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UTAH HOUSING CORPORATION ACT AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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House Sponsor: Mike K. McKell

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies the Utah Housing Corporation Act and moves the act to Title 63H,
10     Independent State Entities.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     renumbers and amends the Utah Housing Corporation Act from the Workforce
14     Services Code to the Independent State Entities title;
15          ▸     repeals surety bond requirements for a trustee and the president of the Utah Housing
16     Corporation;
17          ▸     repeals provisions requiring that each trustee of the corporation maintain a surety
18     bond;
19          ▸     amends certain corporation powers and duties;
20          ▸     allows the corporation to delegate by resolution certain approval to its officers
21     regarding notes or bonds;
22          ▸     amends security interest provisions;
23          ▸     allows the corporation to sell mortgage loans;
24          ▸     repeals provisions allowing the corporation to create capital reserve funds; and
25          ▸      makes technical changes.
26     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
27          None

28     Other Special Clauses:
29          None
30     Utah Code Sections Affected:
31     AMENDS:
32          61-2c-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212
33          63A-3-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 64 and 185
34          63E-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 320, 426, and 426
35          63E-1-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212
36          63I-1-235, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 127
37          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 113, 189, 195, 211, 419,
38     429, and 435
39          63I-4a-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 320
40          63J-7-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 320
41     RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
42          63H-8-101, (Renumbered from 35A-8-701, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
43     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
44          63H-8-102, (Renumbered from 35A-8-702, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
45     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
46          63H-8-103, (Renumbered from 35A-8-703, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
47     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
48          63H-8-201, (Renumbered from 35A-8-704, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
49     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
50          63H-8-202, (Renumbered from 35A-8-705, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
51     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
52          63H-8-203, (Renumbered from 35A-8-706, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
53     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
54          63H-8-204, (Renumbered from 35A-8-707, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012,
55     Chapter 347 and renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
56          63H-8-205, (Renumbered from 35A-8-708, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
57     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
58          63H-8-206, (Renumbered from 35A-8-709, as renumbered and amended by Laws of

59     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
60          63H-8-301, (Renumbered from 35A-8-711, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
61     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
62          63H-8-302, (Renumbered from 35A-8-712, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
63     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
64          63H-8-303, (Renumbered from 35A-8-713, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
65     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
66          63H-8-304, (Renumbered from 35A-8-714, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
67     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
68          63H-8-401, (Renumbered from 35A-8-716, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
69     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
70          63H-8-402, (Renumbered from 35A-8-717, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
71     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
72          63H-8-403, (Renumbered from 35A-8-718, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
73     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
74          63H-8-404, (Renumbered from 35A-8-719, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
75     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
76          63H-8-405, (Renumbered from 35A-8-720, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
77     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
78          63H-8-406, (Renumbered from 35A-8-721, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014,
79     Chapter 371)
80          63H-8-407, (Renumbered from 35A-8-722, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
81     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
82          63H-8-408, (Renumbered from 35A-8-723, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
83     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
84          63H-8-409, (Renumbered from 35A-8-724, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
85     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
86          63H-8-410, (Renumbered from 35A-8-725, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
87     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)
88          63H-8-411, (Renumbered from 35A-8-726, as renumbered and amended by Laws of
89     Utah 2012, Chapter 212)

90     REPEALS:
91          35A-8-710, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212
92          35A-8-715, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 212
93     

94     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
95          Section 1. Section 61-2c-105 is amended to read:
96          61-2c-105. Scope of chapter -- Exemptions.
97          (1) (a) Except as to an individual who will engage in an activity as a mortgage loan
98     originator, this chapter applies to a closed-end residential mortgage loan secured by a first lien
99     or equivalent security interest on a dwelling.
100          (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction covered by Title 70C, Utah Consumer
101     Credit Code.
102          (2) The following are exempt from this chapter:
103          (a) the federal government;
104          (b) a state;
105          (c) a political subdivision of a state;
106          (d) an agency of or entity created by a governmental entity described in Subsections
107     (2)(a) through (c) including:
108          (i) the Utah Housing Corporation created in [Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 7, Utah
109     Housing Corporation Act] Section 63H-8-201;
110          (ii) the Federal National Mortgage Corporation;
111          (iii) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
112          (iv) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
113          (v) the Resolution Trust Corporation;
114          (vi) the Government National Mortgage Association;
115          (vii) the Federal Housing Administration;
116          (viii) the National Credit Union Administration;
117          (ix) the Farmers Home Administration; and
118          (x) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
119          (e) a depository institution;
120          (f) an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a

121     depository institution;
122          (g) an employee or agent of an entity described in Subsections (2)(a) through (f):
123          (i) when that person acts on behalf of the entity described in Subsections (2)(a) through
124     (f); and
125          (ii) including an employee of:
126          (A) a depository institution;
127          (B) a subsidiary of a depository institution that is:
128          (I) owned and controlled by the depository institution; and
129          (II) regulated by a federal banking agency, as defined in 12 U.S.C. Sec. 5102; or
130          (C) an institution regulated by the Farm Credit Administration;
131          (h) except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who:
132          (i) makes a loan:
133          (A) secured by an interest in real property;
134          (B) with the person's own money; and
135          (C) for the person's own investment; and
136          (ii) that does not engage in the business of making loans secured by an interest in real
137     property;
138          (i) except as provided in Subsection (3), a person who receives a mortgage, deed of
139     trust, or consensual security interest on real property if the individual or entity:
140          (i) is the seller of real property; and
141          (ii) receives the mortgage, deed of trust, or consensual security interest on real property
142     as security for a separate money obligation;
143          (j) a person who receives a mortgage, deed of trust, or consensual security interest on
144     real property if:
145          (i) the person receives the mortgage, deed of trust, or consensual security interest as
146     security for an obligation payable on an installment or deferred payment basis;
147          (ii) the obligation described in Subsection (2)(j)(i) arises from a person providing
148     materials or services used in the improvement of the real property that is the subject of the
149     mortgage, deed of trust, or consensual security interest; and
150          (iii) the mortgage, deed of trust, or consensual security interest is created without the
151     consent of the owner of the real property that is the subject of the mortgage, deed of trust, or

152     consensual security interest;
153          (k) a nonprofit corporation that:
154          (i) is exempt from paying federal income taxes;
155          (ii) is certified by the United States Small Business Administration as a small business
156     investment company;
157          (iii) is organized to promote economic development in this state; and
158          (iv) has as its primary activity providing financing for business expansion;
159          (l) except as provided in Subsection (3), a court appointed fiduciary; or
160          (m) an attorney admitted to practice law in this state:
161          (i) if the attorney is not principally engaged in the business of negotiating residential
162     mortgage loans when considering the attorney's ordinary practice as a whole for all the
163     attorney's clients; and
164          (ii) when the attorney engages in loan modification assistance in the course of the
165     attorney's practice as an attorney.
166          (3) An individual who will engage in an activity as a mortgage loan originator is
167     exempt from this chapter only if the individual is an employee or agent exempt under
168     Subsection (2)(g).
169          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(m), an attorney exempt from this chapter may
170     not engage in conduct described in Section 61-2c-301 when transacting business of residential
171     mortgage loans.
172          (b) If an attorney exempt from this chapter violates Subsection (4)(a), the attorney:
173          (i) is not subject to enforcement by the division under Part 4, Enforcement; and
174          (ii) may be subject to disciplinary action generally applicable to an attorney admitted to
175     practice law in this state.
176          (c) If the division receives a complaint alleging an attorney exempt from this chapter is
177     in violation of Subsection (4)(a) or that an attorney subject to this chapter has violated this
178     chapter, the division shall forward the complaint to the Utah State Bar for disciplinary action.
179          (5) (a) An individual who is exempt under Subsection (2) or (3) may voluntarily obtain
180     a license under this chapter by complying with Part 2, Licensure.
181          (b) An individual who voluntarily obtains a license [pursuant to] under this Subsection
182     (5) shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter.

183          Section 2. Section 63A-3-402 is amended to read:
184          63A-3-402. Utah Public Finance Website -- Establishment and administration --
185     Records disclosure -- Exceptions.
186          (1) There is created the Utah Public Finance Website to be administered by the
187     Division of Finance with the technical assistance of the Department of Technology Services.
188          (2) The Utah Public Finance Website shall:
189          (a) permit Utah taxpayers to:
190          (i) view, understand, and track the use of taxpayer dollars by making public financial
191     information available on the Internet for participating state entities, independent entities, and
192     participating local entities, using the Utah Public Finance Website; and
193          (ii) link to websites administered by participating local entities or independent entities
194     that do not use the Utah Public Finance Website for the purpose of providing participating
195     local entities' or independent entities' public financial information as required by this part and
196     by rule under Section 63A-3-404;
197          (b) allow a person who has Internet access to use the website without paying a fee;
198          (c) allow the public to search public financial information on the Utah Public Finance
199     Website using criteria established by the board;
200          (d) provide access to financial reports, financial audits, budgets, or other financial
201     documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend, and account for government funds, as
202     may be established by rule under Section 63A-3-404;
203          (e) have a unique and simplified website address;
204          (f) be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the official state website;
205          (g) include other links, features, or functionality that will assist the public in obtaining
206     and reviewing public financial information, as may be established by rule under Section
207     63A-3-404; and
208          (h) include a link to school report cards published on the State Board of Education's
209     website [pursuant to] under Section 53A-1-1112.
210          (3) The division shall:
211          (a) establish and maintain the website, including the provision of equipment, resources,
212     and personnel as necessary;
213          (b) maintain an archive of all information posted to the website;

