Representative Paul A. Cutler proposes the following substitute bill:


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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE MODIFICATIONS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W Stevenson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions related to conflicts of interest and campaign finance
10     disclosure statements.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires an elected officer of a political subdivision and a member of a state land
14     use authority to annually file a conflict of interest disclosure statement;
15          ▸     requires the clerk of the political subdivision or state land use authority described
16     above to:
17               •     post an electronic copy of the conflict of interest disclosure statement on the
18     political subdivision's or state land use authority's website; and
19               •     provide the lieutenant governor's office with a link to the electronic posting
20     described above;
21          ▸     requires the lieutenant governor to post the link described above on the state conflict
22     of interest disclosure website;
23          ▸     standardizes the monetary amount that triggers an elected officer's disclosure
24     obligation;
25          ▸     establishes penalties for an elected officer or a member of a state land use authority

26     who fails to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement;
27          ▸     requires a municipal or county clerk to provide the lieutenant governor with an
28     electronic link to the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate for municipal
29     or county office;
30          ▸     requires the lieutenant governor to post the link described above on the lieutenant
31     governor's website; and
32          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
33     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
34          None
35     Other Special Clauses:
36          None
37     Utah Code Sections Affected:
38     AMENDS:
39          10-3-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
40          10-3-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 350
41          10-3-1304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 445
42          10-3-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 445
43          10-3-1306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 378
44          10-3-1307, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1989, Chapter 147
45          10-3-1308, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1989, Chapter 147
46          10-3-1309, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 241
47          10-3-1311, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 461
48          10-3-1312, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1989, Chapter 147
49          11-58-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 82
50          11-59-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 237
51          11-65-304, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 59
52          17-16-6.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
53          17-16a-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297
54          17-16a-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 142, 445
55          17-16a-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
56          17-16a-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297

57          17-16a-7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 46
58          17-16a-8, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 46
59          17-16a-9, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 46
60          17-16a-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 241
61          17-16a-12, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 46
62          20A-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 16
63          20A-11-1602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
64          20A-11-1602.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
65          53C-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 352, 373
66          63H-4-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 280
67          63H-8-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapters 352, 373
68          63M-14-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 98
69          67-16-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 415
70          67-16-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 196
71          67-16-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 59
72          73-32-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 34 and renumbered and
73     amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 205
74     ENACTS:
75          10-3-1303.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
76          10-3-1313, Utah Code Annotated 1953
77          17-16a-3.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
78          17-16a-13, Utah Code Annotated 1953
79          63H-1-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
80          67-16-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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82     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
83          Section 1. Section 10-3-208 is amended to read:
84          10-3-208. Campaign finance disclosure in municipal election.
85          (1) Unless a municipality adopts by ordinance more stringent definitions, the following
86     are defined terms for purposes of this section:
87          (a) "Agent of a candidate" means:

88          (i) a person acting on behalf of a candidate at the direction of the reporting entity;
89          (ii) a person employed by a candidate in the candidate's capacity as a candidate;
90          (iii) the personal campaign committee of a candidate;
91          (iv) a member of the personal campaign committee of a candidate in the member's
92     capacity as a member of the personal campaign committee of the candidate; or
93          (v) a political consultant of a candidate.
94          (b) "Anonymous contribution limit" means for each calendar year:
95          (i) $50; or
96          (ii) an amount less than $50 that is specified in an ordinance of the municipality.
97          (c) (i) "Candidate" means a person who:
98          (A) files a declaration of candidacy for municipal office; or
99          (B) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person
100     to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or
101     election to a municipal office.
102          (ii) "Candidate" does not mean a person who files for the office of judge.
103          (d) (i) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
104          (A) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
105     value given to a candidate;
106          (B) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
107     subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
108     anything of value to the candidate;
109          (C) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the candidate;
110          (D) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the candidate for
111     personal services provided without charge to the candidate;
112          (E) a loan made by a candidate deposited to the candidate's own campaign; and
113          (F) an in-kind contribution.
114          (ii) "Contribution" does not include:
115          (A) services provided by an individual volunteering a portion or all of the individual's
116     time on behalf of the candidate if the services are provided without compensation by the
117     candidate or any other person;
118          (B) money lent to the candidate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of

