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6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING BOARD AND THE DIVISION OF
7 FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT; MODIFYING AND ADDING
8 DEFINITIONS; MODIFYING AND CLARIFYING THE PROCESS FOR APPROVALS,
9 REVIEW, AND CONSTRUCTION FOR STATE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL
10 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; REPEALING OBSOLETE AND REDUNDANT SECTIONS;
11 AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
12 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
13 AMENDS:
14 9-4-1103, as last amended by Chapter 214, Laws of Utah 1997
15 53B-20-104, as enacted by Chapter 167, Laws of Utah 1987
16 63A-5-104, as enacted by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1997
17 63A-5-204, as last amended by Chapter 135, Laws of Utah 1999
18 63A-5-206, as last amended by Chapters 225 and 285, Laws of Utah 1998
19 63A-5-207, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
20 63A-5-209, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 212 and 292, Laws of Utah 1993
21 63A-5-211, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
22 63A-5-220, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1999
23 63A-5-222, as enacted by Chapter 312, Laws of Utah 1999
24 REPEALS:
25 63A-5-210, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
26 63A-5-212, as last amended by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 1998
27 63A-5-214, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
28 63A-5-217, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 9-4-1103 is amended to read:
31 9-4-1103. Utah State Fair Corporation -- Legal status -- Powers.
32 (1) There is created an independent public nonprofit corporation known as the "Utah State
33 Fair Corporation."
34 (2) The board shall file articles of incorporation for the corporation with the Division of
35 Corporations and Commercial Code.
36 (3) The corporation shall, subject to this part, have all powers and authority permitted
37 nonprofit corporations by law.
38 (4) The corporation shall, subject to approval of the board:
39 (a) have general management, supervision, and control over all activities relating to the
40 state fair and have charge of all state expositions except as otherwise provided by statute;
41 (b) for public entertainment, displays, and exhibits or similar events:
42 (i) provide, sponsor, or arrange the events;
43 (ii) publicize and promote the events; and
44 (iii) secure funds to cover the cost of the exhibits from:
45 (A) private contributions;
46 (B) public appropriations;
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49 (c) establish the time, place, and purpose of state expositions; and
50 (d) acquire and designate exposition sites.
51 (5) (a) The corporation shall:
52 (i) use generally accepted accounting principals in accounting for its assets, liabilities, and
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54 (ii) seek corporate sponsorships for the state fair park and for individual buildings or
55 facilities within the fair park;
56 (iii) work with county and municipal governments, the Salt Lake Convention and Visitor's
57 Bureau, the Utah Travel Council, and other entities to develop and promote expositions and the
58 use of the state fair park;
59 (iv) develop and maintain a marketing program to promote expositions and the use of the
60 state fair park;
61 (v) in cooperation with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, maintain
62 the physical appearance and structural integrity of the state fair park and the buildings located at
63 the state fair park;
64 (vi) hold an annual exhibition that:
65 (A) is called the state fair or a similar name;
66 (B) includes expositions of livestock, poultry, agricultural, domestic science, horticultural,
67 floricultural, mineral, and industrial products, manufactured articles, and domestic animals that,
68 in the corporation's opinion will best stimulate agricultural, industrial, artistic, and educational
69 pursuits and the sharing of talents among the people of Utah;
70 (C) includes the award of premiums for the best specimens of the exhibited articles and
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72 (D) permits competition by livestock exhibited by citizens of other states and territories
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74 (E) is arranged according to plans approved by the board;
75 (vii) fix the conditions of entry to the exposition described in Subsection (5)(a)(vi); and
76 (viii) publish a list of premiums that will be awarded at the exhibition described in
77 Subsection (5)(a)(vi) for the best specimens of exhibited articles and animals.
78 (b) In addition to the state fair to be held in accordance with Subsection (5)(a)(vi), the
79 corporation may hold other exhibitions of livestock, poultry, agricultural, domestic science,
80 horticultural, floricultural, mineral, and industrial products, manufactured articles, and domestic
81 animals that, in its opinion, will best stimulate agricultural, industrial, artistic, and educational
82 pursuits and the sharing of talents among the people of Utah.