214          (c) coordinate and process the receipt and posting of public financial information from
215     participating state entities;
216          (d) coordinate and regulate the posting of public financial information by participating
217     local entities and independent entities; and
218          (e) provide staff support for the advisory committee.
219          (4) (a) A participating state entity and each independent entity shall permit the public
220     to view the entity's public financial information via the website, beginning with information
221     that is generated not later than the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2008, except that public
222     financial information for an:
223          (i) institution of higher education shall be provided beginning with information
224     generated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009; and
225          (ii) independent entity shall be provided beginning with information generated for the
226     entity's fiscal year beginning in 2014.
227          (b) No later than May 15, 2009, the website shall:
228          (i) be operational; and
229          (ii) permit public access to participating state entities' public financial information,
230     except as provided in Subsections (4)(c) and (d).
231          (c) An institution of higher education that is a participating state entity shall submit the
232     entity's public financial information at a time allowing for inclusion on the website no later
233     than May 15, 2010.
234          (d) No later than the first full quarter after July 1, 2014, an independent entity shall
235     submit the entity's public financial information for inclusion on the Utah Public Finance
236     Website or via a link to its own website on the Utah Public Finance Website.
237          (5) (a) The Utah Educational Savings Plan, created in Section 53B-8a-103, shall
238     provide the following financial information to the division for posting on the Utah Public
239     Finance Website:
240          (i) administrative fund expense transactions from its general ledger accounting system;
241     and
242          (ii) employee compensation information.
243          (b) The plan is not required to submit other financial information to the division,
244     including:

245          (i) revenue transactions;
246          (ii) account owner transactions; and
247          (iii) fiduciary or commercial information, as defined in Section 53B-12-102.
248          (6) (a) The following independent entities shall each provide administrative expense
249     transactions from its general ledger accounting system and employee compensation
250     information to the division for posting on the Utah Public Finance Website or via a link to a
251     website administered by the independent entity:
252          (i) the Utah Capital Investment Corporation, created in Section 63M-1-1207;
253          (ii) the Utah Housing Corporation, created in Section [35A-8-704] 63H-8-201; and
254          (iii) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, created in Section
255     53C-1-201.
256          (b) For purposes of this part, an independent entity described in Subsection (6)(a) is not
257     required to submit to the division, or provide a link to, other financial information, including:
258          (i) revenue transactions of a fund or account created in its enabling statute;
259          (ii) fiduciary or commercial information related to any subject if the disclosure of the
260     information:
261          (A) would conflict with fiduciary obligations; or
262          (B) is prohibited by insider trading provisions;
263          (iii) information of a commercial nature, including information related to:
264          (A) account owners, borrowers, and dependents;
265          (B) demographic data;
266          (C) contracts and related payments;
267          (D) negotiations;
268          (E) proposals or bids;
269          (F) investments;
270          (G) the investment and management of funds;
271          (H) fees and charges;
272          (I) plan and program design;
273          (J) investment options and underlying investments offered to account owners;
274          (K) marketing and outreach efforts;
275          (L) lending criteria;

276          (M) the structure and terms of bonding; and
277          (N) financial plans or strategies; and
278          (iv) information protected from public disclosure by federal law.
279          (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7):
280          (i) "Local education agency" means a school district or a charter school.
281          (ii) "New school building project" means the construction of a school that did not
282     previously exist in a local education agency.
283          (iii) "Significant school remodel" means the upgrading, changing, alteration,
284     refurbishment, modification, or complete substitution of an existing school in a local education
285     agency with a project cost equal to or in excess of $2,000,000.
286          (b) For each new school building project or significant school remodel, the local
287     education agency shall:
288          (i) prepare an annual school plant capital outlay report; and
289          (ii) submit the report:
290          (A) to the division for publication on the Utah Public Finance Website; and
291          (B) in a format, including any raw data or electronic formatting, prescribed by
292     applicable division policy.
293          (c) The local education agency shall include in the capital outlay report described in
294     Subsection (7)(b)(i) the following information as applicable to each new school building
295     project or significant school remodel:
296          (i) the name and location of the project or remodel;
297          (ii) construction and design costs, including:
298          (A) the purchase price or lease terms of any real property acquired or leased for the
299     project or remodel;
300          (B) facility construction;
301          (C) facility and landscape design;
302          (D) applicable impact fees; and
303          (E) furnishings and equipment;
304          (iii) the gross square footage of the project or remodel;
305          (iv) the year construction was completed; and
306          (v) the final student capacity of the new school building project or, for a significant

307     school remodel, the increase or decrease in student capacity created by the remodel.
308          (d) (i) For a cost, fee, or other expense required to be reported under Subsection (7)(c),
309     the local education agency shall report the actual cost, fee, or other expense.
310          (ii) The division may require that a local education agency provide further itemized
311     data on information listed in Subsection (7)(c).
312          (e) (i) No later than May 15, 2015, a local education agency shall provide the division a
313     school plant capital outlay report for each new school building project and significant school
314     remodel completed on or after July 1, 2004, and before May 13, 2014.
315          (ii) For a new school building project or significant school remodel completed after
316     May 13, 2014, the local education agency shall provide the school plant capital outlay report
317     described in this Subsection (7) to the division annually by a date designated by the division.
318          (8) A person who negligently discloses a record that is classified as private, protected,
319     or controlled by Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, is
320     not criminally or civilly liable for an improper disclosure of the record if the record is disclosed
321     solely as a result of the preparation or publication of the Utah Public Finance Website.
322          Section 3. Section 63E-1-102 is amended to read:
323          63E-1-102. Definitions -- List of independent entities.
324          As used in this title:
325          (1) "Authorizing statute" means the statute creating an entity as an independent entity.
326          (2) "Committee" means the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created by
327     Section 63E-1-201.
328          (3) "Independent corporation" means a corporation incorporated in accordance with
329     Chapter 2, Independent Corporations Act.
330          (4) (a) "Independent entity" means an entity having a public purpose relating to the
331     state or its citizens that is individually created by the state or is given by the state the right to
332     exist and conduct its affairs as an:
333          (i) independent state agency; or
334          (ii) independent corporation.
335          (b) "Independent entity" includes the:
336          (i) Utah Dairy Commission created by Section 4-22-2;
337          (ii) Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority created by Section 63H-4-102;

338          (iii) Utah State Railroad Museum Authority created by Section 63H-5-102;
339          (iv) Utah Science Center Authority created by Section 63H-3-103;
340          (v) Utah Housing Corporation created by Section [35A-8-704] 63H-8-201;
341          (vi) Utah State Fair Corporation created by Section 63H-6-103;
342          (vii) Workers' Compensation Fund created by Section 31A-33-102;
343          (viii) Utah State Retirement Office created by Section 49-11-201;
344          (ix) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created by Section
345     53C-1-201;
346          (x) School and Institutional Trust Fund Office created by Section 53D-1-201;
347          (xi) Utah Communications Authority created in Section 63H-7-201;
348          (xii) Utah Energy Infrastructure Authority created by Section 63H-2-201;
349          (xiii) Utah Capital Investment Corporation created by Section 63M-1-1207; and
350          (xiv) Military Installation Development Authority created by Section 63H-1-201.
351          (c) Notwithstanding this Subsection (4), "independent entity" does not include:
352          (i) the Public Service Commission of Utah created by Section 54-1-1;
353          (ii) an institution within the state system of higher education;
354          (iii) a city, county, or town;
355          (iv) a local school district;
356          (v) a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local
357     Districts; or
358          (vi) a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
359          (5) "Independent state agency" means an entity that is created by the state, but is
360     independent of the governor's direct supervisory control.
361          (6) "Money held in trust" means money maintained for the benefit of:
362          (a) one or more private individuals, including public employees;
363          (b) one or more public or private entities; or
364          (c) the owners of a quasi-public corporation.
365          (7) "Public corporation" means an artificial person, public in ownership, individually
366     created by the state as a body politic and corporate for the administration of a public purpose
367     relating to the state or its citizens.
368          (8) "Quasi-public corporation" means an artificial person, private in ownership,

369     individually created as a corporation by the state which has accepted from the state the grant of
370     a franchise or contract involving the performance of a public purpose relating to the state or its
371     citizens.
372          Section 4. Section 63E-1-203 is amended to read:
373          63E-1-203. Exemptions from committee activities.
374          Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Part 2 and Subsection 63E-1-102(4), the
375     following independent entities are exempt from the study by the committee under Section
376     63E-1-202:
377          (1) the Workers' Compensation Fund created in Title 31A, Chapter 33, Workers'
378     Compensation Fund; and
379          (2) the Utah Housing Corporation created in [Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 7, Utah
380     Housing Corporation Act] Section 63H-8-201.
381          Section 5. Section 63H-8-101, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-701 is
382     renumbered and amended to read:
383     
CHAPTER 8. UTAH HOUSING CORPORATION ACT

384     
Part 1. General Provisions

385          [35A-8-701].      63H-8-101. Title.
386          This [part] chapter is known as the "Utah Housing Corporation Act."
387          Section 6. Section 63H-8-102, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-702 is
388     renumbered and amended to read:
389          [35A-8-702].      63H-8-102. Policy -- Finding and declaration.
390          (1) The Legislature declares that the policy of the state is to assure the health, safety,
391     and welfare of its citizens, that an adequate supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing is
392     essential to the well-being of the citizens of the state, and that an adequate supply of mortgage
393     funds for housing at reasonable interest rates is in the public interest.
394          (2) The Legislature finds and declares that:
395          (a) there continues to exist throughout the state a seriously inadequate supply of safe
396     and sanitary dwelling accommodations within the financial means of persons and families of
397     low or moderate income who wish to purchase or rent residential housing;
398          (b) from time to time the high rates of interest charged by mortgage lenders seriously
399     restrict the transfer of existing housing and new housing starts;

