H.B. 142

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
2 NETWORK
3 2002 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David Ure
6 This act modifies the Public Safety Code to repeal the Utah Communications Agency
7 Network and move its functions into a division of the Department of Public Safety. This act
8 creates the Public Safety Communications Network Division to be the lead agency to develop,
9 implement, administer, and maintain the Utah Public Safety Communications Network to
10 coordinate communications between public safety agencies. This act creates the Utah Public
11 Safety Communications Network Committee to advise the division. This act requires cost
12 sharing between agencies involved in the network. This act takes effect on July 1, 2002.
13 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
14 AMENDS:
15 63-38-2, as last amended by Chapter 376, Laws of Utah 2001
16 63-95-102, as last amended by Chapters 210 and 222, Laws of Utah 2000
17 63E-1-102 (Effective 07/01/02), as enacted by Chapter 201, Laws of Utah 2001
18 ENACTS:
19 53-14-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
20 53-14-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
21 53-14-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22 53-14-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23 53-14-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24 REPEALS:
25 63A-4-205.5, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
26 63C-7-101, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
27 63C-7-102, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997

28 63C-7-103, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
29 63C-7-201, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
30 63C-7-202, as last amended by Chapter 141, Laws of Utah 1999
31 63C-7-203, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
32 63C-7-204, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
33 63C-7-205, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
34 63C-7-206, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
35 63C-7-207, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
36 63C-7-208, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
37 63C-7-209, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
38 63C-7-210, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
39 63C-7-211, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1999
40 63C-7-301, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
41 63C-7-302, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
42 63C-7-303, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
43 63C-7-304, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
44 63C-7-305, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
45 63C-7-306, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 1997
46 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
47 Section 1. Section 53-14-101 is enacted to read:
48 CHAPTER 14. UTAH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ACT
49 Part 1. General Provisions
50 53-14-101. Title.
51 This chapter is known as the "Utah Public Safety Communications Network Act."
52 Section 2. Section 53-14-102 is enacted to read:
53 53-14-102. Definitions.
54 As used in this chapter:
55 (1) "Committee" means the Utah Public Safety Communications Network Committee
56 created in Section 53-14-301 .
57 (2) "Division" means the Public Safety Communications Division created in Section
58 53-14-201 .

59 (3) "Network" means the Utah Public Safety Communications Network established under
60 Section 53-14-201 .
61 Section 3. Section 53-14-103 is enacted to read:
62 53-14-103. Establishment of the Public Safety Communications Division -- Duties.
63 (1) There is created within the department the "Public Safety Communications Division,"
64 which was formerly the Utah Communications Agency Network.
65 (2) The division shall:
66 (a) be the lead agency to develop, implement, administer, and maintain the network to
67 provide public safety communications services and facilities on a regional or statewide basis for
68 the benefit and use of municipal, county, state, and federal government agencies;
69 (b) assume the operations, contracts, and obligations of the network on July 1, 2002;
70 (c) coordinate with public agencies to link public safety and emergency services agencies
71 together through a single communications system network to be known as the Utah Public Safety
72 Communications Network;
73 (d) in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, enter into
74 agreements or contracts with government agencies to:
75 (i) implement this chapter; and
76 (ii) share the costs of implementing and administering the network as provided in Section
77 53-14-401 ; and
78 (e) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make
79 rules, with committee approval, as necessary to implement this chapter.
80 Section 4. Section 53-14-201 is enacted to read:
81 Part 2. Committee
82 53-14-201. Utah Public Safety Communications Network Committee -- Appointment
83 --Duties -- Per diem -- Technical committees.
84 (1) There is created within the Department of Public Safety the Utah Public Safety
85 Communications Network Committee comprising up to 11 members knowledgeable about public
86 safety communications and the networking of communications systems as follows:
87 (a) three members designated by the commissioner of public safety;
88 (b) two members designated by the Utah Sheriff's Association;
89 (c) one member designated by the Department of Administrative Services;

