H.B. 414

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:15 PM by lerror. --> This document includes Senate 2nd and 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 6:19 PM by khelgesen. --> 1

SCHOOL BONDING FOR SEISMIC PURPOSES
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer
5 Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill imposes requirements on a school district regarding the use of bond proceeds.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . requires a school district to use a portion of the proceeds of a general obligation
13 bond issued after May 8, 2012, to conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation of a
14 school district building constructed before 1975 S. [ . ] ; and
14a . provides that a school district is not required to conduct or update a seismic safety
14b evaluation of a building constructed before 1975 if the school district performed a seismic
14c safety evaluation on the building within 25 years of May 8, 2012. .S
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 ENACTS:
21 53A-18-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22
23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 53A-18-107 is enacted to read:
25 53A-18-107. Requirement to use bond proceeds for seismic safety evaluations.
26 (1) If a school district issues a general obligation bond pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14,
27 Local Government Bonding, after May 8, 2012, the school district shall use a portion of the

28 bond proceeds to:
29 (a) H. except as provided in Subsection (3), .H conduct or update a seismic safety
29a evaluation of each school district building H. :
30 (i) .H constructed before 1975; and
30a H. (ii) used by the school district as a school; and .H
31 (b) provide a copy of a seismic safety evaluation prepared under Subsection (1)(a) to
32 the Utah Seismic Safety Commission created in Section 63C-6-101 .
33 (2) A seismic safety evaluation conducted under Subsection (1) shall be conducted by a
34 licensed structural engineer familiar with seismic codes.
34a H. (3) A school district is not required to conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation of a
34b building as required in Subsection (1)(a) if the school district performed a seismic safety
34c evaluation or study on the building within S. [ 20 ] 25 .S years of S. [ the bond issuance ]
34d May 8, 2012 .S . .H




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