400          (c) the reduction in residential construction starts associated with the high rates causes
401     a condition of substantial unemployment and underemployment in the construction industry
402     which impedes the economy of the state and affects the welfare and prosperity of all the people
403     of the state;
404          (d) these conditions associated with the recurrent shortages of residential mortgage
405     funds contribute to slums and blight in the cities and rural areas of the state and ultimately to
406     the deterioration of the quality of living conditions within the state;
407          (e) in accordance with the purpose of this [part] chapter to assist in providing housing
408     for low and moderate income persons who otherwise could not achieve decent, safe, and
409     sanitary housing, the [agency] corporation shall make every effort to make housing available in
410     rural, inner city, and other areas experiencing difficulty in securing construction and mortgage
411     loans, and to make decent, safe, and sanitary housing available to low income persons and
412     families;
413          (f) in order to assure an adequate [fund] supply of private capital [into] for this
414     housing, the cooperation between private enterprise and state government is essential and is in
415     the public interest;
416          (g) low and moderate income persons in Utah have a wide range of housing needs,
417     which necessitates the development of many different kinds of programs to address those
418     needs, including programs providing mortgage loans, nontraditional loans, grants, and other
419     forms of financial assistance, and combinations of these forms;
420          (h) there are private organizations and governmental entities throughout Utah that are
421     endeavoring to improve the availability of housing for low and moderate income persons and
422     families, but many of these organizations and entities lack expertise and financial resources to
423     act efficiently and expeditiously in these efforts;
424          (i) innovative programs that bring together resources from the public, nonprofit, and
425     private sector are necessary in order to increase the supply of housing for low and moderate
426     [individuals] income persons and families, but these programs usually need advice and
427     financial assistance to become established;
428          (j) all of the foregoing are public purposes and uses for which money may be
429     borrowed, expended, advanced, loaned, or granted, and that these activities serve a public
430     purpose in improving or otherwise benefiting the people of this state, and that the necessity of

431     enacting the provisions in this [part] chapter is in the public interest and is so declared as a
432     matter of express legislative determination; and
433          (k) the compelling need within the state for the creation of an adequate supply of
434     mortgage funds at reasonable interest rates and for other kinds of financial assistance to help
435     provide affordable housing for low and moderate income individuals can be best met by the
436     establishment of an independent body corporate and politic, constituting a public corporation,
437     vested with the powers and duties specified in this [part] chapter.
438          (3) The Legislature declares that the corporation is intended to operate:
439          (a) with the power to issue tax exempt bonds to finance the purchase of mortgage loans
440     to qualified buyers;
441          (b) as a financially independent body; and
442          (c) so that its debts shall be payable solely from payments received by the corporation
443     from mortgage borrowers and other revenues generated internally by the corporation.
444          Section 7. Section 63H-8-103, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-703 is
445     renumbered and amended to read:
446          [35A-8-703].      63H-8-103. Definitions.
447          As used in this [part the following words and terms have the following meanings,
448     unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context] chapter:
449          (1) "Bonds," "notes," and "other obligations" mean [any] bonds, notes, debentures,
450     interim certificates, or other evidences of financial indebtedness of the corporation authorized
451     to be issued under the provisions of this [part] chapter.
452          (2) "Construction loan" means a short-term advance of money for the purpose of
453     constructing residential housing for low and moderate income persons.
454          (3) "Corporation" means the Utah Housing Corporation created by Section
455     [35A-8-704] 63H-8-201, which, prior to July 1, 2001, was named the Utah Housing Finance
456     Agency.
457          (4) "Employee of the corporation" means an individual who is employed by the
458     corporation but who is not a trustee of the corporation.
459          (5) "Financial assistance" includes:
460          (a) a loan, whether interest or noninterest bearing, secured or unsecured;
461          (b) a loan that converts to a grant upon the occurrence of specified conditions;

462          (c) a development loan;
463          (d) a grant;
464          (e) an award;
465          (f) a subsidy;
466          (g) a guarantee;
467          (h) a warranty;
468          (i) a lease;
469          (j) a payment on behalf of a borrower of an amount usually paid by a borrower,
470     including a down payment;
471          (k) any other form of financial assistance that helps provide affordable housing for low
472     and moderate income persons; or
473          (l) any combination of Subsections (5)(a) through (k).
474          (6) "Housing development" means a residential housing project, which includes
475     residential housing for low and moderate income persons.
476          (7) "Housing sponsor" includes a person who constructs, develops, rehabilitates,
477     purchases, or owns a housing development that is or will be subject to legally enforceable
478     restrictive covenants that require the housing development to provide, at least in part,
479     residential housing to low and moderate income persons, including a local public body, a
480     nonprofit, limited profit, or for profit corporation, a limited partnership, a limited liability
481     company, a joint venture, a subsidiary of the corporation, or any subsidiary of the subsidiary, a
482     cooperative, a mutual housing organization, or [any] other type of entity or arrangement that
483     helps provide affordable housing for low and moderate income persons.
484          (8) "Interest rate contract" means an interest rate exchange [contracts] contract, an
485     interest rate floor [contracts] contract, an interest rate ceiling [contracts] contract, [and other] or
486     another similar [contracts] contract authorized in a resolution or policy adopted or approved by
487     the trustees.
488          (9) "Local public body" means the state, a municipality, county, district, or other
489     subdivision or instrumentality of the state, including a redevelopment agency and a housing
490     authority created under Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 4, Housing Authorities.
491          (10) "Low and moderate income persons" means [persons] individuals, irrespective of
492     race, religion, creed, national origin, or sex, as determined by the corporation to require such

493     assistance as is made available by this [part] chapter on account of insufficient personal or
494     family income taking into consideration factors, including:
495          (a) the amount of income that persons and families have available for housing needs;
496          (b) the size of family;
497          (c) whether a person is a single head of household;
498          (d) the cost and condition of available residential housing; and
499          (e) the ability of persons and families to compete successfully in the normal private
500     housing market and to pay the amounts at which private enterprise is providing decent, safe,
501     and sanitary housing.
502          (11) "Mortgage" means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument securing a
503     mortgage loan and constituting a lien on real property (the property being held in fee simple or
504     on a leasehold under a lease having a remaining term, at the time the mortgage is acquired, of
505     not less than the term for repayment of the mortgage loan secured by the mortgage) improved
506     or to be improved by residential housing, creating a lien [which] that may be first priority or
507     subordinate.
508          (12) "Mortgage lender" means a bank, trust company, savings and loan association,
509     credit union, mortgage banker, or other financial institution authorized to transact business in
510     the state, a local public body, or [any] other entity, profit or nonprofit, that makes mortgage
511     loans.
512          (13) "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured by a mortgage, which loan may bear
513     interest at either a fixed or variable rate or which may be noninterest bearing, the proceeds of
514     which are used for the purpose of financing the construction, development, rehabilitation, [or]
515     purchase, or refinancing of residential housing for low and moderate income persons[,
516     including low and moderate income persons who:].
517          [(a) are first-time homebuyers;]
518          [(b) are single heads of household;]
519          [(c) are elderly;]
520          [(d) are homeless; or]
521          [(e) have a disability.]
522          (14) "Rehabilitation" includes the reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, and
523     repair of residential housing.

524          (15) "Residential housing" means a specific work or improvement within the state
525     undertaken primarily to provide dwelling accommodations, including land, buildings, and
526     improvements to land and buildings, whether in one to four family units or multifamily units,
527     and other incidental or appurtenant nonhousing facilities, or as otherwise specified by the
528     [agency] corporation.
529          (16) "State" means the state of Utah.
530          (17) "State housing credit ceiling" means the amount specified in Subsection
531     42(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code for each calendar year.
532          Section 8. Section 63H-8-201, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-704 is
533     renumbered and amended to read:
534     
Part 2. Organization

535          [35A-8-704].      63H-8-201. Creation -- Trustees -- Terms -- Vacancies --
536     Chair -- Powers -- Quorum -- Per diem and expenses.
537          (1) (a) There is created an independent body politic and corporate, constituting a public
538     corporation, known as the "Utah Housing Corporation."
539          (b) The corporation may also be known and do business as the:
540          (i) Utah Housing Finance Association; and
541          (ii) Utah Housing Finance Agency in connection with [any] a contract entered into
542     when that was the corporation's legal name.
543          (c) [Any] No other entity may [not] use the names described in Subsections (1)(a) and
544     (b) without the express approval of the corporation.
545          (2) The corporation is governed by a board of trustees composed of the following nine
546     trustees:
547          [(a) three ex officio trustees who are:]
548          [(i)] (a) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the
549     executive director's designee;
550          [(ii)] (b) the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions or the
551     commissioner's designee; [and]
552          [(iii)] (c) the state treasurer or the treasurer's designee; and
553          [(b)] (d) six public trustees, who are private citizens of the state, as follows:
554          (i) two people who represent the mortgage lending industry;

555          (ii) two people who represent the home building and real estate industry; and
556          (iii) two people who represent the public at large.
557          (3) The governor shall:
558          (a) appoint the six public trustees of the corporation with the consent of the Senate; and
559          (b) ensure that:
560          (i) the six public trustees are from different counties and are residents of [Utah] the
561     state; and
562          (ii) not more than three of the public trustees [belong to] are members of the same
563     political party.
564          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the governor shall appoint the six
565     public trustees to terms of office of four years each.
566          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
567     time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
568     corporation trustees are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every
569     two years.
570          (5) (a) [Any of the six] A public [trustees] trustee of the corporation may be removed
571     from office for cause either by the governor or by an affirmative vote of six trustees of the
572     corporation.
573          (b) When a vacancy occurs in the board of trustees for any reason, the replacement
574     shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
575          (c) A public trustee shall hold office for the term of appointment and until the trustee's
576     successor has been appointed and qualified.
577          (d) A public trustee is eligible for reappointment but may not serve more than two full
578     consecutive terms.
579          (6) (a) The governor shall select the chair of the corporation.
580          (b) The trustees shall elect from among their number a vice chair and other officers
581     they may determine.
582          (7) (a) Five trustees of the corporation constitute a quorum for transaction of business.
583          (b) An affirmative vote of at least five trustees is necessary for any action to be taken
584     by the corporation.
585          (c) A vacancy in the board of trustees [may] does not impair the right of a quorum to

586     exercise all rights and perform all duties of the corporation.
587          (8) A trustee may not receive compensation or benefits for the trustee's service, but
588     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
589          (a) Section 63A-3-106;
590          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
591          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance [pursuant] according to Sections 63A-3-106
592     and 63A-3-107.
593          Section 9. Section 63H-8-202, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-705 is
594     renumbered and amended to read:
595          [35A-8-705].      63H-8-202. Corporation as continuation of agency.
596          The corporation is a continuation of the Utah Housing Finance Agency and shall:
597          (1) possess all rights, title, privileges, powers, immunities, property, and claims of the
598     [agency] former Utah Housing Finance Agency; and
599          (2) fulfill and perform all obligations of the [agency] former Utah Housing Finance
600     Agency, including [all agency] obligations relating to outstanding bonds and notes.
601          Section 10. Section 63H-8-203, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-706 is
602     renumbered and amended to read:
603          [35A-8-706].      63H-8-203. President and chief executive officer --
604     Secretary-treasurer -- Powers and duties -- Power to employ experts -- Power to employ
605     independent legal counsel.
606          (1) (a) (i) The trustees shall appoint a president who is the chief executive officer of the
607     corporation[, but who].
608          (ii) The president:
609          (A) may not be a trustee of the corporation[, and who];
610          (B) serves at the pleasure of the trustees; and
611          (C) shall receive compensation as set by the trustees.
612          (b) The president, who shall also be the secretary-treasurer, shall:
613          (i) establish bank accounts and other monetary investments in the name of the
614     corporation; and
615          (ii) administer, manage, and direct the affairs and activities of the corporation in
616     accordance with the policies, control, and direction of the trustees.