83 (6) The corporation may:
84 (a) employ advisers, consultants, and agents, including financial experts and independent
85 legal counsel, and fix their compensation;
86 (b) procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets,
87 including mortgage loans;
88 (c) receive and accept aid or contributions of money, property, labor, or other things of
89 value from any source, including any grants or appropriations from any department, agency, or
90 instrumentality of the United States or Utah;
91 (d) hold, use, loan, grant, and apply that aid and those contributions to carry out the
92 purposes of the corporation, subject to the conditions, if any, upon which the aid and contributions
93 were made;
94 (e) enter into management agreements with any person or entity for the performance of its
95 functions or powers;
96 (f) establish whatever accounts and procedures as necessary to budget, receive, and
97 disburse, account for, and audit all funds received, appropriated, or generated;
98 (g) enter into agreements for the leasing of any of the facilities at the state fair park, if
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100 (h) sponsor events as approved by the board.
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103 (i) Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act;
104 (ii) Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;
105 (iii) Title 63A, Utah Administrative Services Code;
106 (iv) Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act;
107 (v) Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code; and
108 (vi) Title 67, Chapter 19, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
109 (b) The board shall adopt policies parallel to and consistent with:
110 (i) Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act;
111 (ii) Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;
112 (iii) Title 63A, Utah Administrative Services Code;
113 (iv) Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act; and
114 (v) Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code.
115 (c) The corporation shall comply with the legislative approval requirements for new
116 facilities established in Subsection 63A-5-104 (3).
117 Section 2. Section 53B-20-104 is amended to read:
118 53B-20-104. Buildings and facilities -- Board approval of construction and
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120 (1) The board shall approve all new construction, repair, or purchase of educational and
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125 equipment or fixtures for the structure without the authorization of the board.
126 (3) The board shall make rules establishing the conditions under which facilities may be
127 eligible to request state funds for operations and maintenance.
128 (4) Before approving the purchase of a building, the board shall:
129 (a) determine whether or not the building will be eligible for state funds for operations and
130 maintenance by applying the rules adopted under Subsection (3); and
131 (b) if the annual request for state funding for operations and maintenance will be greater
132 than $100,000, notify the speaker of the House, the president of the Senate, and the cochairs of the
133 Capital Facilities and Administrative Services subcommittee of the Legislature's Joint
134 Appropriation Committee.
135 Section 3. Section 63A-5-104 is amended to read:
136 63A-5-104. Capital development and capital improvement process.
137 (1) As used in this section:
138 (a) "Capital developments" means any:
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148 (iii) new facility with a total construction cost of less than $250,000.
149 (c) (i) "New facility" means the construction of any new building on state property
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151 (ii) "New facility" includes:
152 (A) an addition to an existing building; and
153 (B) the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed.
154 (iii) "New facility" does not mean:
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156 of the replacement space is less than $1,000,000; or
157 (B) the construction of facilities that do not fully enclose a space.
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159 determined by the Division of Risk Management, of state buildings, excluding auxiliary buildings
160 as defined by the State Building Board.
161 (2) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions, departments,
162 and institutions shall submit its capital development recommendations and priorities to the
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166 (b) Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project if the State
167 Building Board determines that:
168 (i) the requesting agency or institution has provided adequate assurance that state funds
169 will not be used for the construction of, operations and maintenance to, and immediate or future
170 capital improvements to the resulting facility; and
171 (ii) the use of the state property is:
172 (A) appropriate and consistent with the master plan for the property; and
173 (B) will not create an adverse impact on the state.
174 (c) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall maintain a record of
175 facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection 63A-5-104 (3)(b).
176 (d) Legislative approval is not required for:
177 (i) the renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting of an existing facility with nonstate funds;
178 (ii) facilities to be built with nonstate funds and owned by nonstate entities within research
179 park areas at the University of Utah and Utah State University; or
180 (iii) facilities to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place Foundation
181 with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with donated services or
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182a h (e) (i) LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
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182c h AN EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER SECTION 72-5-111.
182d (ii) WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVES THOSE EXCHANGES, IT
182e SHALL NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND THE
182f CO-CHAIRS OF THE CAPITAL FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE OF
182g THE LEGISLATURE'S JOINT APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE ABOUT ANY NEW FACILITIES TO BE
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184 departments, and institutions shall by January 15 of each year, submit a list of anticipated capital
185 improvement requirements to the Legislature for review and approval.
