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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill requires that the College of Mines and Earth Sciences be transferred from the
11 University of Utah to Utah State University Eastern.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ defines terms; and
15 ▸ requires that the College of Mines and Earth Sciences and all departments in the
16 college, the Utah Engineering Experiment Station established in conjunction with
17 the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, and the Utah Research Institute for Mine
18 Safety and Productivity, be transferred from the University of Utah to Utah State
19 University Eastern before the beginning of the fall semester of 2022.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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22 Other Special Clauses:
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24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 40-2-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 27
27 53B-17-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1988, Chapter 32
28 53B-17-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1989, Chapter 22
29 53B-17-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 167
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 40-2-205 is amended to read:
33 40-2-205. Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity --
34 Designation -- Duties.
35 (1) As used in this section[
36 (a) "College" means the College of Mines and Earth Sciences established in Section
37 53B-17-401.
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39 Excellence, designated as the Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity in
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42 designated as the Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity.
43 (3) In coordination with the council, the institute may:
44 (a) organize symposia, presentations, or other academic meetings; and
45 (b) identify and propose research projects on topics related to mining safety and
46 productivity.
47 (4) (a) The institute shall transfer to Utah State University Eastern no later than August
48 31, 2022, in conjunction with the transfer of the college described in Section 53B-17-401.
49 (b) Following the transfer of the institute, the institute shall be located in the
50 geographic region served by Utah State University Eastern.
51 Section 2. Section 53B-17-401 is amended to read:
52 53B-17-401. College of Mines and Earth Sciences -- Beneficiary of land grants --
53 Courses of study.
54 (1) As used in this section "college" means the College of Mines and Earth Sciences
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59 be made by the United States to the state for the establishment and maintenance of a school of
60 mines.
61 (4) The college, including all departments within the college, shall transfer to Utah
62 State University Eastern no later than August 31, 2022.
63 (5) Following the transfer of the college to Utah State University Eastern:
64 (a) faculty of the college at the University of Utah shall:
65 (i) retain their positions within the college at Utah State University Eastern; or
66 (ii) be offered a comparable position at the University of Utah; and
67 (b) Utah State University Eastern shall be the beneficiary of all land grants and
68 appropriations described in Subsection (3), and the proceeds from land described in Subsection
69 (3).
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73 (b) The college may offer courses in electrical engineering, geology, geophysics,
74 industrial safety, mineral resource management, and other areas pertinent to the viability and
75 sustainability of the state's mineral resources industries.
76 Section 3. Section 53B-17-402 is amended to read:
77 53B-17-402. Utah Engineering Experiment Station.
78 (1) As used in this section, "station" means the Utah Engineering Experiment Station
79 established in this section.
80 (2) There is established a Utah Engineering Experiment Station in conjunction with the
81 College of Mines and Earth Sciences.
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83 managed by the University of Utah.
84 (4) (a) The station shall transfer to Utah State University Eastern no later than August
85 31, 2022, in conjunction with the transfer of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences described
86 in Subsection 53B-17-401(4).
87 (b) Following the transfer of the station, the station shall be:
88 (i) controlled and managed by Utah State University Eastern; and
89 (ii) located in the geographic region served by Utah State University Eastern.
90 Section 4. Section 53B-17-403 is amended to read:
91 53B-17-403. Functions of the station.
92 (1) As used in this section, "station" means the same as that term is defined in Section
93 53B-17-402.
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95 (a) to conduct experiments and investigations on matters that have the potential to
96 benefit the state's industrial interests or would be for the public good; and
97 (b) to inform the public of the results of the experiments and investigations conducted
98 by the station.
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100 that more properly relate to the functions of Utah State University's agricultural experiment
101 station established in Section 53B-18-101.
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104 a time designated by the governor.
105 (b) Following the transfer of the station to Utah State University Eastern described in
106 Section 53B-17-402, Utah State University Eastern shall make an annual report on the station
107 to the governor at a time designated by the governor.