617          (c) The president shall approve all accounts for salaries, allowable expenses of the
618     corporation, or of any corporation employee or consultant, and expenses incidental to the
619     operation of the corporation.
620          (d) The president shall perform any other duties as may be directed by the trustees in
621     carrying out [the purposes of this part] this chapter.
622          (2) (a) The president shall:
623          (i) attend the meetings of the corporation;
624          (ii) keep a record of the proceedings of the corporation; and
625          (iii) maintain and be custodian of:
626          (A) books, documents, and papers filed with the corporation;
627          (B) the minute book or journal of the corporation; and
628          (C) the corporation's official seal.
629          (b) The president may cause copies to be made of minutes and other records and
630     documents of the corporation and may give certificates under seal of the corporation to the
631     effect that those copies are true copies, and a person dealing with the corporation may rely
632     upon those certificates.
633          (3) (a) The corporation may employ or engage technical experts, independent
634     professionals and consultants, and [any] other officers, agents, or employees, permanent or
635     temporary, as it considers necessary to carry out the efficient operation of the corporation, and
636     shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.
637          (b) The trustees may delegate to one or more of the corporation's agents,
638     representatives, or employees [any] administrative duties [as they] that the trustees consider
639     proper.
640          (4) The corporation may employ and retain independent legal counsel.
641          Section 11. Section 63H-8-204, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-707 is
642     renumbered and amended to read:
643          [35A-8-707].      63H-8-204. Relation to certain acts.
644          (1) The corporation is exempt from:
645          (a) Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act;
646          (b) Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;
647          (c) Title 63A, Utah Administrative Services Code;

648          (d) Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code;
649          (e) Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act;
650          (f) Title 63J, Chapter 2, Revenue Procedures and Control Act; and
651          (g) Title 67, Chapter 19, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
652          (2) The corporation shall comply with:
653          (a) Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and
654          (b) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
655          Section 12. Section 63H-8-205, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-708 is
656     renumbered and amended to read:
657          [35A-8-708].      63H-8-205. Disclosure of interest.
658          (1) A trustee, officer, or employee of the corporation who has, will have, or later
659     acquires an interest, direct or indirect, in a transaction with the corporation shall immediately
660     disclose the nature and extent of that interest in writing to the corporation as soon as the
661     trustee, officer, or employee has knowledge of the actual or prospective interest.
662          (2) (a) This disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the corporation.
663          (b) Upon the disclosure, that trustee, officer, or employee may participate in any action
664     by the corporation authorizing the transaction.
665          Section 13. Section 63H-8-206, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-709 is
666     renumbered and amended to read:
667          [35A-8-709].      63H-8-206. Officer or employee -- No forfeiture of office or
668     employment.
669          Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of this state
670     forfeits a state office or state employment by accepting an appointment or by serving as a
671     trustee of the corporation.
672          Section 14. Section 63H-8-301, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-711 is
673     renumbered and amended to read:
674     
Part 3. Corporation Duties and Powers

675          [35A-8-711].      63H-8-301. Corporation -- Powers.
676          The corporation has and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out
677     the purposes of this [part] chapter, including:
678          (1) to have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate, constituting a public

679     corporation, and to adopt, amend, and repeal rules, policies, and procedures for the regulation
680     of its affairs and the conduct of its business;
681          (2) to sue and be sued in its own name;
682          (3) to have an official seal and power to alter that seal at will;
683          (4) to maintain an office [at a place] within [this] the state at a place the corporation
684     designates;
685          (5) to adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and rules that are consistent with this [part]
686     chapter to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the corporation and the conduct of its
687     business;
688          (6) to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient for
689     the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and functions under this [part]
690     chapter, including contracts or agreements for the servicing and originating of mortgage loans;
691          (7) to employ advisers, consultants, and agents, including financial experts,
692     independent legal counsel, and other advisers, consultants, and agents as necessary in the
693     corporation's judgment and to fix their compensation;
694          (8) to procure insurance in amounts and from insurers as determined by the corporation
695     against any loss:
696          (a) in connection with its property and other assets, including mortgage loans[, in
697     amounts and from insurers it considers desirable]; and
698          (b) resulting from the failure of an officer, employee, or agent of the corporation in a
699     position of public or private trust;
700          (9) to borrow money and to issue bonds and notes or other evidences of indebtedness
701     as provided in this [part] chapter;
702          (10) to receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of money, property,
703     labor, or other things of value to be held, used, loaned, granted, and applied to carry out the
704     purposes of this [part] chapter subject to the conditions, if any, upon which the grants and
705     contributions are made, including gifts or grants from a department, agency, or instrumentality
706     of the United States or of this state for any purpose consistent with this [part] chapter;
707          (11) to enter into agreements with a local public body, a housing sponsor, a
708     department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, another state, or this state, or with
709     mortgagors and mortgage lenders for the purpose of administering contracts that provide

710     housing assistance payments, servicing mortgage loans, or planning and regulating and
711     providing for the financing and refinancing, construction, rehabilitation, leasing, management,
712     maintenance, operation, sale, or other disposition of [any] residential housing undertaken with
713     the assistance of the corporation under this [part] chapter;
714          (12) to exercise all of its remedies following the default under a mortgage loan,
715     including:
716          (a) proceeding with a foreclosure action or private sale to obtain title to the real and
717     personal property held as collateral and taking assignments of leases and rentals;
718          (b) to own, lease, clear, reconstruct, rehabilitate, repair, maintain, manage, and operate
719     this property in preparation for its disposition; and
720          (c) to assign, encumber, sell, or otherwise dispose of this property;
721          (13) to invest money not required for immediate disbursement, including money held
722     in reserve, in a manner consistent with applicable provisions of Title 51, Chapter 7, State
723     Money Management Act;
724          (14) to provide technical and financial assistance to housing sponsors and advisory
725     committees in the development or operation of housing for low and moderate income persons;
726          (15) to gather and distribute data and information concerning the housing needs of low
727     and moderate income families within the various communities of this state;
728          (16) to the extent permitted under a contract with the holders of bonds, notes, and other
729     obligations of the corporation, to consent to a modification with respect to rate of interest, time
730     and payment of an installment of principal or interest security, or other term of [any] a contract,
731     mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, contract, or agreement of any kind to
732     which the corporation is a party;
733          (17) to the extent permitted under a contract with the holders of bonds, notes, and other
734     obligations of the corporation, to enter into contracts with a mortgagor or housing sponsor
735     containing provisions enabling the mortgagor to reduce the rental or carrying charges to
736     persons unable to pay the regular schedule of charges where, by reason of other income or
737     payment by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of [this] the state,
738     the reduction can be made without jeopardizing the economic stability of residential housing
739     being financed;
740          (18) to acquire property within [this] the state for the purpose of holding it for

741     subsequent disposition to a housing sponsor or other entity that can use it for residential
742     housing for low and moderate income persons, except that if no person can be found to use it in
743     this manner, the corporation may dispose of the property to any person;
744          (19) to purchase, own and operate residential housing for the benefit, in whole or in
745     part, of low and moderate income persons, [so long as] if the corporation makes reasonable
746     efforts to sell that residential housing to a housing sponsor;
747          (20) to incorporate or form one or more subsidiaries of the corporation for the purpose
748     of carrying out any of the powers of the corporation and accomplishing any of the purposes of
749     the corporation, to invest in and provide financial assistance to these subsidiaries, to borrow
750     from these subsidiaries, to guarantee the obligations of these subsidiaries, and to enter into
751     agreements with these subsidiaries to carry out any of the corporation's powers under this [part]
752     chapter;
753          (21) to enter into partnership and limited liability company agreements, to purchase
754     and sell interests in housing sponsors, to serve as general partner of a partnership, and to serve
755     as a manager of a limited liability company to carry out any of the corporation's powers under
756     this [part] chapter;
757          (22) to require that persons receiving a mortgage loan or financial assistance from the
758     corporation subject the property involved to restrictive covenants that shall be considered to be
759     running with the land, regardless of whether or not the corporation enjoys privity of estate or
760     whether or not the covenant touches and concerns the burdened property;
761          (23) to enter into management agreements with a person or entity for the performance
762     by the person or entity for the corporation of any of its functions or powers, with terms and
763     conditions as may be mutually agreeable;
764          (24) to sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, a mortgage loan or
765     other obligation held by the corporation;
766          (25) to sell or convey real property owned by the corporation to low or moderate
767     income persons and housing sponsors, without consideration if the sale or conveyance will
768     inure primarily to the benefit of low or moderate income persons living in a housing
769     development;
770          (26) upon making a determination that the financial status of a housing development
771     will jeopardize an economic interest of the corporation in the housing development, to assume

