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S.B. 221

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CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT

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AMENDMENTS

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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House Sponsor: Ron Bigelow

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies requirements governing capital developments and capital
             11      improvements.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires the State Building Board's report on capital improvements to contain
             15      certain information about single and multiple capital improvement projects;
             16          .    authorizes the State Building Board to phase fund certain capital improvement
             17      projects if it first obtains legislative approval; and
             18          .    makes technical corrections.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          63A-5-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 12
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 63A-5-104 is amended to read:
             29           63A-5-104. Capital development and capital improvement process -- Approval
             30      requirements -- Limitations on new projects -- Emergencies.
             31          (1) As used in this section:
             32          (a) "Capital developments" means any:
             33          (i) remodeling, site, or utility projects with a total cost of $2,500,000 or more;
             34          (ii) new facility with a construction cost of $500,000 or more; or
             35          (iii) purchase of real property where an appropriation is requested to fund the purchase.
             36          (b) "Capital improvements" means any:
             37          (i) remodeling, alteration, replacement, or repair project with a total cost of less than
             38      $2,500,000;
             39          (ii) site and utility improvement with a total cost of less than $2,500,000; or
             40          (iii) new facility with a total construction cost of less than $500,000.
             41          (c) (i) "New facility" means the construction of any new building on state property
             42      regardless of funding source.
             43          (ii) "New facility" includes:
             44          (A) an addition to an existing building; and
             45          (B) the enclosure of space that was not previously fully enclosed.
             46          (iii) "New facility" does not mean:
             47          (A) the replacement of state-owned space that is demolished or that is otherwise
             48      removed from state use, if the total construction cost of the replacement space is less than
             49      $2,500,000; or
             50          (B) the construction of facilities that do not fully enclose a space.
             51          (d) "Replacement cost of existing state facilities" means the replacement cost, as
             52      determined by the Division of Risk Management, of state facilities, excluding auxiliary
             53      facilities as defined by the State Building Board.
             54          (e) "State funds" means public monies appropriated by the Legislature.
             55          (2) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             56      departments, and institutions shall submit its capital development recommendations and
             57      priorities to the Legislature for approval and prioritization.
             58          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b), (d), and (e), a capital development


             59      project may not be constructed on state property without legislative approval.
             60          (b) Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project if the State
             61      Building Board determines that:
             62          (i) the requesting higher education institution has provided adequate assurance that:
             63          (A) state funds will not be used for the design or construction of the facility; and
             64          (B) the higher education institution has a plan for funding in place that will not require
             65      increased state funding to cover the cost of operations and maintenance to, or state funding for,
             66      immediate or future capital improvements to the resulting facility; and
             67          (ii) the use of the state property is:
             68          (A) appropriate and consistent with the master plan for the property; and
             69          (B) will not create an adverse impact on the state.
             70          (c) (i) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall maintain a record
             71      of facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b).
             72          (ii) For facilities constructed under the exemption provided in Subsection (3)(b), a
             73      higher education institution may not request:
             74          (A) increased state funds for operations and maintenance; or
             75          (B) state capital improvement funding.
             76          (d) Legislative approval is not required for:
             77          (i) the renovation, remodeling, or retrofitting of an existing facility with nonstate funds;
             78          (ii) facilities to be built with nonstate funds and owned by nonstate entities within
             79      research park areas at the University of Utah and Utah State University;
             80          (iii) facilities to be built at This is the Place State Park by This is the Place Foundation
             81      with funds of the foundation, including grant monies from the state, or with donated services or
             82      materials;
             83          (iv) capital projects that are funded by the Navajo Trust Fund Board from Navajo Trust
             84      Fund monies and the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund that do not provide a new facility for a
             85      state agency or higher education institution; or
             86          (v) capital projects on school and institutional trust lands that are funded by the School
             87      and Institutional Trust Lands Administration from the Land Grant Management Fund and that
             88      do not fund construction of a new facility for a state agency or higher education institution.
             89          (e) (i) Legislative approval is not required for capital development projects to be built


