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ENERGY SAVINGS IN STATE BUILDINGS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Fred R. Hunsaker

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Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies a portion of the Quality Growth Act and statutes governing the State
             10      Building Energy Efficiency Program, the State Building Board, and the Division of
             11      Facilities Construction and Management.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    modifies definitions;
             15          .    eliminates the requirement for state agencies to place 50% of net energy savings in
             16      the LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Fund;
             17          .    provides that the Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall develop
             18      and administer the State Building Energy Efficiency Program;
             19          .    requires the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to:
             20              .    develop incentives to encourage state entities to conserve energy and reduce
             21      energy costs;
             22              .    procure energy efficient products where practicable;
             23              .    analyze energy consumption by state agencies;
             24              .    establish an advisory group to assist with development and implementation of
             25      the program; and
             26              .    provide a yearly energy savings report to the governor in addition to the
             27      Legislature;
             28          .    requires state government entities to appoint a staff member to coordinate and
             29      report on energy saving efforts;


             30          .    reduces the maximum term for energy savings agreements entered into by state
             31      agencies, modifies terms in the definition of energy savings agreement, and requires
             32      the agency to obtain the preapproval of the governor and to notify the Office of
             33      Legislative Fiscal Analyst before entering into an agreement;
             34          .    provides that DFCM may establish energy savings design procedures for
             35      improvements to existing state facilities;
             36          .    permits the State Building Board to require an entity that benefits from a capital
             37      improvement project to repay the capital improvement funds from savings resulting
             38      from the project;
             39          .    modifies provisions related to the State Building Board's rulemaking in relation to
             40      life cycle cost-effectiveness of state facilities;
             41          .    provides that life-cycle effectiveness shall be determined using the most prudent
             42      cost of owning and operating a facility; and
             43          .    makes technical changes.
             44      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             45          None
             46      Other Special Clauses:
             47          None
             48      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             49      AMENDS:
             50          11-38-102, as last amended by Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 2003
             51          11-38-301, as last amended by Chapter 256, Laws of Utah 2002
             52          63-9-63, as enacted by Chapter 164, Laws of Utah 1985
             53          63-9-67, as enacted by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1999
             54          63-38-3, as last amended by Chapter 16, Laws of Utah 2003
             55          63-38-8.1, as last amended by Chapter 71, Laws of Utah 2005
             56          63A-5-103, as last amended by Chapter 142, Laws of Utah 1998
             57          63A-5-104, as last amended by Chapter 351, Laws of Utah 2004


             58          63A-5-204, as last amended by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 2004
             59          63A-5-206, as last amended by Chapters 231 and 254, Laws of Utah 2005
             60      REPEALS:
             61          63-38-18, as enacted by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1999
             62     
             63      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             64          Section 1. Section 11-38-102 is amended to read:
             65           11-38-102. Definitions.
             66          As used in this chapter:
             67          (1) "Affordable housing" means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by
             68      households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the median gross
             69      income of the applicable municipal or county statistical area for households of the same size.
             70          (2) "Agricultural land" has the same meaning as "land in agricultural use" under
             71      Section 59-2-502 .
             72          (3) "Brownfield sites" means abandoned, idled, or underused commercial or industrial
             73      land where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental
             74      contamination.
             75          (4) "Commission" means the Quality Growth Commission established in Section
             76      11-38-201 .
             77          (5) "Fund" means the LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Fund established
             78      in Section 11-38-301 .
             79          (6) "Infill development" means residential, commercial, or industrial development on
             80      unused or underused land, excluding open land and agricultural land, within existing, otherwise
             81      developed urban areas.
             82          (7) "Local entity" means a county, city, or town.
             83          (8) "OPB" means the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget established under
             84      Section 63-38d-201 .
             85          (9) (a) "Open land" means land that is:


             86          (i) preserved in or restored to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped
             87      condition; and
             88          (ii) used for:
             89          (A) wildlife habitat;
             90          (B) cultural or recreational use;
             91          (C) watershed protection; or
             92          (D) another use consistent with the preservation of the land in or restoration of the land
             93      to a predominantly natural, open, and undeveloped condition.
             94          (b) (i) "Open land" does not include land whose predominant use is as a developed
             95      facility for active recreational activities, including baseball, tennis, soccer, golf, or other
             96      sporting or similar activity.
             97          (ii) The condition of land does not change from a natural, open, and undeveloped
             98      condition because of the development or presence on the land of facilities, including trails,
             99      waterways, and grassy areas, that:
             100          (A) enhance the natural, scenic, or aesthetic qualities of the land; or
             101          (B) facilitate the public's access to or use of the land for the enjoyment of its natural,
             102      scenic, or aesthetic qualities and for compatible recreational activities.
             103          [(10) "State agency" includes each executive, legislative, and judicial branch
             104      department, agency, board, commission, or division, however denominated, and each state
             105      educational institution.]
             106          [(11) "State Building Energy Efficiency Program" has the meaning as defined in
             107      Section 63-9-67 .]
             108          [(12)] (10) "Surplus land" means real property owned by the Department of
             109      Administrative Services, the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Natural
             110      Resources, or the Department of Transportation that the individual department determines not
             111      to be necessary for carrying out the mission of the department.
             112          Section 2. Section 11-38-301 is amended to read:
             113           11-38-301. LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Fund.


