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H.B. 80

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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2011 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Public Safety Code relating to the name and duties of the
             10      Division of Homeland Security.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    changes the name of the Division of Homeland Security to the Division of
             14      Emergency Management;
             15          .    specifies the responsibilities of the division relating to emergency management as
             16      directed by the governor or commissioner of the Department of Public Safety,
             17      including:
             18              .    coordinating with state and local governments the use of personnel and
             19      resources during a disaster;
             20              .    requesting or assisting in the allocation of state and local resources for a disaster
             21      or a local state of emergency;
             22              .    receiving and disbursing federal resources provided to the state in a declared
             23      disaster; and
             24              .    appointing a state coordinating officer, as the governor's representative, to work
             25      with a federal coordinating officer during a federally declared disaster;
             26          .    authorizes the department to designate geographical regions for the purpose of
             27      emergency planning within the state, and allows the political subdivisions within


             28      each region to:
             29              .    coordinate planning with other political subdivisions and tribal governments
             30      within that region and with state agencies;
             31              .    coordinate grant management and resource purchases; and
             32              .    organize joint emergency response training and exercises;
             33          .    provides that political subdivisions within a region may not establish the region as a
             34      new governmental entity in the federal disaster declaration hierarchy;
             35          .    authorizes the division to:
             36              .    receive and maintain an inventory of state and local services, equipment,
             37      supplies, personnel, and other resources related to participation in the Statewide
             38      Mutual Aid Act and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; and
             39              .    make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             40      Rulemaking Act, to prepare and coordinate a process so that the division may
             41      assist political subdivisions that are acting as agents of the state in mobilizing or
             42      demobilizing available assets in response to an intrastate or interstate disaster;
             43          .    makes clarifying changes; and
             44          .    provides rulemaking authority.
             45      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             46          None
             47      Other Special Clauses:
             48          None
             49      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             50      AMENDS:
             51          19-3-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 66
             52          26-23b-110, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             53          53-1-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 62
             54          53-2-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 334
             55          53-2-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 66
             56          53-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             57          53-2-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             58          53-2-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360


             59          53-2-505, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 331
             60          53-2-506, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 331
             61          53-2-507, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 331
             62          53-2-509, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             63          63C-6-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 66
             64          63C-6-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 66
             65          63G-2-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 6, 113, and 247
             66          63J-4-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             67          63K-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 334
             68          63K-1-301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             69          63K-3-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             70          63K-4-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3 and renumbered and
             71      amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             72          63M-4-201, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             73     
             74      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             75          Section 1. Section 19-3-112 is amended to read:
             76           19-3-112. Notification by the department to certain persons of release of
             77      radiation from Nevada Test Site -- Notification to certain news outlets.
             78          (1) When informed by the United States Department of Energy of any release of
             79      radiation exceeding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's limits for unrestricted use in air or
             80      water from the Nevada Test Site which is detected outside its boundaries, the department shall,
             81      unless prohibited by federal law, immediately convey to the persons specified in Subsection (2)
             82      all information that is made available to it, including:
             83          (a) the date;
             84          (b) the time and duration of each release of radiation;
             85          (c) estimates of total amounts of radiation released;
             86          (d) the types and amounts of each isotope detected off-site;
             87          (e) the locations of monitoring stations detecting off-site radiation; and
             88          (f) current and projected wind direction, wind velocity, and precipitation for the region.
             89          (2) Unless prohibited by federal law, the department shall provide the information


             90      required under Subsection (1) to the following:
             91          (a) members of the Utah congressional delegation or their designated representatives;
             92          (b) the director of the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management;
             93          (c) the attorney general;
             94          (d) the regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
             95          (e) the regional director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
             96          (f) the executive director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
             97          (g) the executive director of the Department of Health; and
             98          (h) the chairpersons of the county commissions of affected counties.
             99          (3) If the state is informed by the United States Department of Energy that any
             100      radiation released from the Nevada Test Site has been detected by the United States
             101      Department of Energy or United States Environmental Protection Agency or the department
             102      within the boundaries of the state of Utah, the department shall, unless prohibited by federal
             103      law, immediately provide all information available to it as specified in Subsection (1) to the
             104      Associated Press and United Press International outlets in the state.
             105          Section 2. Section 26-23b-110 is amended to read:
             106           26-23b-110. Information sharing with public safety authorities.
             107          (1) For purposes of this section, "public safety authority" means a local, state, or
             108      federal law enforcement authority including the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency
             109      Management, emergency medical services personnel, and firefighters.
             110          (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             111      Access and Management Act:
             112          (a) whenever a public safety authority suspects a case of a reportable illness or
             113      condition under the provisions of this chapter, it shall immediately notify the department;
             114          (b) whenever the department learns of a case of a reportable illness or condition under
             115      this chapter that it reasonably believes has the potential to be caused by one of the factors listed
             116      in Subsection 26-23b-103 (1), it shall immediately notify the appropriate public safety
             117      authority; and
             118          (c) sharing of information reportable under the provisions of this chapter between
             119      persons authorized by this chapter shall be limited to information necessary for the treatment,
             120      control, investigation, and prevention of a public health emergency.


