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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE

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REAUTHORIZATION

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Jack R. Draxler

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8     LONG TITLE
9     Committee Note:
10          The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
11     General Description:
12          This bill amends Title 63I, Chapter 1, Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     reauthorizes the Resource Development Coordinating Committee until July 1, 2025;
16     and
17          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     AMENDS:
24          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 113, 189, 195, 211, 419,
25     429, and 435
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

28          Section 1. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
29          63I-1-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63M.
30          (1) Section 63A-4-204, authorizing the Risk Management Fund to provide coverage to
31     any public school district which chooses to participate, is repealed July 1, 2016.
32          (2) Subsection 63A-5-104(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
33          (3) Section 63A-5-603, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2016.
34          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
35     1, 2018.
36          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 14, Federal Funds Commission, is repealed July 1, 2018.
37          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 15, Prison Relocation Commission, is repealed July 1, 2017.
38          (7) Subsection 63G-6a-1402(7) authorizing certain transportation agencies to award a
39     contract for a design-build transportation project in certain circumstances, is repealed July 1,
40     2015.
41          (8) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
42     2020.
43          (9) [The Resource Development Coordinating Committee, created in Section
44     63J-4-501, is repealed July 1, 2015.] On July 1, 2025:
45          (a) in Subsection 17-27a-404(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
46     Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
47          (b) Subsection 23-14-21(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
48     sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
49     that may be affected by a transplant.";
50          (c) in Subsection 23-14-21(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
51     Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
52          (d) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
53     Coordinating Committee created in Section 63J-4-501 and" is repealed;
54          (e) in Subsection 23-21-2.3(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
55     Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
56          (f) Subsection 63J-4-102(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
57     accordingly;
58          (g) Subsections 63J-4-401(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;

59          (h) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(a) and the
60     word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
61          (i) Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 63J-4-401(5)(b);
62          (j) Sections 63J-4-501, 63J-4-502, 63J-4-503, 63J-4-504, and 63J-4-505 are repealed;
63     and
64          (k) Subsection 63J-4-603(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
65     renumbered accordingly.
66          (10) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 4, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
67          (11) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 11, Recycling Market Development Zone Act, is
68     repealed January 1, 2021.
69          (b) Subject to Subsection (11)(c), Sections 59-7-610 and 59-10-1007 regarding tax
70     credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
71     years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
72          (c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007:
73          (i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 59-7-610 or
74     59-10-1007, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
75          (ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), if
76     the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
77          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (11)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a tax
78     credit in accordance with Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007 if:
79          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007; and
80          (ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
81     59-7-610 or 59-10-1007, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
82     2020; or
83          (B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), the
84     expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
85          (12) Section 63M-1-3412 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
86          (13) (a) Section 63M-1-2507, Health Care Compact is repealed on July 1, 2014.
87          (b) (i) The Legislature shall, before reauthorizing the Health Care Compact:
88          (A) direct the Health System Reform Task Force to evaluate the issues listed in
89     Subsection (13)(b)(ii), and by January 1, 2013, develop and recommend criteria for the

90     Legislature to use to negotiate the terms of the Health Care Compact; and
91          (B) prior to July 1, 2014, seek amendments to the Health Care Compact among the
92     member states that the Legislature determines are appropriate after considering the
93     recommendations of the Health System Reform Task Force.
94          (ii) The Health System Reform Task Force shall evaluate and develop criteria for the
95     Legislature regarding:
96          (A) the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act;
97          (B) whether Utah is likely to be required to implement any part of the Affordable Care
98     Act prior to negotiating the compact with the federal government, such as Medicaid expansion
99     in 2014;
100          (C) whether the compact's current funding formula, based on adjusted 2010 state
101     expenditures, is the best formula for Utah and other state compact members to use for
102     establishing the block grants from the federal government;
103          (D) whether the compact's calculation of current year inflation adjustment factor,
104     without consideration of the regional medical inflation rate in the current year, is adequate to
105     protect the state from increased costs associated with administering a state based Medicaid and
106     a state based Medicare program;
107          (E) whether the state has the flexibility it needs under the compact to implement and
108     fund state based initiatives, or whether the compact requires uniformity across member states
109     that does not benefit Utah;
110          (F) whether the state has the option under the compact to refuse to take over the federal
111     Medicare program;
112          (G) whether a state based Medicare program would provide better benefits to the
113     elderly and disabled citizens of the state than a federally run Medicare program;
114          (H) whether the state has the infrastructure necessary to implement and administer a
115     better state based Medicare program;
116          (I) whether the compact appropriately delegates policy decisions between the
117     legislative and executive branches of government regarding the development and
118     implementation of the compact with other states and the federal government; and
119          (J) the impact on public health activities, including communicable disease surveillance
120     and epidemiology.

121          (14) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 35, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
122     January 1, 2021.
123          (b) Section 59-9-107 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
124     calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
125          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (14)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit in
126     accordance with Section 59-9-107 if:
127          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-9-107 on or before December
128     31, 2020; and
129          (ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
130     Section 63M-1-3503 on or before December 31, 2023.
131          (15) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
132     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2017.
133          (16) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2017.






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