             114          (1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund entitled the "LeRay McAllister
             115      Critical Land Conservation Fund," consisting of:
             116          (a) money appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature;
             117          (b) contributions of money, property, or equipment from federal agencies, political
             118      subdivisions of the state, persons, or corporations; and
             119          (c) proceeds that a department chooses to place into the fund from the sale of surplus
             120      land under Subsection (2)[; and].
             121          [(d) funds from the State Building Energy Efficiency Program.]
             122          (2) The Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Agriculture and
             123      Food, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Transportation may place
             124      proceeds from the sale of surplus land into the fund.
             125          (3) The total amount of money in the fund may not exceed $6,000,000.
             126          Section 3. Section 63-9-63 is amended to read:
             127           63-9-63. Legislative findings and policy.
             128          (1) The Legislature finds the following:
             129          (a) The operation of facilities owned and controlled by the state consumes significant
             130      amounts of energy.
             131          (b) Facilities owned and controlled by the state present a significant opportunity for
             132      energy cost savings through the implementation of conservation measures.
             133          (c) Principles which produce efficient facility management in the private sector are
             134      equally applicable to the management of public buildings and facilities.
             135          (d) There exists, in the private sector, favorable alternative methods of financing
             136      energy conservation measures which are not readily adaptable to financing state facility energy
             137      efficiency improvements due to current budgetary practices.
             138          (e) Maximization of energy conservation efforts in light of limited resources requires
             139      careful advance planning by responsible agencies.
             140          (2) The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to:
             141          (a) undertake aggressive programs designed to reduce energy use in state facilities in


             142      order to reduce the operating costs of state government and to set an example of energy
             143      efficiency for the public[.];
             144          (b) utilize, to the greatest practical extent, alternative funding sources and methods of
             145      financing energy efficiency improvements in state facilities in a manner which minimizes the
             146      necessity for increased appropriations[.];
             147          (c) employ private sector management incentive principles, to the extent practicable, to
             148      implement the policies in Subsections (2)(a) and (b)[.];
             149          (d) develop incentives to encourage state entities to conserve energy, reduce energy
             150      costs, and utilize renewable energy sources where practicable; and
             151          (e) procure and use energy efficient products where practicable.
             152          Section 4. Section 63-9-67 is amended to read:
             153           63-9-67. State Building Energy Efficiency Program.
             154          (1) For purposes of this section:
             155          (a) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management
             156      established in Section 63A-5-201 .
             157          [(a)] (b) "Energy efficiency measures" means actions taken or initiated by a state
             158      agency that reduce the state agency's energy use, increase the state agency's energy efficiency,
             159      reduce source energy consumption, reduce water consumption, or lower the costs of energy or
             160      water to the state agency.
             161          [(b)] (c) "Energy savings agreement" means an agreement entered into by a state
             162      agency [participating in the State Building Energy Efficiency Program] whereby the state
             163      agency implements energy efficiency measures and finances the costs associated with
             164      implementation of energy efficiency measures [from] using the stream of expected savings in
             165      [energy] utility costs resulting from implementation of the energy efficiency measures as the
             166      funding source for repayment.
             167          [(c) "Fund" has the meaning as defined in Section 11-38-102 .]
             168          [(d) "Net savings" means savings in energy costs that a state agency realizes after
             169      taking into account the costs of implementing the energy efficiency measures or conservation


             170      activities that produce the savings.]
             171          [(e)] (d) "State agency" [has the meaning as defined in Section 11-38-102 .] means each
             172      executive, legislative, and judicial branch department, agency, board, commission, or division,
             173      and includes a state institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102 .
             174          [(f)] (e) "State Building Energy Efficiency Program" means a program [that the
             175      governor may establish by executive order recommending to or requiring state agencies to
             176      implement] established under this section for the purpose of improving energy efficiency
             177      measures and reducing the energy costs for state facilities.
             178          (f) (i) "State facility" means any building, structure, or other improvement that is
             179      constructed on property owned by the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, or
             180      agencies, or a state institution of higher education.
             181          (ii) "State facility" does not mean:
             182          (A) an unoccupied structure that is a component of the state highway system;
             183          (B) a privately owned structure that is located on property owned by the state, its
             184      departments, commissions, institutions, or agencies, or a state institution of higher education;
             185      or
             186          (C) a structure that is located on land administered by the School and Institutional
             187      Trust Lands Administration under a lease, permit, or contract with the School and Institutional
             188      Trust Lands Administration.
             189          (2) The division shall:
             190          (a) develop and administer the state building energy efficiency program, which shall
             191      include guidelines and procedures to improve energy efficiency in the maintenance and
             192      management of state facilities;
             193          (b) provide information and assistance to state agencies in their efforts to improve
             194      energy efficiency;
             195          (c) analyze energy consumption by state agencies to identify opportunities for
             196      improved energy efficiency;
             197          (d) establish an advisory group composed of representatives of state agencies to


