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First Substitute H.B. 103

Representative Stephen D. Clark proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
STUDENT HOUSING BUILT BY HIGHER

             2     
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts provisions relating to student housing built by institutions of higher
             10      education.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and
             14      public and private institutions of higher education to provide notice to local
             15      government before constructing student housing next to residential property; and
             16          .    provides for a public hearing about the proposed construction.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          63A-5-206, as last amended by Chapters 216 and 231, Laws of Utah 2000
             24      ENACTS:
             25          10-9-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             26          17-27-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          53B-2-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 10-9-109 is enacted to read:
             31          10-9-109. Notice to local government when a private institution of higher
             32      education is constructing student housing.
             33          (1) Each private institution of higher education that intends to construct student
             34      housing on property owned by the institution shall provide written notice of the intended
             35      construction, as provided in Subsection (2), before any funds are committed to the
             36      construction, if any of the proposed student housing buildings is within 100 feet of privately
             37      owned residential property.
             38          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall be provided to the legislative body and, if
             39      applicable, the mayor of:
             40          (a) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property is
             41      located; or
             42          (b) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property is
             43      located.
             44          (3) At the request of a county or municipality that is entitled to notice under this
             45      section, the institution and the legislative body of the affected county or municipality shall hold
             46      a public hearing to provide information to the public and receive input from the public about
             47      the proposed construction.
             48          Section 2. Section 17-27-108 is enacted to read:
             49          17-27-108. Notice to local government when constructing student housing.
             50          (1) Each private institution of higher education that intends to construct student
             51      housing on property owned by the institution shall provide written notice of the intended
             52      construction, as provided in Subsection (2), before any funds are committed to the
             53      construction, if any of the proposed student housing buildings is within 100 feet of privately
             54      owned residential property.
             55          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall be provided to the legislative body and, if
             56      applicable, the mayor of:


             57          (a) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property is
             58      located; or
             59          (b) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property is
             60      located.
             61          (3) At the request of a county or municipality that is entitled to notice under this
             62      section, the institution and the legislative body of the affected county or municipality shall hold
             63      a public hearing to provide information to the public and receive input from the public about
             64      the proposed construction.
             65          Section 3. Section 53B-2-109 is enacted to read:
             66          53B-2-109. Notice to local government when constructing student housing.
             67          (1) Each institution that intends to construct student housing on property owned by the
             68      institution shall provide written notice of the intended construction, as provided in Subsection
             69      (2), before any funds are committed to the construction, if any of the proposed student housing
             70      buildings is within 100 feet of privately owned residential property.
             71          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall be provided to the legislative body and, if
             72      applicable, the mayor of:
             73          (a) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property is
             74      located; or
             75          (b) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property is
             76      located.
             77          (3) (a) At the request of a county or municipality that is entitled to notice under this
             78      section, the institution and the legislative body of the affected county or municipality shall hold
             79      a public hearing to provide information to the public and receive input from the public about
             80      the proposed construction.
             81          (b) A public hearing held under Subsection (3)(a) satisfies the public hearing
             82      requirement of Subsection 63A-5-206 (13)(b) for the same proposed student housing
             83      construction.
             84          Section 4. Section 63A-5-206 is amended to read:
             85           63A-5-206. Construction, alteration, and repair of state facilities -- Powers of
             86      director -- Exceptions -- Expenditure of appropriations -- Notification to local
             87      governments for construction or modification of certain facilities.