186 (b) Unless otherwise directed by the Legislature, the building board shall prioritize capital
187 improvements from the list submitted to the Legislature up to the level of appropriation made by
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189 (c) In prioritizing capital improvements, the building board shall consider the results of
190 facility evaluations completed by an architect/engineer as stipulated by the building board's
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193 (a) the total square feet to be occupied by each state agency; and
194 (b) the total square feet and total cost of lease space for each agency.
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196 development projects, except to complete the funding of projects for which partial funding has
197 been previously provided, until the Legislature has appropriated .9% of the replacement cost of
198 existing state buildings to capital improvements.
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200 by the Legislature under this section, emergencies arise that create unforeseen critical capital
201 improvement projects, the State Building Board may, notwithstanding the requirements of Title
202 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act, reallocate capital improvement funds to address those
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204 (b) The building board shall report any changes it makes in capital improvement
205 allocations approved by the Legislature to:
206 (i) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst within 30 days of the reallocation; and
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210 (b) The building board shall ensure that the rule:
211 (i) reserves funds for the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for
212 emergency projects; and
213 (ii) allows the delegation of projects to some institutions and agencies with the
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219 Section 4. Section 63A-5-204 is amended to read:
220 63A-5-204. Specific powers and duties of director.
221 (1) As used in this section, "capitol hill facilities" and "capitol hill grounds" have the same
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225 and grounds owned or occupied by the state for the use of its departments and agencies;
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227 directive through annual appropriations acts or other specific legislation, to the various
228 departments, commissions, institutions, and agencies in all buildings or space owned, leased, or
229 rented by or to the state, except capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds and except as
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234 through the appropriations act or other specific legislation, and hold title to, in the name of the
235 division, all real property, buildings, fixtures, or appurtenances owned by the state or any of its
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241 evidencing title to or interest in property belonging to the state or any of its departments, except
242 institutions of higher education and the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration;
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244 of higher education, to the director of the Division of Finance for inclusion in the state's financial
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247 (b) Legislative approval is not required for acquisitions by the division that cost less than
248 $250,000.
249 (3) (a) The director shall direct or delegate maintenance and operations, preventive
250 maintenance, and facilities inspection programs and activities for any department, commission,
251 institution, or agency, except:
252 (i) the State Capitol Preservation Board; and
253 (ii) state institutions of higher education.
254 (b) The director may choose to delegate responsibility for these functions only when the
255 director determines that:
256 (i) the department or agency has requested the responsibility;
257 (ii) the department or agency has the necessary resources and skills to comply with facility
258 maintenance standards approved by the State Building Board; and
259 (iii) the delegation would result in net cost savings to the state as a whole.
260 (c) The State Capitol Preservation Board and state institutions of higher education are
261 exempt from Division of Facilities Construction and Management oversight.
262 (d) Each state institution of higher education shall comply with the facility maintenance
263 standards approved by the State Building Board.
264 (e) Except for the State Capitol Preservation Board, agencies and institutions that are
265 exempt from division oversight shall annually report their compliance with the facility
266 maintenance standards to the division in the format required by the division.
267 (f) The division shall:
268 (i) prescribe a standard format for reporting compliance with the facility maintenance
269 standards;
270 (ii) report agency and institution compliance or noncompliance with the standards to the
271 Legislature; and
272 (iii) conduct periodic audits of exempt agencies and institutions to ensure that they are
273 complying with the standards.
274 (4) (a) In making any allocations of space under Subsection (2), the director shall:
275 (i) conduct studies to determine the actual needs of each department, commission,
276 institution, or agency; and
277 (ii) comply with the restrictions contained in this Subsection (4).
278 (b) The supervision and control of the legislative area is reserved to the Legislature.
279 (c) The supervision and control of the judicial area is reserved to the judiciary for trial
280 courts only.
281 (d) The director may not supervise or control the allocation of space for entities in the
282 public and higher education systems.
283 (e) The supervision and control of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds is reserved
284 to the State Capitol Preservation Board.
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286 (a) hire or otherwise procure assistance and services, professional, skilled, or otherwise,
287 that are necessary to carry out the director's responsibilities, and may expend funds provided for
288 that purpose either through annual operating budget appropriations or from nonlapsing project
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290 (b) sue and be sued in the name of the division; and
291 (c) hold, buy, lease, and acquire by exchange or otherwise, as authorized by the Legislature
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294 (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (2)(d), the following entities may hold
295 title to any real property, buildings, fixtures, and appurtenances held by them for purposes other
296 than administration that are under their control and management:
297 (a) the Office of Trust Administrator;
298 (b) the Department of Transportation;
299 (c) the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands;
300 (d) the Department of Natural Resources;
301 (e) the Utah National Guard;
302 (f) any area vocational center or other institution administered by the State Board of
303 Education; and
304 (g) any institution of higher education.
