S.B. 93

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INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: John L. Valentine
5 House Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act related to a taxed project
10 entity.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . defines terms;
14 . provides that a use of an asset by a taxed project entity does not constitute the use of
15 a public asset;
16 . provides that an official of a taxed project entity is not a public treasurer;
17 . authorizes a taxed project entity's governing body to determine the use of an asset;
18 and
19 . exempts a taxed project entity from certain provisions.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 None
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 11-13-315, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 11-13-315 is enacted to read:
30 11-13-315. Taxed project entity.
31 (1) As used in this section:
32 (a) "Asset" means funds, money, an account, real or personal property, or personnel.
33 (b) "Public asset" means:
34 (i) an asset used by a public entity;
35 (ii) tax revenue;
36 (iii) state funds; or
37 (iv) public funds.
38 (c) "Taxed project entity" means a project entity that:
39 (i) is not exempt from a tax or fee in lieu of taxes imposed in accordance with Part 3,
40 Project Entity Provisions;
41 (ii) does not receive a payment of funds from a federal agency or office, state agency or
42 office, political subdivision, or other public agency or office other than a payment that does not
43 materially exceed the greater of the fair market value and the cost of a service provided or
44 property conveyed by the project entity; and
45 (iii) does not receive or expend tax revenue.
46 (d) (i) "Use" means to use, own, manage, hold, keep safe, maintain, invest, deposit,
47 administer, receive, expend, appropriate, disburse, or have custody.
48 (ii) "Use" includes, when constituting a noun, the corresponding nominal form of each
49 term in Subsection (1)(d)(i), individually.
50 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of an asset by a taxed project
51 entity does not constitute the use of a public asset.
52 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a taxed project entity's use of an asset
53 that was a public asset prior to the taxed project entity's use of the asset does not constitute a
54 taxed project entity's use of a public asset.
55 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an official of a taxed project entity is
56 not a public treasurer.
57 (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a taxed project entity's governing
58 body, as described in Section 11-13-206 , shall determine and direct the use of an asset by the

59 taxed project entity.
60 (6) (a) A taxed project entity is not:
61 (i) a participating local entity as defined in Section 63A-3-401 ; or
62 (ii) subject to the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
63 (b) An agent of a taxed project entity is not an external procurement unit as defined in
64 Section 63G-6a-104 .
65 (7) (a) A taxed project entity's governing body is not a governing board as defined in
66 Section 51-2a-102 .
67 (b) A taxed project entity is not subject to the provisions of Title 51, Chapter 2a,
68 Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local
69 Entities Act.




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