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AMENDMENTS RELATED TO MONIES

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DERIVED FROM NAVAJO NATION

             3     
RESERVATION LANDS IN UTAH

             4     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Chief Sponsor: David Clark

             7     
Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

             8     
             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill modifies provisions related to the repealed Navajo Trust Fund and the Navajo
             12      Revitalization Fund Act to provide for a transition until Congress designates a new
             13      recipient of Utah Navajo royalties.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    addresses definitions;
             17          .    modifies the structure of the revitalization fund board;
             18          .    modifies a matching requirement related to powers and activities of the board;
             19          .    provides for a transition process until Congress designates a new recipient of Utah
             20      Navajo royalties, including imposing one or more obligations on the governor, state
             21      auditor, state treasurer, and divisions of the Department of Administrative Services;
             22          .    clarifies the revitalization fund's exemption from legislative approval for a capital
             23      development project; and
             24          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             25      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:


             28          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             29          This bill provides revisor instructions.
             30          This bill coordinates with H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63 State Affairs in General,
             31      providing technical renumbering.
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          9-11-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 18
             35          9-11-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 48
             36          9-11-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 104
             37          63A-5-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 12
             38      ENACTS:
             39          63-88a-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40          63-88a-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41          63-88a-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42          63-88a-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43     
             44      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             45          Section 1. Section 9-11-102 is amended to read:
             46           9-11-102. Definitions.
             47          As used in this chapter:
             48          (1) "Board" means the Navajo Revitalization Fund Board.
             49          (2) "Capital [projects" means expenditures] project" means an expenditure for land,
             50      improvements on the land, [and] or equipment intended to have long-term beneficial use.
             51          (3) "Division" means the Division of Housing and Community Development.
             52          (4) "Eligible [entities"] entity" means:
             53          (a) the Navajo Nation;
             54          (b) a department or division of the Navajo Nation;
             55          (c) a Utah Navajo Chapter[, as defined in Section 63-88-101 ];
             56          (d) the Navajo Utah Commission;
             57          (e) an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; or
             58          [(f) the Navajo Trust Fund established under Title 63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund;


             59      or]
             60          [(g)] (f) a nonprofit corporation.
             61          (5) "Navajo Utah Commission" means the commission created by Resolution
             62      IGRJN-134-92 of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council.
             63          (6) "Revitalization fund" [or "fund"] means the Navajo Revitalization Fund.
             64          (7) "Utah Navajo Chapter" means any of the following chapters of the Navajo Nation:
             65          (a) Aneth Chapter;
             66          (b) Dennehotso Chapter;
             67          (c) Mexican Water Chapter;
             68          (d) Navajo Mountain Chapter;
             69          (e) Oljato Chapter;
             70          (f) Red Mesa Chapter; and
             71          (g) Teec Nos Pos Chapter.
             72          Section 2. Section 9-11-105 is amended to read:
             73           9-11-105. Navajo Revitalization Fund Board.
             74          (1) There is created within the division the Navajo Revitalization Board composed of
             75      five members as follows:
             76          (a) the governor or the governor's designee;
             77          (b) the two members of the San Juan County commission whose districts include
             78      portions of the Navajo Reservation;
             79          (c) the chair of the Navajo Utah Commission or a member of the commission
             80      designated by the chair of the Navajo Utah Commission; and
             81          (d) (i) ending June 30, 2008, the chair of the Utah Dineh Committee, as created in
             82      Section 63-88-107 , or a member of the committee designated by the chair[.]; and
             83          (ii) beginning July 1, 2008, a president of a Utah Navajo Chapter or an individual
             84      designated by the president under an annual rotation system of Utah Navajo Chapters as
             85      follows:
             86          (A) the president of a Utah Navajo Chapter shall serve for one year;
             87          (B) the Utah Navajo Chapter is rotated in alphabetical order as provided in Subsection
             88      9-11-102 (7), except that the rotation will begin on July 1, 2008 with the Dennehotso Chapter;
             89          (C) if the president of a Utah Navajo Chapter under Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(B) is the


