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H.B. 59

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COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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TECHNICAL CHANGES

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steven R. Mascaro

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Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             7      Cosponsors:Janice M. FisherJulie Fisher              8     
             9      LONG TITLE
             10      Committee Note:
             11          The Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim
             12      Committee recommended this bill.
             13      General Description:
             14          This bill makes certain technical changes to reporting requirements for the Governor's
             15      Office of Economic Development and Department of Community and Culture and
             16      provides for uniformity in referencing the Office of Rural Development and its director.
             17      Highlighted Provisions:
             18          This bill:
             19          .    correctly identifies the legislative interim committee to which the Governor's Office
             20      of Economic Development and the Department of Community and Culture's Olene
             21      Walker Housing Fund Board make annual reports;
             22          .    provides for uniformity in referencing the Office of Rural Development and its
             23      director;
             24          .    provides for ongoing rather than one-time reporting of activities associated with the
             25      Economic Development Incentives Act; and
             26          .    makes certain other technical changes.
             27      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:


             28          None
             29      Other Special Clauses:
             30          None
             31      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             32      AMENDS:
             33          9-4-708, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 65
             34          63-38d-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 292
             35          63-38f-1103, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 148
             36          63-38f-1602, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 148
             37          63-38f-1603, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 148
             38          63-38f-1604, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 52
             39          63-38f-1605, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 148
             40          63-38f-1706, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 272
             41     
             42      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             43          Section 1. Section 9-4-708 is amended to read:
             44           9-4-708. Annual accounting.
             45          (1) The executive director shall monitor the activities of recipients of grants and loans
             46      issued under this part on a yearly basis to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions
             47      imposed on the recipient by the director with the approval of the board or by this part.
             48          (2) The entities receiving grants or loans shall provide the executive director with an
             49      annual accounting of how the moneys they received from the fund have been spent.
             50          (3) The executive director shall make an annual report to the board accounting for the
             51      expenditures authorized by the board.
             52          (4) The board shall submit an annual written report [accounting for expenditures
             53      authorized by the board and evaluating the effectiveness of the program] to the Workforce
             54      Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee before December 1
             55      of each year[.]:
             56          (a) accounting for expenditures authorized by the board; and
             57          (b) evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
             58          Section 2. Section 63-38d-603 is amended to read:


             59           63-38d-603. Powers and duties of coordinator and office.
             60          (1) The coordinator and the office shall:
             61          (a) assist the state planning coordinator in fulfilling the duties outlined in Section
             62      63-38d-401 as those duties relate to the development of public lands policies by:
             63          (i) developing cooperative contracts and agreements between the state, political
             64      subdivisions, and agencies of the federal government for involvement in the development of
             65      public lands policies;
             66          (ii) producing research, documents, maps, studies, analysis, or other information that
             67      supports the state's participation in the development of public lands policy;
             68          (iii) preparing comments to ensure that the positions of the state and political
             69      subdivisions are considered in the development of public lands policy;
             70          (iv) partnering with state agencies and political subdivisions in an effort to:
             71          (A) prepare coordinated public lands policies;
             72          (B) develop consistency reviews and responses to public lands policies;
             73          (C) develop management plans that relate to public lands policies; and
             74          (D) develop and maintain a statewide land use plan that is based on cooperation and in
             75      conjunction with political subdivisions; and
             76          (v) providing other information or services related to public lands policies as requested
             77      by the state planning coordinator; and
             78          (b) facilitate and coordinate the exchange of information, comments, and
             79      recommendations on public lands policies between and among:
             80          (i) state agencies;
             81          (ii) political subdivisions;
             82          (iii) the Office of Rural Development [Program] created under Section 63-38f-1602 ;
             83          (iv) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created under Section
             84      63-38d-501 ;
             85          (v) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created under Section
             86      53C-1-201 ;
             87          (vi) the committee created under Section 63F-1-508 to award grants to counties to
             88      inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, associated structures, and other features; and
             89          (vii) the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section 63C-4-101 ;


             90          (c) perform the duties established in Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3, Antiquities, and Title 9,
             91      Chapter 8, Part 4, Historic Sites; and
             92          (d) consistent with other statutory duties, encourage agencies to responsibly preserve
             93      archaeological resources.
             94          (2) In providing assistance to the state planning coordinator under Subsection (1)(a),
             95      the coordinator and office shall take into consideration the:
             96          (a) findings provided under Subsections 63-38d-401 (6) and (7); and
             97          (b) recommendations of the council.
             98          Section 3. Section 63-38f-1103 is amended to read:
             99           63-38f-1103. Duties of the office.
             100          The office shall:
             101          (1) facilitate recycling development zones through state support of county incentives
             102      which encourage development of manufacturing enterprises that use recycling materials
             103      currently collected;
             104          (2) evaluate an application from a county or municipality executive authority to be
             105      designated as a recycling market development zone and determine if the county or municipality
             106      qualifies for that designation;
             107          (3) provide technical assistance to municipalities and counties in developing
             108      applications for designation as a recycling market development zone;
             109          (4) assist counties and municipalities designated as recycling market development
             110      zones in obtaining assistance from the federal government and agencies of the state;
             111          (5) assist [any] a qualified business in obtaining the benefits of [any] an incentive or
             112      inducement program authorized by this part;
             113          (6) monitor the implementation and operation of this part and conduct a continuing
             114      evaluation of the progress made in the recycling market development zone; and
             115          (7) submit an annual written report evaluating the effectiveness of the program and
             116      providing recommendations for legislation to the Workforce Services and Community and
             117      Economic Development Interim Committee and Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
             118      Environment Interim Committee not later than November 1 of each year.
             119          Section 4. Section 63-38f-1602 is amended to read:
             120           63-38f-1602. Rural Development Office -- Supervision by Governor's Office of


