H.B. 171 Enrolled

PAMELA ATKINSON HOMELESS TRUST
ACCOUNT
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Martin R. Stephens
Douglas C. Aagard
J. Stuart Adams
Jeff Alexander
Sheryl L. Allen
Eli H. Anderson
Roger E. Barrus
Ralph Becker
Chad E. Bennion
Ron Bigelow
Calvin G. Bird
Jackie Biskupski
Duane E. Bourdeaux
DeMar Bud Bowman
Judy Ann Buffmire
Don E. Bush
Craig W. Buttars
David Clark
Stephen D. Clark
David N. CoxGreg J. Curtis
Scott Daniels
Marda Dillree
Glenn A. Donnelson
John Dougall
Carl W. Duckworth
James A. Ferrin
Ben C. Ferry
Brent H. Goodfellow
James R. Gowans
Neil A. Hansen
Wayne A. Harper
Neal B. Hendrickson
David L. Hogue
Kory M. Holdaway
Bradley T. Johnson
Patricia W. Jones
Brad King
David LitvackRebecca D. Lockhart
Ty McCartney
Rosalind J. McGee
Karen W. Morgan
Carol Spackman Moss
Joseph G. Murray
Merlynn T. Newbold
Loraine T. Pace
Darin G. Peterson
J. Morgan Philpot
Jack A. Seitz
LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
Gordon E. Snow
Michael R. Styler
Mike Thompson
David Ure
Stephen H. Urquhart
Peggy Wallace
Bradley A. Winn This act modifies provisions related to the Homeless Trust Account by renaming it the
Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
9-4-802, as last amended by Chapter 73, Laws of Utah 2001
9-4-803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
59-10-530.5, as last amended by Chapters 10 and 12, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 9-4-802 is amended to read:
9-4-802. Purposes of Homeless Coordinating Committee -- Uses of Pamela
Atkinson Homeless Trust Account.

(1) (a) The Homeless Coordinating Committee shall work to ensure that services
provided to the homeless by state agencies, local governments, and private organizations are
provided in a cost-effective manner.
(b) Programs funded by the committee shall emphasize emergency housing and
self-sufficiency, including placement in meaningful employment or occupational training
activities and, where needed, special services to meet the unique needs of the homeless who have
families with children, or who are mentally ill, disabled, or suffer from other serious challenges
to employment and self-sufficiency.
(c) The committee may also fund treatment programs to ameliorate the effects of
substance abuse or a disability.
(2) The committee members designated in Subsection 9-4-801 (2) shall:
(a) award contracts funded by the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account with the
advice and input of those designated in Subsection 9-4-801 (3);
(b) consider need, diversity of geographic location, coordination with or enhancement of
existing services, and the extensive use of volunteers; and
(c) give priority for funding to programs that serve the homeless who are mentally ill and
who are in families with children.
(3) (a) In any fiscal year, no more than 80% of the funds in the Pamela Atkinson
Homeless Trust Account may be allocated to organizations that provide services only in Salt
Lake, Davis, Weber, and Utah Counties.
(b) The committee may:
(i) expend up to 3% of its annual appropriation for administrative costs associated with
the allocation of funds from the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account, and up to 2% of its
annual appropriation for marketing the [Homeless Trust Account] account and soliciting
donations to the [Homeless Trust Account] account; and
(ii) pay for the initial costs of the State Tax Commission in implementing Section
59-10-530.5 from the [Homeless Trust Account] account.
(4) (a) The committee may not expend, except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), an

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amount equal to the greater of $50,000 or 20% of the amount donated to the Pamela Atkinson
Homeless Trust Account during fiscal year 1988-89.
(b) If there are decreases in contributions to the [fund] account, the committee may
expend funds held in reserve to provide program stability, but the committee shall reimburse the
amounts of those expenditures to the reserve fund.
(5) The committee shall make an annual report to the Economic Development and
Human Resources Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the programs and services funded by
contributions to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account.
(6) The moneys in the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account shall be invested by the
state treasurer according to the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money
Management Act, except that all interest or other earnings derived from the fund moneys shall be
deposited in the fund.
Section 2. Section 9-4-803 is amended to read:
9-4-803. Creation of Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account.
(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund to be known as the
Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account.
(2) Private contributions received under this section and Section 59-10-530.5 shall be
deposited into the account to be used only for programs described in Section 9-4-802 .
(3) Money shall be appropriated from the account to the State Homeless Coordinating
Committee in accordance with the Utah Budgetary Procedures Act.
(4) The State Homeless Coordinating Committee may accept transfers, grants, gifts,
bequests, or any money made available from any source to implement this part.
Section 3. Section 59-10-530.5 is amended to read:
59-10-530.5. Homeless contribution -- Credit to Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust
Account.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Section 59-10-551 , each taxpayer required to file a return
pursuant to Section 59-10-502 may designate on the return a contribution of $2, $5, $10, or
another amount not less than $2, or no contribution, to the [state] Pamela Atkinson Homeless

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Trust Account.
(b) Any amount designated as a contribution to this program is to be deducted from the
individual's state tax refund and, if a joint return, shall be a joint contribution.
(c) This option, once exercised, is irrevocable during the tax year in which it was
effective.
(d) If no refund is due, the taxpayer may remit the contribution with the return.
(2) The commission may [promulgate] make rules to implement this section.
(3) The commission shall determine annually the total amount designated pursuant to
this section and shall report such amount to the state treasurer who shall credit such amount to
the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Account as provided for in Section 9-4-803 .
(4) This section applies to calendar-year taxpayers beginning January 1, 1988, and to
fiscal-year taxpayers for any part of the taxable year accruing after December 31, 1988, and to all
taxable years thereafter.

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