             121          (3) Except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter, Sections 26-6-27 and 26-6-28
             122      apply to this chapter.
             123          Section 3. Section 53-1-104 is amended to read:
             124           53-1-104. Boards, bureaus, councils, divisions, and offices.
             125          (1) The following are the policymaking boards within the department:
             126          (a) the Driver License Medical Advisory Board, created in Section 53-3-303 ;
             127          (b) the Concealed Firearm Review Board, created in Section 53-5-703 ;
             128          (c) the Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203 ;
             129          (d) the Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, created in Section 53-7-304 ; and
             130          (e) the Private Investigator Hearing and Licensure Board, created in Section 53-9-104 .
             131          (2) The following are the councils within the department:
             132          (a) the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, created in Section 53-6-106 ; and
             133          (b) the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Advisory Council, created in Section
             134      53-8-203 .
             135          (3) The following are the divisions within the department:
             136          (a) the Administrative Services Division, created in Section 53-1-203 ;
             137          (b) the Management Information Services Division, created in Section 53-1-303 ;
             138          (c) the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management, created in Section
             139      53-2-103 ;
             140          (d) the Driver License Division, created in Section 53-3-103 ;
             141          (e) the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division, created in Section
             142      53-10-103 ;
             143          (f) the Peace Officers Standards and Training Division, created in Section 53-6-103 ;
             144          (g) the State Fire Marshal Division, created in Section 53-7-103 ; and
             145          (h) the Utah Highway Patrol Division, created in Section 53-8-103 .
             146          (4) The Office of Executive Protection is created in Section 53-1-112 .
             147          (5) The following are bureaus within the department:
             148          (a) Bureau of Criminal Identification, created in Section 53-10-201 ;
             149          (b) State Bureau of Investigation, created in Section 53-10-301 ;
             150          (c) Bureau of Forensic Services, created in Section 53-10-401 ; and
             151          (d) Bureau of Communications, created in Section 53-10-501 .


             152          Section 4. Section 53-2-102 is amended to read:
             153           53-2-102. Definitions.
             154          As used in this part:
             155          (1) "Attack" means a nuclear, conventional, biological, or chemical warfare action
             156      against the United States of America or this state.
             157          (2) "Director" means the division director appointed under Section 53-2-103 .
             158          (3) "Disaster" means a situation causing, or threatening to cause, widespread damage,
             159      social disruption, or injury or loss of life or property resulting from attack, internal disturbance,
             160      natural phenomena, or technological hazard.
             161          (4) "Division" means the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management
             162      created in Section 53-2-103 .
             163          (5) "Energy" includes the energy resources defined in Section 63K-2-103 .
             164          (6) "Expenses" means actual labor costs of government and volunteer personnel,
             165      including [workers] workers' compensation benefits, fringe benefits, administrative overhead,
             166      cost of equipment, cost of equipment operation, cost of materials, and the cost of any contract
             167      labor and materials.
             168          (7) "Hazardous materials emergency" means a sudden and unexpected release of any
             169      substance that because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious
             170      characteristics presents a direct and immediate threat to public safety or the environment and
             171      requires immediate action to mitigate the threat.
             172          (8) "Internal disturbance" means a riot, prison break, terrorism, or strike.
             173          (9) "Natural phenomena" means any earthquake, tornado, storm, flood, landslide,
             174      avalanche, forest or range fire, drought, or epidemic.
             175          (10) "State of emergency" means a condition in any part of this state that requires state
             176      government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political
             177      subdivision to save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event
             178      of a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster.
             179          (11) "Technological hazard" means any hazardous materials accident, mine accident,
             180      train derailment, air crash, radiation incident, pollution, structural fire, or explosion.
             181          (12) "Terrorism" means activities that:
             182          (a) involve acts dangerous to human life;


             183          (b) are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of this state; and
             184          (c) to a reasonable person, would appear to be intended to:
             185          (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
             186          (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
             187          (iii) affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or
             188      kidnapping.
             189          Section 5. Section 53-2-103 is amended to read:
             190           53-2-103. Division of Emergency Management -- Creation -- Director --
             191      Appointment -- Term -- Compensation.
             192          (1) There is created within the department the Division of [Homeland Security]
             193      Emergency Management.
             194          (2) The division shall be administered by a director appointed by the commissioner
             195      with the approval of the governor.
             196          (3) The director is the executive and administrative head of the division and shall be
             197      experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the
             198      commissioner and as provided by law.
             199          (4) The director acts under the supervision and control of the commissioner and may be
             200      removed from [his] the position at the will of the commissioner.
             201          (5) The director shall receive compensation as provided by Title 67, Chapter 19, Utah
             202      State Personnel Management Act.
             203          Section 6. Section 53-2-104 is amended to read:
             204           53-2-104. Division duties -- Powers.
             205          (1) The division shall:
             206          (a) respond to the policies of the governor and the Legislature;
             207          (b) perform functions relating to emergency [services and homeland security matters]
             208      management as directed by the governor or by the commissioner[;] including:
             209          (i) coordinating with state agencies and local governments the use of personnel and
             210      other resources of these governmental entities as agents of the state during an interstate disaster
             211      in accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact described in Section
             212      53-2-202 ;
             213          (ii) coordinating the requesting, activating, and allocating of state resources during an