772     managerial and financial control of the property or the owner and to supervise and prescribe the
773     activities of the property or the owner in a manner and under terms and conditions as the
774     corporation may stipulate in a contract;
775          (27) to supervise housing sponsors of housing developments;
776          (28) to service mortgage loans secured by property in Utah or another state;
777          (29) to give consideration to [those] activities [which] that promote the availability of
778     accessible housing; and
779          (30) to do an act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the corporation's powers
780     [granted in or reasonably implied from this part] under this chapter.
781          Section 15. Section 63H-8-302, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-712 is
782     renumbered and amended to read:
783          [35A-8-712].      63H-8-302. Corporation -- Additional powers.
784          (1) To accomplish the declared purposes of this [part] chapter, the corporation has the
785     following powers:
786          (a) to purchase mortgage loans originated by mortgage lenders or local public bodies
787     made for the purpose of financing the construction, development, rehabilitation, refinancing, or
788     purchase of residential housing for low and moderate income persons;
789          (b) to make mortgage loans and to provide financial assistance to housing sponsors for
790     the purpose of financing the construction, development, rehabilitation, refinancing, or purchase
791     of residential housing for low and moderate income persons;
792          (c) to make mortgage loans and provide financial assistance to housing sponsors for the
793     purpose of financing the operations of a housing development that are necessary or desirable to
794     enable the housing development to remain available as residential housing for low and
795     moderate income persons, whether or not the housing development has been financed by the
796     corporation;
797          (d) to provide financial assistance to any housing authority created under Title 35A,
798     Chapter 8, Part 4, Housing Authorities, which housing authorities may enter into commitments
799     for and accept loans for a housing project as defined in Section 35A-8-401; and
800          (e) to make mortgage loans and to provide financial assistance to low and moderate
801     income persons for the construction, rehabilitation, refinancing, or purchase of residential
802     housing.

803          (2) The corporation may issue bonds to purchase loans under Subsection (1)(a) only
804     after a determination by the corporation that the loans are not otherwise available upon
805     reasonably equivalent terms and conditions from private lenders.
806          (3) Loans for owner-occupied housing made under Subsection (1)(a) may not include a
807     penalty for prepayment.
808          (4) The corporation shall make rules or adopt policies and procedures to govern the
809     activities authorized under this section, including:
810          (a) procedures for the submission of requests or the invitation of proposals for the
811     purchase and sale of mortgage loans and the making of mortgage loans;
812          (b) rates, fees, charges, and other terms and conditions of originating or servicing
813     mortgage loans in order to protect against a realization of an excessive financial return or
814     benefit by the originator or servicer;
815          (c) the type and amount of collateral, payment bonds, performance bonds, or other
816     security to be provided for construction loans made by the corporation;
817          (d) the nature and amounts of fees to be charged by the corporation to provide for
818     expenses and reserves of the corporation;
819          (e) procedures allowing the corporation to prohibit persons who fail to comply with the
820     rules of the corporation with respect to the operations of a program of the corporation from
821     participating, either directly or indirectly, in the programs of the corporation;
822          (f) the terms and conditions under which the corporation may purchase and make
823     mortgage loans under each program of the corporation;
824          (g) the terms and conditions under which the corporation may provide financial
825     assistance under each program of the corporation;
826          (h) the terms and conditions under which the corporation may guarantee mortgage
827     loans under each program of the corporation; and
828          (i) any other matters related to the duties or exercise of powers under this section.
829          (5) (a) (i) The trustees of the corporation shall elect the directors, trustees, and
830     members, if any, of each subsidiary.
831          (ii) Service by a trustee of the corporation in any of these capacities does not constitute
832     a conflict of interest for any purpose.
833          (iii) The corporation may delegate any of its powers and duties under this [part] chapter

834     to any subsidiary.
835          (iv) Subsidiaries shall constitute legal entities separate and distinct from each other, the
836     corporation, and the state.
837          (b) A note, bond, and other obligation of a subsidiary shall contain on its face a
838     statement to the effect that:
839          (i) the subsidiary is obligated to pay the note, bond, or other obligation solely from the
840     revenues or other funds of the subsidiary;
841          (ii) neither the corporation, nor the state, nor any of its political subdivisions is
842     obligated to pay the note, bond, or other obligation; and
843          (iii) neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or its political
844     subdivisions is pledged to the payment of principal, [or] the redemption price of, or the interest
845     on, the note, bond, or other obligation.
846          (c) Upon dissolution of a subsidiary of the corporation, any assets shall revert to the
847     corporation or to a successor to the corporation or, failing this succession, to the state.
848          (6) (a) The corporation may:
849          (i) enter into interest rate contracts that its trustees determine are necessary, convenient,
850     or appropriate for the control or management of debt or for the cost of servicing debt; and
851          (ii) use corporation funds to satisfy its payment obligations under those contracts.
852          (b) An interest rate contract may contain payment, security, default, termination,
853     remedy, and other terms and conditions that the trustees consider appropriate.
854          (c) An interest rate contract and funds used in connection with an interest rate contract
855     may not be considered a deposit or investment.
856          Section 16. Section 63H-8-303, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-713 is
857     renumbered and amended to read:
858          [35A-8-713].      63H-8-303. Power to issue mortgage credit certificates --
859     Impact of federal legislation on tax exempt status of corporation bond.
860          (1) In order to accomplish the purposes of this [part] chapter the corporation may issue
861     mortgage credit certificates under 26 U.S.C. Sec. [143] 25, as amended, [and the regulations
862     issued under the code] and has the sole responsibility for issuing or approving the issuance of
863     mortgage credit certificates allowable to the state.
864          (2) A power granted to the corporation by this [part] chapter may not be diminished by

865     the enactment of federal legislation that would cause the interest on bonds, notes, or other
866     obligations of the corporation to be subject to taxation under federal law.
867          (3) An exemption from state taxation granted in this [part] chapter is not affected by
868     federal legislation described under Subsection (2).
869          Section 17. Section 63H-8-304, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-714 is
870     renumbered and amended to read:
871          [35A-8-714].      63H-8-304. Power to borrow money and make loans --
872     Issuance of notes and bonds -- Mortgage backed securities.
873          (1) The corporation has the power to borrow money and to issue its notes, bonds, and
874     other obligations in [such] principal amounts as the corporation determines is necessary to
875     provide sufficient money for:
876          (a) the purchase of mortgage loans from mortgage lenders;
877          (b) the making of construction loans;
878          (c) the making of loans to housing authorities;
879          (d) the payment of interest on bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporation;
880          (e) the establishment of reserves to secure the bonds, notes, and other obligations;
881          (f) the making of mortgage loans;
882          (g) the making of loans to mortgage lenders or other lending institutions with respect to
883     multifamily residential rental housing under terms and conditions requiring the proceeds of
884     these loans to be used by these mortgage lenders or other lending institutions for the making of
885     loans for new multifamily residential rental housing or the acquisition or rehabilitation of
886     existing multifamily residential rental housing;
887          (h) the making of loans for the rehabilitation of residential housing; and
888          (i) all other expenditures of the corporation [incident to and] necessary or convenient to
889     carry out its purposes and powers.
890          (2) (a) The corporation may issue notes to renew notes and bonds to pay notes,
891     including interest, and whenever it considers refunding expedient, to refund any bonds by the
892     issuance of new bonds, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, and to
893     issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any of its corporate
894     purposes.
895          (b) The refunding bonds may be:

896          (i) sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption, or payment of the bonds
897     to be refunded; or
898          (ii) exchanged for the bonds to be refunded.
899          (3) (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by the corporation, every issue of the
900     corporation's notes or bonds are general obligations of the corporation payable solely by money
901     of the corporation, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular notes or bonds
902     pledging any particular money.
903          (b) These bonds or notes may be additionally secured by a pledge of:
904          (i) a grant or contribution from the federal government or a corporation, association,
905     institution, or person; or
906          (ii) money, income, or revenues of the corporation from any source.
907          (4) (a) The notes and bonds shall be authorized by resolution or resolutions of the
908     corporation, shall bear the date or dates, and shall mature at the time or times as the resolution
909     or resolutions may provide, except that no note, including any renewals thereof, shall mature
910     more than five years from the date of its original issue, and no bond shall mature more than 50
911     years from the date of its issue, as provided by the resolution.
912          (b) The notes and bonds shall bear interest at the rate or rates, including variations in
913     the rates, be in denominations, be in a form, either coupon or registered, carry the registration
914     privileges, be executed in the manner, be payable in a medium of payment, at the place or
915     places, and be subject to the terms of redemption, including redemption prior to maturity, as
916     provided by the resolution.
917          (c) The notes and bonds of the corporation may be sold by the corporation at public or
918     private sale, and at the price or prices determined by the corporation.
919          (d) (i) The notes and bonds may bear interest at a variable interest rate as provided by
920     the resolution.
921          (ii) The resolution may establish a method, formula, or index by which the interest rate
922     on the notes and bonds is determined.
923          (iii) The resolution may delegate to one or more officers of the corporation the
924     authority to:
925          (A) approve the final interest rates or prices, principal amount, maturities, redemption
926     features, or other terms of the notes or bonds; and