             121      Economic Development.
             122          (1) There is created within the [office] Governor's Office of Economic Development
             123      the Office of Rural Development [Program].
             124          (2) The [program] Office of Rural Development is under the administration and
             125      general supervision of the [office] Governor's Office of Economic Development.
             126          Section 5. Section 63-38f-1603 is amended to read:
             127           63-38f-1603. Purpose of the Office of Rural Development.
             128          The [program] Office of Rural Development is established to:
             129          (1) foster and support economic development programs and activities for the benefit of
             130      rural counties and communities;
             131          (2) foster and support community, county, and resource management planning
             132      programs and activities for the benefit of rural counties and communities;
             133          (3) foster and support leadership training programs and activities for the benefit of:
             134          (a) rural leaders in both the public and private sectors;
             135          (b) economic development and planning personnel; and
             136          (c) rural government officials;
             137          (4) foster and support efforts to coordinate and focus the technical and other resources
             138      of appropriate institutions of higher education, local governments, private sector interests,
             139      associations, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and others, in ways that address the
             140      economic development, planning, and leadership challenges and priorities of rural Utah as
             141      identified in the strategic plan required under Subsection 63C-10-103 (2);
             142          (5) work to enhance the capacity of the [office] Governor's Office of Economic
             143      Development to address rural economic development, planning, and leadership training
             144      challenges and opportunities by establishing partnerships and positive working relationships
             145      with appropriate public and private sector entities, individuals, and institutions; and
             146          (6) foster government-to-government collaboration and good working relations
             147      between state and rural government regarding economic development and planning issues.
             148          Section 6. Section 63-38f-1604 is amended to read:
             149           63-38f-1604. Duties.
             150          (1) The [program] Office of Rural Development shall:
             151          (a) provide, in conjunction with the Rural Coordinating Committee, staff support to the


             152      Governor's Rural Partnership Board;
             153          (b) facilitate within the [department] Governor's Office of Economic Development
             154      implementation of the strategic plan prepared under Subsection 63C-10-103 (2);
             155          (c) work to enhance the capacity of the [office] Governor's Office of Economic
             156      Development to address rural economic development, planning, and leadership training
             157      challenges and opportunities by establishing partnerships and positive working relationships
             158      with appropriate public and private sector entities, individuals, and institutions;
             159          (d) work with the Rural Coordinating Committee to coordinate and focus available
             160      resources in ways that address the economic development, planning, and leadership training
             161      challenges and priorities in rural Utah; and
             162          (e) in accordance with economic development and planning policies set by state
             163      government, coordinate relations between:
             164          (i) the state;
             165          (ii) rural governments;
             166          (iii) other public and private groups engaged in rural economic planning and
             167      development; and
             168          (iv) federal agencies.
             169          (2) (a) The [program] Office of Rural Development may:
             170          (i) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             171      make rules necessary to carry out [the] its duties [of the office];
             172          (ii) accept gifts, grants, devises, and property, in cash or in kind, for the benefit of rural
             173      Utah citizens; and
             174          (iii) use those gifts, grants, devises, and property received under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)
             175      for the use and benefit of rural citizens within the state.
             176          (b) All resources received under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) shall be deposited in the General
             177      Fund as dedicated credits to be used as directed in Subsection (2)(a)(iii).
             178          (c) All funding for the benefit of rural Utah as defined in this section is nonlapsing.
             179          Section 7. Section 63-38f-1605 is amended to read:
             180           63-38f-1605. Program manager.
             181          (1) The director of the [office] Governor's Office of Economic Development shall
             182      appoint a [manager] director for the [program] Office of Rural Development with the approval


             183      of the governor.
             184          (2) The [manager] director of the Office of Rural Development shall be a person
             185      knowledgeable in the field of rural economic development and planning and experienced in
             186      administration.
             187          (3) Upon change of the director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development,
             188      the [manager of the program] director of the Office of Rural Development may not be
             189      dismissed without cause for at least 180 days.
             190          (4) The [manager] director of the Office of Rural Development shall be a member of
             191      the Rural Coordinating Committee's Steering Committee created in Subsection 63C-10-202 (3).
             192          Section 8. Section 63-38f-1706 is amended to read:
             193           63-38f-1706. Office's authority -- Report to Legislature.
             194          (1) The office, with advice from the board, and within the limitations of this part, may
             195      determine:
             196          (a) the structure and amount of [any] a partial [rebates] rebate offered under this part;
             197          (b) the economic impacts and job creation necessary to qualify for the incentive; and
             198          (c) the other terms and conditions of an agreement entered into under this part.
             199          (2) In reviewing [claims] a claim for a partial [rebates] rebate of new state revenues,
             200      the office may accept the same type of information and evidence allowed under Subsections
             201      63-38f-1307 (2)(a) and (b).
             202          (3) [(a)] The office shall make [a] an annual written report to the Legislature's
             203      Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Interim Committee not later
             204      than November 1 of each year on:
             205          [(i)] (a) the success of attracting new commercial projects to development zones under
             206      this part and the corresponding increase in new incremental jobs;
             207          [(ii)] (b) the period of time over which partial rebates of new state revenues shall be
             208      granted under this part; and
             209          [(iii)] (c) the economic impact on the state related to generating new state revenues and
             210      rebating a portion of those revenues under this part.
             211          [(b) The office shall make the report prior to the 2006 General Session of the
             212      Legislature to enable the committee to determine whether this part should be modified during
             213      the 2006 General Session.]






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