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H.B. 328 Enrolled

                 

REVENUE BOND AND CAPITAL FACILITIES

                 
AUTHORIZATIONS

                 
2004 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This bill authorizes certain state agencies and higher education institutions to issue
                  revenue bonds, to enter lease-purchase agreements, or to build capital facilities using
                  agency or institutional funds.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This bill:
                      .    authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by the State Building Ownership Authority
                  and higher education institutions;
                      .    authorizes certain state entities to enter into lease-purchase agreements; and
                      .    authorizes other capital facility construction from agency or institutional funds.
                  Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
                      None
                  Other Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Utah Code Sections Affected:
                  ENACTS:
                      63B-13-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      63B-13-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      63B-13-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      63B-13-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                 
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


                      Section 1. Section 63B-13-201 is enacted to read:
                 
Part 2. 2004 Revenue Bond Authorizations

                      63B-13-201. Revenue bond authorizations -- State Building Ownership Authority.
                      (1) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority,
                  under the authority of Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership Act, may issue or
                  execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation
                  interests may be created, to provide up to $8,205,000 for the acquisition and construction of five
                  stores for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, together with additional amounts
                  necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve
                  requirements.
                      (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the stores to be addressed through this
                  authorization are:
                      (i) a new Park City store;
                      (ii) replacement of the Mount Olympus store;
                      (iii) replacement of the Ogden City 2nd Street store;
                      (iv) replacement of the Ogden Patterson Street store; and
                      (v) expansion of the Provo store.
                      (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that proceeds from the sale of stores replaced
                  through this authorization shall be deposited in the General Fund.
                      (d) It is further the intent of the Legislature that increased sales revenues be used as the
                  primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of this Subsection
                  (1).
                      (2) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority,
                  under the authority of Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership Authority Act, may
                  issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which
                  participation interests may be created, to provide up to $8,914,000 for the acquisition and
                  construction of a new regional office building in Ogden, together with additional amounts
                  necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve

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                  requirements.
                      (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that existing rent budgets be used as the
                  primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of this Subsection
                  (2).
                      (3) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority,
                  under the authority of Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership Authority Act, may
                  issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease-purchase agreement in which
                  participation interests may be created, to provide up to $1,450,000 for the acquisition of the
                  leased regional office building and adjacent land in Moab, together with additional amounts
                  necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve
                  requirements.
                      (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that existing rent budgets be used as the
                  primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of this Subsection
                  (3).
                      (4) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Building Ownership Authority,
                  under the authority of Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership Authority Act, may
                  issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease-purchase agreement in which
                  participation interests may be created, to provide up to $7,103,000 for the acquisition of the
                  Tooele Courts building and adjacent land in Tooele City, together with additional amounts
                  necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve
                  requirements.
                      (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that court fees be used as the primary revenue
                  source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of this Subsection (4).
                      Section 2. Section 63B-13-202 is enacted to read:
                      63B-13-202. Revenue Bond Authorizations -- Board of Regents.
                      (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Board of Regents may issue, sell, and deliver revenue bonds or other evidences of
                  indebtedness of the Board of Regents to borrow money on the credit, revenues, and reserves of

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                  the Higher Education Student Loan Program, to finance the cost of acquiring, furnishing, and
                  equipping office space;
                      (b) funds within the Board of Regents' budget that would otherwise be expended for rent
                  be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of
                  this Subsection (1);
                      (c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (1) may
                  provide up to $3,600,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay
                  capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
                      (d) the Board of Regents may not request an increase, beyond that resulting from
                  inflation, in state funds for operations and maintenance of the facility acquired under this
                  authorization.
                      (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Board of Regents, on behalf of Utah State University, may issue, sell, and deliver
                  revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Utah State University to borrow money on
                  the credit, revenues, and reserves of Utah State University, other than appropriations of the
                  Legislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a Student
                  Living and Learning Community and a parking terrace;
                      (b) student housing revenues, parking revenues, and other auxiliary revenues be used as
                  the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation created under authority of this
                  Subsection (2);
                      (c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (2) may
                  provide up to $35,500,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay
                  capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
                      (d) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Board of Regents, on behalf of Utah State University, may issue, sell, and deliver
                  revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of Utah State University to borrow money on
                  the credit, revenues, and reserves of Utah State University, other than appropriations of the