             214      intrastate disaster or a local state of emergency;
             215          (iii) receiving and disbursing federal resources provided to the state in a declared
             216      disaster; and
             217          (iv) appointing a state coordinating officer who is the governor's representative and
             218      who shall work with a federal coordinating officer during a federally declared disaster;
             219          (c) prepare, implement, and maintain programs and plans to provide for:
             220          (i) prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disasters;
             221          (ii) prompt and effective response to and recovery from disasters;
             222          (iii) identification of areas particularly vulnerable to disasters;
             223          (iv) coordination of hazard mitigation and other preventive and preparedness measures
             224      designed to eliminate or reduce disasters;
             225          (v) assistance to local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors, in
             226      developing emergency action plans;
             227          (vi) coordination of federal, state, and local emergency activities;
             228          (vii) coordination of emergency operations plans with emergency plans of the federal
             229      government;
             230          (viii) coordination of search and rescue activities;
             231          (ix) coordination of rapid and efficient communications in times of emergency; and
             232          (x) other measures necessary, incidental, or appropriate to this part;
             233          (d) coordinate with local officials, state agencies, and the business and public sectors in
             234      developing, implementing, and maintaining a state energy emergency plan in accordance with
             235      Section 53-2-110 ; and
             236          (e) administer Part 4, Disaster Recovery Funding Act, in accordance with that part.
             237          (2) (a) The department shall designate state geographical regions and allow the
             238      political subdivisions within each region to:
             239          (i) coordinate planning with other political subdivisions, tribal governments, and as
             240      appropriate, other entities within that region and with state agencies as appropriate, or as
             241      designated by the division;
             242          (ii) coordinate grant management and resource purchases; and
             243          (iii) organize joint emergency response training and exercises.
             244          (b) The political subdivisions within a region designated in Subsection (2)(a) may not


             245      establish the region as a new government entity in the federal disaster declaration hierarchy,
             246      which runs in the following order:
             247          (i) local governmental entities;
             248          (ii) counties;
             249          (iii) the state; and
             250          (iv) the federal government.
             251          (3) The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             252      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
             253          (a) establish protocol for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and
             254      the activities described in Subsection (2);
             255          (b) coordinate federal, state, and local resources in a declared disaster or local
             256      emergency; and
             257          (c) implement provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as
             258      provided in Section 53-2-202 and Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 5, Statewide Mutual Aid Act.
             259          [(2)] (4) The division may consult with the Legislative Management Committee, the
             260      Judicial Council, and legislative and judicial staff offices to assist them in preparing emergency
             261      succession plans and procedures under Title 63K, Chapter 1, Emergency Interim Succession
             262      Act.
             263          Section 7. Section 53-2-108 is amended to read:
             264           53-2-108. Search and Rescue Advisory Board -- Members -- Compensation.
             265          (1) There is created the Search and Rescue Advisory Board consisting of seven
             266      members appointed as follows:
             267          (a) two representatives designated by the Utah Search and Rescue Association, one of
             268      whom is from a county having a population of 75,000 or more; and one from a county having a
             269      population of less than 75,000;
             270          (b) three representatives designated by the Utah Sheriff's Association, at least one of
             271      whom shall be a member of a voluntary search and rescue unit operating in the state, at least
             272      one of whom shall be from a county having a population of 75,000 or more, and at least one of
             273      whom shall be from a county having a population of less than 75,000;
             274          (c) one representative of the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management
             275      designated by the director; and


             276          (d) one private citizen appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate.
             277          (2) (a) The term of each member of the board is four years.
             278          (b) A member may be reappointed to successive terms.
             279          (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             280      appointed for the unexpired term.
             281          (d) In order to stagger the terms of membership, the members appointed or reappointed
             282      to represent the Utah Sheriff's Association on or after May 2, 2005, shall serve a term of two
             283      years, and all subsequent terms shall be four years.
             284          (3) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             285      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             286          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             287          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             288          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             289      63A-3-107 .
             290          Section 8. Section 53-2-502 is amended to read:
             291           53-2-502. Definitions.
             292          As used in this part:
             293          (1) "Committee" means the statewide mutual aid committee established in Section
             294      53-2-503 .
             295          (2) "Director" means the director of the division, appointed under Section 53-2-103 or
             296      the director's designee.
             297          (3) "Division" means the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management,
             298      created under Section 53-2-103 .
             299          (4) "Emergency responder":
             300          (a) means a person in the public or private sector:
             301          (i) who has special skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, whether or
             302      not possessing a license, certificate, permit, or other official recognition for the skills,
             303      qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, that would benefit a participating political
             304      subdivision in responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise;
             305      and
             306          (ii) [that] whom a participating political subdivision requests or authorizes to assist in


             307      responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise; and
             308          (b) includes:
             309          (i) a law enforcement officer;
             310          (ii) a firefighter;
             311          (iii) an emergency medical services worker;
             312          (iv) a physician, nurse, or other public health worker;
             313          (v) an emergency management official;
             314          (vi) a public works worker;
             315          (vii) a building inspector;
             316          (viii) an architect, engineer, or other design professional; or
             317          (ix) a person with specialized equipment operations skills or training or with any other
             318      skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency.
             319          (5) "Participating political subdivision" means each county, municipality, public safety
             320      district, and public safety interlocal entity that has not adopted a resolution under Section
             321      53-2-506 withdrawing itself from the statewide mutual aid system.
             322          (6) "Public safety interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity under Title 11, Chapter
             323      13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that provides public safety service.
             324          (7) "Public safety service" means a service provided to the public to protect life and
             325      property and includes fire protection, police protection, emergency medical service, and
             326      hazardous material response service.
             327          (8) "Public safety district" means a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
             328      Local Government Entities - Local Districts, or special service district under Title 17D,
             329      Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, that provides public safety service.
             330          (9) "Requesting political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that
             331      requests emergency assistance under Section 53-2-507 from one or more other participating
             332      political subdivisions.
             333          (10) "Responding political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that
             334      responds to a request under Section 53-2-507 from a requesting political subdivision.
             335          (11) "State" means the state of Utah.
             336          [(11)] (12) "Statewide mutual aid system" or "system" means the aggregate of all
             337      participating political subdivisions and the state.