             90      same individual as the individual listed in Subsection (1)(c):
             91          (I) that Utah Navajo Chapter is skipped as part of that rotation; and
             92          (II) the president of the next Utah Navajo Chapter in the alphabetical rotation shall
             93      serve on the board.
             94          (2) The [terms] term of office for [the members] a member of the board [shall run]
             95      described in Subsections (1)(a) through (c) runs concurrently with the [terms] term of office for
             96      the governor, county [commissioners,] commissioner, or member of the Navajo Utah
             97      Commission[, and member of the Utah Dineh Committee].
             98          (3) (a) The governor, or the governor's designee, [shall be] is the chair of the board
             99      [and the].
             100          (b) The chair [is responsible to] shall call necessary meetings.
             101          (4) (a) (i) [Members who are not government employees] A member who is not a
             102      government employee of the state or local government [shall receive no] may not receive
             103      compensation or benefits for [their] the member's services, but may receive per diem and
             104      expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by
             105      the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             106          (ii) [Members] A member who is not a government employee of the state or local
             107      government may decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             108          (b) (i) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member who
             109      [do] does not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from [their] the member's agency for [their]
             110      the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of [their]
             111      the member's official duties from the board at the rates established by the Division of Finance
             112      under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             113          (ii) [State] A state government officer [and] or employee [members] member may
             114      decline to receive per diem and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             115          (c) (i) [Local] A local government [members] member who [do] does not receive
             116      salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that [they represent for their] the member
             117      represents for the member's service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
             118      performance of [their] the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of
             119      Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             120          (ii) [Local] A local government [members] member may decline to receive per diem


             121      and expenses for [their] the member's service.
             122          (d) The per diem and expenses permitted under this Subsection (4) may be included as
             123      costs of administration of the revitalization fund.
             124          (5) Four board members are a quorum.
             125          (6) [Any board decisions related to monies in or disbursed from the fund requires the]
             126      An affirmative vote of each member of the board present at a meeting when a quorum is
             127      present is required for a board decision related to monies in or disbursed from the revitalization
             128      fund.
             129          Section 3. Section 9-11-107 is amended to read:
             130           9-11-107. Revitalization fund administered by board -- Eligibility for assistance --
             131      Review by board -- Restrictions on loans and grants -- Division to distribute monies.
             132          (1) (a) If an eligible entity wishes to receive a loan or grant from the board, the eligible
             133      entity shall [apply to] file an application with the board[. The application shall contain] that
             134      contains the information required by the board.
             135          (b) The board shall review [each] an application for a loan or grant filed under
             136      Subsection (1)(a) before approving the loan or grant.
             137          (c) The board may approve a loan or grant [applications] application subject to the
             138      applicant's compliance with [certain] the one or more conditions established by the board.
             139          (2) In determining whether an eligible entity may receive a loan or grant, the board
             140      shall give priority to:
             141          (a) a capital [projects and] project or infrastructure, including:
             142          (i) electrical power[,];
             143          (ii) water[,]; and [other]
             144          (iii) a one time need [projects] project;
             145          (b) a housing [projects that consist] project that consists of:
             146          (i) the purchase of new housing;
             147          (ii) the construction of new housing; or
             148          (iii) a significant remodeling of existing housing; or
             149          (c) a matching educational [endowments] endowment that:
             150          (i) [promote] promotes economic development within the Utah portion of the Navajo
             151      Reservation;


             152          (ii) [promote] promotes the preservation of Navajo culture, history, and language; or
             153          (iii) [support] supports a postsecondary educational [opportunities] opportunity for a
             154      Navajo [students] student enrolled in [courses or programs] a course or program taught within
             155      the Utah portion of the Navajo Reservation.
             156          (3) A loan or grant issued under this chapter may not fund:
             157          (a) a start-up or operational [costs] cost of a private business [ventures] venture;
             158          (b) a general operating [budgets] budget of [the] an eligible [entities] entity; or
             159          (c) a project [or program] that will operate or be located outside of the Navajo
             160      Reservation in San Juan County, Utah, except for an educational [endowments] endowment
             161      approved by the board under Subsection (2)(c).
             162          (4) (a) The board may not approve a loan unless the loan:
             163          (i) specifies the terms for repayment; and
             164          (ii) is secured by proceeds from a general obligation, special assessment, or revenue
             165      bond, note, or other obligation.
             166          (b) [Any] The division shall deposit a loan repayment or interest on a loan issued under
             167      this chapter [shall be deposited] into the revitalization fund.
             168          (5) The board [may not approve] shall give a priority to a loan or grant [unless] if the
             169      loan or grant [provides for] includes matching monies or in-kind services from:
             170          (a) the Navajo Nation;
             171          [(b) the Navajo Trust Fund;]
             172          [(c)] (b) San Juan County;
             173          [(d)] (c) the state;
             174          [(e)] (d) the federal government;
             175          [(f)] (e) a Utah Navajo Chapter[, as defined in Section 63-88-101 ]; or
             176          [(g)] (f) other private or public organization.
             177          (6) The division shall distribute loan and grant monies:
             178          (a) if the loan or grant is approved by the board;
             179          (b) in accordance with the instructions of the board, except that the board may not
             180      instruct that monies be distributed in a manner:
             181          (i) inconsistent with this chapter; or
             182          (ii) in violation of [rules and procedures] a rule or procedure of the department; and