90 (d) two members designated by the Utah Police Chief's Association;
91 (e) up to three additional members designated by the committee for one-year terms; and
92 (f) a designating entity under Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d) may designate an
93 alternative member to serve in the absence of its designated member.
94 (2) The committee shall:
95 (a) advise the division on matters related to the implementation and administration of this
96 chapter;
97 (b) make recommendations to public safety agencies related to coordinating
98 communications;
99 (c) make recommendations to the department, counties, and municipalities on increasing
100 the efficiency and effectiveness of the network, including development, implementation,
101 administration, maintenance, and coordination;
102 (d) evaluate the cost effectiveness of implementing network improvements;
103 (e) develop broad policies for the long-term development, construction, and operation of
104 the network;
105 (f) review and approve contracts and other instruments prior to the division executing them
106 on behalf of the network; and
107 (g) review and approve rules proposed by the division.
108 (3) The committee shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair from its members.
109 (4) Each member of the committee shall serve until the appointing authority removes the
110 member, which may be for any reason. When a vacancy occurs in the membership appointed
111 under Subsections (1)(a) through (d) for any reason, a replacement shall be appointed.
112 (5) The committee shall meet as it determines necessary to accomplish its duties.
113 (6) Reasonable notice shall be given to each member of the committee prior to any
114 meeting.
115 (7) A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
116 (8) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees may not receive compensation or
117 benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
118 the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
119 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
120 (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

121 (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
122 diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
123 in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the
124 Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
125 (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and
126 expenses for their service.
127 (c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from
128 the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
129 performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
130 Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
131 (ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their
132 service.
133 (9) The committee may establish technical advisory committees as needed to assist in
134 accomplishing its duties under this section.
135 Section 5. Section 53-14-301 is enacted to read:
136 Part 3. Cost Sharing
137 53-14-301. Cost sharing -- Additional agencies.
138 (1) (a) The cost of implementing and administering the network shall be shared pro rata
139 by the division and the counties and municipalities using it.
140 (b) The division shall enter into an agreement or contract under Title 11, Chapter 13,
141 Interlocal Cooperation Act, with a county or municipality to share costs incurred under this section.
142 (2) Additional county and municipal public safety agencies may be added to the network
143 upon application of a county or municipality after:
144 (a) a recommendation of the committee;
145 (b) approval by the division;
146 (c) determination of the appropriate cost share of the addition under Subsection (1)(a); and
147 (d) an agreement under Subsection (1)(b).
148 Section 6. Section 63-38-2 is amended to read:
149 63-38-2. Governor to submit budget to Legislature -- Contents -- Preparation --
150 Appropriations based on current tax laws and not to exceed estimated revenues.
151 (1) (a) The governor shall, within three days after the convening of the Legislature in the

152 annual general session, submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by delivering it to the presiding
153 officer of each house of the Legislature together with a schedule for all of the proposed
154 appropriations of the budget, clearly itemized and classified.
155 (b) The budget message shall include a projection of estimated revenues and expenditures
156 for the next fiscal year.
157 (2) At least 34 days before the submission of any budget, the governor shall deliver a
158 confidential draft copy of his proposed budget recommendations to the Office of the Legislative
159 Fiscal Analyst.
160 (3) (a) The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and estimated
161 revenues for the next fiscal year based upon the current fiscal year state tax laws and rates.
162 (b) The budget may be accompanied by a separate document showing proposed
163 expenditures and estimated revenues based on changes in state tax laws or rates.
164 (4) The budget shall be accompanied by a statement showing:
165 (a) the revenues and expenditures for the last fiscal year;
166 (b) the current assets, liabilities, and reserves, surplus or deficit, and the debts and funds
167 of the state;
168 (c) an estimate of the state's financial condition as of the beginning and the end of the
169 period covered by the budget;
170 (d) a complete analysis of lease with an option to purchase arrangements entered into by
171 state agencies;
172 (e) the recommendations for each state agency for new full-time employees for the next
173 fiscal year; which recommendation should be provided also to the State Building Board under
174 Subsection 63A-5-103 (2);
175 (f) any explanation the governor may desire to make as to the important features of the
176 budget and any suggestion as to methods for the reduction of expenditures or increase of the state's
177 revenue; and
178 (g) the information detailing certain regulatory fee increases required by Section 63-38-3.2 .
179 (5) The budget shall include an itemized estimate of the appropriations for:
180 (a) the Legislative Department as certified to the governor by the president of the Senate
181 and the speaker of the House;
182 (b) the Executive Department;

