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ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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AMENDMENTS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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House Sponsor: David Ure

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill provides rulemaking authority to the Governor's Office of Economic
             11      Development and to the executive director of the Department of Administrative
             12      Services.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    provides administrative rulemaking authority to the Governor's Office of Economic
             16      Development that is substantially similar to rulemaking authority held by the
             17      previous Department of Community and Economic Development; and
             18          .    reinstates prior administrative rulemaking authority to the executive director of the
             19      Department of Administrative Services.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          63-38f-303, as last amended by Chapter 48 and renumbered and amended by Chapter
             27      148, Laws of Utah 2005
             28          63-38f-416, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             29          63-38f-1111, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005


             30          63-38f-1206, as last amended by Chapter 48 and renumbered and amended by Chapter
             31      148, Laws of Utah 2005
             32          63-38f-1211, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             33          63-38f-1304, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             34          63-38f-1305, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             35          63-38f-1307, as last amended by Chapter 48 and renumbered and amended by Chapter
             36      148, Laws of Utah 2005
             37          63-38f-1604, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             38      ENACTS:
             39          63-38f-501.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40          63A-1-105.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41     
             42      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             43          Section 1. Section 63-38f-303 is amended to read:
             44           63-38f-303. Board duties and powers.
             45          (1) The board shall:
             46          (a) promote and encourage the economic, commercial, financial, industrial,
             47      agricultural, and civic welfare of the state;
             48          (b) do all lawful acts for the development, attraction, and retention of businesses,
             49      industries, and commerce within the state;
             50          (c) promote and encourage the expansion and retention of businesses, industries, and
             51      commerce located in the state;
             52          (d) support the efforts of local government and regional nonprofit economic
             53      development organizations to encourage expansion or retention of businesses, industries, and
             54      commerce located in the state;
             55          (e) do other acts not specifically enumerated in this chapter, if the acts are for the
             56      betterment of the economy of the state;
             57          (f) work in conjunction with companies and individuals located or doing business


             58      within the state to secure favorable rates, fares, tolls, charges, and classification for
             59      transportation of persons or property by:
             60          (i) railroad;
             61          (ii) motor carrier; or
             62          (iii) other common carriers;
             63          (g) recommend policies, priorities, and objectives to the office regarding the assistance,
             64      retention, or recruitment of business, industries, and commerce in the state; and
             65          (h) recommend how any money or program administered by the office or its divisions
             66      for the assistance, retention, or recruitment of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state
             67      shall be administered, so that the money or program is equitably available to all areas of the
             68      state unless federal or state law requires or authorizes the geographic location of a recipient of
             69      the money or program to be considered in the distribution of the money or administration of the
             70      program.
             71          (2) The board may[,]:
             72          (a) in furtherance of the authority granted under Subsection (1)(f), appear as a party
             73      litigant on behalf of individuals or companies located or doing business within the state in
             74      proceedings before regulatory commissions of the state, other states, or the federal government
             75      having jurisdiction over such matters[.]; and
             76          (b) make, amend, or repeal rules for the conduct of its business consistent with this part
             77      and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             78          Section 2. Section 63-38f-416 is amended to read:
             79           63-38f-416. Technology-based service contracts within enterprise zones.
             80          (1) For purposes of this section:
             81          (a) "Smart site enterprise" means a technology-based entity located within an enterprise
             82      zone that is eligible to receive financial support under the office's smart site program.
             83          (b) "Smart site program" means a program of the office dedicated to the development
             84      of technology-based industry in rural Utah in which services that might otherwise be performed
             85      by state agencies are outsourced to a smart site enterprise.


             86          (c) "State agency" means the:
             87          (i) Department of Commerce;
             88          (ii) Department of Workforce Services;
             89          (iii) Department of Transportation;
             90          (iv) Department of Health;
             91          (v) Department of Administrative Services;
             92          (vi) Department of Public Safety;
             93          (vii) Utah State Tax Commission; and
             94          (viii) Governor's Office of Economic Development.
             95          (d) "Technology-based contract" means a contract between a state agency and a smart
             96      site enterprise for the smart site enterprise to provide the following services:
             97          (i) software development and computer programming;
             98          (ii) website design;
             99          (iii) systems integration;
             100          (iv) AutoCad/GIS mapping;
             101          (v) help desk support, customer relationship management, and telephone or Internet
             102      surveys;
             103          (vi) computer graphics, animation, or illustration;
             104          (vii) medical billing, coding, transcription, and related medical informatics services;
             105          (viii) data entry, data conversion, and imaging;
             106          (ix) information technology training and e-learning;
             107          (x) network development, management, service, and support;
             108          (xi) telecommunications technologies;
             109          (xii) database development and applications;
             110          (xiii) multimedia and digital technologies, including DVD;
             111          (xiv) technical writing;
             112          (xv) insurance and benefits administration;
             113          (xvi) data warehousing and storage or web hosting;