             183          (c) in the case of a loan, in accordance with Section 63A-3-205 .
             184          Section 4. Section 63-88a-101 is enacted to read:
             185     
CHAPTER 88a. TRANSITION FOR REPEALED NAVAJO TRUST FUND ACT

             186          63-88a-101. Title.
             187          This chapter is known as the "Transition for Repealed Navajo Trust Fund Act."
             188          Section 5. Section 63-88a-102 is enacted to read:
             189          63-88a-102. Definitions.
             190          As used in this chapter:
             191          (1) "Liability or obligation" includes only an action specifically approved by the
             192      majority of the repealed board of trustees in a meeting of the repealed board of trustees.
             193          (2) "Related assets and liabilities" means the assets, liabilities, and obligations of the
             194      repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of June 30, 2008.
             195          (3) "Repealed board of trustees" means the board of trustees appointed under Title 63,
             196      Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, repealed under Title 63, Chapter 55, Legislative Oversight and
             197      Sunset Act.
             198          (4) "Repealed Dineh Committee" means the Dineh Committee established under Title
             199      63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, repealed under Title 63, Chapter 55, Legislative Oversight
             200      and Sunset Act.
             201          (5) "Repealed Navajo Trust Fund" means the Navajo Trust Fund established under
             202      Title 63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, repealed under Title 63, Chapter 55, Legislative
             203      Oversight and Sunset Act.
             204          (6) "Repealed trust administrator" means the trust administrator appointed under Title
             205      63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund, repealed under Title 63, Chapter 55, Legislative Oversight
             206      and Sunset Act.
             207          (7) "Utah Navajo royalties" means the revenues received by the state that represent the
             208      37-1/2% of the net oil royalties from the Aneth Extension of the Navajo Indian Reservation
             209      required by P.L. 72-403, 47 Stat. 1418, and P.L. 90-306, 82 Stat. 121, to be paid to the state.
             210          Section 6. Section 63-88a-103 is enacted to read:
             211          63-88a-103. Purpose statement.
             212          It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for a transitional process until congressional
             213      action designates a new recipient of the Utah Navajo royalties.


             214          Section 7. Section 63-88a-104 is enacted to read:
             215          63-88a-104. Utah Navajo royalties and related issues.
             216          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 88, Navajo Trust Fund and except as
             217      provided in Subsection (7), the following are subject to this Subsection (1):
             218          (i) the repealed board of trustees;
             219          (ii) the repealed trust administrator;
             220          (iii) an employee or agent of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund; or
             221          (iv) the repealed Dineh Committee.
             222          (b) The repealed board of trustees may not:
             223          (i) beginning on the effective date of this bill, take an action that imposes or may
             224      impose a liability or obligation described in Subsection (1)(d) that is:
             225          (A) anticipated to be completed on or after January 1, H. [ 2009 ] 2010 .H ; or
             226          (B) equal to or greater than $100,000;
             227          (ii) on or after May 5, 2008, take an action that imposes or may impose a liability or
             228      obligation described in Subsection (1)(d).
             229          (c) On or after the effective date of this bill a person described in Subsections (1)(a)(ii)
             230      through (iv) may not take an action that imposes or may impose a liability or obligation
             231      described in Subsection (1)(d).
             232          (d) Subsection (1)(b) applies to a liability or obligation on:
             233          (i) the repealed Navajo Trust Fund;
             234          (ii) the Navajo Revitalization Fund created under Title 9, Chapter 11, Navajo
             235      Revitalization Fund Act;
             236          (iii) the state; or
             237          (iv) any of the following related to an entity described in this Subsection (1)(d)(iv):
             238          (A) a department;
             239          (B) a division;
             240          (C) an office;
             241          (D) a committee;
             242          (E) a board;
             243          (F) an officer;
             244          (G) an employee; or