183 (c) the Judicial Department as certified to the governor by the state court administrator;
184 (d) payment and discharge of the principal and interest of the indebtedness of the state [of
185 Utah];
186 (e) the salaries payable by the state under the Utah Constitution or under law for the lease
187 agreements planned for the next fiscal year;
188 (f) other purposes that are set forth in the Utah Constitution or under law; and
189 (g) all other appropriations.
190 (6) Deficits or anticipated deficits shall be included in the budget.
191 (7) (a) (i) For the purpose of preparing and reporting the budget, the governor shall require
192 from the proper state officials, including public and higher education officials, all heads of
193 executive and administrative departments and state institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and
194 agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of the state moneys, and all institutions
195 applying for state moneys and appropriations, itemized estimates of revenues and expenditures.
196 The entities required by this Subsection (7)(a)(i) to submit itemized estimates of revenues and
197 expenditures to the governor, shall also report to the Utah Information Technology Commission
198 created in Title 63D, Chapter 1, Information Technology Act, before October 30 of each year. The
199 report to the Information Technology Commission shall include the proposed information
200 technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
201 revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures and an analysis of:
202 (A) the entity's need for appropriations for information technology;
203 (B) how the entity's development of information technology coordinates with other state
204 or local government entities;
205 (C) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
206 goals; and
207 (D) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
208 technology goals.
209 (ii) (A) The governor may also require other information under these guidelines and at
210 times as the governor may direct.
211 (B) These guidelines may include a requirement for program productivity and performance
212 measures, where appropriate, with emphasis on outcome indicators.
213 (b) The estimate for the Legislative Department as certified by the presiding officers of

214 both houses shall be included in the budget without revision by the governor. Before preparing
215 the estimates for the Legislative Department, the Legislature shall report to the Information
216 Technology Commission the proposed information technology expenditures and objectives, the
217 proposed appropriation requests and other sources of revenue necessary to fund the proposed
218 expenditures, including an analysis of:
219 (i) the Legislature's implementation of information technology goals;
220 (ii) any coordination of information technology with other departments of state and local
221 government;
222 (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
223 technology goals; and
224 (iv) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
225 goals.
226 (c) The estimate for the Judicial Department, as certified by the state court administrator,
227 shall also be included in the budget without revision, but the governor may make separate
228 recommendations on it. Before preparing the estimates for the Judicial Department, the state court
229 administrator shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
230 technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
231 revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
232 (i) the Judicial Department's information technology goals;
233 (ii) coordination of information technology statewide between all courts;
234 (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
235 technology goals; and
236 (iv) any performance measures used by the entity for implementing information technology
237 goals.
238 (d) Before preparing the estimates for the State Office of Education, the state
239 superintendent shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
240 technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
241 revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
242 (i) the Office of Education's information technology goals;
243 (ii) coordination of information technology statewide between all public schools;
244 (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information

245 technology goals; and
246 (iv) any performance measures used by the Office of Education for implementing
247 information technology goals.
248 (e) Before preparing the estimates for the state system of Higher Education, the
249 commissioner shall report to the Information Technology Commission the proposed information
250 technology expenditures and objectives, the proposed appropriation requests and other sources of
251 revenue necessary to fund the proposed expenditures, including an analysis of:
252 (i) Higher Education's information technology goals;
253 (ii) coordination of information technology statewide within the state system of higher
254 education;
255 (iii) any efforts to develop public/private partnerships to accomplish information
256 technology goals; and
257 (iv) any performance measures used by the state system of higher education for
258 implementing information technology goals.
259 (f) The governor may require the attendance at budget meetings of representatives of
260 public and higher education, state departments and institutions, and other institutions or individuals
261 applying for state appropriations.
262 (g) The governor may revise all estimates, except those relating to the Legislative
263 Department, the Judicial Department, and those providing for the payment of principal and interest
264 to the state debt and for the salaries and expenditures specified by the Utah Constitution or under
265 the laws of the state.
266 (8) The total appropriations requested for expenditures authorized by the budget may not
267 exceed the estimated revenues from taxes, fees, and all other sources for the next ensuing fiscal
268 year.
269 (9) If any item of the budget as enacted is held invalid upon any ground, the invalidity does
270 not affect the budget itself or any other item in it.
271 (10) (a) In submitting the budgets for the Departments of Health and Human Services and
272 the Office of the Attorney General, the governor shall consider a separate recommendation in his
273 budget for funds to be contracted to:
274 (i) local mental health authorities under Section 17A-3-606 ;
275 (ii) local substance abuse authorities under Section 62A-8-110.5 ;