305 (7) The director shall ensure that any firm performing testing and inspection work
306 governed by the American Society for Testing Materials Standard E-329 on public buildings under
307 the director's supervision shall:
308 (a) fully comply with the American Society for Testing Materials standard specifications
309 for agencies engaged in the testing and inspection of materials known as ASTM E-329;
310 (b) carry a minimum of $1,000,000 of errors and omissions insurance; and
311 (c) when testing concrete, use laboratory facilities that are inspected annually by the
312 Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory, a division of the National Institute of Standards and
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331 63A-5-206. Construction, alteration, and repair of state facilities -- Powers of
332 director -- Exceptions -- Expenditure of appropriations.
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334 (a) "Analysis" means an economic assessment of competing design and maintenance
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345 (d) (i) "Facility" means any building, structure, or other improvement that is constructed
346 on property owned by the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, or agencies.
347 (ii) "Facility" does not mean an unoccupied structure that is a component of the state
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351 costs, repair costs, and the costs of energy conservation and renewable energy systems.
352 (f) "Local government" means the county, municipality, or local school district that would
353 have jurisdiction to act as the compliance agency if the property on which the project is being
354 constructed were not owned by the state.
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367 construction cost, regardless of the funding source, is greater than $100,000.
368 (b) The director shall prepare or have prepared by private firms or individuals designs,
369 plans, and specifications for the projects administered by the division.
370 (c) Before proceeding with construction, the director and the officials charged with the
371 administration of the affairs of the particular department, commission, institution, or agency shall
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399 improvements to existing facilities are not subject to Subsection (2) if the project:
400 (a) occurs on property under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board;
401 (b) is within a designated research park at the University of Utah or Utah State University;
402 (c) occurs within the boundaries of This is the Place State Park and is administered by This
403 is the Place Foundation except that This is the Place Foundation may request the director to
404 administer the design and construction; or
405 (d) is for the creation and installation of art under Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 4, Utah
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435 (b) For facilities that will be owned, operated, maintained, and repaired by an entity that
436 is not a state agency or institution and that are located on state property, the State Building Board
437 may authorize the owner to administer the design and construction of the project instead of the
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439 (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a donor donates land to an
440 eligible institution of higher education and commits to build a building or buildings on that land,
441 and the institution agrees to provide funds for the operations and maintenance costs from sources
442 other than state funds, and agrees that the building or buildings will not be eligible for state capital
443 improvement funding, the higher education institution may:
444 (a) oversee and manage the construction without involvement, oversight, or management
445 from the division; or
446 (b) arrange for management of the project by the division.
447 (6) (a) The role of compliance agency as provided in Title 58, Chapter 56, Utah Uniform
448 Building Standards Act, shall be provided by:
449 (i) the director, for projects administered by the division;
450 (ii) the entity designated by the State Capitol Preservation Board, for projects under
451 Subsection (3)(a);
452 (iii) the local government, for projects exempt from the division's administration under
453 Subsection (3)(b) or administered by This is the Place Foundation under Subsection (3)(c);
454 (iv) the state entity or local government designated by the State Building Board, for
455 projects under Subsection (4); or
456 (v) the institution, for projects exempt from the division's administration under Subsection
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458 (b) For the installation of art under Subsection (3)(d), the role of compliance agency shall
459 be provided by the entity that is acting in this capacity for the balance of the project as provided
460 in Subsection (6)(a).
461 (c) The local government acting as the compliance agency under Subsection (6)(a)(ii) may:
462 (i) only review plans and inspect construction to enforce the building codes as adopted by
463 the Uniform Building Codes Commission; and
464 (ii) charge a building permit fee of no more than the amount it could have charged if the
465 land upon which the improvements are located were not owned by the state.
466 (d) (i) The use of state property and any improvements constructed on state property,
467 including improvements constructed by nonstate entities, is not subject to the zoning authority of
468 local governments as provided in Section 10-9-105 .
469 (ii) The state entity controlling the use of the state property shall consider any input
470 received from the local government in determining how the property shall be used.