             90      for the Department of Transportation as a result of an exchange of real property under Section
             91      72-5-111 .
             92          (ii) When the Department of Transportation approves those exchanges, it shall notify
             93      the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the cochairs of the Capital Facilities
             94      and Administrative Services Subcommittee of the Legislature's Joint Appropriation Committee
             95      about any new facilities to be built under this exemption.
             96          (4) (a) (i) The State Building Board, on behalf of all state agencies, commissions,
             97      departments, and institutions shall by January 15 of each year, submit a list of anticipated
             98      capital improvement requirements to the Legislature for review and approval.
             99          (ii) The list shall identify:
             100          (A) a single project that costs more than $1,000,000;
             101          (B) multiple projects within a single building or facility that collectively cost more than
             102      $1,000,000;
             103          (C) a single project that will be constructed over multiple years with a yearly cost of
             104      $1,000,000 or more and an aggregate cost of more than $2,500,000;
             105          (D) multiple projects within a single building or facility with a yearly cost of
             106      $1,000,000 or more and an aggregate cost of more than $2,500,000;
             107          (E) a single project previously reported to the Legislature as a capital improvement
             108      project under $1,000,000 that, because of an increase in costs or scope of work, will now cost
             109      more than $1,000,000; and
             110          (F) multiple projects within a single building or facility previously reported to the
             111      Legislature as a capital improvement project under $1,000,000 that, because of an increase in
             112      costs or scope of work, will now cost more than $1,000,000.
             113          (b) Unless otherwise directed by the Legislature, the [building board] State Building
             114      Board shall prioritize capital improvements from the list submitted to the Legislature up to the
             115      level of appropriation made by the Legislature.
             116          (c) In prioritizing capital improvements, the [building board] State Building Board
             117      shall consider the results of facility evaluations completed by an architect/engineer as stipulated
             118      by the building board's facilities maintenance standards.
             119          (d) The [building board] State Building Board may require an entity that benefits from
             120      a capital improvement project to repay the capital improvement funds from savings that result


             121      from the project.
             122          (e) The State Building Board may provide capital improvement funding to a single
             123      project, or to multiple projects within a single building or facility, even if the total cost of the
             124      project or multiple projects is $2,500,000 or more, if:
             125          (i) the capital improvement project or multiple projects require more than one year to
             126      complete; and
             127          (ii) the Legislature has affirmatively authorized the capital improvement project or
             128      multiple projects to be funded in phases.
             129          (5) The Legislature may authorize:
             130          (a) the total square feet to be occupied by each state agency; and
             131          (b) the total square feet and total cost of lease space for each agency.
             132          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the Legislature may not fund the design
             133      or construction of any new capital development projects, except to complete the funding of
             134      projects for which partial funding has been previously provided, until the Legislature has
             135      appropriated 1.1% of the replacement cost of existing state facilities to capital improvements.
             136          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (6)(b), "operating deficit" means that estimated
             137      General Fund or Uniform School Fund revenues are less than budgeted for the current or next
             138      fiscal year.
             139          (ii) If the Legislature determines that an operating deficit exists, the Legislature may, in
             140      eliminating the deficit, reduce the amount appropriated to capital improvements to 0.9% of the
             141      replacement cost of state buildings.
             142          (7) (a) If, after approval of capital development and capital improvement priorities by
             143      the Legislature under this section, emergencies arise that create unforeseen critical capital
             144      improvement projects, the State Building Board may, notwithstanding the requirements of Title
             145      63, Chapter 38, Budgetary Procedures Act, reallocate capital improvement funds to address
             146      those projects.
             147          (b) The building board shall report any changes it makes in capital improvement
             148      allocations approved by the Legislature to:
             149          (i) the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst within 30 days of the reallocation; and
             150          (ii) the Legislature at its next annual general session.
             151          (8) (a) The State Building Board may adopt a rule allocating to institutions and


             152      agencies their proportionate share of capital improvement funding.
             153          (b) The [building board] State Building Board shall ensure that the rule:
             154          (i) reserves funds for the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for
             155      emergency projects; and
             156          (ii) allows the delegation of projects to some institutions and agencies with the
             157      requirement that a report of expenditures will be filed annually with the Division of Facilities
             158      Construction and Management and appropriate governing bodies.
             159          (9) It is the intent of the Legislature that in funding capital improvement requirements
             160      under this section the General Fund be considered as a funding source for at least half of those
             161      costs.




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