276 (iii) area agencies under Section 62A-3-104.2 ;
277 (iv) programs administered directly by and for operation of the Divisions of Mental Health,
278 Substance Abuse, and Aging and Adult Services;
279 (v) local health departments under Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments; and
280 (vi) counties for the operation of Children's Justice Centers under Section 67-5b-102 .
281 (b) In his budget recommendations under Subsections (10)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), the governor
282 shall consider an amount sufficient to grant local health departments, local mental health
283 authorities, local substance abuse authorities, and area agencies the same percentage increase for
284 wages and benefits that he includes in his budget for persons employed by the state.
285 (c) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the increase
286 described in Subsection (10)(b), he shall include a message to the Legislature regarding his reason
287 for not including that amount.
288 (11) (a) In submitting the budget for the Division of Services for People with Disabilities,
289 the Division of Child and Family Services, and the Division of Youth Corrections within the
290 Department of Human Services, the governor shall consider an amount sufficient to grant
291 employees of corporations that provide direct services under contract with those divisions, the
292 same percentage increase for cost-of-living that he includes in his budget for persons employed
293 by the state.
294 (b) If the governor does not include in his budget an amount sufficient to grant the increase
295 described in Subsection (11)(a), he shall include a message to the Legislature regarding his reason
296 for not including that amount.
297 (12) (a) The Families, Agencies, and Communities Together Council may propose to the
298 governor under Subsection 63-75-4 (4)(e) a budget recommendation for collaborative service
299 delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
300 (b) The Legislature may, through a specific program schedule, designate funds
301 appropriated for collaborative service delivery systems operated under Section 63-75-6.5 .
302 [(13) The governor shall include in his budget the state's portion of the budget for the Utah
303 Communications Agency Network established in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah Communications
304 Agency Network Act.]
305 Section 7. Section 63-95-102 is amended to read:
306 63-95-102. Definitions.

307 For purposes of this chapter:
308 (1) "Asset" means property of all kind, real and personal, tangible and intangible, and
309 includes:
310 (a) cash, except reasonable compensation or salary for services rendered;
311 (b) stock or other investments;
312 (c) goodwill;
313 (d) real property;
314 (e) an ownership interest;
315 (f) a license;
316 (g) a cause of action; and
317 (h) any similar property.
318 (2) "Authorizing statutes" means the statutes creating an entity as a quasi-governmental
319 entity.
320 (3) "Business interest" means:
321 (a) holding the position of trustee, director, officer, or other similar position with a
322 business entity; or
323 (b) the ownership, either legally or equitably, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of
324 a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity, being held by:
325 (i) an individual;
326 (ii) the individual's spouse;
327 (iii) a minor child of the individual; or
328 (iv) any combination of Subsections (3)(b)(i) through (iii).
329 (4) "Committee" means the Legislative Quasi-Governmental Entities Committee created
330 in Section 63-95-201 .
331 (5) "Government requestor" means:
332 (a) the governor;
333 (b) an executive branch officer other than the governor;
334 (c) an executive branch agency;
335 (d) a legislator, including a legislative sponsor of legislation creating a quasi-governmental
336 entity; or
337 (e) a legislative committee.

