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H.B. 292

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CAPITAL PROJECTS APPROVAL AND

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ADMINISTRATION

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Gerry A. Adair

             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;
             47          (C) admission charges; and
             48          (D) other lawful means;
             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
             53      operations;
             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
             71      animals;
             72          (D) permits competition by livestock exhibited by citizens of other states and territories
             73      of the United States; and
             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
             99      approved by the board; and
             100          (h) sponsor events as approved by the board.
             101          (7) (a) [As] Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), as an independent agency of [the state
             102      of] Utah, the corporation is exempt from:
             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
             119      purchases.
             120          (1) The board shall approve all new construction, repair, or purchase of educational and


             121      general buildings and facilities financed from any source at all institutions subject to the
             122      jurisdiction of the board.
             123          (2) [No] An institution may not submit plans or specifications to the State Building Board
             124      for the construction or alteration of buildings, structures, or facilities or for the purchases of
             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:
             139          (i) remodeling, site, or utility projects with a total cost of $1,000,000 or more;
             140          [(ii) addition of new space that will cost more than $100,000; or]
             141          (ii) new facility with a construction cost of $250,000 or more; or
             142          (iii) [land acquisition] purchase of real property where an appropriation is requested to
             143      fund the purchase.
             144          (b) "Capital improvements" means any:
             145          (i) remodeling, alteration, replacement, or repair project with a total cost of less than
             146      $1,000,000; [or]
             147          (ii) site and utility improvement with a total cost of less than $1,000,000; or
             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
             150      regardless of funding source.
             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:
             155          (A) the replacement of state-owned space that is demolished, if the total construction cost
             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.
             158          [(c)] (d) "Replacement cost of existing state buildings" means the replacement cost, as
             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
             163      Legislature for approval and prioritization.
             164          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) h [ and ] , h (d), h AND (e), h a capital
             164a      development project may
             165      not be constructed on state property without legislative approval.
             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
             182      materials.
             182a           h (e) (i) LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
             182b      PROJECTS TO BE BUILT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS A RESULT OF h


             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
             182h      BUILT UNDER THIS EXEMPTION. h


             183          [(3)] (4) (a) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             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
             188      the Legislature.
             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
             191      facilities maintenance standards.
             192          [(4)] (5) The Legislature may authorize:
             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.
             195          [(5)] (6) The Legislature may not fund the design or construction of any new capital
             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.
             199          [(6)] (7) (a) If, after approval of capital development and capital improvement priorities
             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
             203      projects.
             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
             207          (ii) the Legislature at its next annual general session.
             208          [(7)] (8) (a) The State Building Board may adopt a rule allocating to institutions and
             209      agencies their proportionate share of capital improvement funding.
             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


             214      requirement that a report of expenditures will be filed annually with the Division of Facilities
             215      Construction and Management and appropriate governing bodies.
             216          [(8)] (9) It is the intent of the Legislature that in funding capital improvement requirements
             217      under this section the General Fund be considered as a funding source for at least half of those
             218      costs.
             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
             222      meaning as provided in Section 63C-9-102 .
             223          (2) (a) The director shall:
             224          [(a)] (i) recommend rules to the executive director for the use and management of facilities
             225      and grounds owned or occupied by the state for the use of its departments and agencies;
             226          [(b)] (ii) supervise and control the allocation of space, in accordance with legislative
             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
             230      otherwise provided by law;
             231          [(c)] (iii) comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5, Part 3,
             232      Division of Facilities Construction and Management Leasing;
             233          [(d)] (iv) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), acquire, as authorized by the Legislature
             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
             236      agencies;
             237          [(e)] (v) adopt and use a common seal, of a form and design determined by the director,
             238      and of which courts shall take judicial notice;
             239          [(f)] (vi) file a description and impression of the seal with the Division of Archives;
             240          [(g)] (vii) collect and maintain all deeds, abstracts of title, and all other documents
             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;
             243          [(h)] (viii) report all properties acquired by the state, except those acquired by institutions
             244      of higher education, to the director of the Division of Finance for inclusion in the state's financial