             88          (1) As used in this section:
             89          (a) "Analysis" means an economic assessment of competing design and maintenance
             90      alternatives, the object of which is to reduce cost and conserve energy.
             91          (b) "Capital developments" and "capital improvements" have the same meaning as
             92      provided in Section 63A-5-104 .
             93          (c) "Compliance agency" has the same meaning as provided in Subsection 58-56-3 (4).
             94          (d) (i) "Facility" means any building, structure, or other improvement that is
             95      constructed on property owned by the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, or
             96      agencies.
             97          (ii) "Facility" does not mean an unoccupied structure that is a component of the state
             98      highway system.
             99          (e) "Life cycle cost-effective" means the lowest cost of owning and operating a facility
             100      over a 25-year period, including the initial cost, energy costs, operation and maintenance costs,
             101      repair costs, and the costs of energy conservation and renewable energy systems.
             102          (f) "Local government" means the county, municipality, or local school district that
             103      would have jurisdiction to act as the compliance agency if the property on which the project is
             104      being constructed were not owned by the state.
             105          (g) "Renewable energy system" means a system designed to use solar, wind,
             106      geothermal power, wood, or other replenishable energy source to heat, cool, or provide
             107      electricity to a building.
             108          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), the director shall exercise direct
             109      supervision over the design and construction of all new facilities, and all alterations, repairs,
             110      and improvements to existing facilities if the total project construction cost, regardless of the
             111      funding source, is greater than $100,000.
             112          (b) The director shall prepare or have prepared by private firms or individuals designs,
             113      plans, and specifications for the projects administered by the division.
             114          (c) Before proceeding with construction, the director and the officials charged with the
             115      administration of the affairs of the particular department, commission, institution, or agency
             116      shall approve the location, design, plans, and specifications.
             117          (3) Projects for the construction of new facilities and alterations, repairs, and
             118      improvements to existing facilities are not subject to Subsection (2) if the project:


             119          (a) occurs on property under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board;
             120          (b) is within a designated research park at the University of Utah or Utah State
             121      University;
             122          (c) occurs within the boundaries of This is the Place State Park and is administered by
             123      This is the Place Foundation except that This is the Place Foundation may request the director
             124      to administer the design and construction; or
             125          (d) is for the creation and installation of art under Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 4, Utah
             126      Percent-for-Art Program.
             127          (4) (a) (i) The State Building Board may authorize the delegation of control over
             128      design, construction, and all other aspects of any project to entities of state government on a
             129      project-by-project basis or for projects within a particular dollar range and a particular project
             130      type.
             131          (ii) The state entity to whom control is delegated shall assume fiduciary control over
             132      project finances, shall assume all responsibility for project budgets and expenditures, and shall
             133      receive all funds appropriated for the project, including any contingency funds contained in the
             134      appropriated project budget.
             135          (iii) Delegation of project control does not exempt the state entity from complying with
             136      the codes and guidelines for design and construction adopted by the division and the State
             137      Building Board.
             138          (iv) State entities that receive a delegated project may not access, for the delegated
             139      project, the division's statewide contingency reserve and project reserve authorized in Section
             140      63A-5-209 .
             141          (b) For facilities that will be owned, operated, maintained, and repaired by an entity
             142      that is not a state agency or institution and that are located on state property, the State Building
             143      Board may authorize the owner to administer the design and construction of the project instead
             144      of the division.
             145          (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a donor donates land to an
             146      eligible institution of higher education and commits to build a building or buildings on that
             147      land, and the institution agrees to provide funds for the operations and maintenance costs from
             148      sources other than state funds, and agrees that the building or buildings will not be eligible for
             149      state capital improvement funding, the higher education institution may:


             150          (a) oversee and manage the construction without involvement, oversight, or
             151      management from the division; or
             152          (b) arrange for management of the project by the division.
             153          (6) (a) The role of compliance agency as provided in Title 58, Chapter 56, Utah
             154      Uniform Building Standards Act, shall be provided by:
             155          (i) the director, for projects administered by the division;
             156          (ii) the entity designated by the State Capitol Preservation Board, for projects under
             157      Subsection (3)(a);
             158          (iii) the local government, for projects exempt from the division's administration under
             159      Subsection (3)(b) or administered by This is the Place Foundation under Subsection (3)(c);
             160          (iv) the state entity or local government designated by the State Building Board, for
             161      projects under Subsection (4); or
             162          (v) the institution, for projects exempt from the division's administration under
             163      Subsection (5)(a).
             164          (b) For the installation of art under Subsection (3)(d), the role of compliance agency
             165      shall be provided by the entity that is acting in this capacity for the balance of the project as
             166      provided in Subsection (6)(a).
             167          (c) The local government acting as the compliance agency under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)
             168      may:
             169          (i) only review plans and inspect construction to enforce the building codes as adopted
             170      by the Uniform Building Codes Commission; and
             171          (ii) charge a building permit fee of no more than the amount it could have charged if
             172      the land upon which the improvements are located were not owned by the state.
             173          (d) (i) The use of state property and any improvements constructed on state property,
             174      including improvements constructed by nonstate entities, is not subject to the zoning authority
             175      of local governments as provided in Section 10-9-105 .
             176          (ii) The state entity controlling the use of the state property shall consider any input
             177      received from the local government in determining how the property shall be used.
             178          (7) Before construction may begin, the director shall review the design of projects
             179      exempted from the division's administration under Subsection (4) to determine if the design:
             180          (a) complies with any restrictions placed on the project by the State Building Board;