             198      provide information and assistance in the development and implementation of the state
             199      building energy efficiency program; and
             200          [(2) (a)] (e) [The person or agency overseeing the state building energy efficiency
             201      program, as designated by the governor in an executive order establishing the program, shall]
             202      submit [a report annually] to the governor and to the Capital Facilities and Administrative
             203      Services Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature[.] an annual report that:
             204          (i) identifies strategies for long-term improvement in energy efficiency;
             205          (ii) identifies goals for energy conservation for the upcoming year; and
             206          [(b) Each report under Subsection (2)(a) shall:]
             207          [(i) specify the amount that represents 50% of the net savings realized by all state
             208      agencies from participating in the state building energy efficiency program; and]
             209          [(ii) detail] (iii) details energy management programs and strategies that were
             210      undertaken in the previous year to improve the energy efficiency of state agencies and the
             211      energy savings achieved.
             212          [(c) The amount specified under Subsection (2)(b)(i) may be placed into the fund,
             213      subject to legislative appropriation during the general session following submission of the
             214      report under Subsection (2)(a).]
             215          (3) Each state agency shall:
             216          (a) designate a staff member that is responsible for coordinating energy efficiency
             217      efforts within the agency;
             218          (b) provide energy consumption and costs information to the division;
             219          (c) develop strategies for improving energy efficiency and reducing energy costs; and
             220          (d) provide the division with information regarding the agency's energy efficiency and
             221      reduction strategies.
             222          [(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a state agency may fulfill the terms of an
             223      agreement entered into before the effective date of this section providing for the state agency's
             224      payment for energy efficiency measures.]
             225          (4) (a) A state agency may enter into an energy savings agreement for a term of up to


             226      [25] 20 years.
             227          (b) Before entering into an energy savings agreement, the state agency shall:
             228          (i) utilize the division to oversee the project unless the project is exempt from the
             229      division's oversight or the oversight is delegated to the agency under the provisions of Section
             230      63A-5-206 ;
             231          (ii) obtain the prior approval of the governor or the governor's designee; and
             232          (iii) provide the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst with a copy of the proposed
             233      agreement before the agency enters into the agreement.
             234          Section 5. Section 63-38-3 is amended to read:
             235           63-38-3. Appropriations governed by chapter -- Restrictions on expenditures --
             236      Transfer of funds.
             237          (1) All moneys appropriated by the Legislature are appropriated upon the terms and
             238      conditions set forth in this chapter, and any department, agency, or institution, except the
             239      Legislature and its committees, or where specifically exempted by the appropriating act, which
             240      accepts moneys appropriated by the Legislature, does so subject to this chapter.
             241          (2) (a) In providing that certain appropriations are to be expended in accordance with a
             242      schedule or other restrictions, if any, set forth after each appropriations item, it is the intent of
             243      the Legislature to limit the amount of money to be expended from each appropriations item for
             244      certain specified purposes.
             245          (b) Each schedule:
             246          (i) is a restriction or limitation upon the expenditure of the respective appropriation
             247      made;
             248          (ii) does not itself appropriate any money; and
             249          (iii) is not itself an item of appropriation.
             250          (c) [Except as provided in Subsections 63-9-67 (2) and 63-38-18 (2), an] An
             251      appropriation or any surplus of any appropriation may not be diverted from any department,
             252      agency, institution, or division to any other department, agency, institution, or division.
             253          (d) The money appropriated subject to a schedule or restriction may be used only for


             254      the purposes authorized.
             255          (e) (i) If any department, agency, or institution for which money is appropriated
             256      requests the transfer of moneys appropriated to it from one purpose or function to another
             257      purpose or function within an item of appropriation, the director of the Governor's Office of
             258      Planning and Budget shall require a new work program to be submitted for the fiscal year
             259      involved setting forth the purpose and necessity for such transfer.
             260          (ii) The director and fiscal officer shall review the proposed change and submit their
             261      findings and recommendations to the governor, who may permit the transfer.
             262          (iii) The state fiscal officer shall notify the Legislature through the Office of the
             263      Legislative Fiscal Analyst of action taken by the governor.
             264          (f) [Except as provided in Subsections 63-9-67 (2) and 63-38-18 (2), monies] Monies
             265      may not be transferred from one item of appropriation to any other item of appropriation.
             266          (3) This section does not apply to the Investigation Account of the Water Resources
             267      Construction Fund. The investigation account shall continue to be governed by Section
             268      73-10-8 .
             269          Section 6. Section 63-38-8.1 is amended to read:
             270           63-38-8.1. Nonlapsing authority.
             271          (1) As used in this section:
             272          (a) (i) "Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency,
             273      institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library,
             274      unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
             275          (ii) "Agency" does not include those entities whose unappropriated and unencumbered
             276      balances are made nonlapsing by the operation of Subsection 63-38-8 (2).
             277          (b) "Appropriation balance" means the unexpended and unencumbered balance of a
             278      line item appropriation made by the Legislature to an agency that exists at the end of a fiscal
             279      year.
             280          (c) "Nonlapsing" means that an agency's appropriation balance is not closed out to the
             281      appropriate fund at the end of a fiscal year as required by Section 63-38-8 .


             282          (d) "One-time project" means a project or program that can be completed with the
             283      appropriation balance and includes such items as employee incentive awards and bonuses,
             284      purchase of equipment, and one-time training.
             285          (e) "One-time projects list" means:
             286          (i) a prioritized list of one-time projects, upon which an agency would like to spend
             287      any appropriation balance; and
             288          (ii) for each project, the maximum amount the agency is estimating for the project.
             289          (f) "Program" means a service provided by an agency to members of the public, other
             290      agencies, or to employees of the agency.
             291          (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 63-38-8 , an agency may[: (a)], by
             292      following the procedures and requirements of this section, retain and expend any appropriation
             293      balance[; and].
             294          [(b) comply with the requirements of Subsections 63-9-67 (2) and 63-38-18 (2).]
             295          (3) (a) Each agency that wishes to preserve any part or all of its appropriation balance
             296      as nonlapsing shall include a one-time projects list as part of the budget request that it submits
             297      to the governor and the Legislature at the annual general session of the Legislature immediately
             298      before the end of the fiscal year in which the agency may have an appropriation balance.
             299          (b) An agency may not include a proposed expenditure on its one-time projects list if:
             300          (i) the expenditure creates a new program;
             301          (ii) the expenditure enhances the level of an existing program; or
             302          (iii) the expenditure will require a legislative appropriation in the next fiscal year.
             303          (c) The governor:
             304          (i) may approve some or all of the items from an agency's one-time projects list; and
             305          (ii) shall identify and prioritize any approved one-time projects in the budget that he
             306      submits to the Legislature.
             307          (4) The Legislature:
             308          (a) may approve some or all of the specific items from an agency's one-time projects
             309      list as authorized expenditures of an agency's appropriation balance;