471 (7) Before construction may begin, the director shall review the design of projects
472 exempted from the division's administration under Subsection (4) to determine if the design:
473 (a) complies with any restrictions placed on the project by the State Building Board; and
474 (b) is appropriate for the purpose and setting of the project.
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477 (b) The estimated cost of the analysis shall be included in each program budget document
478 and in the project funding request submitted to the State Building Board, the governor, and the
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485 (e) The State Building Board may exempt a facility from being life cycle cost-effective
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534 shall develop standard forms to present capital development and capital improvement cost
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536 (b) The director shall:
537 (i) within 30 days after the completion of each capital development project, submit cost
538 summary data for the project on the standard form to the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
539 (ii) upon request, submit cost summary data for a capital improvement project to the Office
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543 (a) accelerate the design of projects funded by any appropriation act passed by the
544 Legislature in its annual general session;
545 (b) use any unencumbered existing account balances to fund that design work; and
546 (c) reimburse those account balances from the amount funded for those projects when the
547 appropriation act funding the project becomes effective.
548 (12) (a) The director, his designee, or the state entity to whom control has been designated
549 under Subsection (4), shall notify in writing the elected representatives of local government entities
550 directly and substantively affected by any diagnostic, treatment, parole, probation, or other secured
551 facility project exceeding $250,000, if:
552 (i) the nature of the project has been significantly altered since prior notification;
553 (ii) the project would significantly change the nature of the functions presently conducted
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555 (iii) the project is new construction.
556 (b) At the request of either the state entity or the local government entity, representatives
557 from the state entity and the affected local entity shall conduct or participate in a local public
558 hearing or hearings to discuss these issues.
559 Section 6. Section 63A-5-207 is amended to read:
560 63A-5-207. Director to have plans prepared and award contracts for facilities --
561 Prerequisites -- Availability of appropriated funds -- Excessive obligations prohibited --
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594 63A-5-209. Building appropriations supervised by director -- Disposition of surplus.
595 (1) The director shall:
596 (a) supervise the expenditure of funds in providing plans, engineering specifications, sites,
597 and construction of the buildings for which legislative appropriations are made and shall
598 specifically allocate money appropriated when more than one project is included in any single
599 appropriation without legislative directive;
600 (b) (i) expend the amount necessary from appropriations for planning, engineering, and
601 architectural work; and
602 (ii) allocate amounts from appropriations necessary to cover expenditures previously made
603 from the planning fund in the preparation of plans, engineering, and specifications shall be
604 returned to the fund; and
605 (c) hold in a statewide contingency reserve the amount budgeted for contingencies in
606 appropriations for the construction or remodeling of facilities, for contingencies which may be over
607 and above all amounts obligated by contract for planning, engineering, and architectural work,
608 sites, and construction contracts.
609 (i) The amount budgeted for contingencies shall be based on a sliding scale percentage of
610 the construction cost. The sliding scale shall range from 4-1/2% to 6-1/2% for new construction,
611 and from 6% to 9-1/2% for remodeling projects.
612 (ii) The statewide contingency funds shall be held by the director to cover costs such as
613 change orders and other unforeseen, necessary costs beyond those specifically budgeted for the
614 project.
615 (iii) The Legislature shall annually review the percentage and the amount held in the
616 statewide contingency reserve. It may reappropriate to other building needs any amount from the
617 statewide contingency reserve which is determined to be in excess of the reserve required to meet
618 future contingency needs.
619 (2) The director shall hold in a separate reserve those state appropriated funds accrued
620 through bid savings and project residual as a project reserve.
621 (a) The director may authorize the use of project reserve funds only for the award of
622 contracts in excess of the construction budget if this is required to meet the intent of the project.
623 (b) The Legislature shall annually review the amount held in the project reserve for
624 possible reallocation by the Legislature to other building needs.
625 (3) [
626 set aside for the Utah Percent-for-Art Program under Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 4, remains
627 unencumbered after the award of construction and professional service contracts, and establishing
628 a reserve for fixed and moveable equipment, the balance of the appropriation shall be dedicated
629 to the [
630 the General Fund.
631 (4) (a) One percent of the amount appropriated for the construction of any new state
632 building or facility may be appropriated and set aside [
633 Percent-for-Art Program administered by the Division of Fine Arts under Title 9, Chapter 6, Part
634 4.