             338          Section 9. Section 53-2-505 is amended to read:
             339           53-2-505. Agreements not affected by this part.
             340          Nothing in this part may be construed:
             341          (1) to limit the state, a county, municipality, local district, special service district, or
             342      interlocal entity from entering into an agreement allowed by law for public safety and related
             343      purposes; or
             344          (2) to affect an agreement to which the state, a county, municipality, local district,
             345      special service district, or interlocal entity is a party.
             346          Section 10. Section 53-2-506 is amended to read:
             347           53-2-506. Duties of the Division of Emergency Management and participating
             348      political subdivisions.
             349          (1) The division shall:
             350          (a) receive and maintain an inventory of the state and local services, equipment,
             351      supplies, personnel, and other resources related to participation in Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 2,
             352      Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 5, Statewide
             353      Mutual Aid Act; and
             354          (b) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             355      Rulemaking Act, to prepare and coordinate a process and plans so that the division may assist
             356      political subdivisions that are acting as agents of the state in mobilizing or demobilizing
             357      available assets in response to an intrastate or interstate disaster as provided in Title 53,
             358      Chapter 2, Part 2, Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
             359          (2) Each participating political subdivision in the Statewide Mutual Aid Act shall:
             360          [(1)] (a) identify potential hazards that could affect the participating political
             361      subdivision;
             362          [(2)] (b) conduct joint planning, intelligence sharing, and threat assessment
             363      development with contiguous participating political subdivisions and conduct joint training
             364      with them at least biennially;
             365          [(3)] (c) identify and inventory the services, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other
             366      resources related to participating political subdivision's planning, prevention, mitigation,
             367      response, and recovery activities; and
             368          [(4)] (d) adopt and implement the standardized incident management system approved


             369      by the division.
             370          Section 11. Section 53-2-507 is amended to read:
             371           53-2-507. Requests for disaster assistance or assistance with an authorized drill
             372      or exercise.
             373          (1) [A] The state or a participating political subdivision may request another
             374      participating political subdivision to assist:
             375          (a) in preventing, mitigating, responding to, or recovering from a disaster, if the
             376      requesting political subdivision or the state has declared a state of emergency; or
             377          (b) with a drill or exercise that the state or requesting political subdivision has
             378      authorized.
             379          (2) Each request under Subsection (1) shall be:
             380          (a) made by the chief executive officer of the state or participating political
             381      subdivision, or the officer's designee; and
             382          (b) reported as soon as practical to the director.
             383          (3) (a) A request under Subsection (1) may be communicated orally or in writing.
             384          (b) Each request communicated orally shall be reduced to writing and delivered to the
             385      other participating political subdivision:
             386          (i) as soon as practical; or
             387          (ii) [in] within the number of days specified by the director.
             388          (4) In responding to a request under Subsection (1), a responding political subdivision
             389      may:
             390          (a) donate assets of any kind to a requesting political subdivision; and
             391          (b) withhold its resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection and
             392      services for its own residents.
             393          (5) The emergency response personnel, equipment, and other assets of a responding
             394      political subdivision or the state shall be under the operational control of the incident
             395      management system of the state or requesting political subdivision, except to the extent that the
             396      exercise of operational control would result in a violation of a policy, standard, procedure, or
             397      protocol of the responding political subdivision or of the state.
             398          Section 12. Section 53-2-509 is amended to read:
             399           53-2-509. Personnel responding to requests for assistance.


             400          (1) Each person or entity holding a license, certificate, or other permit evidencing
             401      qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other skill and responding to a request from a
             402      requesting political subdivision shall, while providing assistance during a declared emergency
             403      or during an authorized drill or exercise, be considered to be licensed, certified, or permitted in
             404      the requesting political subdivision, except as limited by the chief executive officer of the
             405      requesting political subdivision.
             406          (2) Each law enforcement officer rendering aid as provided in this part under the
             407      authority of a state of emergency declared by the governor, whether inside or outside the
             408      officer's jurisdiction, [shall have] has all law enforcement powers and the same privileges and
             409      immunities that the officer has in the officer's own jurisdiction.
             410          (3) Each employee of a responding political subdivision responding to a request by or
             411      giving assistance to a requesting political subdivision or the state as provided in this part:
             412          (a) is entitled to:
             413          (i) all applicable workers compensation benefits for injury or death occurring as a
             414      result of the employee's participation in the response or assistance; and
             415          (ii) any additional state or federal benefits available for line of duty injury or death; and
             416          (b) is, for purposes of liability, considered to be an employee of the requesting political
             417      subdivision.
             418          (4) Each responding political subdivision and its employees are immune from liability
             419      arising out of their actions in responding to a request from a requesting political subdivision to
             420      the extent provided in Section 63G-7-201 .
             421          Section 13. Section 63C-6-101 is amended to read:
             422           63C-6-101. Creation of commission -- Membership -- Appointment -- Vacancies.
             423          (1) There is created the Utah Seismic Safety Commission consisting of 15 members,
             424      designated as follows:
             425          (a) the director of the Division of [Homeland Security or his] Emergency Management
             426      or the director's designee;
             427          (b) the director of the Utah Geological Survey or [his] the director's designee;
             428          (c) the director of the University of Utah Seismograph Stations or [his] the director's
             429      designee;
             430          (d) the executive director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns or [his] the


