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POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE LAND AUTHORITY

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: V. Lowry Snow

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9           This bill enacts provisions relating to the development of state land in the point of the
10     mountain area.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸      creates the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority and provides for its
14     purposes, authority, duties, and governance;
15          ▸     requires the authority to plan, manage, and implement the development of point of
16     the mountain state land;
17          ▸     provides for the membership, authority, and responsibilities of a board to conduct
18     the business and affairs of the authority;
19          ▸     requires the authority to adopt a budget and imposes reporting and audit
20     requirements; and
21          ▸     provides for authority dissolution.
22     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
23          None
24     Other Special Clauses:
25          None
26     Utah Code Sections Affected:
27     ENACTS:
28          11-58-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953

29          11-58-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
30          11-58-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31          11-58-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32          11-58-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
33          11-58-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
34          11-58-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
35          11-58-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
36          11-58-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
37          11-58-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
38          11-58-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
39          11-58-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
40          11-58-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41          11-58-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
42          11-58-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
43          11-58-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
44          11-58-404, Utah Code Annotated 1953
45          11-58-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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47     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
48          Section 1. Section 11-58-101 is enacted to read:
49     
CHAPTER 58. POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE LAND AUTHORITY ACT

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Part 1. General Provisions

51          11-58-101. Title.
52          This chapter is known as the "Point of the Mountain State Land Authority Act."
53          Section 2. Section 11-58-102 is enacted to read:
54          11-58-102. Definitions.
55          As used in this chapter:

56          (1) "Authority" means the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in
57     Section 11-58-201.
58          (2) "Board" means the authority's board, created in Section 11-58-301.
59          (3) "Development":
60          (a) means the construction, reconstruction, modification, expansion, or improvement of
61     a building, utility, infrastructure, landscape, parking lot, park, trail, recreational amenity, or
62     other facility, including:
63          (i) the demolition or preservation or repurposing of a building, infrastructure, or other
64     facility;
65          (ii) surveying, testing, locating existing utilities and other infrastructure, and other
66     preliminary site work; and
67          (iii) any associated planning, design, engineering, and related activities; and
68          (b) includes all activities associated with:
69          (i) marketing and business recruiting activities and efforts;
70          (ii) leasing, or selling or otherwise disposing of, all or any part of the point of the
71     mountain state land; and
72          (iii) planning and funding for mass transit infrastructure to service the point of the
73     mountain state land.
74          (4) "New correctional facility" means the state correctional facility being developed in
75     Salt Lake City to replace the state correctional facility in Draper.
76          (5) "Point of the mountain state land" means the approximately 700 acres of
77     state-owned land in Draper, including land used for the operation of a state correctional facility
78     until completion of the new correctional facility and state-owned land in the vicinity of the
79     current state correctional facility.
80          Section 3. Section 11-58-103 is enacted to read:
81          11-58-103. Scope of chapter -- Limit on selling or leasing point of the mountain
82     state land -- No effect on prison operations.

83          (1) This chapter governs the management of the point of the mountain state land, and
84     the process of planning, managing, and implementing the development of the point of the
85     mountain state land:
86          (a) beginning May 8, 2018;
87          (b) subject to Subsection (3), during the transition period as prison operations on the
88     point of the mountain state land continue and eventually wind down in anticipation of the
89     relocation of prison operations to the new correctional facility; and
90          (c) upon and after the transfer of prison operations to the new correctional facility.
91          (2) No part of the point of the mountain state land may be sold or otherwise disposed
92     of or leased without the approval of the board.
93          (3) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize the authority to:
94          (a) manage, oversee, or otherwise affect prison operations conducted on the point of
95     the mountain state land; or
96          (b) take an action that would impair or interfere with prison operations conducted on
97     the point of the mountain state land.
98          Section 4. Section 11-58-201 is enacted to read:
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Part 2. Point of the Mountain State Land Authority

100          11-58-201. Creation of Point of the Mountain State Land Authority -- Status and
101     duties of authority.
102          (1) There is created the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority.
103          (2) The authority is:
104          (a) an independent, nonprofit, separate body corporate and politic, with perpetual
105     succession, whose purpose is to facilitate the development of state land;
106          (b) a political subdivision of the state; and
107          (c) a public corporation, as defined in Section 63E-1-102.
108          (3) Subject to Subsection 11-58-103(3), the authority shall manage the point of the
109     mountain state land and shall plan, manage, and implement the development of the point of the