927          (B) approve and execute all documents relating to the issuance of the notes or bonds.
928          (e) In connection with the notes and bonds, the corporation may authorize and enter
929     into agreements or other arrangements with financial, banking, and other institutions for letters
930     of credit, standby letters of credit, surety bonds, reimbursement agreements, remarketing
931     agreements, indexing agreements, tender agent agreements, and other agreements with respect
932     to:
933          (i) securing the notes and bonds;
934          (ii) enhancing the marketability and credit worthiness of the notes and bonds;
935          (iii) determining a variable interest rate on the notes and bonds; and
936          (iv) paying from any legally available source, which may include the proceeds of the
937     notes and bonds, fees, charges, and other amounts coming due with respect to these
938     agreements.
939          (5) A resolution authorizing [any] notes or bonds or their issue may contain provisions,
940     which are a part of the contract or contracts with their holders, as to:
941          (a) pledging all or [any] part of the revenues to secure the payment of the notes or
942     bonds or of any issue of the notes or bonds, subject to the agreements with noteholders or
943     bondholders as may then exist;
944          (b) pledging all or [any] part of the assets of the corporation, including mortgages and
945     obligations securing the assets, to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of any issue of
946     notes or bonds, subject to the agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist;
947          (c) the use and disposition of the gross income from mortgages owned by the
948     corporation and payment of principal of mortgages owned by the corporation;
949          (d) the setting aside of reserves or sinking funds and their regulation and disposition;
950          (e) limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of notes or bonds may be
951     applied and pledging the proceeds to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of their issue;
952          (f) limitations on the issuance of additional notes or bonds, including:
953          (i) the terms upon which additional notes or bonds may be issued and secured; and
954          (ii) the refunding of outstanding or other notes or bonds;
955          (g) the procedure, if any, by which the terms of a contract with noteholders or
956     bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of notes or bonds to which the holders
957     must consent, and the manner in which the consent may be given;

958          (h) limitations on the amount of money to be expended by the corporation for operating
959     expenses of the corporation;
960          (i) vesting in a trustee or trustees the property, rights, powers, and duties in trust as
961     determined by the corporation, which may include any or all of the rights, powers, and duties of
962     the trustee appointed by the noteholders or bondholders under this [act] chapter and limiting or
963     abrogating the right of noteholders or bondholders to appoint a trustee under this [act] chapter
964     or limiting the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee;
965          (j) (i) defining the acts or omissions to act that constitute a default in the obligations
966     and duties of the corporation to the holders of the notes or bonds and providing for the rights
967     and remedies of the holders of the notes or bonds in the event of default, including as a matter
968     of right the appointment of a receiver;
969          (ii) but the rights and remedies may not be inconsistent with the general laws of the
970     state and other provisions of this [part] chapter; or
971          (k) any other matters, of like or different character, which in any way affect the security
972     or protection of the holders of the notes or bonds.
973          (6) (a) A pledge made by the corporation is valid, enforceable, and binding from the
974     time when the pledge is made and has a lien priority based on the time of grant or, if more than
975     one lien is granted at a given time, as set forth in the resolution or instrument under which the
976     pledge is made.
977          (b) (i) The revenues, money, or property pledged and then received by the corporation
978     are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge and constitute a perfected lien without any
979     physical delivery or further act.
980          (ii) The lien of the pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any
981     kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, irrespective of whether the parties
982     have notice of the lien.
983          (c) Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need
984     be recorded.
985          (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 70A, Chapter 9a, Uniform Commercial
986     Code - Secured Transactions, the corporation shall comply with the provisions of Title 11,
987     Chapter 14, Part 5, Governmental Security Interests for the creation, perfection, priority, and
988     enforcement of a security interest created by the corporation.

989          (7) The corporation, subject to the agreements with noteholders or bondholders as may
990     then exist, has power to use available money to purchase notes or bonds of the corporation,
991     which shall immediately be cancelled unless held for resale, at a price not exceeding:
992          (a) if the notes or bonds are redeemable at the time of the purchase, the applicable
993     redemption price plus accrued interest to the next interest payment on the notes or bonds; or
994          (b) if the notes or bonds are not redeemable at the time of the purchase, the redemption
995     price applicable on the first date after the purchase that the notes or bonds are subject to
996     redemption plus accrued interest to that date.
997          (8) (a) The notes and bonds shall be secured by a trust indenture by and between the
998     corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be a bank having the power of a trust company
999     or a trust company within or without the state.
1000          (b) The trust indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights
1001     and remedies of the noteholders or bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in
1002     violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the corporation in relation to
1003     the exercise of its corporate powers and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all
1004     money.
1005          (c) The corporation may provide by the trust indenture for the payment of the proceeds
1006     of the notes or bonds and the revenues to the trustee under the trust indenture or other
1007     depository, and for the method of their disbursement, with any safeguards and restrictions as it
1008     may determine.
1009          (d) All expenses incurred in carrying out the trust indenture may be treated as a part of
1010     the operating expenses of the corporation.
1011          (e) If the notes or bonds are secured by a trust indenture, the noteholders or
1012     bondholders may not have authority to appoint a separate trustee to represent them.
1013          (9) Whether or not the notes and bonds are of the form and character as to be
1014     negotiable instruments under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code, the notes and bonds
1015     are negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform
1016     Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the notes and bonds relating to registration.
1017          (10) In the event that any of the trustees or officers of the corporation cease to be
1018     trustees or officers of the corporation prior to the delivery of any notes or bonds or coupons
1019     signed by [them, their] the trustees or officers signatures or facsimiles of [their] trustees or

1020     officers signatures are valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the trustees or
1021     officers had remained in office until the delivery.
1022          (11) A trustee or officer of the corporation [or a person] executing the notes or bonds
1023     issued under this chapter is not subject to personal liability or accountability by reason of the
1024     issuance of the notes or bonds.
1025          (12) The corporation may provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated
1026     bonds or notes.
1027          (13) The corporation may sell mortgage loans it has purchased or made for cash or it
1028     may exchange mortgage loans for mortgage-backed securities and sell the mortgage-backed
1029     securities for cash.
1030          Section 18. Section 63H-8-401, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-716 is
1031     renumbered and amended to read:
1032     
Part 4. Corporation Assets and Obligations

1033          [35A-8-716].      63H-8-401. Corporation money -- Depositing and paying out
1034     -- Power to contract with holders of notes and bonds -- Money held in trust.
1035          (1) (a) All money of the corporation, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this
1036     [part] chapter, shall be deposited as soon as practicable in a separate account or accounts in
1037     banks or trust companies organized under [the laws of the state or national banking association]
1038     state or federal laws.
1039          (b) The money in these accounts shall be paid out on checks or drafts signed by the
1040     president or other officers or employees of the corporation or transferred electronically as
1041     authorized by the corporation.
1042          (c) All deposits of money shall, if required by the corporation, be secured in a manner
1043     as the corporation determines to be prudent, and banks and trust companies are authorized to
1044     give security for the deposits.
1045          (2) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the corporation may contract
1046     with the holders of [any of] its notes or bonds as to the custody, collection, securing,
1047     investment, and payment of any money of the corporation and of any money held in trust or
1048     otherwise for the payment of notes or bonds, and to carry out that contract.
1049          (b) Money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of notes or bonds or in any way to
1050     secure notes or bonds and deposits of money may be secured in the same manner as money of

1051     the corporation, and banks and trust companies may give security for the deposits.
1052          Section 19. Section 63H-8-402, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-717 is
1053     renumbered and amended to read:
1054          [35A-8-717].      63H-8-402. State pledge to holders of notes or bonds.
1055          (1) The state pledges and agrees with the holders of [any] notes or bonds issued under
1056     this [act] chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation
1057     to fulfill the terms of [any] agreements made with the holders of the notes or bonds or in any
1058     way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the notes and bonds, together with their
1059     interest, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in
1060     connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and
1061     discharged.
1062          (2) The corporation may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any
1063     agreement with the holders of the notes or bonds.
1064          Section 20. Section 63H-8-403, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-718 is
1065     renumbered and amended to read:
1066          [35A-8-718].      63H-8-403. Notes, bonds, other obligations -- Not a debt
1067     liability -- Expenses payable from funds provided -- Corporation without authority to
1068     incur liability on behalf of state -- Relationship to Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
1069          (1) (a) (i) Notes, bonds, and other obligations issued under this [part] chapter are not a
1070     debt or liability of [this] the state or of a county, city, town, school district, or other political
1071     subdivision of the state.
1072          (ii) The notes, bonds, or other obligations do not constitute the loaning of credit of the
1073     state or of a county, city, town, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
1074          (iii) The notes, bonds, or other obligations are not payable from money other than that
1075     of the corporation.
1076          (b) All notes, bonds, or other obligations shall contain on their face a statement to the
1077     effect that:
1078          (i) the corporation shall pay the note, bond, or obligation solely from the revenues or
1079     other money of the corporation;
1080          (ii) neither [this] the state nor any of its political subdivisions are obligated to pay the
1081     note, bond, or obligation; and

1082          (iii) neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of [this] the state or any of its
1083     political subdivisions are pledged to the payment of principal, [or] redemption price of, or the
1084     interest on, the notes, bonds, or other obligations.
1085          (2) All expenses incurred in carrying out this [part] chapter are payable solely from
1086     funds provided under this [part] chapter, and nothing in this [part] chapter authorizes the
1087     corporation to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by [this] the state or any of
1088     its political subdivisions.
1089          (3) (a) Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah, applies to the
1090     corporation.
1091          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a claim may not be brought against the state,
1092     [any] a public official or employee of the state, another public entity, or [any] a public official
1093     or employee of another public entity, based on or arising from:
1094          (i) a failure to fulfill a contractual obligation of the corporation;
1095          (ii) an act or failure to act by the corporation or its trustees, officers, employees, agents,
1096     or representatives; or
1097          (iii) failure of the corporation to comply with the requirements of any law or
1098     regulation.
1099          (c) The provisions of Subsection (3)(b) do not apply to a claim of a current or former
1100     officer or employee of the corporation for retirement or insurance benefits.
1101          Section 21. Section 63H-8-404, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-719 is
1102     renumbered and amended to read:
1103          [35A-8-719].      63H-8-404. Corporation property, notes, and bonds -- Tax
1104     exemption except corporate franchise tax.
1105          (1) Property acquired or held by the corporation under this [part] chapter is declared to
1106     be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes.
1107          (2) The property, its income, and notes and bonds issued under this [part] chapter, the
1108     interest payable on the notes and bonds, and income derived from the notes and bonds are
1109     exempt from taxation of every kind by the state, a county, a municipality, and any other
1110     political subdivision of the state, except for the corporate franchise tax.
1111          Section 22. Section 63H-8-405, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-720 is
1112     renumbered and amended to read:

1113          [35A-8-720].      63H-8-405. Corporation notes, bonds, obligations -- Legal
1114     investments.
1115          (1) The notes, bonds, and other obligations issued under the authority of this [part]
1116     chapter are securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political
1117     subdivisions, all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, credit unions, savings and
1118     loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons
1119     carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations, and others
1120     carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and
1121     other fiduciaries, pension, profit-sharing and retirement funds, and all other persons who may
1122     now or may later be authorized to invest in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the state, may
1123     properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their
1124     control.
1125          (2) These notes, bonds, and other obligations are securities that may properly and
1126     legally be deposited with and received by any state, county, or municipal officer, or agency of
1127     the state for any purpose for which the deposit of notes, bonds, or other obligations of the state
1128     is now or may later be authorized by law.
1129          Section 23. Section 63H-8-406, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-721 is
1130     renumbered and amended to read:
1131          [35A-8-721].      63H-8-406. Annual report to governor and Legislature --
1132     Contents -- Audits.
1133          (1) (a) The corporation shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit, by
1134     October 1, an annual written report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor and
1135     the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
1136          (b) Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the
1137     corporation during the fiscal year it covers.
1138          (c) At least once each year, an independent certified public accountant shall audit the
1139     books and accounts of the corporation.
1140          (d) A complete copy of each annual audit report shall be:
1141          (i) included in the report to the governor and the Legislature under Subsection (2);
1142     [and]
1143          (ii) available for public inspection at the corporation's office[.]; and

1144          (iii) made available to the public on the corporation's website.
1145          (2) The corporation shall, each fiscal year, submit a budget of its operations to the
1146     Legislature and the governor.
1147          (3) (a) The corporation shall form an audit committee consisting of no less than three
1148     trustees.
1149          (b) The audit committee has exclusive authority to:
1150          (i) select and engage the independent certified public accountant to audit the
1151     corporation; and
1152          (ii) supervise the audit.
1153          (4) The corporation shall provide additional information upon request by the governor,
1154     the Legislature, a legislative committee, the legislative auditor general, or the state auditor.
1155          Section 24. Section 63H-8-407, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-722 is
1156     renumbered and amended to read:
1157          [35A-8-722].      63H-8-407. Act not restriction on powers of corporation --
1158     Construed as alternative -- Bonds, notes, obligations issued need not comply with other
1159     laws.
1160          (1) (a) This [part] chapter and its contents are not a restriction or limitation upon other
1161     powers that the corporation has under other laws of [this] the state.
1162          (b) This [part] chapter is cumulative to the powers referenced in Subsection (1)(a).
1163          (2) This [part] chapter provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for
1164     doing the things authorized in this [part] chapter and is supplemental and additional to powers
1165     conferred by other laws.
1166          (3) The issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations under this [part] chapter need
1167     not comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the issuance of bonds,
1168     notes, and other obligations.
1169          (4) Proceedings, notice, or approval are not required for the issuance of [any] bonds,
1170     notes, and other obligations or [any] an instrument as security for them, except as provided in
1171     this [part] chapter.
1172          Section 25. Section 63H-8-408, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-723 is
1173     renumbered and amended to read:
1174          [35A-8-723].      63H-8-408. Allocation to corporation of mortgage bonds

1175     qualified under Internal Revenue Code.
1176          (1) The entire amount of qualified mortgage bonds allowable to Utah under 26 U.S.C.
1177     Sec. 143, and the regulations issued under the code, is allocated to the Utah Housing
1178     Corporation which, for purposes of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 143 and the regulations under that section,
1179     has sole responsibility for issuing or approving the issuance of qualified mortgage bonds
1180     allowable to Utah.
1181          (2) The corporation is not required to issue or approve the issuance of qualified
1182     mortgage bonds equal in amount to the amount allowed Utah.
1183          (3) Housing authorities in counties, cities, and towns in Utah may apply under 26
1184     U.S.C. Sec. 143 to the corporation for funding of housing programs within their respective
1185     jurisdictions.
1186          Section 26. Section 63H-8-409, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-724 is
1187     renumbered and amended to read:
1188          [35A-8-724].      63H-8-409. Allocation of qualified mortgage bonds to
1189     counties, cities, and towns.
1190          (1) (a) The corporation may allocate all or part of the amount to one or more counties,
1191     cities, and towns within the state or to any authority or agency of any entity that is authorized to
1192     issue qualified mortgage bonds.
1193          (b) An allocation may not be made under this section unless:
1194          (i) the entity applies to the corporation for an allocation; and
1195          (ii) the corporation finds that the proposed allocation would be in the best interest of
1196     the state.
1197          (c) The corporation shall take the following factors into consideration before making
1198     its finding:
1199          (i) the number of "low and moderate income persons," within the meaning of the Utah
1200     Housing Corporation Act, within a given area;
1201          (ii) the likelihood that the proposed issuing entity would use the allocation to issue
1202     qualified mortgage bonds in a timely manner;
1203          (iii) the cost to the proposed issuing entity to issue the bonds relative to the cost to the
1204     corporation to issue the bonds;
1205          (iv) any special costs or benefits which would result from the issuance of the bonds by

1206     the proposed issuing entity;
1207          (v) the capability of the proposed issuing entity to administer an issuance of qualified
1208     mortgage bonds;
1209          (vi) the needs of the proposed issuing entity relative to the needs of other counties,
1210     cities, and towns;
1211          (vii) the effects of the proposed allocation on counties, cities, and towns which are not
1212     served by the proposed issuing entity; and
1213          (viii) any other factors the corporation considers relevant to a determination of what is
1214     in the best interest of [Utah] the state with regard to single family housing.
1215          (2) (a) The corporation shall specify the time within which an issuing entity shall use
1216     the allocation.
1217          (b) Any part of the allocation which is not used within the time prescribed
1218     automatically terminates.
1219          (c) The corporation may extend the time initially prescribed for use of the allocation.
1220          Section 27. Section 63H-8-410, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-725 is
1221     renumbered and amended to read:
1222          [35A-8-725].      63H-8-410. Low-income housing tax credits.
1223          (1) The corporation is designated the "Housing Credit Agency" for the state within the
1224     meaning of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 42(h) and for the purposes of carrying out 26 U.S.C. Sec. 42 and
1225     [any] regulations promulgated under that section.
1226          (2) The entire state housing credit ceiling for each calendar year is allocated to the
1227     corporation.
1228          (3) The allocation of the state housing credit ceiling shall be made under the state's
1229     qualified allocation plan within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 42(m), as amended, and as
1230     provided in Subsection (4).
1231          (4) The corporation may amend the state's qualified allocation plan as necessary to
1232     comply with revisions to the low-income housing tax credit program under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 42,
1233     or as may be necessary to further the goals and purposes of the low-income housing tax credit
1234     program for the state.
1235          (5) The corporation, or a subsidiary of the corporation, may have a direct or indirect
1236     ownership interest in, and may materially participate in the operation and management of, a

1237     housing development or program that has received an allocation of the state housing credit
1238     ceiling.
1239          Section 28. Section 63H-8-411, which is renumbered from Section 35A-8-726 is
1240     renumbered and amended to read:
1241          [35A-8-726].      63H-8-411. Asset disposition upon dissolution of
1242     corporation.
1243          Upon dissolution of the corporation:
1244          (1) all liabilities and obligations of the corporation, including obligations to
1245     bondholders, shall be paid, satisfied, discharged, or adequately provided for; and
1246          (2) all remaining money, property, rights, claims, and interests of the corporation shall
1247     revert or be conveyed to the state.
1248          Section 29. Section 63I-1-235 is amended to read:
1249          63I-1-235. Repeal dates, Title 35A.
1250          (1) Title 35A, Utah Workforce Services Code, is repealed July 1, 2015.
1251          [(2) Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 7, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1,
1252     2016.]
1253          [(3)] (2) Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 18, Transitional Housing and Community
1254     Development Advisory Council, is repealed July 1, 2014.
1255          [(4)] (3) Title 35A, Chapter 11, Women in the Economy Commission Act, is repealed
1256     July 1, 2016.
1257          Section 30. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
1258          63I-1-263. Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63M.
1259          (1) Section 63A-4-204, authorizing the Risk Management Fund to provide coverage to
1260     any public school district which chooses to participate, is repealed July 1, 2016.
1261          (2) Subsection 63A-5-104(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
1262          (3) Section 63A-5-603, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2016.
1263          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1264     1, 2018.
1265          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 14, Federal Funds Commission, is repealed July 1, 2018.
1266          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 15, Prison Relocation Commission, is repealed July 1, 2017.
1267          (7) Subsection 63G-6a-1402(7) authorizing certain transportation agencies to award a

1268     contract for a design-build transportation project in certain circumstances, is repealed July 1,
1269     2015.
1270          (8) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
1271     2020.
1272          (9) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2016.
1273          [(9)] (10) The Resource Development Coordinating Committee, created in Section
1274     63J-4-501, is repealed July 1, 2015.
1275          [(10)] (11) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 4, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
1276          [(11)] (12) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 11, Recycling Market Development Zone
1277     Act, is repealed January 1, 2021.
1278          (b) Subject to Subsection [(11)] (12)(c), Sections 59-7-610 and 59-10-1007 regarding
1279     tax credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
1280     years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
1281          (c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007:
1282          (i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 59-7-610 or
1283     59-10-1007, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
1284          (ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), if
1285     the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
1286          (d) Notwithstanding Subsections [(11)] (12)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a
1287     tax credit in accordance with Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007 if:
1288          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-7-610 or 59-10-1007; and
1289          (ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
1290     59-7-610 or 59-10-1007, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
1291     2020; or
1292          (B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 59-7-610(1)(b) or 59-10-1007(1)(b), the
1293     expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
1294          [(12)] (13) Section 63M-1-3412 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
1295          [(13)] (14) (a) Section 63M-1-2507, Health Care Compact is repealed on July 1, 2014.
1296          (b) (i) The Legislature shall, before reauthorizing the Health Care Compact:
1297          (A) direct the Health System Reform Task Force to evaluate the issues listed in
1298     Subsection [(13)] (14)(b)(ii), and by January 1, 2013, develop and recommend criteria for the

