Funds collected from building permit surcharges are used to educate the construction industry on changes in building code and provide continuing education for licensure.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $465,500 from all sources for Building Inspector Training. This is a 77.5 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
- UCA-15a-1-209-5-a Establishes a 1% surcharge on a building permit to be deposited as partial dedicated credits.
- UCA-58-56-9 Establishes the divisions authority and duties for Building Inspector regulation.
Funding allocated to Building Inspector Training is used for staff support and for contracted training.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.