635 (b) The director shall release to the Division of Fine Arts any funds included in an
636 appropriation to the division that are designated by the Legislature for the Utah Percent-for-Art
637 Program.
638 (c) Funds from appropriations for any state building or facility of which any part is derived
639 from the issuance of bonds, to the extent it would jeopardize the federal income tax exemption
640 otherwise allowed for interest paid on bonds, [
641 Section 8. Section 63A-5-211 is amended to read:
642 63A-5-211. Planning Fund expenditures authorized -- Ceiling on expenditures --
643 Recovery -- Not to revert to General Fund.
644 (1) The Planning Fund shall be used to make payments for engineering, architectural, and
645 other planning expenses necessary to make a meaningful cost estimate of any facility or
646 improvement with a demonstrable or immediate need.
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648 planning information to the State Building Board, the governor, and the Legislature, up to a
649 maximum of $350,000 in outstanding Planning Fund commitments.
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653 (3) (a) The director shall authorize all payments made from the Planning Fund.
654 (b) These payments shall be a charge on the project for which they were drawn.
655 (c) The amount paid shall be credited to the Planning Fund when the Legislature
656 appropriates money for any building project for which planning costs have previously been paid
657 from the Planning Fund.
658 (4) (a) Money may also be expended from the Planning Fund for architectural and
659 engineering services incident to the planning and preparation of applications for funds on
660 construction financed by other than state sources, including federal grants.
661 (b) However, upon approval of such financing, the money spent for architectural and
662 engineering services shall be returned as a reimbursement to the Planning Fund.
663 (5) This fund does not lapse to the General Fund at the end of any year but shall remain
664 as a permanent fund.
665 Section 9. Section 63A-5-220 is amended to read:
666 63A-5-220. Definitions -- Creation of Trust Fund for People with Disabilities -- Use
667 of trust fund monies -- Feasibility study and report.
668 (1) As used in this section:
669 (a) "Developmental center" means the Utah State Developmental Center described in
670 Section 62A-5-201 .
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672 within the Department of Human Services.
673 (c) "Fund" means the Trust Fund for People with Disabilities created by this section.
674 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 63A-5-215 , any monies received by the
675 division or DSPD from the sale, lease, except any lease existing on May 1, 1995, or other
676 disposition of real property associated with the developmental center shall be deposited in the
677 fund.
678 (3) (a) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund entitled the "Trust
679 Fund for People with Disabilities."
680 (b) The Division of Finance shall deposit the following revenues into the fund:
681 (i) revenue from the sale, lease, except any lease existing on May 1, 1995, or other
682 disposition of real property associated with the developmental center;
683 (ii) revenue from the sale, lease, or other disposition of water rights associated with the
684 developmental center; and
685 (iii) revenue from voluntary contributions made to the fund.
686 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 65A-4-1 , any sale or disposition of real
687 property or water rights associated with the developmental center shall be conducted as provided
688 in this Subsection (3)(c).
689 (i) The division shall secure the concurrence of DSPD and the approval of the governor
690 [
691 the sale or other disposition of land or water rights.
692 (ii) The [
693 otherwise dispose of the land or water rights as directed by the governor.
694 (d) The state treasurer shall invest monies contained in the fund according to the
695 procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, and all interest
696 shall remain with the fund.
697 (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(ii), no expenditure or appropriation may be
698 made from the fund.
699 (ii) (A) The Legislature may appropriate interest earned on fund monies invested pursuant
700 to Subsection (3)(d), leases from real property and improvements, leases from water, rents, and
701 fees to [
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703 [
704 (B) Fund monies appropriated each year under Subsection (3)(e)(ii)(A) may not be
705 expended unless approved by the Board of Services for People with Disabilities within the
706 Department of Human Services.
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718 Section 10. Section 63A-5-222 is amended to read:
719 63A-5-222. Critical land near state prison -- Definitions -- Preservation as open land
720 -- Management and use of land -- Restrictions on transfer -- Wetlands development.
721 (1) For purposes of this section:
722 (a) "Corrections" means the Department of Corrections created under Section 64-13-2 .
723 (b) "Critical land" means a parcel of approximately 250 acres of land owned by the
724 division and located on the east edge of the Jordan River between about 12300 South and 14600
725 South in Salt Lake County, approximately the southern half of whose eastern boundary abuts the
726 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad right of way.
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730 (A) preserved in or restored to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped condition;
731 and
732 (B) used for:
733 (I) wildlife habitat;
734 (II) cultural or recreational use;
735 (III) watershed protection; or
736 (IV) another use consistent with the preservation of the land in or restoration of the land
737 to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped condition.