             310          (b) shall identify any authorized one-time projects in the appropriate line item
             311      appropriation; and
             312          (c) may prioritize one-time projects in intent language.
             313          Section 7. Section 63A-5-103 is amended to read:
             314           63A-5-103. Board -- Powers.
             315          (1) The State Building Board shall:
             316          (a) in cooperation with state institutions, departments, commissions, and agencies,
             317      prepare a master plan of structures built or contemplated;
             318          (b) submit to the governor and the Legislature a comprehensive five-year building plan
             319      for the state containing the information required by Subsection (2);
             320          (c) amend and keep current the five-year building program for submission to the
             321      governor and subsequent legislatures;
             322          (d) as a part of the long-range plan, recommend to the governor and Legislature any
             323      changes in the law that are necessary to insure an effective, well-coordinated building program
             324      for all state institutions;
             325          (e) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             326      make rules:
             327          (i) that are necessary to discharge its duties and the duties of the Division of Facilities
             328      Construction and Management [by following the procedures and requirements of Title 63,
             329      Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act]; and
             330          (ii) to establish standards and requirements for life cycle cost-effectiveness of state
             331      facility projects;
             332          (f) with support from the Division of Facilities Construction and Management,
             333      establish design criteria, standards, and procedures for [the use of state agencies and
             334      institutions in the planning for] planning, design, and construction of new state [buildings and]
             335      facilities and for improvements to existing state facilities, including life-cycle costing,
             336      cost-effectiveness studies, and other methods and procedures that [demonstrate] address:
             337          (i) the need for the building or facility;


             338          (ii) the effectiveness of its design;
             339          (iii) the efficiency of energy use; and
             340          (iv) the usefulness of the building or facility over its lifetime;
             341          (g) prepare and submit a yearly request to the governor and the Legislature for a
             342      designated amount of square footage by type of space to be leased by the Division of Facilities
             343      Construction and Management in that fiscal year; and
             344          (h) assure the efficient use of all building space.
             345          (2) In order to provide adequate information upon which the State Building Board may
             346      make its recommendation under Subsection (1), any state agency requesting new full-time
             347      employees for the next fiscal year shall report those anticipated requests to the building board
             348      at least 90 days before the annual general session in which the request is made.
             349          (3) (a) The State Building Board shall ensure that the five-year building plan required
             350      by Subsection (1)(c) includes:
             351          (i) a list that prioritizes construction of new buildings for all structures built or
             352      contemplated based upon each agency's, department's, commission's, and institution's present
             353      and future needs;
             354          (ii) information, and space use data for all state-owned and leased facilities;
             355          (iii) substantiating data to support the adequacy of any projected plans;
             356          (iv) a summary of all statewide contingency reserve and project reserve balances as of
             357      the end of the most recent fiscal year;
             358          (v) a list of buildings that have completed a comprehensive facility evaluation by an
             359      architect/engineer or are scheduled to have an evaluation;
             360          (vi) for those buildings that have completed the evaluation, the estimated costs of
             361      needed improvements; and
             362          (vii) for projects recommended in the first two years of the five-year building plan:
             363          (A) detailed estimates of the cost of each project;
             364          (B) the estimated cost to operate and maintain the building or facility on an annual
             365      basis;


             366          (C) the estimated number of new agency full-time employees expected to be housed in
             367      the building or facility;
             368          (D) the estimated cost of new or expanded programs and personnel expected to be
             369      housed in the building or facility;
             370          (E) the estimated lifespan of the building with associated costs for major component
             371      replacement over the life of the building; and
             372          (F) the estimated cost of any required support facilities.
             373          (b) [The] In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
             374      Act, the State Building Board may make rules prescribing the format for submitting the
             375      information required by this Subsection (3).
             376          (4) (a) [The] In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             377      Rulemaking Act, the State Building Board may make rules establishing circumstances under
             378      which bids may be modified when all bids for a construction project exceed available funds as
             379      certified by the director.
             380          (b) In making those rules, the State Building Board shall provide for the fair and
             381      equitable treatment of bidders.
             382          Section 8. Section 63A-5-104 is amended to read:
             383           63A-5-104. Capital development and capital improvement process -- Approval
             384      requirements -- Limitations on new projects -- Emergencies.
             385          (1) As used in this section:
             386          (a) "Capital developments" means any:
             387          (i) remodeling, site, or utility projects with a total cost of $1,500,000 or more;
             388          (ii) new facility with a construction cost of $250,000 or more; or
             389          (iii) purchase of real property where an appropriation is requested to fund the purchase.
             390          (b) "Capital improvements" means any:
             391          (i) remodeling, alteration, replacement, or repair project with a total cost of less than
             392      $1,500,000;
             393          (ii) site and utility improvement with a total cost of less than $1,500,000; or