1299     Legislature to use to negotiate the terms of the Health Care Compact; and
1300          (B) prior to July 1, 2014, seek amendments to the Health Care Compact among the
1301     member states that the Legislature determines are appropriate after considering the
1302     recommendations of the Health System Reform Task Force.
1303          (ii) The Health System Reform Task Force shall evaluate and develop criteria for the
1304     Legislature regarding:
1305          (A) the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act;
1306          (B) whether Utah is likely to be required to implement any part of the Affordable Care
1307     Act prior to negotiating the compact with the federal government, such as Medicaid expansion
1308     in 2014;
1309          (C) whether the compact's current funding formula, based on adjusted 2010 state
1310     expenditures, is the best formula for Utah and other state compact members to use for
1311     establishing the block grants from the federal government;
1312          (D) whether the compact's calculation of current year inflation adjustment factor,
1313     without consideration of the regional medical inflation rate in the current year, is adequate to
1314     protect the state from increased costs associated with administering a state based Medicaid and
1315     a state based Medicare program;
1316          (E) whether the state has the flexibility it needs under the compact to implement and
1317     fund state based initiatives, or whether the compact requires uniformity across member states
1318     that does not benefit Utah;
1319          (F) whether the state has the option under the compact to refuse to take over the federal
1320     Medicare program;
1321          (G) whether a state based Medicare program would provide better benefits to the
1322     elderly and disabled citizens of the state than a federally run Medicare program;
1323          (H) whether the state has the infrastructure necessary to implement and administer a
1324     better state based Medicare program;
1325          (I) whether the compact appropriately delegates policy decisions between the
1326     legislative and executive branches of government regarding the development and
1327     implementation of the compact with other states and the federal government; and
1328          (J) the impact on public health activities, including communicable disease surveillance
1329     and epidemiology.

1330          [(14)] (15) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 35, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is
1331     repealed January 1, 2021.
1332          (b) Section 59-9-107 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
1333     calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
1334          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection [(14)] (15)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit
1335     in accordance with Section 59-9-107 if:
1336          (i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 59-9-107 on or before December
1337     31, 2020; and
1338          (ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
1339     Section 63M-1-3503 on or before December 31, 2023.
1340          [(15)] (16) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
1341     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2017.
1342          [(16)] (17) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
1343     2017.
1344          Section 31. Section 63I-4a-102 is amended to read:
1345          63I-4a-102. Definitions.
1346          (1) (a) "Activity" means to provide a good or service.
1347          (b) "Activity" includes to:
1348          (i) manufacture a good or service;
1349          (ii) process a good or service;
1350          (iii) sell a good or service;
1351          (iv) offer for sale a good or service;
1352          (v) rent a good or service;
1353          (vi) lease a good or service;
1354          (vii) deliver a good or service;
1355          (viii) distribute a good or service; or
1356          (ix) advertise a good or service.
1357          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), "agency" means:
1358          (i) the state; or
1359          (ii) an entity of the state including a department, office, division, authority,
1360     commission, or board.

1361          (b) "Agency" does not include:
1362          (i) the Legislature;
1363          (ii) an entity or agency of the Legislature;
1364          (iii) the state auditor;
1365          (iv) the state treasurer;
1366          (v) the Office of the Attorney General;
1367          (vi) the Utah Dairy Commission created in [Title 4, Chapter 22, Dairy Promotion Act]
1368     Section 4-22-2;
1369          (vii) the Utah Science Center Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 3, Utah Science
1370     Center Authority] Section 63H-3-103;
1371          (viii) the Heber Valley Railroad Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber
1372     Valley Historic Railroad Authority] Section 63H-4-102;
1373          (ix) the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 5, Utah
1374     State Railroad Museum Authority] Section 63H-5-102;
1375          (x) the Utah Housing Corporation created in [Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 7, Utah
1376     Housing Corporation Act] Section 63H-8-201;
1377          (xi) the Utah State Fair Corporation created in [Title 63H, Chapter 6, Utah State Fair
1378     Corporation Act] Section 63H-6-103;
1379          (xii) the Workers' Compensation Fund created in [Title 31A, Chapter 33, Workers'
1380     Compensation Fund] Section 31A-33-102;
1381          (xiii) the Utah State Retirement Office created in [Title 49, Chapter 11, Utah State
1382     Retirement Systems Administration] Section 49-11-201;
1383          (xiv) a charter school chartered by the State Charter School Board or a board of
1384     trustees of a higher education institution under Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter
1385     Schools Act;
1386          (xv) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind created in Title 53A, Chapter 25b,
1387     Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
1388          (xvi) an institution of higher education as defined in Section 53B-3-102;
1389          (xvii) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in [Title 53C,
1390     Chapter 1, Part 2, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration] Section 53C-1-201;
1391          (xviii) the Utah Communications Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 7, Utah

1392     Communications Authority Act] Section 63H-7-201; or
1393          (xix) the Utah Capital Investment Corporation created in [Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part
1394     12, Utah Venture Capital Enhancement Act] Section 63M-1-1207.
1395          (3) "Agency head" means the chief administrative officer of an agency.
1396          (4) "Board" means the Free Market Protection and Privatization Board created in
1397     Section 63I-4a-202.
1398          (5) "Commercial activity" means to engage in an activity that can be obtained in whole
1399     or in part from a private enterprise.
1400          (6) "Local entity" means:
1401          (a) a political subdivision of the state, including a:
1402          (i) county;
1403          (ii) city;
1404          (iii) town;
1405          (iv) local school district;
1406          (v) local district; or
1407          (vi) special service district;
1408          (b) an agency of an entity described in this Subsection (6), including a department,
1409     office, division, authority, commission, or board; or
1410          (c) an entity created by an interlocal cooperative agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13,
1411     Interlocal Cooperation Act, between two or more entities described in this Subsection (6).
1412          (7) "Private enterprise" means a person that engages in an activity for profit.
1413          (8) "Privatize" means that an activity engaged in by an agency is transferred so that a
1414     private enterprise engages in the activity, including a transfer by:
1415          (a) contract;
1416          (b) transfer of property; or
1417          (c) another arrangement.
1418          (9) "Special district" means:
1419          (a) a local district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102;
1420          (b) a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102; or
1421          (c) a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102.
1422          Section 32. Section 63J-7-102 is amended to read:

1423          63J-7-102. Scope and applicability of chapter.
1424          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and except as otherwise provided by a statute
1425     superseding provisions of this chapter by explicit reference to this chapter, the provisions of
1426     this chapter apply to each agency and govern each grant received on or after May 5, 2008.
1427          (2) This chapter does not govern:
1428          (a) a grant deposited into a General Fund restricted account;
1429          (b) a grant deposited into a Trust and Agency Fund as defined in Section 51-5-4;
1430          (c) a grant deposited into an Enterprise Fund as defined in Section 51-5-4;
1431          (d) a grant made to the state without a restriction or other designated purpose that is
1432     deposited into the General Fund as free revenue;
1433          (e) a grant made to the state that is restricted only to "education" and that is deposited
1434     into the Education Fund or Uniform School Fund as free revenue;
1435          (f) in-kind donations;
1436          (g) a tax, fees, penalty, fine, surcharge, money judgment, or other money due the state
1437     when required by state law or application of state law;
1438          (h) a contribution made under Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 13, Individual Income Tax
1439     Contribution Act;
1440          (i) a grant received by an agency from another agency or political subdivision;
1441          (j) a grant to the Utah Dairy Commission created in [Title 4, Chapter 22, Dairy
1442     Promotion Act] Section 4-22-2;
1443          (k) a grant to the Utah Science Center Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 3, Utah
1444     Science Center Authority] Section 63H-3-103;
1445          (l) a grant to the Heber Valley Railroad Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 4,
1446     Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority] Section 63H-4-102;
1447          (m) a grant to the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority created in [Title 63H,
1448     Chapter 5, Utah State Railroad Museum Authority] Section 63H-5-102;
1449          (n) a grant to the Utah Housing Corporation created in [Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 7,
1450     Utah Housing Corporation Act] Section 63H-8-201;
1451          (o) a grant to the Utah State Fair Corporation created in [Title 63H, Chapter 6, Utah
1452     State Fair Corporation Act] Section 63H-6-103;
1453          (p) a grant to the Workers' Compensation Fund created in [Title 31A, Chapter 33,

1454     Workers' Compensation Fund] Section 31A-33-102;
1455          (q) a grant to the Utah State Retirement Office created in [Title 49, Chapter 11, Utah
1456     State Retirement Systems Administration] Section 49-11-201;
1457          (r) a grant to the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in [Title
1458     53C, Chapter 1, Part 2, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration] Section
1459     53C-1-201;
1460          (s) a grant to the Utah Communications Authority created in [Title 63H, Chapter 7,
1461     Utah Communications Authority Act] Section 63H-7-201;
1462          (t) a grant to the Medical Education Program created in Section 53B-24-202;
1463          (u) a grant to the Utah Capital Investment Corporation created in [Title 63M, Chapter
1464     1, Part 12, Utah Venture Capital Enhancement Act] Section 63M-1-1207;
1465          (v) a grant to the Utah Charter School Finance Authority created in Section
1466     53A-20b-103;
1467          (w) a grant to the State Building Ownership Authority created in Section 63B-1-304;
1468          (x) a grant to the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool created in Section
1469     31A-29-104; or
1470          (y) a grant to the Military Installation Development Authority created in Section
1471     63H-1-201.
1472          (3) An agency need not seek legislative review or approval of grants under Part 2,
1473     Grant Approval Requirements, if:
1474          (a) the governor has declared a state of emergency; and
1475          (b) the grant is donated to the agency to assist victims of the state of emergency under
1476     Subsection 53-2a-204(1).
1477          Section 33. Repealer.
1478          This bill repeals:
1479          Section 35A-8-710, Surety bond required.
1480          Section 35A-8-715, Capital reserve funds -- Capital reserve fund requirement --
1481     Establishment of other funds.







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