             245      records; and
             246          [(i)] (ix) take all other action necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
             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.
             285          (5) The director may:
             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
             289      funds;
             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
             292      [through an appropriations act or other specific legislation], whatever real or personal property that
             293      is necessary for the discharge of the director's duties.
             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
             313      Technology.
             314          [(8) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, the Board of Regents may accept
             315      buildings, land, or a combination of buildings and land, donated to an eligible higher education
             316      institution without obtaining approval of the donation from the director of the Division of Facilities
             317      Construction and Management.]
             318          [(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a donor donates land to an
             319      eligible institution of higher education and commits to build a building or buildings on that land,
             320      and the institution agrees to provide funds for the operations and maintenance costs from sources
             321      other than state funds, and agrees that the building or buildings will not be eligible for state capital
             322      improvement funding, the higher education institution may:]
             323          [(a) oversee and manage the construction without involvement, oversight, or management
             324      from the Division of Facilities Construction and Management; or]
             325          [(b) arrange for management of the project by the Division of Facilities Construction and
             326      Management.]
             327          [(10)] (8) Notwithstanding Subsections [(2)(c) and (d)] (2)(a)(iii) and (iv), the School and
             328      Institutional Trust Lands Administration may hold title to any real property, buildings, fixtures,
             329      and appurtenances held by it that are under its control.
             330          Section 5. Section 63A-5-206 is amended to read:
             331           63A-5-206. Construction, alteration, and repair of state facilities -- Powers of
             332      director -- Exceptions -- Expenditure of appropriations.
             333          (1) As used in this section:
             334          (a) "Analysis" means an economic assessment of competing design and maintenance
             335      alternatives, the object of which is to reduce cost and conserve energy.
             336          (b) "Capital developments" [means any:] and "capital improvements" have the same
             337      meaning as provided in Section 63A-5-104 .