338 (6) "Interested party" means a person that held or holds the position of trustee, director,
339 officer, or other similar position with a quasi-governmental entity within:
340 (a) five years prior to the date of an action described in Subsection (8); or
341 (b) during the privatization of a quasi-governmental entity.
342 (7) "Lobbyist" is a person that provided or provides services as a lobbyist, as defined in
343 Section 36-11-102 , within:
344 (a) five years prior to the date of an action described in Subsection (8); or
345 (b) during the privatization of a quasi-governmental entity.
346 (8) (a) "Privatized" means an action described in Subsection (8)(b) taken under
347 circumstances in which the operations of the quasi-governmental entity are continued by a
348 successor entity that:
349 (i) is privately owned;
350 (ii) is unaffiliated to the state; and
351 (iii) receives any asset of the quasi-governmental entity.
352 (b) An action referred to in Subsection (8)(a) includes:
353 (i) the repeal of the authorizing statute of a quasi-governmental entity and the revision to
354 state laws to terminate the relationship between the state and the quasi-governmental entity;
355 (ii) the dissolution of the quasi-governmental entity;
356 (iii) the merger or consolidation of the quasi-governmental entity with another entity; or
357 (iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the quasi-governmental entity.
358 (9) (a) "Quasi-governmental entity" means an entity that:
359 (i) is created by the state or is given by the state the right to exist and conduct its affairs
360 as a quasi-governmental entity:
361 (A) to serve a public purpose; and
362 (B) to meet a need that cannot be met through a private business; and
363 (ii) is designated by the state as:
364 (A) an independent state agency;
365 (B) an independent public corporation;
366 (C) a quasi-public corporation; or
367 (D) a term similar to that described in Subsections (9)(a)(ii)(A) through (C).
368 (b) "Quasi-governmental entity" includes the:

369 (i) Dairy Commission created in Title 4, Chapter 22, Dairy Promotion Act;
370 (ii) Utah Technology Finance Corporation created in Title 9, Chapter 13, Utah Technology
371 and Small Business Finance Act;
372 (iii) Heber Valley Railroad Authority created in Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 3, Heber Valley
373 Historic Railroad Authority;
374 (iv) Utah Science Center Authority created in Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 4, Utah Science
375 Center Authority;
376 (v) Utah Housing Finance Agency created in Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 9, Utah Housing
377 [Finance Agency] Corporation Act;
378 (vi) Utah State Fair Corporation created in Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 11, Utah State Fair
379 Corporation Act;
380 (vii) Workers' Compensation Fund created in Title 31A, Chapter 33, Workers'
381 Compensation Fund;
382 (viii) Utah State Retirement Office created in Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2, Retirement Office
383 and Board; and
384 (ix) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in Title 53C, Chapter 1,
385 Part 2, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration[; and].
386 [(x) Utah Communications Agency Network created in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah
387 Communications Agency Network Act.]
388 (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(a), "quasi-governmental entity" does not include:
389 (i) the Public Service Commission of Utah created in Section 54-1-1 ;
390 (ii) an institution within the state system of higher education;
391 (iii) a city, county, or town;
392 (iv) a local school district;
393 (v) a special district created under the authority of Title 17A, Special Districts; or
394 (vi) a local district created under the authority of Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
395 Government Entities.
396 Section 8. Section 63E-1-102 (Effective 07/01/02) is amended to read:
397 63E-1-102 (Effective 07/01/02). Definitions.
398 As used in this title:
399 (1) "Authorizing statute" means the statute creating an entity as an independent entity.