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                  Legislature, to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a renovation
                  of Romney Stadium and expansion of the Nelson Fieldhouse, and to repay an internal debt for the
                  purchase of the Student Wellness Center;
                      (b) student fees be used as the primary revenue source for repayment of any obligation
                  created under authority of this Subsection (3);
                      (c) the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this Subsection (3) may
                  provide up to $10,000,000, together with other amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, pay
                  capitalized interest, and fund any debt service reserve requirements; and
                      (d) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      Section 3. Section 63B-13-301 is enacted to read:
                 
Part 3. 2004 Lease-purchase authorizations

                      63B-13-301. Lease-purchase authorizations.
                      (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Mountainland Applied Technology Campus
                  of the Utah College of Applied Technology may use existing funds to enter into a lease-purchase
                  agreement with Alpine School District for the acquisition of the Pacific Avenue Applied
                  Technology Facility costing up to $2,900,000.
                      (2) It is further the intent of the Legislature that a lease may not be executed until the
                  State Building Board has determined that the lease-purchase option is less costly to the state than
                  the current lease.
                      Section 4. Section 63B-13-401 is enacted to read:
                 
Part 4. Capital Facility Construction Authorizations

                      63B-13-401. Authorizations to Construct Capital Facilities using institutional or
                  agency funds.
                      (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the University of Utah may use federal grants, research funds, and other institutional
                  funds to plan, design, and construct a Department of Chemistry Gauss Haus under the direction of
                  the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory
                  authority has been delegated;

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                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent
                  that the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
                  academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
                      (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the University of Utah use donations and other institutional funds to plan, design, and
                  construct a College of Health Academic Facility under the direction of the director of the Division
                  of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent
                  that the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
                  academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
                      (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the University of Utah use donations and other institutional funds to plan, design, and
                  construct a Geology and Geophysics Building and parking terrace under the direction of the
                  director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority
                  has been delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent
                  that the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
                  academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
                      (4) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) Utah State University use donations, federal grants, and other institutional funds to
                  plan, design, and construct a Child Care Facility under the direction of the director of the Division
                  of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (5) It is the intent of the Legislature that:

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                      (a) Utah State University use donations and other institutional funds to plan, design, and
                  construct a replacement Team Building at Romney Stadium under the direction of the director of
                  the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been
                  delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the university may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (6) It is the intent of the Legislature that Utah State University use up to $200,000 of
                  excess funds in its Contingency Reserve from state funded projects to increase the capacity of its
                  chilled water plant.
                      (7) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Utah College of Applied Technology use donations to plan, design, and construct
                  an Entrepreneurial Building at the Davis ATC campus under the direction of the director of the
                  Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been
                  delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the college may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (8) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Utah College of Applied Technology use donations, grants from the Community
                  Impact Board, and existing reserves to plan, design, and construct a technology building at the
                  Blanding campus of the Southeast ATC under the direction of the director of the Division of
                  Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated; and
                      (b) the college may request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (9) (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Workforce Services use
                  up to $2,801,000 from its Special Administrative Expense Fund to plan, design, and construct an
                  Employment Center in Logan under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities
                  Construction and Management unless supervisory authority is delegated.
                      (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, if agreement is reached to acquire a site from
                  Cache County or Logan City for the project, the Division of Facilities Construction and

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                  Management may sell or exchange the currently-owned Workforce Services property and apply
                  the proceeds to the acquisition of the site and towards the cost of the project.
                      (10) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Natural Resources use up to
                  $250,000 of the existing balance in its Wildlife Resources Trust Account to purchase property in
                  Price to be used for a future office complex for the Department of Natural Resources.
                      (11) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Utah National Guard use federal funds to plan, design, and construct a Total Army
                  School System (TASS) Barracks at Camp Williams under the direction of the director of the
                  Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been
                  delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the National Guard may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (12) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Utah National Guard use federal funds to plan, design, and construct a Readiness
                  Center at Camp Williams under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities
                  Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
                      (c) the National Guard may request state funds for operations and maintenance.
                      (13) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
                      (a) the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Corrections, and Salt Lake
                  Community College use donations, federal funds, and other non-appropriated funds to plan,
                  design, and construct a Western Regional Public Safety Education and Training Center under the
                  direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management unless
                  supervisory authority has been delegated or the construction of the project is otherwise exempt
                  from the director's oversight;
                      (b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project other than planning and design;
                      (c) the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Corrections may request state
                  funds for operations and maintenance; and

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                      (d) the college may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
                  the college is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
                  academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.

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