             245          (H) a similar agency or individual.
             246          (2) The Division of Finance shall:
             247          (a) establish a fund by no later than July 1, 2008:
             248          (i) to hold:
             249          (A) the monies in the repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of June 30, 2008;
             250          (B) Utah Navajo royalties received by the state on or after July 1, 2008;
             251          (C) revenues from investments made by the state treasurer of the monies in the fund
             252      established under this Subsection (2)(a); and
             253          (D) monies owed to the repealed Navajo Trust Fund, including monies received by the
             254      repealed trust administrator or repealed Dineh Committee from an agreement executed by:
             255          (I) the repealed board of trustees;
             256          (II) the repealed trust administrator; or
             257          (III) the repealed Dineh Committee; and
             258          (ii) from which monies may not be transferred or expended, except:
             259          (A) as provided in Subsection (7); or
             260          (B) as authorized by congressional action to designate a new recipient of the Utah
             261      Navajo royalties; and
             262          (b) by no later than July 1, 2008, transfer to the fund created under Subsection (2)(a) in
             263      a manner consistent with this section the related assets and liabilities of the repealed Navajo
             264      Trust Fund, including the transfer of monies in the repealed Navajo Trust Fund.
             265          (3) The state treasurer shall invest monies in the fund created in Subsection (2)(a) in
             266      accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
             267          (4) (a) By no later than May 5, 2008 the repealed board of trustees shall:
             268          (i) adopt a list of all H. [ liabilities or obligations ] related assets and liabilities .H of the
             268a      repealed trust fund that are not
             269      satisfied by May 5, 2008 H. , which may include assets and liabilities that are contingent in
             269a      nature or amount .H ;
             270          (ii) adopt a list of all individuals who at the time of adoption meet the requirements of
             271      Subsection (7)(b); and
             272          (iii) provide a copy of the lists described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) and (ii) to:
             273          (A) the state auditor; and
             274          (B) the Department of Administrative Services.
             275          (b) The state auditor, in addition to completing its Fiscal Year 2007-2008 audit of the


             276      repealed Navajo Trust Fund, shall:
             277          (i) H. [ conduct an inventory ] verify the list .H of the related assets and liabilities of the
             277a      repealed Navajo
             278      Trust Fund H. [ to be completed ] adopted by the repealed board of trustees under Subsection
             278a      (4)(a) .H by no later than June 30, 2008; and
             279          (ii) provide a written copy of the H. [ inventory ] verification .H to the governor and the
             279a      Legislature by no
             280      later than July 30, 2008.
             281          (5) The governor shall ensure that the reporting requirements under P.L. 90-306, 82
             282      Stat. 121, are met.
             283          (6) The Department of Administrative Services, in cooperation with the Department of
             284      Human Resources, may assist employees of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of June 30,
             285      2008, in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 19, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
             286          (7) With the fund created under Subsection (2) and the fixed assets of the repealed
             287      Navajo Trust Fund, the Department of Administrative Services shall:
             288          (a) fulfill the liabilities and obligations of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of June
             289      30, 2008;
             290          (b) H. [ fulfill the obligations of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of June 30, 2008 related
             291      to
] provide .H
monies H. [ granted ] .H to an individual enrolled member of the
             291a      Navajo Nation who:
             292          (i) resides in San Juan County;
             293          (ii) as of June 30, H. [ 2008 ] 2010 .H , has received monies H. [ from the repealed
             293a      Navajo Trust Fund ] under this Subsection (7)(b) .H for
             294      postsecondary education;
             295          (iii) H. beginning the later of June 30 or the day on which the individual first receives
             295a      monies under this Subsection (7)(b), .H is enrolled in postsecondary education for the
             295b      equivalent of at least two semesters
             296      each year; and
             297          (iv) meets the eligibility requirements adopted by the repealed board of trustees as of
             298      the effective date of this bill;
             299          (c) through the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, reasonably
             300      maintain the fixed assets of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund, to the extent that a lessee of a
             301      fixed asset is not required by a lease to maintain a fixed asset; H. [ and ] .H
             302          (d) through the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, take those steps
             303      necessary to secure the purchase:
             304          (i) of the following that is owned by the repealed Navajo Trust Fund as of May 5,
             305      2008:
             306          (A) the government service building; or