             181      and
             182          (b) is appropriate for the purpose and setting of the project.
             183          (8) (a) The director shall ensure that state-owned facilities, except for facilities under
             184      the control of the State Capitol Preservation Board, are life cycle cost-effective.
             185          (b) The estimated cost of the analysis shall be included in each program budget
             186      document and in the project funding request submitted to the State Building Board, the
             187      governor, and the Legislature.
             188          (c) The final cost estimate shall reflect the most life cycle cost-effective building.
             189          (d) The State Building Board, in consultation with the director and the State Energy
             190      Manager, shall make rules to implement this Subsection (8) by following the procedures and
             191      requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             192          (e) The State Building Board may exempt a facility from being life cycle cost-effective
             193      pursuant to rules, after reviewing and concurring with a written request and justification from
             194      the director.
             195          (9) The director may expend appropriations for statewide projects from funds provided
             196      by the Legislature for those specific purposes and within guidelines established by the State
             197      Building Board.
             198          (10) (a) The director, with the approval of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst,
             199      shall develop standard forms to present capital development and capital improvement cost
             200      summary data.
             201          (b) The director shall:
             202          (i) within 30 days after the completion of each capital development project, submit cost
             203      summary data for the project on the standard form to the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
             204      and
             205          (ii) upon request, submit cost summary data for a capital improvement project to the
             206      Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst on the standard form.
             207          (11) Notwithstanding the requirements of Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures
             208      Act, the director may:
             209          (a) accelerate the design of projects funded by any appropriation act passed by the
             210      Legislature in its annual general session;
             211          (b) use any unencumbered existing account balances to fund that design work; and


             212          (c) reimburse those account balances from the amount funded for those projects when
             213      the appropriation act funding the project becomes effective.
             214          (12) (a) The director, his designee, or the state entity to whom control has been
             215      designated under Subsection (4), shall notify in writing the elected representatives of local
             216      government entities directly and substantively affected by any diagnostic, treatment, parole,
             217      probation, or other secured facility project exceeding $250,000, if:
             218          (i) the nature of the project has been significantly altered since prior notification;
             219          (ii) the project would significantly change the nature of the functions presently
             220      conducted at the location; or
             221          (iii) the project is new construction.
             222          (b) At the request of either the state entity or the local government entity,
             223      representatives from the state entity and the affected local entity shall conduct or participate in
             224      a local public hearing or hearings to discuss these issues.
             225          (13) (a) (i) Before beginning the construction of student housing on property owned by
             226      the state or a public institution of higher education, the director shall provide written notice of
             227      the proposed construction, as provided in Subsection (13)(a)(ii), if any of the proposed student
             228      housing buildings is within 100 feet of privately owned residential property.
             229          (ii) Each notice under Subsection (13)(a)(i) shall be provided to the legislative body
             230      and, if applicable, the mayor of:
             231          (A) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property is
             232      located; or
             233          (B) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property is
             234      located.
             235          (b) At the request of a county or municipality that is entitled to notice under Subsection
             236      (13)(a), the director and the legislative body of the affected county or municipality shall hold a
             237      public hearing to provide information to the public and receive input from the public about the
             238      proposed construction.


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