110     mountain state land:
111          (a) beginning May 8, 2018;
112          (b) during the transition period as prison operations on the point of the mountain state
113     land continue and eventually wind down in anticipation of the relocation of prison operations
114     to the new correctional facility; and
115          (c) upon and after the transfer of prison operations to the new correctional facility.
116          Section 5. Section 11-58-202 is enacted to read:
117          11-58-202. Authority powers.
118          The authority may:
119          (1) as provided in this chapter, plan, manage, and implement the development of the
120     point of the mountain state land, including the ongoing operation of facilities on the point of
121     the mountain state land;
122          (2) undertake, or engage a consultant to undertake, any study, effort, or activity the
123     board considers appropriate to assist or inform the board about any aspect of the proposed
124     development of the point of the mountain state land, including the best development model and
125     financial projections relevant to the authority's efforts to fulfill its duties and responsibilities
126     under this section and Section 11-58-203;
127          (3) sue and be sued;
128          (4) enter into contracts generally;
129          (5) buy, obtain an option upon, or otherwise acquire any interest in real or personal
130     property, as necessary to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the authority, including
131     an interest in real property, apart from point of the mountain state land, or personal property,
132     outside point of the mountain state land, for publicly owned infrastructure and improvements,
133     if the board considers the purchase, option, or other interest acquisition to be necessary for
134     fulfilling the authority's development objectives;
135          (6) sell, convey, grant, dispose of by gift, or otherwise dispose of any interest in real or
136     personal property;

137          (7) enter into a lease agreement on real or personal property, either as lessee or lessor;
138          (8) provide for the development of the point of the mountain state land under one or
139     more contracts;
140          (9) exercise powers and perform functions under a contract, as authorized in the
141     contract;
142          (10) accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source for the
143     authority's activities, powers, and duties, and expend any funds so received for any of the
144     purposes of this chapter;
145          (11) borrow money, contract with, or accept financial or other assistance from the
146     federal government, a public entity, or any other source for any of the purposes of this chapter
147     and comply with any conditions of the loan, contract, or assistance;
148          (12) issue bonds to finance the undertaking of any development objectives of the
149     authority, including bonds under Title 11, Chapter 17, Utah Industrial Facilities and
150     Development Act, and bonds under Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act;
151          (13) hire employees, including contract employees, in addition to or in place of staff
152     provided under Section 11-58-304;
153          (14) transact other business and exercise all other powers provided for in this chapter;
154          (15) enter into a development agreement with a developer of some or all of the point of
155     the mountain state land;
156          (16) provide for or finance an energy efficiency upgrade, a renewable energy system, or
157     electric vehicle charging infrastructure as defined in Section 11-42-102, in accordance with
158     Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act;
159          (17) exercise powers and perform functions that the authority is authorized by statute
160     to exercise or perform;
161          (18) enter into one or more interlocal agreements under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
162     Cooperation Act, with one or more local government entities for the delivery of services to the
163     point of the mountain state land; and

164          (19) enter into an agreement with the federal government or an agency of the federal
165     government, as the board considers necessary or advisable, to enable or assist the authority to
166     exercise its powers or fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
167          Section 6. Section 11-58-203 is enacted to read:
168          11-58-203. Authority duties and responsibilities.
169          (1) As the authority plans, manages, and implements the development of the point of
170     the mountain state land, the authority shall pursue development strategies and objectives
171     designed to:
172          (a) maximize the creation of high-quality jobs and encourage and facilitate a highly
173     trained workforce;
174          (b) ensure strategic residential and commercial growth;
175          (c) promote a high quality of life for residents on and surrounding the point of the
176     mountain state land, including strategic planning to facilitate:
177          (i) jobs close to where people live;
178          (ii) vibrant urban centers;
179          (iii) housing types that match workforce needs;
180          (iv) parks, connected trails, and open space, including the preservation of natural lands
181     to the extent practicable and consistent with the overall development plan; and
182          (v) preserving and enhancing recreational opportunities;
183          (d) complement the development on land in the vicinity of the point of the mountain
184     state land;
185          (e) improve air quality and minimize resource use; and
186          (f) accommodate and incorporate the planning, funding, and development of an
187     enhanced and expanded future transit and transportation infrastructure and other investments,
188     including:
189          (i) the acquisition of rights-of-way and property necessary to ensure transit access to
190     the point of the mountain state land; and