             338          [(i) remodeling, site, or utility projects with a total cost of $1,000,000 or more;]
             339          [(ii) addition of new space that will cost more than $100,000; or]
             340          [(iii) land acquisition where an appropriation is requested.]
             341          [(c) "Capital improvements" means any:]
             342          [(i) remodeling, alteration, repair project with a total cost of less than $1,000,000; or]
             343          [(ii) site and utility improvement with a total cost of less than $1,000,000.]
             344          (c) "Compliance agency" has the same meaning as provided in Subsection 58-56-3 (4).
             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
             348      highway system.
             349          [(d)] (e) "Life cycle cost-effective" means the lowest cost of owning and operating a
             350      facility over a 25-year period, including the initial cost, energy costs, operation and maintenance
             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.
             355          [(e)] (g) "Renewable energy system" means a system designed to use solar, wind,
             356      geothermal power, wood, or other replenishable energy source to heat, cool, or provide electricity
             357      to a building.
             358          [(f) "State-owned facilities" means those facilities identified in Section 63A-5-212 .]
             359          [(2) The director shall prepare or have prepared by private firms or individuals designs,
             360      plans, and specifications for the various buildings and improvements, and other work carried out
             361      by the division.]
             362          [(3)] (2) (a) [(i)] Except as provided in [Subsection (3)(a)(ii) or (3)(a)(iii), and except for
             363      facilities under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board] Subsections (3) and (4),
             364      the director shall [recommend the need for and] exercise direct supervision over the design and
             365      construction of all new facilities, and all alterations, repairs, and improvements to [all] existing
             366      facilities [of the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, and agencies] if the total project
             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
             372      approve the location, design, plans, and specifications.
             373          [(ii) The director may: ]
             374          [(A) authorize a department, commission, institution, or agency to control design and
             375      construction of alterations, repairs, and improvements when the total project construction cost is
             376      greater than $100,000 by following the delegation requirements and procedures of Subsection
             377      (3)(c); or ]
             378          [(B) by rule, authorize a particular department, commission, institution, or agency to
             379      control design and construction on projects within a particular dollar range and a particular project
             380      type.]
             381          [(iii) (A) At the request of This is the Place Foundation, the director may authorize the
             382      foundation to control design and construction of alterations, repairs, or improvements to facilities
             383      at This is the Place State Park to be made with funds of the foundation, including grant monies
             384      from the state, or with donated services or materials.]
             385          [(B) If the foundation controls design and construction as provided in Subsection
             386      (3)(a)(iii)(A), the alterations, repairs, or improvements are subject to plan review and inspection
             387      by Salt Lake City for the purpose of assuring compliance with building codes.]
             388          [(b) (i) Except for the placement or installation of works of art through Title 9, Chapter
             389      6, Part 4, Utah Percent-for-Art Act, or as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), and except for facilities
             390      under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board, an existing facility may not be
             391      altered, repaired, or improved on the property of any state institution, department, commission, or
             392      agency if the total project construction cost exceeds $100,000 until the location, design, plans, and
             393      specifications are approved by the director and the officials charged with the administration of the
             394      affairs of the particular department, commission, institution, or agency.]
             395          [(ii) Alterations, repairs, or improvements to facilities at This is the Place State Park to be
             396      made by This is the Place Foundation with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from
             397      the state, or with donated services or materials, are exempt from Subsection (3)(b)(i).]
             398          (3) Projects for the construction of new facilities and alterations, repairs, and
             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
             406      Percent-for-Art Program.
             407          [(c)] (4) (a) (i) The [director may delegate] State Building Board may authorize the
             408      delegation of control over design, construction, and all other aspects of any project to entities of
             409      state government on a project-by-project basis [if the state entity requests that delegation in writing
             410      and the State Building Board approves the delegation] or for projects within a particular dollar
             411      range and a particular project type.
             412          [(ii) (A) The director, his designee, or the state entity to whom control has been designated
             413      pursuant to Subsection (5)(c)(i) shall notify in writing the elected representatives of local
             414      government entities directly and substantively affected by any diagnostic, treatment, parole,
             415      probation, or other secured facility project exceeding $250,000, if:]
             416          [(I) the nature of the project has been significantly altered since prior notification or
             417      approval;]
             418          [(II) the project would significantly change the nature of the functions presently conducted
             419      at the location;]
             420          [(III) the project adds 50% or more square feet to the area of the facility; or]
             421          [(IV) the project is new construction.]
             422          [(B) At the request of either the state entity or the local government entity, representatives
             423      from the state entity and the affected local entity shall conduct or participate in a local public
             424      hearing or hearings to discuss these issues.]
             425          [(iii)] (ii) The state entity to whom control is delegated shall assume fiduciary control over
             426      project finances, shall assume all responsibility for project budgets and expenditures, and shall
             427      receive all funds appropriated for the project, including any contingency funds contained in the
             428      appropriated project budget.
             429          [(iv)] (iii) Delegation of project control does not exempt the state entity from complying
             430      with the codes and guidelines for design and construction adopted by the division and the State


             431      Building Board.
             432          [(v)] (iv) State entities that receive a delegated project may not [have access to the building
             433      board] access, for the delegated project, the division's statewide contingency [funds] reserve and
             434      project reserve authorized in Section 63A-5-209 [for the delegated project].
             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
             438      division.
             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
             457      (5)(a).
             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.
             475          [(4)] (8) (a) The director shall ensure that state-owned facilities, except for facilities under
             476      the control of the State Capitol Preservation Board, are life cycle cost effective.
             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
             479      Legislature.
             480          (c) The final cost estimate shall reflect the most life cycle cost-effective building.
             481          (d) The [director] State Building Board, in consultation with the [State Building Board and
             482      Division of Energy] director and the State Energy Manager, shall make rules to implement this
             483      Subsection (8) by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             484      Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             485          (e) The State Building Board may exempt a facility from being life cycle cost-effective
             486      pursuant to rules, after reviewing and concurring with a written request and justification from the
             487      director.
             488          [(5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (5)(d), and except for facilities
             489      constructed on property under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board, the director
             490      shall recommend the need for and exercise direct supervision over the design and construction of
             491      all new facilities of the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, and agencies if the total
             492      project construction cost is in excess of $100,000.]