             307          (B) another fixed asset of the repealed Navajo Trust Fund, if the sale of the fixed asset
             308      is consistent with the obligations of the state with regard to the Utah Navajo royalties; and
             309          (ii) (A) in an arms length manner; and
             310          (B) so that fair market compensation is paid to the repealed Navajo Trust Fund H. ; and
             310a          (e) charge the fund established under Subsection (2)(a) for the expenses that are
             310b      necessary and reasonable to comply with the requirements of this Subsection (7) .H .
             311          (8) Unless expressly prohibited by this chapter, the state may take any action with
             312      regard to the assets held by the state under this chapter that is consistent with the obligations of
             313      the state related to the Utah Navajo royalties.
             314          Section 8. Section 63A-5-104 is amended to read:
             315           63A-5-104. Capital development and capital improvement process -- Approval
             316      requirements -- Limitations on new projects -- Emergencies.
             317          (1) As used in this section:
             318          (a) "Capital developments" means [any] a:
             319          (i) remodeling, site, or utility [projects] project with a total cost of $2,500,000 or more;
             320          (ii) new facility with a construction cost of $500,000 or more; or
             321          (iii) purchase of real property where an appropriation is requested to fund the purchase.
             322          (b) "Capital improvements" means [any] a:
             323          (i) remodeling, alteration, replacement, or repair project with a total cost of less than
             324      $2,500,000;
             325          (ii) site and utility improvement with a total cost of less than $2,500,000; or
             326          (iii) new facility with a total construction cost of less than $500,000.
             327          (c) (i) "New facility" means the construction of [any] a new building on state property
             328      regardless of funding source.
             329          (ii) "New facility" includes:
             330          (A) an addition to an existing building; and
             331          (B) the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed.
             332          (iii) "New facility" does not mean:
             333          (A) the replacement of state-owned space that is demolished or that is otherwise
             334      removed from state use, if the total construction cost of the replacement space is less than
             335      $2,500,000; or
             336          (B) the construction of facilities that do not fully enclose a space.
             337          (d) "Replacement cost of existing state facilities" means the replacement cost, as


             338      determined by the Division of Risk Management, of state facilities, excluding auxiliary
             339      facilities as defined by the State Building Board.
             340          (e) "State funds" means public monies appropriated by the Legislature.
             341          (2) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             342      departments, and institutions shall submit its capital development recommendations and
             343      priorities to the Legislature for approval and prioritization.
             344          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b), (d), and (e), a capital development
             345      project may not be constructed on state property without legislative approval.
             346          (b) Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project if the State
             347      Building Board determines that:
             348          (i) the requesting higher education institution has provided adequate assurance that:
             349          (A) state funds will not be used for the design or construction of the facility; and
             350          (B) the higher education institution has a plan for funding in place that will not require
             351      increased state funding to cover the cost of operations and maintenance to, or state funding for,
             352      immediate or future capital improvements to the resulting facility; and
             353          (ii) the use of the state property is:
             354          (A) appropriate and consistent with the master plan for the property; and
             355          (B) will not create an adverse impact on the state.
             356          (c) (i) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall maintain a record
             357      of facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b).
             358          (ii) For facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b), a
             359      higher education institution may not request:
             360          (A) increased state funds for operations and maintenance; or
             361          (B) state capital improvement funding.
             362          (d) Legislative approval is not required for:
             363          (i) the renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting of an existing facility with nonstate funds;
             364          (ii) [facilities] a facility to be built with nonstate funds and owned by nonstate entities
             365      within research park areas at the University of Utah and Utah State University;
             366          (iii) [facilities] a facility to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place
             367      Foundation with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with
             368      donated services or materials;


