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H.B. 414

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SCHOOL BONDING FOR SEISMIC PURPOSES

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

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Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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             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.
             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
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             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) conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation of each school district building
             30      constructed before 1975; and
             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.




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