             493          [(b) (i) Except for the placement or installation of works of art under Title 9, Chapter 6,
             494      Part 4, Utah Percent-for-Art Act, or as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(ii), (5)(b)(iii), or (5)(b)(iv),
             495      and except for facilities constructed on property under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol
             496      Preservation Board, a new facility may not be constructed on the property of any state department,
             497      commission, institution, or agency if the total project construction cost of the facility, regardless
             498      of the funding source, exceeds $100,000, until the construction of the facility has been approved
             499      by the Legislature in an Appropriations Act or by other specific legislation, and the location,
             500      design, plans, and specifications are approved by the director and the official charged with the
             501      administration of the affairs of the particular department, commission, institution, or agency.]
             502          [(ii) Facilities to be built with nonstate funds and owned and occupied by nonstate entities
             503      within research park areas are exempt from this Subsection (5)(b).]
             504          [(iii) Facilities to be built for the Utah National Guard for which the funding for
             505      construction, operations, and maintenance are derived totally from the United States Government
             506      are exempt from the requirement of obtaining legislative approval required by this Subsection
             507      (5)(b).]
             508          [(iv) New facilities to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place
             509      Foundation with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with donated
             510      services or materials, are exempt from Subsection (5)(b)(i).]
             511          [(c) (i) The director may delegate control over design, construction, and all other aspects
             512      of any project to entities of state government on a project-by-project basis if the state entity
             513      requests that delegation in writing and the State Building Board approves the delegation.]
             514          [(ii) The state entity to whom control is delegated shall assume fiduciary control over
             515      project finances, shall assume all responsibility for project budgets and expenditures, and shall
             516      receive all funds appropriated for the project, including any contingency funds contained in the
             517      appropriated project budget.]
             518          [(iii) Delegation of project control does not exempt the state entity from complying with
             519      the codes and guidelines for design and construction adopted by the division and the State Building
             520      Board.]
             521          [(iv) State entities that receive a delegated project may not have access to the building
             522      board contingency funds authorized in Section 63A-5-209 for the delegated project.]
             523          [(d) (i) At the request of This is the Place Foundation, the director may authorize the


             524      foundation to control design and construction of any new facility at This is the Place State Park
             525      to be built with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with donated
             526      services or materials.]
             527          [(ii) If the foundation controls design and construction as provided in Subsection (5)(d)(i),
             528      the new facility is subject to plan review and inspection by Salt Lake City for the purpose of
             529      assuring compliance with building codes.]
             530          [(6)] (9) The director may expend appropriations for statewide projects from funds
             531      provided by the Legislature for those specific purposes and within guidelines established by the
             532      State Building Board.
             533          [(7)] (10) (a) The director, with the approval of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst,
             534      shall develop standard forms to present capital development and capital improvement cost
             535      summary data.
             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
             540      of Legislative Fiscal Analyst on the standard form.
             541          [(8)] (11) Notwithstanding the requirements of Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures
             542      Act, the director may:
             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
             554      at the location; or