             114          (xvii) billing services; and
             115          (xviii) information technology consulting.
             116          (2) The office has the following responsibilities for the smart site program authorized
             117      under this section:
             118          (a) to provide market incentives identified in Subsection (4) to eligible state agencies
             119      and provide technical assistance as appropriate;
             120          (b) to administer funding and initiate interagency transfers consistent with the
             121      provisions of this section;
             122          (c) to provide state agencies with a listing of smart site enterprises; [and]
             123          (d) to designate a smart site program director and notify state agencies of the
             124      designation[.]; and
             125          (e) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             126      make rules necessary to administer this section.
             127          (3) A state agency has the following responsibilities if participating in the smart site
             128      program offered under this section:
             129          (a) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the office indicating the steps
             130      the agency shall take to encourage smart site enterprises to submit bids for technology-based
             131      contracts; and
             132          (b) to submit to the office by no later than July 30, an accounting of all
             133      technology-based contracts awarded to smart site enterprises by the agency in the prior fiscal
             134      year.
             135          (4) (a) A state agency is eligible for an interagency transfer from the office for up to
             136      10% of all technology-based contracts awarded to a smart site enterprise under the office's
             137      smart site program.
             138          (b) The office shall determine the amount of the interagency transfer as follows:
             139          (i) if the total number of requests for interagency transfers under the program does not
             140      exceed the legislative appropriation for the fiscal year, each eligible agency shall receive a full
             141      10% transfer; or


             142          (ii) if the total number of requests for interagency transfers under the program exceeds
             143      the appropriation for the fiscal year, the office shall prorate the amount of each transfer based
             144      on the respective percentage of all technology-based contracts submitted to the office by all
             145      eligible state agencies.
             146          (c) (i) After determining the amount of each agency's interagency transfer as required
             147      under Subsection (4)(b), the office shall transfer the amount to each agency's budget.
             148          (ii) The office shall make the transfer no later than August 15 to supplement the
             149      agency's budget for the fiscal year beginning just prior to the interagency transfer.
             150          (iii) An agency may use the interagency transfer it receives under this Subsection (4)(c)
             151      for any purpose related to the agency's mission or its duties and responsibilities, including the
             152      payment of incentives and award bonuses for participating in the smart site program.
             153          (d) Funding for the interagency transfer under Subsection (4)(c) shall come from the
             154      prior fiscal year appropriation to the office.
             155          (e) The appropriation to fund this section is nonlapsing to provide for the distribution
             156      process outlined in this Subsection (4).
             157          Section 3. Section 63-38f-501.5 is enacted to read:
             158          63-38f-501.5. Rulemaking authority.
             159          In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and for
             160      purposes of this section, the office shall make rules:
             161          (1) to determine what constitutes:
             162          (a) substantial new employment;
             163          (b) new capital development; and
             164          (c) a project; and
             165          (2) to establish a formula for determining the allocated cap amount for each business
             166      applicant.
             167          Section 4. Section 63-38f-1111 is amended to read:
             168           63-38f-1111. Annual report.
             169          (1) A county or municipality designated as a recycling market development zone shall


             170      report by no later than July 31 of each year to the office regarding the economic activity that
             171      has occurred in the zone following the designation.
             172          (2) [The office shall prescribe] In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             173      Administrative Rulemaking Act, the office may make rules providing for the form and content
             174      of the annual reports.
             175          Section 5. Section 63-38f-1206 is amended to read:
             176           63-38f-1206. Board duties and powers.
             177          (1) The board shall:
             178          (a) establish criteria and procedures for the allocation and issuance of contingent tax
             179      credits to designated investors by means of certificates issued by the board, provided that a
             180      contingent tax credit may not be issued unless the Utah fund of funds:
             181          (i) first agrees to treat the amount of the tax credit redeemed by the state as a loan from
             182      the state to the Utah fund of funds; and
             183          (ii) agrees to repay the loan upon terms and conditions established by the board;
             184          (b) establish criteria and procedures for assessing the likelihood of future certificate
             185      redemptions by designated investors, including:
             186          (i) criteria and procedures for evaluating the value of investments made by the Utah
             187      fund of funds; and
             188          (ii) the returns from the Utah fund of funds;
             189          (c) establish criteria and procedures for registering and redeeming contingent tax
             190      credits by designated investors holding certificates issued by the board;
             191          (d) establish a target rate of return or range of returns on venture capital investments of
             192      the Utah fund of funds;
             193          (e) establish criteria and procedures governing commitments obtained by the board
             194      from designated purchasers including:
             195          (i) entering into commitments with designated purchasers; and
             196          (ii) drawing on commitments to redeem certificates from designated investors; [and]
             197          (f) have power to:


             198          (i) expend funds;
             199          (ii) invest funds;
             200          (iii) enter into contracts;
             201          (iv) insure against loss; and
             202          (v) perform any other act necessary to carry out its purpose[.]; and
             203          (g) make, amend, and repeal rules for the conduct of its affairs, consistent with this part
             204      and in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             205          (2) (a) All rules made by the board under Subsection (1)(g) are subject to review by the
             206      Legislative Management Committee:
             207          (i) whenever made, modified, or repealed; and
             208          (ii) in each even-numbered year.
             209          (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not preclude the legislative Administrative Rules Review
             210      Committee from reviewing and taking appropriate action on any rule made, amended, or
             211      repealed by the board.
             212          [(2)] (3) (a) The criteria and procedures established by the board for the allocation and
             213      issuance of contingent tax credits shall:
             214          (i) include the contingencies that must be met for a certificate and its related tax credits
             215      to be:
             216          (A) issued by the board;
             217          (B) transferred by a designated investor; and
             218          (C) redeemed by a designated investor in order to receive a contingent tax credit; and
             219          (ii) tie the contingencies for redemption of certificates to the targeted rates of return
             220      and scheduled redemptions of equity interests purchased by designated investors in the Utah
             221      fund of funds.
             222          (b) The board may not issue contingent tax credits under this part prior to July 1, 2004.
             223          [(3)] (4) (a) The board may charge a placement fee to the Utah fund of funds for the
             224      issuance of a certificate and related contingent tax credit to a designated investor.
             225          (b) The fee shall:


             226          (i) be charged only to pay for reasonable and necessary costs of the board; and
             227          (ii) not exceed .5% of the equity investment of the designated investor.
             228          [(4)] (5) The board's criteria and procedures for redeeming certificates:
             229          (a) shall give priority to the redemption amount from the available funds in the
             230      redemption reserve; and
             231          (b) to the extent there are insufficient funds in the redemption reserve to redeem
             232      certificates, shall grant the board the option to redeem certificates:
             233          (i) by certifying a contingent tax credit to the designated investor; or
             234          (ii) by making demand on designated purchasers consistent with the requirements of
             235      Section 63-38f-1221 .
             236          [(5)] (6) (a) The board shall, in consultation with the corporation, publish an annual
             237      report of the activities conducted by the Utah fund of funds, and present the report to the
             238      governor and the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature.
             239          (b) The annual report shall:
             240          (i) include a copy of the audit of the Utah fund of funds and a valuation of the assets of
             241      the Utah fund of funds;
             242          (ii) review the progress of the investment fund allocation manager in implementing its
             243      investment plan; and
             244          (iii) describe any redemption or transfer of a certificate issued under this part.
             245          (c) The annual report may not identify any specific designated investor who has
             246      redeemed or transferred a certificate.
             247          (d) (i) Beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafter every two years, the board shall publish a
             248      progress report which shall evaluate the progress of the state in accomplishing the purposes
             249      stated in Section 63-38f-1202 .
             250          (ii) The board shall give a copy of the report to the Legislature.
             251          Section 6. Section 63-38f-1211 is amended to read:
             252           63-38f-1211. Management fee -- Additional financial assistance.
             253          (1) The corporation may charge a management fee on assets under management in the


             254      Utah fund of funds.
             255          (2) The fee shall:
             256          (a) be in addition to any fee charged to the Utah fund of funds by the venture capital
             257      investment fund allocation manager selected by the corporation; and
             258          (b) be charged only to pay for reasonable and necessary costs of the corporation.
             259          (3) The corporation may apply for and, when qualified, receive financial assistance
             260      from the Industrial Assistance Fund under Title [9] 63, Chapter [2] 38f, Part [12] 9, Industrial
             261      Assistance Fund, and under rules made by the Board of Business and Economic Development
             262      in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to help
             263      establish the program authorized under this part.
             264          Section 7. Section 63-38f-1304 is amended to read:
             265           63-38f-1304. Development incentives.
             266          (1) The office, with advice from the board, may enter into agreements providing for
             267      partial rebates of new state revenues generated by new commercial projects to companies or
             268      individuals that create new economic growth within the development zone.
             269          (2) In no event may the partial rebates be in excess of 50% of the new state revenues in
             270      any given year.
             271          (3) (a) The partial rebates may not exceed 30% of the new state revenues generated
             272      over the life of a new commercial project.
             273          (b) For purposes of this part, the life of a new commercial project is limited to 20
             274      years.
             275          (4) Partial rebates are subject to any other limitations adopted by board rule made in
             276      accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             277          Section 8. Section 63-38f-1305 is amended to read:
             278           63-38f-1305. Qualifications for credits and rebates.
             279          The office shall set standards to qualify for partial rebates under this part, subject to the
             280      following:
             281          (1) no partial rebates may be paid prior to verification, by the office, of the new state