738 (ii) (A) "Open land" does not include land whose predominant use is as a developed
739 facility for active recreational activities, including baseball, tennis, soccer, golf, or other sporting
740 or similar activity.
741 (B) The condition of land does not change from a natural, open, and undeveloped
742 condition because of the development or presence on the land of facilities, including trails,
743 waterways, and grassy areas, that:
744 (I) enhance the natural, scenic, or aesthetic qualities of the land; or
745 (II) facilitate the public's access to or use of the land for the enjoyment of its natural,
746 scenic, or aesthetic qualities and for compatible recreational activities.
747 (2) (a) (i) The critical land shall be preserved in perpetuity as open land.
748 (ii) The long-term ownership and management of the critical land should eventually be
749 turned over to the Department of Natural Resources created under Section 63-34-3 or another
750 agency or entity that is able to accomplish the purposes and intent of this section.
751 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i) and as funding is available, certain actions should
752 be taken on or with respect to the critical land, including:
753 (i) the development and implementation of a program to eliminate noxious vegetation and
754 restore and facilitate the return of natural vegetation on the critical land;
755 (ii) the development of a system of trails through the critical land that is compatible with
756 the preservation of the critical land as open land;
757 (iii) the development and implementation of a program to restore the natural features of
758 and improve the flows of the Jordan River as it crosses the critical land;
759 (iv) the preservation of the archeological site discovered on the critical land and the
760 development of an interpretive site in connection with the archeological discovery;
761 (v) in restoring features on the critical land, the adoption of methods and plans that will
762 enhance the critical land's function as a wildlife habitat;
763 (vi) taking measures to reduce safety risks on the critical land; and
764 (vii) the elimination or rehabilitation of a prison dump site on the critical land.
765 (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), no interest in the critical land may be sold,
766 assigned, leased, or otherwise transferred unless measures are taken to ensure that the critical land
767 that is transferred will be preserved as open land in perpetuity.
768 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), exchanges of property may be undertaken to
769 resolve boundary disputes with adjacent property owners and easements may be granted for trails
770 and other purposes consistent with Subsection (2)(b) and with the preservation of the critical land
771 as open land.
772 (4) The division shall use the funds remaining from the appropriation under Chapter 399,
773 Laws of Utah 1998, for the purposes of:
774 (a) determining the boundaries and legal description of the critical land;
775 (b) determining the boundaries and legal description of the adjacent property owned by
776 the division;
777 (c) fencing the critical land and adjacent land owned by the division where appropriate and
778 needed; and
779 (d) assisting to carry out the intent of this section.
780 (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i), the division or its successor in title to the
781 critical land may develop or allow a public agency or private entity to develop more wetlands on
782 the critical land than exist naturally or existed previously.
783 (b) (i) Subject to Subsections (3)(a) and (5)(b)(ii), the division or its successor in title may
784 transfer jurisdiction of all or a portion of the critical land to a public agency or private entity to
785 provide for the development and management of wetlands and designated wetland buffer areas.
786 (ii) Before transferring jurisdiction of any part of the critical land under Subsection
787 (5)(b)(i), the division or its successor in title shall assure that reasonable efforts are made to obtain
788 approval from the appropriate federal agency to allow mitigation credits in connection with the
789 critical land to be used for impacts occurring anywhere along the Wasatch Front.
790 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, corrections shall have access to
791 the cooling pond located on the critical land as long as that access to and use of the cooling pond
792 are not inconsistent with the preservation of the critical land as open land.
793 (7) [
794 divisions, or agencies shall cooperate together to carry out the intent of this section.
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799 Section 11. Repealer.
800 This act repeals:
801 Section 63A-5-210, Liquidation of assets.
802 Section 63A-5-212, Buildings for which director responsible.
803 Section 63A-5-214, Transfer of title to real property from DFCM to the State Board
804 of Education.
805 Section 63A-5-217, No unauthorized expenditures for facilities.
805a h SECTION 12. COORDINATION CLAUSE.
805b IF THIS BILL AND H B. 153, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE
805c SHEDS, BOTH PASS, IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE AMENDMENTS TO
805d SECTION 63A-5-206 IN H.B.153 MAY NOT BE GIVEN EFFECT . h
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-10-00 4:10 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.