             394          (iii) new facility with a total construction cost of less than $250,000.
             395          (c) (i) "New facility" means the construction of any new building on state property
             396      regardless of funding source.
             397          (ii) "New facility" includes:
             398          (A) an addition to an existing building; and
             399          (B) the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed.
             400          (iii) "New facility" does not mean:
             401          (A) the replacement of state-owned space that is demolished, if the total construction
             402      cost of the replacement space is less than $1,500,000; or
             403          (B) the construction of facilities that do not fully enclose a space.
             404          (d) "Replacement cost of existing state facilities" means the replacement cost, as
             405      determined by the Division of Risk Management, of state facilities, excluding auxiliary
             406      facilities as defined by the State Building Board.
             407          (e) "State funds" means public monies appropriated by the Legislature.
             408          (2) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             409      departments, and institutions shall submit its capital development recommendations and
             410      priorities to the Legislature for approval and prioritization.
             411          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b), (d), and (e), a capital development
             412      project may not be constructed on state property without legislative approval.
             413          (b) Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project if the State
             414      Building Board determines that:
             415          (i) the requesting higher education institution has provided adequate assurance that:
             416          (A) state funds will not be used for the design or construction of the facility; and
             417          (B) the higher education institution has a plan for funding in place that will not require
             418      increased state funding to cover the cost of operations and maintenance to, or state funding for,
             419      immediate or future capital improvements to the resulting facility; and
             420          (ii) the use of the state property is:
             421          (A) appropriate and consistent with the master plan for the property; and


             422          (B) will not create an adverse impact on the state.
             423          (c) (i) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall maintain a record
             424      of facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b).
             425          (ii) For facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b), a
             426      higher education institution may not request:
             427          (A) increased state funds for operations and maintenance; or
             428          (B) state capital improvement funding.
             429          (d) Legislative approval is not required for:
             430          (i) the renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting of an existing facility with nonstate funds;
             431          (ii) facilities to be built with nonstate funds and owned by nonstate entities within
             432      research park areas at the University of Utah and Utah State University;
             433          (iii) facilities to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place Foundation
             434      with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with donated services or
             435      materials;
             436          (iv) capital projects that are funded by the Navajo Trust Fund Board from Navajo Trust
             437      Fund monies and the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund that do not provide a new facility for a
             438      state agency or higher education institution; or
             439          (v) capital projects on school and institutional trust lands that are funded by the School
             440      and Institutional Trust Lands Administration from the Land Grant Management Fund and that
             441      do not fund construction of a new facility for a state agency or higher education institution.
             442          (e) (i) Legislative approval is not required for capital development projects to be built
             443      for the Department of Transportation as a result of an exchange of real property under Section
             444      72-5-111 .
             445          (ii) When the Department of Transportation approves those exchanges, it shall notify
             446      the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the cochairs of the Capital Facilities
             447      and Administrative Services Subcommittee of the Legislature's Joint Appropriation Committee
             448      about any new facilities to be built under this exemption.
             449          (4) (a) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,


             450      departments, and institutions shall by January 15 of each year, submit a list of anticipated
             451      capital improvement requirements to the Legislature for review and approval.
             452          (b) Unless otherwise directed by the Legislature, the building board shall prioritize
             453      capital improvements from the list submitted to the Legislature up to the level of appropriation
             454      made by the Legislature.
             455          (c) In prioritizing capital improvements, the building board shall consider the results of
             456      facility evaluations completed by an architect/engineer as stipulated by the building board's
             457      facilities maintenance standards.
             458          (d) The building board may require an entity that benefits from a capital improvement
             459      project to repay the capital improvement funds from savings that result from the project.
             460          (5) The Legislature may authorize:
             461          (a) the total square feet to be occupied by each state agency; and
             462          (b) the total square feet and total cost of lease space for each agency.
             463          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the Legislature may not fund the design
             464      or construction of any new capital development projects, except to complete the funding of
             465      projects for which partial funding has been previously provided, until the Legislature has
             466      appropriated 1.1% of the replacement cost of existing state facilities to capital improvements.
             467          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (6)(b), "operating deficit" means that estimated
             468      General Fund or Uniform School Fund revenues are less than budgeted for the current or next
             469      fiscal year.
             470          (ii) If the Legislature determines that an operating deficit exists, the Legislature may, in
             471      eliminating the deficit, reduce the amount appropriated to capital improvements to 0.9% of the
             472      replacement cost of state buildings.
             473          (7) (a) If, after approval of capital development and capital improvement priorities by
             474      the Legislature under this section, emergencies arise that create unforeseen critical capital
             475      improvement projects, the State Building Board may, notwithstanding the requirements of Title
             476      63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act, reallocate capital improvement funds to address
             477      those projects.