191          (ii) a world class mass transit infrastructure, to service the point of the mountain state
192     land and to enhance mobility and protect the environment.
193          (2) In planning the development of the point of the mountain state land, the authority
194     shall:
195          (a) consult with applicable governmental planning agencies, including:
196          (i) relevant metropolitan planning organizations; and
197          (ii) Draper City and Salt Lake County planning and governing bodies;
198          (b) research and explore the feasibility of attracting a nationally recognized research
199     center; and
200          (c) research and explore the appropriateness of including labor training centers and a
201     higher education presence on the point of the mountain state land.
202          Section 7. Section 11-58-204 is enacted to read:
203          11-58-204. Applicability of other law -- Coordination with municipality.
204          (1) The authority and the point of the mountain state land are not subject to:
205          (a) Title 10, Chapter 9a, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act; or
206          (b) the jurisdiction of a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
207     Government Entities - Local Districts, or a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1,
208     Special Service District Act, except to the extent that:
209          (i) some or all of the point of the mountain state land is, on May 8, 2018, included
210     within the boundary of a local district or special service district; and
211          (ii) the authority elects to receive service from the local district or special service
212     district for the point of the mountain state land that is included within the boundary of the local
213     district or special service district, respectively.
214          (2) In formulating and implementing a development plan for the point of the mountain
215     state land, the authority shall consult with officials of the municipality within which the point
216     of the mountain state land is located on planning and zoning matters.
217          (3) The authority is subject to and governed by Sections 63E-2-106, 63E-2-107,

218     63E-2-108, 63E-2-109, 63E-2-110, and 63E-2-111, but is not otherwise subject to or governed
219     by Title 63E, Independent Entities Code.
220          (4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to remove the point of the mountain state
221     land from the service area of the municipality in which the point of the mountain state land is
222     located, for purposes of water, sewer, and other similar municipal services currently being
223     provided.
224          Section 8. Section 11-58-301 is enacted to read:
225     
Part 3. Authority Board

226          11-58-301. Authority board -- Delegation of power.
227          (1) The authority shall be governed by a board, which shall manage and conduct the
228     business and affairs of the authority and shall determine all questions of authority policy.
229          (2) All powers of the authority are exercised through the board.
230          (3) The board may by resolution delegate powers to authority staff.
231          Section 9. Section 11-58-302 is enacted to read:
232          11-58-302. Number of board members -- Appointment -- Vacancies -- Chairs.
233          (1) The board shall consist of 11 members as provided in Subsection (2).
234          (2) (a) The president of the Senate shall appoint two members of the Senate to serve as
235     members of the board.
236          (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members of the
237     House of Representatives to serve as members of the board.
238          (c) The governor shall appoint four individuals to serve as members of the board:
239          (i) one of whom shall be a member of the board of or employed by the Governor's
240     Office of Economic Development, created in Section 63N-1-201; and
241          (ii) one of whom shall be an employee of the Division of Facilities Construction and
242     Management, created in Section 63A-5-201.
243          (d) The Salt Lake County mayor shall appoint one board member, who shall be an
244     elected Salt Lake County government official.

245          (e) The mayor of Draper, or a member of the Draper city council that the mayor
246     designates, shall serve as a board member.
247          (f) The commissioner of higher education, appointed under Section 53B-1-105, or the
248     commissioner's designee, shall serve as a board member.
249          (3) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a vacancy on the board shall be filled in the
250     same manner under this section as the appointment of the member whose vacancy is being
251     filled.
252          (ii) If the mayor of Draper or commissioner of higher education is removed as a board
253     member under Subsection (5), the mayor of Draper or commissioner of higher education, as the
254     case may be, shall designate an individual to serve as a member of the board, as provided in
255     Subsection (2)(e) or (f), respectively.
256          (b) Each person appointed or designated to fill a vacancy shall serve the remaining
257     unexpired term of the member whose vacancy the person is filling.
258          (4) A member of the board appointed by the governor, president of the Senate, or
259     speaker of the House of Representatives serves at the pleasure of and may be removed and
260     replaced at any time, with or without cause, by the governor, president of the Senate, or speaker
261     of the House of Representatives, respectively.
262          (5) A member of the board may be removed by a vote of two-thirds of all members of
263     the board.
264          (6) (a) The governor shall appoint one board member to serve as cochair of the board.
265          (b) The president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives shall
266     jointly appoint one legislative member of the board to serve as cochair of the board.
267          Section 10. Section 11-58-303 is enacted to read:
268          11-58-303. Term of board members -- Quorum requirements -- Compensation.
269          (1) The term of each board member appointed under Subsection 11-58-302(2)(a), (b),
270     (c), or (d) is four years, except that the initial term of half of the members appointed under
271     Subsections 11-58-302(2)(a), (b), and (c) is two years.