             282      revenues upon which the tax rebate is based;
             283          (2) partial rebates can only be paid on projects that are within the development zone;
             284          (3) partial rebates can only be paid on projects that bring new, incremental jobs to the
             285      state;
             286          (4) qualifying projects must involve direct investment within the geographic
             287      boundaries of the development zone;
             288          (5) only aerospace and aviation industry projects, as defined by board rule made in
             289      accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, are eligible for
             290      partial rebates; and
             291          (6) in order to claim payments representing partial rebates of new state revenues, a
             292      person must:
             293          (a) enter into an office-approved agreement with the office and affirm by contractual
             294      agreement to keep supporting records for at least four years after final payment of partial
             295      rebates under this part;
             296          (b) submit to audits for verification of the amounts claimed; and
             297          (c) comply with other conditions as are required by the office.
             298          Section 9. Section 63-38f-1307 is amended to read:
             299           63-38f-1307. Office's authority.
             300          (1) The office, with the advice of the board and within the limitations of this part, may
             301      determine:
             302          (a) the structure and amount of any partial rebates offered under this part;
             303          (b) the economic impacts and job creation necessary to qualify for the incentive; and
             304          (c) the other terms and conditions of any agreement entered into under this part.
             305          (2) In reviewing claims for partial rebates of new state revenues, the office may accept:
             306          (a) as the amount of employee income taxes paid, the amount of employee income
             307      taxes withheld and transmitted to the Utah State Tax Commission as evidenced by payroll
             308      records rather than adjusting for the difference between taxes withheld and taxes actually paid
             309      through filing by employees' annual income tax statements; and


             310          (b) as the amount of company income taxes paid, the amount of corporate franchise
             311      and income taxes estimated and transmitted to the Utah State Tax Commission as evidenced by
             312      quarterly payment records rather than adjusting for the difference between estimated taxes paid
             313      quarterly and taxes actually paid through the filing of the corporation's annual income tax
             314      statement.
             315          (3) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             316      board may make, amend, and repeal rules regarding the development zone and partial rebates
             317      offered within it, provided the rules are consistent with state and federal law.
             318          Section 10. Section 63-38f-1604 is amended to read:
             319           63-38f-1604. Duties.
             320          (1) The program shall:
             321          (a) provide, in conjunction with the Rural Coordinating Committee, staff support to the
             322      Governor's Rural Partnership board;
             323          (b) facilitate within the department implementation of the strategic plan prepared under
             324      Subsection 63C-10-103 (2);
             325          (c) work to enhance the capacity of the office to address rural economic development,
             326      planning, and leadership training challenges and opportunities by establishing partnerships and
             327      positive working relationships with appropriate public and private sector entities, individuals,
             328      and institutions;
             329          (d) work with the Rural Coordinating Committee to coordinate and focus available
             330      resources in ways that address the economic development, planning, and leadership training
             331      challenges and priorities in rural Utah; and
             332          (e) in accordance with economic development and planning policies set by state
             333      government, coordinate relations between:
             334          (i) the state;
             335          (ii) rural governments;
             336          (iii) other public and private groups engaged in rural economic planning and
             337      development; and


             338          (iv) federal agencies.
             339          (2) (a) The program may:
             340          (i) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             341      make rules necessary to carry out the duties of the office;
             342          [(i)] (ii) accept gifts, grants, devises, and property, in cash or in kind, for the benefit of
             343      rural Utah citizens; and
             344          [(ii)] (iii) use those gifts, grants, devises, and property received under Subsection
             345      (2)(a)[(i)](ii) for the use and benefit of rural citizens within the state.
             346          (b) All resources received under Subsection (2)(a)[(i)](ii) shall be deposited in the
             347      General Fund as dedicated credits to be used as directed in Subsection (2)(a)[(ii)](iii).
             348          (c) All funding for the benefit of rural Utah as defined in this section is nonlapsing.
             349          Section 11. Section 63A-1-105.5 is enacted to read:
             350          63A-1-105.5. Rulemaking authority of executive director.
             351          The executive director shall, upon the recommendation of the appropriate division
             352      directors, make rules consistent with state and federal law, and in accordance with Title 63,
             353      Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, governing:
             354          (1) administrative services; and
             355          (2) the provision and use of administrative services furnished to state agencies and
             356      institutions.


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