             478          (b) The building board shall report any changes it makes in capital improvement
             479      allocations approved by the Legislature to:
             480          (i) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst within 30 days of the reallocation; and
             481          (ii) the Legislature at its next annual general session.
             482          (8) (a) The State Building Board may adopt a rule allocating to institutions and
             483      agencies their proportionate share of capital improvement funding.
             484          (b) The building board shall ensure that the rule:
             485          (i) reserves funds for the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for
             486      emergency projects; and
             487          (ii) allows the delegation of projects to some institutions and agencies with the
             488      requirement that a report of expenditures will be filed annually with the Division of Facilities
             489      Construction and Management and appropriate governing bodies.
             490          (9) It is the intent of the Legislature that in funding capital improvement requirements
             491      under this section the General Fund be considered as a funding source for at least half of those
             492      costs.
             493          Section 9. Section 63A-5-204 is amended to read:
             494           63A-5-204. Specific powers and duties of director.
             495          (1) As used in this section, "capitol hill facilities" and "capitol hill grounds" have the
             496      same meaning as provided in Section 63C-9-102 .
             497          (2) (a) The director shall:
             498          (i) recommend rules to the executive director for the use and management of facilities
             499      and grounds owned or occupied by the state for the use of its departments and agencies;
             500          (ii) supervise and control the allocation of space, in accordance with legislative
             501      directive through annual appropriations acts or other specific legislation, to the various
             502      departments, commissions, institutions, and agencies in all buildings or space owned, leased, or
             503      rented by or to the state, except capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds and except as
             504      otherwise provided by law;
             505          (iii) comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5, Part 3,


             506      Division of Facilities Construction and Management Leasing;
             507          (iv) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), acquire, as authorized by the Legislature
             508      through the appropriations act or other specific legislation, and hold title to, in the name of the
             509      division, all real property, buildings, fixtures, or appurtenances owned by the state or any of its
             510      agencies;
             511          (v) adopt and use a common seal, of a form and design determined by the director, and
             512      of which courts shall take judicial notice;
             513          (vi) file a description and impression of the seal with the Division of Archives;
             514          (vii) collect and maintain all deeds, abstracts of title, and all other documents
             515      evidencing title to or interest in property belonging to the state or any of its departments, except
             516      institutions of higher education and the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration;
             517          (viii) report all properties acquired by the state, except those acquired by institutions of
             518      higher education, to the director of the Division of Finance for inclusion in the state's financial
             519      records;
             520          (ix) before charging a rate, fee, or other amount for services provided by the division's
             521      internal service fund to an executive branch agency, or to a subscriber of services other than an
             522      executive branch agency:
             523          (A) submit the proposed rates, fees, and cost analysis to the Rate Committee
             524      established in Section 63A-1-114 ; and
             525          (B) obtain the approval of the Legislature as required by Section 63-38-3.5 ;
             526          (x) conduct a market analysis by July 1, 2005, and periodically thereafter, of proposed
             527      rates and fees, which analysis shall include a comparison of the division's rates and fees with
             528      the fees of other public or private sector providers where comparable services and rates are
             529      reasonably available; [and]
             530          (xi) implement the State Building Energy Efficiency Program under Section 63-9-67 ;
             531      and
             532          [(xi)] (xii) take all other action necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
             533          (b) Legislative approval is not required for acquisitions by the division that cost less


             534      than $250,000.
             535          (3) (a) The director shall direct or delegate maintenance and operations, preventive
             536      maintenance, and facilities inspection programs and activities for any department, commission,
             537      institution, or agency, except:
             538          (i) the State Capitol Preservation Board; and
             539          (ii) state institutions of higher education.
             540          (b) The director may choose to delegate responsibility for these functions only when
             541      the director determines that:
             542          (i) the department or agency has requested the responsibility;
             543          (ii) the department or agency has the necessary resources and skills to comply with
             544      facility maintenance standards approved by the State Building Board; and
             545          (iii) the delegation would result in net cost savings to the state as a whole.
             546          (c) The State Capitol Preservation Board and state institutions of higher education are
             547      exempt from Division of Facilities Construction and Management oversight.
             548          (d) Each state institution of higher education shall comply with the facility
             549      maintenance standards approved by the State Building Board.
             550          (e) Except for the State Capitol Preservation Board, agencies and institutions that are
             551      exempt from division oversight shall annually report their compliance with the facility
             552      maintenance standards to the division in the format required by the division.
             553          (f) The division shall:
             554          (i) prescribe a standard format for reporting compliance with the facility maintenance
             555      standards;
             556          (ii) report agency and institution compliance or noncompliance with the standards to
             557      the Legislature; and
             558          (iii) conduct periodic audits of exempt agencies and institutions to ensure that they are
             559      complying with the standards.
             560          (4) (a) In making any allocations of space under Subsection (2), the director shall:
             561          (i) conduct studies to determine the actual needs of each department, commission,


             562      institution, or agency; and
             563          (ii) comply with the restrictions contained in this Subsection (4).
             564          (b) The supervision and control of the legislative area is reserved to the Legislature.
             565          (c) The supervision and control of the judicial area is reserved to the judiciary for trial
             566      courts only.
             567          (d) The director may not supervise or control the allocation of space for entities in the
             568      public and higher education systems.
             569          (e) The supervision and control of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds is
             570      reserved to the State Capitol Preservation Board.
             571          (5) The director may:
             572          (a) hire or otherwise procure assistance and services, professional, skilled, or
             573      otherwise, that are necessary to carry out the director's responsibilities, and may expend funds
             574      provided for that purpose either through annual operating budget appropriations or from
             575      nonlapsing project funds;
             576          (b) sue and be sued in the name of the division; and
             577          (c) hold, buy, lease, and acquire by exchange or otherwise, as authorized by the
             578      Legislature, whatever real or personal property that is necessary for the discharge of the
             579      director's duties.
             580          (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (2)(a)(iv), the following entities may
             581      hold title to any real property, buildings, fixtures, and appurtenances held by them for purposes
             582      other than administration that are under their control and management:
             583          (a) the Office of Trust Administrator;
             584          (b) the Department of Transportation;
             585          (c) the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands;
             586          (d) the Department of Natural Resources;
             587          (e) the Utah National Guard;
             588          (f) any area vocational center or other institution administered by the State Board of
             589      Education; and


