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LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: V. Lowry Snow

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Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to community development and renewal agencies.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines "tax increment incentive";
13          ▸     provides that community development project area plans are not subject to certain
14     notice and public hearing requirements, if certain requirements are met, including
15     that:
16               •     the community development and renewal agency and each taxing entity and
17     public entity that will be affected by the tax increment incentive enter into an
18     interlocal agreement; and
19               •     an industry or business entity receives a tax increment incentive only on a
20     postperformance basis.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          None
23     Other Special Clauses:
24          None
25     Utah Code Sections Affected:
26     AMENDS:
27          17C-4-108, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
28     ENACTS:
29          17C-4-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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31     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32          Section 1. Section 17C-4-108 is amended to read:
33          17C-4-108. Amending a community development project area plan.
34          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) and Section 17C-4-109, the requirements
35     under this part that apply to adopting a community development project area plan apply equally
36     to a proposed amendment of a community development project area plan as though the
37     amendment were a proposed project area plan.
38          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an adopted project area plan may be amended
39     without complying with the notice and public hearing requirements of this part if the proposed
40     amendment:
41          (i) makes a minor adjustment in the legal description of a project area boundary
42     requested by a county assessor or county auditor to avoid inconsistent property boundary lines;
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44          (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), removes a parcel of real property from a project area
45     because the agency determines that inclusion of the parcel is no longer necessary or desirable to
46     the project area.
47          (b) An amendment removing a parcel of real property from a community development
48     project area under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) may not be made without the consent of the record
49     property owner of the parcel being removed.
50          (3) (a) An amendment approved by board resolution under this section may not take
51     effect until adopted by ordinance of the legislative body of the community in which the project
52     area that is the subject of the project area plan being amended is located.
53          (b) Upon a community legislative body passing an ordinance adopting an amendment
54     to a community development project area plan, the agency whose project area plan was
55     amended shall comply with the requirements of Sections 17C-4-106 and 17C-4-107 to the
56     same extent as if the amendment were a project area plan.
57          Section 2. Section 17C-4-109 is enacted to read:

58          17C-4-109. Expedited community development project area plan.
59          (1) As used in this section, "tax increment incentive" means the portion of tax
60     increment awarded to an industry or business.
61          (2) A community development project area plan may be adopted or amended without
62     complying with the notice and public hearing requirements of this part and Section 17C-4-402,
63     if the following requirements are met:
64          (a) the agency determines by resolution adopted in an open and public meeting the
65     need to create or amend a project area plan on an expedited basis, which resolution shall
66     include a description of why expedited action is needed;
67          (b) a public hearing on the amendment or adoption of the project area plan is held by
68     the agency;
69          (c) notice of the public hearing is published at least 14 days before the public hearing
70     on:
71          (i) the website of the community that created the agency; and
72          (ii) the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701;
73          (d) written consent to the amendment or adoption of the project area plan is given by
74     all record property owners within the existing or proposed project area;
75          (e) each taxing entity and public entity that will be affected by the tax increment
76     incentive enter into or amend an interlocal agreement in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13,
77     Interlocal Cooperation Act, and Sections 17C-4-201, 17C-4-203, and 17C-4-204;
78          (f) the primary market for the goods or services that will be created by the industry or
79     business entity that will receive a tax increment incentive from the amendment or adoption of
80     the project area plan is outside of the state;
81          (g) the industry or business entity that will receive a tax increment incentive from the
82     amendment or adoption of the project area plan is not primarily engaged in retail trade; and
83          (h) a tax increment incentive is only provided to an industry or business entity:
84          (i) on a postperformance basis as described in Subsection (3); and
85          (ii) on an annual basis after the tax increment is received by the agency.

86          (3) An industry or business entity may only receive a tax increment incentive under this
87     section after entering into an agreement with the agency that sets postperformance targets that
88     shall be met before the industry or business entity may receive the tax increment incentive,
89     including annual targets for:
90          (a) capital investment in the project area;
91          (b) the increase in the taxable value of the project area;
92          (c) the number of new jobs created in the project area;
93          (d) the average wages of the jobs created, which shall be at least 110% of the
94     prevailing wage of the county where the project area is located; and
95          (e) the amount of local vendor opportunity generated by the industry or business entity.