400 (2) "Committee" means the Legislative Independent Entities Committee created in Section
401 63E-1-201 .
402 (3) "Independent corporation" means a corporation incorporated in accordance with
403 Chapter 2, Independent Corporations Act.
404 (4) (a) "Independent entity" means an entity having a public purpose relating to the state
405 or its citizens that is individually created by the state or is given by the state the right to exist and
406 conduct its affairs as an:
407 (i) independent state agency; or
408 (ii) independent corporation.
409 (b) "Independent entity" includes the:
410 (i) Dairy Commission created in Title 4, Chapter 22, Dairy Promotion Act;
411 (ii) Utah Technology Finance Corporation created in Title 9, Chapter 13, Utah Technology
412 and Small Business Finance Act;
413 (iii) Heber Valley Railroad Authority created in Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 3, Heber Valley
414 Historic Railroad Authority;
415 (iv) Utah Science Center Authority created in Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 4, Utah Science
416 Center Authority;
417 (v) Utah Housing Finance Agency created in Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 9, Utah Housing
418 [Finance Agency] Corporation Act;
419 (vi) Utah State Fair Corporation created in Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 11, Utah State Fair
420 Corporation Act;
421 (vii) Workers' Compensation Fund created in Title 31A, Chapter 33, Workers'
422 Compensation Fund;
423 (viii) Utah State Retirement Office created in Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2, Retirement Office
424 and Board; and
425 (ix) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in Title 53C, Chapter 1,
426 Part 2, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration[; and].
427 [(x) Utah Communications Agency Network created in Title 63C, Chapter 7, Utah
428 Communications Agency Network Act.]
429 (c) Notwithstanding this Subsection (4), "independent entity" does not include:
430 (i) the Public Service Commission of Utah created in Section 54-1-1 ;

431 (ii) an institution within the state system of higher education;
432 (iii) a city, county, or town;
433 (iv) a local school district;
434 (v) a special district created under the authority of Title 17A, Special Districts; or
435 (vi) a local district created under the authority of Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
436 Government Entities.
437 (5) "Independent state agency" means an entity that is created by the state, but is
438 independent of the governor's direct supervisory control.
439 (6) "Monies held in trust" means monies maintained for the benefit of:
440 (a) one or more private individuals, including public employees;
441 (b) one or more public or private entities; or
442 (c) the owners of a quasi-public corporation.
443 (7) "Public corporation" means an artificial person, public in ownership, individually
444 created by the state as a body politic and corporate for the administration of a public purpose
445 relating to the state or its citizens.
446 (8) "Quasi-public corporation" means an artificial person, private in ownership,
447 individually created as a corporation by the state which has accepted from the state the grant of a
448 franchise or contract involving the performance of a public purpose relating to the state or its
449 citizens.
450 Section 9. Repealer.
451 This act repeals:
452 Section 63A-4-205.5, Risk management -- Coverage of the Utah Communications
453 Agency Network.
454 Section 63C-7-101, Title.
455 Section 63C-7-102, Purpose.
456 Section 63C-7-103, Definitions.
457 Section 63C-7-201, Establishment of the Utah Communications Agency Network.
458 Section 63C-7-202, Powers of the Utah Communications Agency Network.
459 Section 63C-7-203, Establishment of the Utah Communications Agency Network
460 Board -- Terms -- Vacancies.
461 Section 63C-7-204, Powers of the board.

462 Section 63C-7-205, Executive committee established -- Terms -- Vacancies.
463 Section 63C-7-206, Executive committee -- Powers and duties.
464 Section 63C-7-207, Executive director -- Powers and duties.
465 Section 63C-7-208, Property and funds of the Utah Communications Agency Network
466 declared public property -- Exemption from taxes.
467 Section 63C-7-209, Term of the Utah Communications Agency Network -- Dissolution
468 -- Withdrawal.
469 Section 63C-7-210, Exemption from certain acts.
470 Section 63C-7-211, Annual report to governor and Legislature -- Contents -- Audit
471 by state auditor -- Reimbursement for costs.
472 Section 63C-7-301, Bond authorized -- Payment -- Security -- Liability -- Purpose --
473 Exemption from certain taxes.
474 Section 63C-7-302, Bonds to be authorized by resolution -- Form -- Sale --
475 Negotiability -- Validity presumed.
476 Section 63C-7-303, Bonds and other obligations -- Additional powers of the Utah
477 Communications Agency Network.
478 Section 63C-7-304, Reserve funds for debt service.
479 Section 63C-7-305, Investment of the Utah Communications Agency Network funds.
480 Section 63C-7-306, Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Period for
481 contesting.
482 Section 10. Effective date.
483 This act takes effect on July 1, 2002.




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A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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