             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 --
             562      Exceptions.
             563          [(1) The director may have plans prepared for a facility for which an appropriation has
             564      been made by the Legislature, and shall pay for the preparation from the planning fund as soon as:]
             565          [(a) the measures passed by the Legislature are approved by the governor;]
             566          [(b) the director receives the written request of the sponsoring institution; and]
             567          [(c) the state fiscal officer certifies that the Legislature has made an appropriation for the
             568      project indicated.]
             569          [(2) The director may proceed to award contracts for construction of any project if the
             570      written request by a sponsoring institution directs the director to proceed and if the state fiscal
             571      officer has certified that the Legislature has made an appropriation for the purpose. The director
             572      shall promptly notify the director of the Division of Fine Arts, Department of Community and
             573      Economic Development, of each request by a sponsoring institution and of each certification by
             574      the state fiscal officer.]
             575          [(3) The funds shall be available upon demand within the year to which the appropriation
             576      applies. The director is not required to delay action until the full amount of the appropriation is
             577      transferred. However, the state fiscal officer shall make the amount available at times as the
             578      director may require to meet the obligations incurred in the development of building projects
             579      authorized by the Legislature.]
             580          [(4) (a)] (1) The director shall assure, unless otherwise specifically instructed by the terms
             581      of the appropriation of a particular project, that no obligations beyond the [appropriation]
             582      authorized funding are incurred in the construction of any project authorized by the Legislature.
             583          [(b)] (2) The director may consent to the drafting of [any] a plan or the awarding of [any]
             584      a contract that will exceed in cost the [appropriation] funding currently available for the project
             585      in question only if the Legislature has specifically provided for extending construction of a


             586      building or the completion of a project into future fiscal periods.
             587          [(5) (a) The director shall request the state fiscal officer to certify the amount of any funds
             588      set aside in an appropriation for deposit in the Percent-for-Art Account at the beginning of the
             589      percent-for-art project for which the appropriation is made.]
             590          [(b) The certified amount shall be released to the director of the Division of Fine Arts, who
             591      shall use the fund to administer the Percent-for-Art Program established under Title 64, Chapter
             592      2a.]
             593          Section 7. Section 63A-5-209 is amended to read:
             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) [In the event] If any part of the appropriation for a building project, other than the part
             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 [contingency fund described in this section and shall] project reserve and does not revert to
             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 [in an appropriation] for the Utah
             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, [shall] may not be set aside.
             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.
             647          (2) [(a)] The director may make expenditures from the Planning Fund in order to provide


             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.
             650          [(b) Planning Fund commitments made prior to February 28, 1987, will not require
             651      reimbursement, and any balance existing in the Planning Fund on that date beyond $350,000 shall
             652      be returned to the General Fund.]
             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 .
             671          (b) ["Division"] "DSPD" means the Division of Services for People with Disabilities
             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      [through the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management] before making
             691      the sale or other disposition of land or water rights.
             692          (ii) The [Division of Facilities Construction and Management] division shall sell or
             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 [the Division of Services for People with Disabilities within the Department of Human
             702      Services for use by that division] DSPD for programs described in Title 62A, Chapter 5, Services
             703      [to] for People with Disabilities.
             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.
             707          [(4) By July 1, 1998, the Board of Regents shall:]
             708          [(a) review the advisability of leasing developmental center land by Utah Valley State
             709      College;]


             710          [(b) in conducting their review, consult with the Division of Facilities Construction and
             711      Management about the advantages and disadvantages of the leasing and purchasing options;]
             712          [(c) if the board determines that a lease or purchase is advisable, identify which land
             713      should be acquired, the terms of the lease or purchase, and the financing mechanism to be used;
             714      and]
             715          [(d) report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Education Interim
             716      Committee, the Health and Human Services Interim Committee, and the Executive Appropriations
             717      Interim Committee.]
             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.
             727          [(c) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created
             728      under Section 63A-5-201 .]
             729          [(d)] (c) (i) "Open land" means land that is:
             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) [(a)] The Department of Corrections, the division, and all other state departments,
             794      divisions, or agencies shall cooperate together to carry out the intent of this section.
             795          [(b) The division, with the cooperation and assistance of the Governor's Office of Planning
             796      and Budget established under Section 63-38-1.4 , shall report to the Political Subdivisions Interim
             797      Committee of the Legislature no later than November 30, 1999, concerning the efforts and actions
             798      of the division and other state agencies under this section to carry out the intent of this section.]
             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




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