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2013 only:
             71          (1) $17,000 to the Senate to pay for the compensation and expenses of senators on the
             72      task force; and
             73          (2) $29,000 to the House of Representatives to pay for the compensation and expenses
             74      of representatives on the task force.
             75          Section 4. Repeal date.
             76          This bill is repealed November 30, 2013.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 11-17-11 8:55 AM


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