             431      executive director's designee;
             432          (e) a representative from the Structural Engineers Association of Utah biannually
             433      selected by its membership;
             434          (f) the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management or [his] the
             435      director's designee;
             436          (g) the executive director of the Department of Transportation or [his] the director's
             437      designee;
             438          (h) the State Planning Coordinator or [his] the coordinator's designee;
             439          (i) a representative from the American Institute of Architects, Utah Section;
             440          (j) a representative from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Utah Section;
             441          (k) a member of the House of Representatives appointed biannually by the speaker of
             442      the House;
             443          (l) a member of the Senate appointed biannually by the president of the Senate;
             444          (m) the commissioner of the Department of Insurance or [his] the commissioner's
             445      designee;
             446          (n) a representative from the Association of Contingency Planners, Utah Chapter,
             447      biannually selected by its membership; and
             448          (o) a representative from the American Public Works Association, Utah Chapter,
             449      biannually selected by its membership.
             450          (2) The commission shall annually select one of its members to serve as chair of the
             451      commission.
             452          (3) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             453      appointed for the unexpired term.
             454          Section 14. Section 63C-6-104 is amended to read:
             455           63C-6-104. Staffing and appropriated funds.
             456          (1) Staff support to the commission shall be provided by the Division of [Homeland
             457      Security] Emergency Management and the Utah Geological Survey.
             458          (2) [Monies] Money not expended by the Utah Seismic Safety Commission during a
             459      fiscal year are nonlapsing except that any balance of General Fund [monies] money greater
             460      than $10,000 lapses to the General Fund.
             461          Section 15. Section 63G-2-305 is amended to read:


             462           63G-2-305. Protected records.
             463          The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
             464          (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
             465      has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             466          (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
             467      person if:
             468          (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
             469      competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
             470      governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
             471          (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
             472      than the public in obtaining access; and
             473          (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
             474      the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             475          (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
             476      to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
             477      commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
             478      substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
             479          (4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
             480      competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
             481      defined in Subsection 11-13-103 (4);
             482          (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
             483      employment, or academic examinations;
             484          (6) records the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement
             485      proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or
             486      agreement with a governmental entity, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this
             487      Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to have access to, once the contract or
             488      grant has been awarded, a bid, proposal, or application submitted to or by a governmental
             489      entity in response to:
             490          (a) a request for bids;
             491          (b) a request for proposals;
             492          (c) a grant; or


             493          (d) other similar document;
             494          (7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
             495      or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
             496      before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
             497          (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information outweighs the governmental
             498      entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
             499          (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
             500      duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             501          (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
             502      property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
             503          (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
             504      property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value
             505      of the property; or
             506          (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
             507      and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
             508      the property as required under Section 78B-6-505 ;
             509          (8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
             510      compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
             511      disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value
             512      of the subject property, unless:
             513          (a) the public interest in access outweighs the interests in restricting access, including
             514      the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the transaction; or
             515          (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
             516      the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
             517      under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             518          (9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
             519      purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
             520      release of the records:
             521          (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
             522      enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
             523          (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement


             524      proceedings;
             525          (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
             526      hearing;
             527          (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
             528      generally known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of
             529      an investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
             530      government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
             531          (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
             532      procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
             533      interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
             534          (10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an
             535      individual;
             536          (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
             537      property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft,
             538      or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
             539          (12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
             540      facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere
             541      with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
             542          (13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
             543      Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
             544      Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
             545      employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's
             546      jurisdiction;
             547          (14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
             548      procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
             549      audits or collections;
             550          (15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
             551      until the final audit is released;
             552          (16) records prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity solely in anticipation of
             553      litigation that are not available under the rules of discovery;
             554          (17) records disclosing an attorney's work product, including the mental impressions or


             555      legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a governmental entity concerning
             556      litigation;
             557          (18) records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney
             558      representing, retained, or employed by the governmental entity if the communications would be
             559      privileged as provided in Section 78B-1-137 ;
             560          (19) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
             561      from a member of the Legislature; and
             562          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of
             563      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
             564          (b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
             565      with the preparation of legislation between:
             566          (A) members of a legislative body;
             567          (B) a member of a legislative body and a member of the legislative body's staff; or
             568          (C) members of a legislative body's staff; and
             569          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
             570      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
             571          (20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
             572      General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
             573      legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the
             574      legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
             575          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
             576      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
             577      asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
             578      time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
             579          (21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
             580      General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
             581      in response to these requests;
             582          (22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
             583          (23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about collective bargaining or
             584      pending litigation;
             585          (24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that


             586      may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
             587      Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
             588          (25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
             589      concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
             590      personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
             591          (26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
             592      biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
             593      valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
             594          (27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would
             595      conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
             596          (28) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             597      Section 53B-1-102 regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
             598      retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
             599      accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
             600      the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
             601      admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
             602          (29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
             603      proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
             604      policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected
             605      those policies or courses of action or made them public;
             606          (30) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,
             607      revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
             608      recommendations in these areas;
             609          (31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
             610      that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
             611      records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure
             612      if retained by it;
             613          (32) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
             614      except as provided in Section 52-4-206 ;
             615          (33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
             616      final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from


