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BOND AMENDMENTS

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2020 THIRD SPECIAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill addresses issuance of state general obligation bonds.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     allows the State Bonding Commission to issue certain general obligation bonds that
13     would result in the total current outstanding general obligation debt of the state
14     exceeding 50% of the limitation described in the Utah Constitution.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          This bill provides a special effective date.
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          63B-27-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 63B-27-103 is enacted to read:
25          63B-27-103. Highway bonds debt limitation.
26          (1) Notwithstanding Subsection 63B-27-101(1)(c), the State Bonding Commission,
27     created in Section 63B-1-201, may issue a general obligation bond authorized under Section

28     63B-27-101 if the issuance of the general obligation bond would result in the total current
29     outstanding general obligation debt of the state exceeding 50% of the limitation described in
30     the Utah Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1.
31          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 63B-27-102(1)(c), the State Bonding Commission,
32     created in Section 63B-1-201, may issue a general obligation bond authorized under Section
33     63B-27-102 if the issuance of the general obligation bond would result in the total current
34     outstanding general obligation debt of the state exceeding 50% of the limitation described in
35     the Utah Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1.
36          (3) This section supersedes any conflicting provisions of Utah law.
37          Section 2. Effective date.
38          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
39     upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
40     Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
41     the date of veto override.