272          (2) Each board member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.
273          (3) A majority of board members constitutes a quorum, and, except as provided in
274     Subsection 11-58-302(5), the action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the
275     board.
276          (4) (a) A board member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or
277     benefits for the member's service on the board, but may receive per diem and expense
278     reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a board member as allowed in:
279          (i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
280          (ii) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
281     63A-3-107.
282          (b) Compensation and expenses of a board member who is a legislator are governed by
283     Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
284          Section 11. Section 11-58-304 is enacted to read:
285          11-58-304. Staff and other support services -- Cooperation from state and local
286     government entities.
287          (1) As used in this section:
288          (a) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, created
289     in Section 63A-5-201.
290          (b) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development, created in
291     Section 63N-1-201.
292          (2) If and as requested by the board:
293          (a) the division shall:
294          (i) provide staff support to the board; and
295          (ii) make available to the board existing division resources and expertise to assist the
296     board in the development, marketing, and disposition of the point of the mountain state land;
297     and
298          (b) the office shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the board in the board's:

299          (i) formulation of a development plan for the point of the mountain state land; and
300          (ii) management and implementation of a development plan, including the marketing
301     of property and recruitment of businesses and others to locate on the point of the mountain
302     state land.
303          (3) A department, division, or other agency of the state and a political subdivision of
304     the state shall cooperate with the authority and the board to the fullest extent possible to
305     provide whatever support, information, or other assistance the board requests that is reasonably
306     necessary to help the authority fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
307          Section 12. Section 11-58-305 is enacted to read:
308          11-58-305. Considering recommendations of the Point of the Mountain
309     Development Commission -- Board recommendations on financing.
310          (1) In fulfilling its responsibilities under this chapter and in accomplishing the
311     purposes of the authority under this chapter, the board shall:
312          (a) consider the recommendations of the Point of the Mountain Development
313     Commission, created in Section 63C-17-103; and
314          (b) to the extent the board determines practicable, plan, manage, and implement the
315     development of the point of the mountain state land consistent with those recommendations.
316          (2) Before November 30, 2018, the board shall make recommendations to the
317     Legislative Management Committee of the Legislature concerning potential revenue sources
318     for the development of the point of the mountain state land.
319          Section 13. Section 11-58-306 is enacted to read:
320          11-58-306. Limitations on board members.
321          (1) As used in this section:
322          (a) "Direct financial benefit":
323          (i) means any form of financial benefit that accrues to an individual directly as a result
324     of the development of the point of the mountain state land, including:
325          (A) compensation, commission, or any other form of a payment or increase of money;

326     and
327          (B) an increase in the value of a business or property; and
328          (ii) does not include a financial benefit that accrues to the public generally as a result of
329     the development of the point of the mountain state land.
330          (b) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or grandchild.
331          (c) "Interest in real property" means every type of real property interest, whether
332     recorded or unrecorded, including:
333          (i) a legal or equitable interest;
334          (ii) an option on real property;
335          (iii) an interest under a contract;
336          (iv) fee simple ownership;
337          (v) ownership as a tenant in common or in joint tenancy or another joint ownership
338     arrangement;
339          (vi) ownership through a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that
340     holds title to a real property interest in the name of the partnership, limited liability company,
341     or corporation;
342          (vii) leasehold interest; and
343          (viii) any other real property interest that is capable of being owned.
344          (2) An individual may not serve as a member of the board if:
345          (a) the individual owns an interest in real property, other than a personal residence in
346     which the individual resides, within five miles of the point of the mountain state land;
347          (b) a family member of the individual owns an interest in real property, other than a
348     personal residence in which the family member resides, located within one-half mile of the
349     point of the mountain state land; or
350          (c) the individual or a family member of the individual owns an interest in, is directly
351     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of a firm, company, or other entity that the
352     individual reasonably believes is likely to participate in or receive compensation or other direct