             617      disclosure;
             618          (34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
             619      administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
             620      other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
             621          (35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
             622      by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
             623      or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
             624      person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
             625      be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
             626          (36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
             627      the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
             628      copyrights, and trade secrets;
             629          (37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
             630      institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , and other
             631      information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of
             632      the donor, provided that:
             633          (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
             634          (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
             635      classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and
             636          (c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             637      Section 53B-1-102 , the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
             638      in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
             639      over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
             640      by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
             641          (38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6a-404 , 41-12a-202 , and
             642      73-18-13 ;
             643          (39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
             644      34A-2-205 ;
             645          (40) (a) the following records of an institution within the state system of higher
             646      education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , which have been developed, discovered, disclosed to,
             647      or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the institution:


             648          (i) unpublished lecture notes;
             649          (ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
             650          (A) relating to research; and
             651          (B) of:
             652          (I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
             653      53B-1-102 ; or
             654          (II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
             655          (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
             656          (iv) creative works in process;
             657          (v) scholarly correspondence; and
             658          (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
             659          (b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
             660      information required pursuant to Subsection 53B-16-302 (2)(a) or (b); and
             661          (c) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
             662          (41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
             663      that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to the
             664      date that audit is completed and made public; and
             665          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
             666      Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that
             667      the records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would
             668      reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
             669      protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
             670          (42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
             671      other document that indicates the location of:
             672          (a) a production facility; or
             673          (b) a magazine;
             674          (43) information:
             675          (a) contained in the statewide database of the Division of Aging and Adult Services
             676      created by Section 62A-3-311.1 ; or
             677          (b) received or maintained in relation to the Identity Theft Reporting Information
             678      System (IRIS) established under Section 67-5-22 ;


             679          (44) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
             680      Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
             681          (45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
             682      National Guard's federal mission;
             683          (46) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
             684      agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
             685      Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
             686          (47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
             687      by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             688          (48) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to Section
             689      63G-2-106 , records related to an emergency plan or program, a copy of which is provided to or
             690      prepared or maintained by the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management, and
             691      the disclosure of which would jeopardize:
             692          (a) the safety of the general public; or
             693          (b) the security of:
             694          (i) governmental property;
             695          (ii) governmental programs; or
             696          (iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of [Homeland Security]
             697      Emergency Management information;
             698          (49) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food relating to the National
             699      Animal Identification System or any other program that provides for the identification, tracing,
             700      or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under Title 4, Chapter 24,
             701      Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act or Title 4, Chapter 31, Livestock Inspection and
             702      Quarantine;
             703          (50) as provided in Section 26-39-501 :
             704          (a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
             705      regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
             706      substantiate; and
             707          (b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
             708      from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
             709          (51) unless otherwise classified as public under Section 63G-2-301 and except as


             710      provided under Section 41-1a-116 , an individual's home address, home telephone number, or
             711      personal mobile phone number, if:
             712          (a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
             713      ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
             714          (b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
             715      kept confidential due to:
             716          (i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
             717          (ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order;
             718          (52) the name, home address, work addresses, and telephone numbers of an individual
             719      that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical or scientific research that is:
             720          (a) conducted within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section
             721      53B-1-102 ; and
             722          (b) conducted using animals;
             723          (53) an initial proposal under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             724      Private Proposal Program, to the extent not made public by rules made under that chapter;
             725          (54) information collected and a report prepared by the Judicial Performance
             726      Evaluation Commission concerning a judge, unless Section 20A-7-702 or Title 78A, Chapter
             727      12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act, requires disclosure of, or makes public,
             728      the information or report;
             729          (55) (a) records of the Utah Educational Savings Plan created under Section
             730      53B-8a-103 if the disclosure of the records would conflict with its fiduciary obligations;
             731          (b) proposals submitted to the Utah Educational Savings Plan; and
             732          (c) contracts entered into by the Utah Educational Savings Plan and the related
             733      payments;
             734          (56) records contained in the Management Information System created in Section
             735      62A-4a-1003 ;
             736          (57) records provided or received by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in
             737      furtherance of any contract or other agreement made in accordance with Section 63J-4-603 ;
             738          (58) information requested by and provided to the Utah State 911 Committee under
             739      Section 53-10-602 ;
             740          (59) recorded Children's Justice Center investigative interviews, both video and audio,


             741      the release of which are governed by Section 77-37-4 ; and
             742          (60) in accordance with Section 73-10-33 :
             743          (a) a management plan for a water conveyance facility in the possession of the Division
             744      of Water Resources or the Board of Water Resources; or
             745          (b) an outline of an emergency response plan in possession of the state or a county or
             746      municipality.
             747          Section 16. Section 63J-4-502 is amended to read:
             748           63J-4-502. Membership -- Terms -- Chair -- Expenses.
             749          (1) The Resource Development Coordinating Committee shall consist of the following
             750      25 members:
             751          (a) the state science advisor;
             752          (b) a representative from the Department of Agriculture and Food appointed by the
             753      executive director;
             754          (c) a representative from the Department of Community and Culture appointed by the
             755      executive director;
             756          (d) a representative from the Department of Environmental Quality appointed by the
             757      executive director;
             758          (e) a representative from the Department of Natural Resources appointed by the
             759      executive director;
             760          (f) a representative from the Department of Transportation appointed by the executive
             761      director;
             762          (g) a representative from the Governor's Office of Economic Development appointed
             763      by the director;
             764          (h) a representative from the Division of Housing and Community Development
             765      appointed by the director;
             766          (i) a representative from the Division of State History appointed by the director;
             767          (j) a representative from the Division of Air Quality appointed by the director;
             768          (k) a representative from the Division of Drinking Water appointed by the director;
             769          (l) a representative from the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation
             770      appointed by the director;
             771          (m) a representative from the Division of Radiation appointed by the director;