             590          (g) any institution of higher education.
             591          (7) The director shall ensure that any firm performing testing and inspection work
             592      governed by the American Society for Testing Materials Standard E-329 on public buildings
             593      under the director's supervision shall:
             594          (a) fully comply with the American Society for Testing Materials standard
             595      specifications for agencies engaged in the testing and inspection of materials known as ASTM
             596      E-329; and
             597          (b) carry a minimum of $1,000,000 of errors and omissions insurance.
             598          (8) Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(a)(iii) and (iv), the School and Institutional Trust
             599      Lands Administration may hold title to any real property, buildings, fixtures, and appurtenances
             600      held by it that are under its control.
             601          Section 10. Section 63A-5-206 is amended to read:
             602           63A-5-206. Construction, alteration, and repair of state facilities -- Powers of
             603      director -- Exceptions -- Expenditure of appropriations -- Notification to local
             604      governments for construction or modification of certain facilities.
             605          (1) As used in this section:
             606          [(a) "Analysis" means an economic assessment of competing design and maintenance
             607      alternatives, the object of which is to reduce cost and conserve energy.]
             608          [(b)] (a) "Capital developments" and "capital improvements" have the same meaning as
             609      provided in Section 63A-5-104 .
             610          [(c)] (b) "Compliance agency" has the same meaning as provided in Subsection
             611      58-56-3 (4).
             612          [(d)] (c) (i) "Facility" means any building, structure, or other improvement that is
             613      constructed on property owned by the state, its departments, commissions, institutions, or
             614      agencies.
             615          (ii) "Facility" does not mean an unoccupied structure that is a component of the state
             616      highway system.
             617          [(e)] (d) "Life cycle cost-effective" means, as provided for in rules adopted by the State


             618      Building Board, in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
             619      Act, the [lowest] most prudent cost of owning and operating a facility [over a 25-year period],
             620      including the initial cost, energy costs, operation and maintenance costs, repair costs, and the
             621      costs of energy conservation and renewable energy systems.
             622          [(f)] (e) "Local government" means the county, municipality, or local school district
             623      that would have jurisdiction to act as the compliance agency if the property on which the
             624      project is being constructed were not owned by the state.
             625          [(g)] (f) "Renewable energy system" means a system designed to use solar, wind,
             626      geothermal power, wood, or other replenishable energy source to heat, cool, or provide
             627      electricity to a building.
             628          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), the director shall exercise direct
             629      supervision over the design and construction of all new facilities, and all alterations, repairs,
             630      and improvements to existing facilities if the total project construction cost, regardless of the
             631      funding source, is greater than $100,000.
             632          (b) The director shall prepare or have prepared by private firms or individuals designs,
             633      plans, and specifications for the projects administered by the division.
             634          (c) Before proceeding with construction, the director and the officials charged with the
             635      administration of the affairs of the particular department, commission, institution, or agency
             636      shall approve the location, design, plans, and specifications.
             637          (3) Projects for the construction of new facilities and alterations, repairs, and
             638      improvements to existing facilities are not subject to Subsection (2) if the project:
             639          (a) occurs on property under the jurisdiction of the State Capitol Preservation Board;
             640          (b) is within a designated research park at the University of Utah or Utah State
             641      University;
             642          (c) occurs within the boundaries of This is the Place State Park and is administered by
             643      This is the Place Foundation except that This is the Place Foundation may request the director
             644      to administer the design and construction; or
             645          (d) is for the creation and installation of art under Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 4, Utah


             646      Percent-for-Art Act.
             647          (4) (a) (i) The State Building Board may authorize the delegation of control over
             648      design, construction, and all other aspects of any project to entities of state government on a
             649      project-by-project basis or for projects within a particular dollar range and a particular project
             650      type.
             651          (ii) The state entity to whom control is delegated shall assume fiduciary control over
             652      project finances, shall assume all responsibility for project budgets and expenditures, and shall
             653      receive all funds appropriated for the project, including any contingency funds contained in the
             654      appropriated project budget.
             655          (iii) Delegation of project control does not exempt the state entity from complying with
             656      the codes and guidelines for design and construction adopted by the division and the State
             657      Building Board.
             658          (iv) State entities that receive a delegated project may not access, for the delegated
             659      project, the division's statewide contingency reserve and project reserve authorized in Section
             660      63A-5-209 .
             661          (b) For facilities that will be owned, operated, maintained, and repaired by an entity
             662      that is not a state agency or institution and that are located on state property, the State Building
             663      Board may authorize the owner to administer the design and construction of the project instead
             664      of the division.
             665          (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a donor donates land to an
             666      eligible institution of higher education and commits to build a building or buildings on that
             667      land, and the institution agrees to provide funds for the operations and maintenance costs from
             668      sources other than state funds, and agrees that the building or buildings will not be eligible for
             669      state capital improvement funding, the higher education institution may:
             670          (a) oversee and manage the construction without involvement, oversight, or
             671      management from the division; or
             672          (b) arrange for management of the project by the division.
             673          (6) (a) The role of compliance agency as provided in Title 58, Chapter 56, Utah