353     financial benefit from the development of the point of the mountain state land.
354          (3) Before taking office as a board member, an individual shall submit to the authority
355     a statement verifying that the individual's service as a board member does not violate
356     Subsection (2).
357          (4) A board member may not, at any time during the board member's service on the
358     board, take any action to initiate, negotiate, or otherwise arrange for the acquisition of an
359     interest in real property located within five miles of the point of the mountain state land.
360          (5) (a) The board may not allow a firm, company, or other entity to participate in
361     planning, managing, or implementing the development of the point of the mountain state land
362     if a board member or a family member of a board member owns an interest in, is directly
363     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of the firm, company, or other entity.
364          (b) Before allowing a firm, company, or other entity to participate in planning,
365     managing, or implementing the development of the point of the mountain state land, the board
366     may require the firm, company, or other entity to certify that no board member or family
367     member of a board member owns an interest in, is directly affiliated with, or is an employee or
368     officer of the firm, company, or other entity.
369          Section 14. Section 11-58-401 is enacted to read:
370     
Part 4. Authority Budget and Reporting Requirements

371          11-58-401. Annual authority budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing and notice
372     required -- Auditor forms.
373          (1) The authority shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
374     expenditures for the authority for each fiscal year.
375          (2) Each annual authority budget shall be adopted before June 22.
376          (3) The authority's fiscal year shall be the period from July 1 to the following June 30.
377          (4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, the authority board shall hold a public
378     hearing on the annual budget.
379          (b) The authority shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by

380     publishing notice:
381          (i) at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the state, one week before
382     the public hearing; and
383          (ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701, for at least one
384     week immediately before the public hearing.
385          (c) The authority shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
386     three days before the date of the public hearing.
387          (5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
388     in each authority budget, including:
389          (a) revenues and expenditures for the budget year;
390          (b) legal fees; and
391          (c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
392     authority personnel.
393          Section 15. Section 11-58-402 is enacted to read:
394          11-58-402. Amending the authority annual budget.
395          (1) The authority board may by resolution amend an annual authority budget.
396          (2) An amendment of the annual authority budget that would increase the total
397     expenditures may be made only after public hearing by notice published as required for initial
398     adoption of the annual budget.
399          (3) The authority may not make expenditures in excess of the total expenditures
400     established in the annual budget as it is adopted or amended.
401          Section 16. Section 11-58-403 is enacted to read:
402          11-58-403. Audit requirements.
403          The authority shall comply with the audit requirements of Title 51, Chapter 2a,
404     Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local
405     Entities Act.
406          Section 17. Section 11-58-404 is enacted to read:

407          11-58-404. Authority chief financial officer is a public treasurer -- Certain
408     authority funds are public funds.
409          (1) The authority's chief financial officer:
410          (a) is a public treasurer, as defined in Section 51-7-3; and
411          (b) shall invest the authority funds specified in Subsection (2) as provided in that
412     subsection.
413          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 63E-2-110(2)(a), appropriations that the authority
414     receives from the state:
415          (a) are public funds; and
416          (b) shall be invested as provided in Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
417          Section 18. Section 11-58-501 is enacted to read:
418     
Part 5. Authority Dissolution

419          11-58-501. Dissolution of authority -- Restrictions -- Publishing notice of
420     dissolution -- Authority records -- Dissolution expenses.
421          (1) The authority may not be dissolved unless:
422          (a) the authority board first receives approval from the Legislative Management
423     Committee of the Legislature to dissolve the authority; and
424          (b) the authority has no outstanding bonded indebtedness, other unpaid loans,
425     indebtedness, or advances, and no legally binding contractual obligations with persons or
426     entities other than the state.
427          (2) To dissolve the authority, the board shall:
428          (a) obtain the approval of the Legislative Management Committee of the Legislature;
429     and
430          (b) adopt a resolution dissolving the authority, to become effective as provided in the
431     resolution.
432          (3) Upon the dissolution of the authority:
433          (a) the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall publish a notice of

434     dissolution:
435          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the dissolved authority
436     is located; and
437          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101; and
438          (b) all title to property owned by the authority vests in the Division of Facilities
439     Construction and Management, created in Section 63A-5-201, for the benefit of the state.
440          (4) The board shall deposit all books, documents, records, papers, and seal of the
441     dissolved authority with the state auditor for safekeeping and reference.
442          (5) The authority shall pay all expenses of the deactivation and dissolution.