             772          (n) a representative from the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste appointed by the
             773      director;
             774          (o) a representative from the Division of Water Quality appointed by the director;
             775          (p) a representative from the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining appointed by the
             776      director;
             777          (q) a representative from the Division of Parks and Recreation appointed by the
             778      director;
             779          (r) a representative from the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands appointed by
             780      the director;
             781          (s) a representative from the Utah Geological Survey appointed by the director;
             782          (t) a representative from the Division of Water Resources appointed by the director;
             783          (u) a representative from the Division of Water Rights appointed by the director;
             784          (v) a representative from the Division of Wildlife Resources appointed by the director;
             785          (w) a representative from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
             786      appointed by the director;
             787          (x) a representative from the Division of Facilities Construction and Management
             788      appointed by the director; and
             789          (y) a representative from the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management
             790      appointed by the director.
             791          (2) (a) As particular issues require, the committee may, by majority vote of the
             792      members present, and with the concurrence of the state planning coordinator, appoint
             793      additional temporary members to serve as ex officio voting members.
             794          (b) Those ex officio members may discuss and vote on the issue or issues for which
             795      they were appointed.
             796          (3) A chair shall be selected by a majority vote of committee members with the
             797      concurrence of the state planning coordinator.
             798          (4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             799      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             800          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             801          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             802          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and


             803      63A-3-107 .
             804          Section 17. Section 63K-1-102 is amended to read:
             805           63K-1-102. Definitions.
             806          (1) (a) "Absent" means:
             807          (i) not physically present or not able to be communicated with for 48 hours; or
             808          (ii) for local government officers, as defined by local ordinances.
             809          (b) "Absent" does not include a person who can be communicated with via telephone,
             810      radio, or telecommunications.
             811          (2) "Attack" means a nuclear, conventional, biological, or chemical warfare action
             812      against the United States of America or this state.
             813          (3) "Department" means the Department of Administrative Services, the Department of
             814      Agriculture and Food, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, the Department of
             815      Commerce, the Department of Community and Culture, the Department of Corrections, the
             816      Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Financial Institutions, the
             817      Department of Health, the Department of Human Resource Management, the Department of
             818      Workforce Services, the Labor Commission, the National Guard, the Department of Insurance,
             819      the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Public Safety, the Public Service
             820      Commission, the Department of Human Services, the State Tax Commission, the Department
             821      of Technology Services, the Department of Transportation, any other major administrative
             822      subdivisions of state government, the State Board of Education, the State Board of Regents, the
             823      Utah Housing Corporation, the Workers' Compensation Fund, the State Retirement Board, and
             824      each institution of higher education within the system of higher education.
             825          (4) "Disaster" means a situation causing, or threatening to cause, widespread damage,
             826      social disruption, or injury or loss of life or property resulting from attack, internal disturbance,
             827      natural phenomenon, or technological hazard.
             828          (5) "Division" means the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management
             829      established in Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 1, Homeland Security Act.
             830          (6) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated by this chapter to
             831      exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office when the person legally exercising the
             832      powers and duties of the office is unavailable.
             833          (7) "Executive director" means the person with ultimate responsibility for managing


             834      and overseeing the operations of each department, however denominated.
             835          (8) "Internal disturbance" means a riot, prison break, terrorism, or strike.
             836          (9) "Natural phenomenon" means any earthquake, tornado, storm, flood, landslide,
             837      avalanche, forest or range fire, drought, epidemic, or other catastrophic event.
             838          (10) (a) "Office" includes all state and local offices, the powers and duties of which are
             839      defined by constitution, statutes, charters, optional plans, ordinances, articles, or by-laws.
             840          (b) "Office" does not include the office of governor or the legislative or judicial offices.
             841          (11) "Place of governance" means the physical location where the powers of an office
             842      are being exercised.
             843          (12) "Political subdivision" includes counties, cities, towns, townships, districts,
             844      authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under
             845      charter or general law.
             846          (13) "Political subdivision officer" means a person holding an office in a political
             847      subdivision.
             848          (14) "State officer" means the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state auditor, and
             849      the executive director of each department.
             850          (15) "Technological hazard" means any hazardous materials accident, mine accident,
             851      train derailment, air crash, radiation incident, pollution, structural fire, or explosion.
             852          (16) "Unavailable" means:
             853          (a) absent from the place of governance during a disaster that seriously disrupts normal
             854      governmental operations, whether or not that absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy
             855      under existing constitutional or statutory provisions; or
             856          (b) as otherwise defined by local ordinance.
             857          Section 18. Section 63K-1-301 is amended to read:
             858           63K-1-301. Division to consult with legislative and judicial branch.
             859          The Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management may consult with the
             860      Legislative Management Committee, the Judicial Council, and legislative and judicial staff
             861      offices to assist them in preparing emergency succession plans and procedures.
             862          Section 19. Section 63K-3-201 is amended to read:
             863           63K-3-201. Emergency Management Administration Council created -- Function
             864      -- Composition -- Expenses.