             674      Uniform Building Standards Act, shall be provided by:
             675          (i) the director, for projects administered by the division;
             676          (ii) the entity designated by the State Capitol Preservation Board, for projects under
             677      Subsection (3)(a);
             678          (iii) the local government, for projects exempt from the division's administration under
             679      Subsection (3)(b) or administered by This is the Place Foundation under Subsection (3)(c);
             680          (iv) the state entity or local government designated by the State Building Board, for
             681      projects under Subsection (4); or
             682          (v) the institution, for projects exempt from the division's administration under
             683      Subsection (5)(a).
             684          (b) For the installation of art under Subsection (3)(d), the role of compliance agency
             685      shall be provided by the entity that is acting in this capacity for the balance of the project as
             686      provided in Subsection (6)(a).
             687          (c) The local government acting as the compliance agency under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)
             688      may:
             689          (i) only review plans and inspect construction to enforce the building codes as adopted
             690      by the Uniform Building Codes Commission; and
             691          (ii) charge a building permit fee of no more than the amount it could have charged if
             692      the land upon which the improvements are located were not owned by the state.
             693          (d) (i) The use of state property and any improvements constructed on state property,
             694      including improvements constructed by nonstate entities, is not subject to the zoning authority
             695      of local governments as provided in Sections 10-9a-304 and 17-27a-304 .
             696          (ii) The state entity controlling the use of the state property shall consider any input
             697      received from the local government in determining how the property shall be used.
             698          (7) Before construction may begin, the director shall review the design of projects
             699      exempted from the division's administration under Subsection (4) to determine if the design:
             700          (a) complies with any restrictions placed on the project by the State Building Board;
             701      and


             702          (b) is appropriate for the purpose and setting of the project.
             703          (8) [(a)] The director shall ensure that state-owned facilities, except for facilities under
             704      the control of the State Capitol Preservation Board, are life cycle cost-effective.
             705          [(b) The estimated cost of the analysis shall be included in each program budget
             706      document and in the project funding request submitted to the State Building Board, the
             707      governor, and the Legislature.]
             708          [(c) The final cost estimate shall reflect the most life cycle cost-effective building.]
             709          [(d) The State Building Board, in consultation with the director and the State Energy
             710      Manager, shall make rules to implement this Subsection (8) by following the procedures and
             711      requirements of Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.]
             712          [(e) The State Building Board may exempt a facility from being life cycle
             713      cost-effective pursuant to rules, after reviewing and concurring with a written request and
             714      justification from the director.]
             715          (9) The director may expend appropriations for statewide projects from funds provided
             716      by the Legislature for those specific purposes and within guidelines established by the State
             717      Building Board.
             718          (10) (a) The director, with the approval of the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst,
             719      shall develop standard forms to present capital development and capital improvement cost
             720      summary data.
             721          (b) The director shall:
             722          (i) within 30 days after the completion of each capital development project, submit cost
             723      summary data for the project on the standard form to the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst;
             724      and
             725          (ii) upon request, submit cost summary data for a capital improvement project to the
             726      Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst on the standard form.
             727          (11) Notwithstanding the requirements of Title 63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures
             728      Act, the director may:
             729          (a) accelerate the design of projects funded by any appropriation act passed by the


             730      Legislature in its annual general session;
             731          (b) use any unencumbered existing account balances to fund that design work; and
             732          (c) reimburse those account balances from the amount funded for those projects when
             733      the appropriation act funding the project becomes effective.
             734          (12) (a) The director, his designee, or the state entity to whom control has been
             735      designated under Subsection (4), shall notify in writing the elected representatives of local
             736      government entities directly and substantively affected by any diagnostic, treatment, parole,
             737      probation, or other secured facility project exceeding $250,000, if:
             738          (i) the nature of the project has been significantly altered since prior notification;
             739          (ii) the project would significantly change the nature of the functions presently
             740      conducted at the location; or
             741          (iii) the project is new construction.
             742          (b) At the request of either the state entity or the local government entity,
             743      representatives from the state entity and the affected local entity shall conduct or participate in
             744      a local public hearing or hearings to discuss these issues.
             745          (13) (a) (i) Before beginning the construction of student housing on property owned by
             746      the state or a public institution of higher education, the director shall provide written notice of
             747      the proposed construction, as provided in Subsection (13)(a)(ii), if any of the proposed student
             748      housing buildings is within 300 feet of privately owned residential property.
             749          (ii) Each notice under Subsection (13)(a)(i) shall be provided to the legislative body
             750      and, if applicable, the mayor of:
             751          (A) the county in whose unincorporated area the privately owned residential property is
             752      located; or
             753          (B) the municipality in whose boundaries the privately owned residential property is
             754      located.
             755          (b) (i) Within 21 days after receiving the notice required by Subsection (13)(a)(i), a
             756      county or municipality entitled to the notice may submit a written request to the director for a
             757      public hearing on the proposed student housing construction.


             758          (ii) If a county or municipality requests a hearing under Subsection (13)(b)(i), the
             759      director and the county or municipality shall jointly hold a public hearing to provide
             760      information to the public and to allow the director and the county or municipality to receive
             761      input from the public about the proposed student housing construction.
             762          Section 11. Repealer.
             763          This bill repeals:
             764          Section 63-38-18, Refund for electrical service to be deposited into the LeRay
             765      McAllister Fund.


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