             369          (iv) a capital [projects] project that [are]:
             370          (A) is funded by [the Navajo Trust Fund Board from Navajo Trust Fund monies and]:
             371          (I) the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund [that do]; or
             372          (II) the Navajo Revitalization Fund; and
             373          (B) does not provide a new facility for a state agency or higher education institution; or
             374          (v) a capital [projects] project on school and institutional trust lands that [are] is funded
             375      by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration from the Land Grant Management
             376      Fund and that [do] does not fund construction of a new facility for a state agency or higher
             377      education institution.
             378          (e) (i) Legislative approval is not required for capital development projects to be built
             379      for the Department of Transportation as a result of an exchange of real property under Section
             380      72-5-111 .
             381          (ii) When the Department of Transportation approves those exchanges, it shall notify
             382      the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the cochairs of the Capital Facilities
             383      and Administrative Services Subcommittee of the Legislature's Joint Appropriation Committee
             384      about any new facilities to be built under this exemption.
             385          (4) (a) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             386      departments, and institutions shall by January 15 of each year, submit a list of anticipated
             387      capital improvement requirements to the Legislature for review and approval.
             388          (b) Unless otherwise directed by the Legislature, the building board shall prioritize
             389      capital improvements from the list submitted to the Legislature up to the level of appropriation
             390      made by the Legislature.
             391          (c) In prioritizing capital improvements, the building board shall consider the results of
             392      facility evaluations completed by an architect/engineer as stipulated by the building board's
             393      facilities maintenance standards.
             394          (d) The building board may require an entity that benefits from a capital improvement
             395      project to repay the capital improvement funds from savings that result from the project.
             396          (5) The Legislature may authorize:
             397          (a) the total square feet to be occupied by each state agency; and
             398          (b) the total square feet and total cost of lease space for each agency.
             399          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the Legislature may not fund the design


             400      or construction of any new capital development projects, except to complete the funding of
             401      projects for which partial funding has been previously provided, until the Legislature has
             402      appropriated 1.1% of the replacement cost of existing state facilities to capital improvements.
             403          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (6)(b), "operating deficit" means that estimated
             404      General Fund or Uniform School Fund revenues are less than budgeted for the current or next
             405      fiscal year.
             406          (ii) If the Legislature determines that an operating deficit exists, the Legislature may, in
             407      eliminating the deficit, reduce the amount appropriated to capital improvements to 0.9% of the
             408      replacement cost of state buildings.
             409          (7) (a) If, after approval of capital development and capital improvement priorities by
             410      the Legislature under this section, emergencies arise that create unforeseen critical capital
             411      improvement projects, the State Building Board may, notwithstanding the requirements of Title
             412      63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act, reallocate capital improvement funds to address
             413      those projects.
             414          (b) The building board shall report any changes it makes in capital improvement
             415      allocations approved by the Legislature to:
             416          (i) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst within 30 days of the reallocation; and
             417          (ii) the Legislature at its next annual general session.
             418          (8) (a) The State Building Board may adopt a rule allocating to institutions and
             419      agencies their proportionate share of capital improvement funding.
             420          (b) The building board shall ensure that the rule:
             421          (i) reserves funds for the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for
             422      emergency projects; and
             423          (ii) allows the delegation of projects to some institutions and agencies with the
             424      requirement that a report of expenditures will be filed annually with the Division of Facilities
             425      Construction and Management and appropriate governing bodies.
             426          (9) It is the intent of the Legislature that in funding capital improvement requirements
             427      under this section the General Fund be considered as a funding source for at least half of those
             428      costs.
             429          Section 9. Effective date.
             430          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect


             431      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             432      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             433      the date of veto override.
             434          Section 10. Revisor instructions.
             435          It is the intent of the Legislature that in preparing the Utah Code database for
             436      publication the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel replace the phrase "the
             437      effective date of this bill" with the actual effective date in the following Utah Code sections:
             438          (1) Subsections 63-88a-104 (1)(b)(i) and (1)(c); and
             439          (2) Subsection 63-88a-104 (7)(b)(iv).
             440          Section 11. Coordinating H.B. 352 with H.B. 63 -- Technical renumbering.
             441          If this H.B. 352 and H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63 State Affairs in General, both
             442      pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
             443      Counsel in preparing the Utah Code database for publication:
             444          (1) renumber Sections 63-88a-101 through 63-88a-104 as Sections 51-9-501 through
             445      51-9-504 ;
             446          (2) not renumber or make the changes to Title 63, Chapter 88, provided in H.B. 63,
             447      except the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall make:
             448          (a) the citation change in Subsections 63-88-103 (2)(a)(i) and 63-88-106 (2)(a)(i) to
             449      Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code; and
             450          (b) the citation change in Subsection 63-88-106 (6)(a) to Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             451      Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
             452          (3) not make the amendments in H.B. 63 to the following:
             453          (a) Section 9-11-102 ;
             454          (b) Section 9-11-105 ;
             455          (c) Section 9-11-107 ; and
             456          (d) Subsection 63I-1-263 (8) as renumbered in H.B. 63.




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