             865          (1) There is created the Emergency Management Administration Council to provide
             866      advice and coordination for state and local government agencies on government emergency
             867      prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery actions and activities.
             868          (2) The council shall meet at the call of the chair, but at least quarterly.
             869          (3) The council shall be made up of the:
             870          (a) lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee;
             871          (b) attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;
             872          (c) heads of the following state agencies, or their designees:
             873          (i) Department of Public Safety;
             874          (ii) Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management;
             875          (iii) Department of Transportation;
             876          (iv) Department of Health;
             877          (v) Department of Environmental Quality;
             878          (vi) Department of Community and Economic Development; and
             879          (vii) Department of Natural Resources;
             880          (d) adjutant general of the National Guard or the adjutant general's designee;
             881          (e) commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's designee;
             882          (f) two representatives with expertise in emergency management appointed by the Utah
             883      League of Cities and Towns;
             884          (g) two representatives with expertise in emergency management appointed by the
             885      Utah Association of Counties;
             886          (h) up to four additional members with expertise in [homeland security] emergency
             887      management, critical infrastructure, or key resources as these terms are defined under 6 U.S.
             888      Code Section 101 appointed from the private sector, by the chair of the council; and
             889          (i) two representatives appointed by the Utah Emergency Management Association.
             890          (4) The commissioner of Public Safety and the lieutenant governor shall serve as
             891      co-chairs of the council.
             892          (5) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             893      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             894          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             895          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and


             896          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             897      63A-3-107 .
             898          (6) The council shall coordinate with existing emergency management related entities
             899      including:
             900          (a) the Homeland Security Regional Committees established by the Department of
             901      Public Safety;
             902          (b) the Statewide Mutual Aid Committee established under Section 53-2-503 ; and
             903          (c) the Hazardous Chemical Emergency Response Commission designated under
             904      Section 63K-3-301 .
             905          (7) The council may establish other committees and task forces as determined
             906      necessary by the council to carry out the duties of the council.
             907          Section 20. Section 63K-4-402 is amended to read:
             908           63K-4-402. Acquisition of property for public use -- Compensation of owners.
             909          (1) (a) Upon proclamation of a state of emergency, the governor may purchase or lease
             910      public or private property for public use including:
             911          (i) food and medical supplies;
             912          (ii) clothing;
             913          (iii) shelter;
             914          (iv) means of transportation;
             915          (v) fuels;
             916          (vi) oils; or
             917          (vii) buildings or lands.
             918          (b) The governor may not purchase private home storage nor privately owned arms.
             919          (2) (a) The governor may use property purchased under authority of this section for any
             920      purpose to meet the needs of an emergency, including its use to relieve want, distress, and
             921      disease.
             922          (b) Any property used by the governor to meet the needs of an emergency is a public
             923      use.
             924          (3) (a) The governor shall compensate the owner of property taken or used under
             925      authority of this section by complying with the procedures established in Title 78B, Chapter 6,
             926      Part 5, Eminent Domain.


             927          (b) The governor shall pay for those purchases or leases from the funds available to the
             928      Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management under:
             929          (i) this chapter; or
             930          (ii) Title 53, Chapter 2, Part 4, Disaster Recovery Funding Act, to the extent provided
             931      for in that chapter.
             932          (4) Nothing in this section applies to or authorizes compensation for the destruction or
             933      damage of standing timber or other property in order to provide a fire break or to the release of
             934      waters or the breach of impoundments in order to reduce pressure or other danger from actual
             935      or threatened flood.
             936          Section 21. Section 63M-4-201 is amended to read:
             937           63M-4-201. Governor's energy advisor -- Duties.
             938          (1) (a) The governor shall appoint an energy advisor.
             939          (b) The governor's energy advisor serves at the pleasure of the governor.
             940          (2) The governor's energy advisor shall:
             941          (a) advise the governor on energy-related matters;
             942          (b) annually review and propose updates to the state's energy policy, as contained in
             943      Section 63M-4-301 ;
             944          (c) promote as the governor's energy advisor considers necessary:
             945          (i) the development of cost-effective energy resources both renewable and
             946      nonrenewable; and
             947          (ii) educational programs, including programs supporting conservation and energy
             948      efficiency measures;
             949          (d) coordinate across state agencies to assure consistency with state energy policy,
             950      including:
             951          (i) working with the State Energy Program to promote access to federal assistance for
             952      energy-related projects for state agencies and members of the public;
             953          (ii) working with the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management to
             954      assist the governor in carrying out the governor's energy emergency powers under Title 63K,
             955      Chapter 2, Energy Emergency Powers of the Governor Act;
             956          (iii) participating in the annual review of the energy emergency plan and the
             957      maintenance of the energy emergency plan and a current list of contact persons required by


             958      Section 53-2-110 ; and
             959          (iv) identifying and proposing measures necessary to facilitate low-income consumers'
             960      access to energy services;
             961          (e) coordinate with the Division of [Homeland Security] Emergency Management
             962      ongoing activities designed to test an energy emergency plan to ensure coordination and
             963      information sharing among state agencies and political subdivisions in the state, public utilities
             964      and other energy suppliers, and other relevant public sector persons as required by Sections
             965      53-2-110 , 63K-2-201 , 63K-2-205 , and 63K-2-301 ;
             966          (f) coordinate with requisite state agencies to study:
             967          (i) the creation of a centralized state repository for energy-related information;
             968          (ii) methods for streamlining state review and approval processes for energy-related
             969      projects; and
             970          (iii) the development of multistate energy transmission and transportation
             971      infrastructure;
             972          (g) coordinate energy-related regulatory processes within the state;
             973          (h) compile, and make available to the public, information about federal, state, and
             974      local approval requirements for energy-related projects;
             975          (i) act as the state's advocate before federal and local authorities for energy-related
             976      infrastructure projects or coordinate with the appropriate state agency; and
             977          (j) help promote the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's measures to
             978      improve energy efficiency in state buildings.




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