119     business; or
120          (C) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate at less than fair market
121     value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate.
122          (e) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
123     candidate are provided:
124          (i) with the candidate's prior knowledge, if the candidate does not object;
125          (ii) by agreement with the candidate;
126          (iii) in coordination with the candidate; or
127          (iv) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate.
128          (f) (i) "Expenditure" means any of the following made by a candidate or an agent of the
129     candidate on behalf of the candidate:
130          (A) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from an account described in
131     Subsection (3)(a);
132          (B) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
133     or anything of value made for political purposes;
134          (C) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
135     purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
136     value for a political purpose;
137          (D) compensation paid by a candidate for personal services rendered by a person
138     without charge to a reporting entity;
139          (E) a transfer of funds between the candidate and a candidate's personal campaign
140     committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101; or
141          (F) goods or services provided by a reporting entity to or for the benefit of the
142     candidate for political purposes at less than fair market value.
143          (ii) "Expenditure" does not include:
144          (A) services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering a portion or
145     all of the individual's time on behalf of a candidate; or
146          (B) money lent to a candidate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
147     business.
148          (g) "In-kind contribution" means anything of value other than money, that is accepted
149     by or coordinated with a candidate.

150          (h) (i) "Political consultant" means a person who is paid by a candidate, or paid by
151     another person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the candidate, to provide political
152     advice to the candidate.
153          (ii) "Political consultant" includes a circumstance described in Subsection (1)(h)(i),
154     where the person:
155          (A) has already been paid, with money or other consideration;
156          (B) expects to be paid in the future, with money or other consideration; or
157          (C) understands that the person may, in the discretion of the candidate or another
158     person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the candidate, be paid in the future, with money
159     or other consideration.
160          (i) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or
161     tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or
162     against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal office at any caucus, political
163     convention, or election.
164          (j) "Reporting entity" means:
165          (i) a candidate;
166          (ii) a committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate;
167          (iii) a person who holds an elected municipal office;
168          (iv) a party committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101;
169          (v) a political action committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101;
170          (vi) a political issues committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101;
171          (vii) a corporation as defined in Section 20A-11-101; or
172          (viii) a labor organization as defined in Section 20A-11-1501.
173          (2) (a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing campaign finance
174     disclosure requirements for a candidate that are more stringent than the requirements provided
175     in Subsections (3) through (7).
176          (b) The municipality may adopt definitions that are more stringent than those provided
177     in Subsection (1).
178          (c) If a municipality fails to adopt a campaign finance disclosure ordinance described
179     in Subsection (2)(a), a candidate shall comply with financial reporting requirements contained
180     in Subsections (3) through (7).

181          (3) Each candidate:
182          (a) shall deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial institution;
183     and
184          (b) may not deposit or mingle any campaign contributions received into a personal or
185     business account.
186          (4) (a) In a year in which a municipal primary is held, each candidate who will
187     participate in the municipal primary shall file a campaign finance statement with the municipal
188     clerk or recorder no later than seven days before the day described in Subsection
189     20A-1-201.5(2).
190          (b) Each candidate who is not eliminated at a municipal primary election shall file a
191     campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or recorder no later than:
192          (i) 28 days before the day on which the municipal general election is held;
193          (ii) seven days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; and
194          (iii) 30 days after the day on which the municipal general election is held.
195          (c) Each candidate for municipal office who is eliminated at a municipal primary
196     election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance statement within 30
197     days after the day on which the municipal primary election is held.
198          (5) If a municipality does not conduct a primary election for a race, each candidate who
199     will participate in that race shall file a campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or
200     recorder no later than:
201          (a) 28 days before the day on which the municipal general election is held;
202          (b) seven days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; and
203          (c) 30 days after the day on which the municipal general election is held.
204          (6) Each campaign finance statement described in Subsection (4) or (5) shall:
205          (a) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b):
206          (i) report all of the candidate's itemized and total:
207          (A) contributions, including in-kind and other nonmonetary contributions, received up
208     to and including five days before the campaign finance statement is due, excluding a
209     contribution previously reported; and
210          (B) expenditures made up to and including five days before the campaign finance
211     statement is due, excluding an expenditure previously reported; and

212          (ii) identify:
213          (A) for each contribution, the amount of the contribution and the name of the donor, if
214     known; and
215          (B) for each expenditure, the amount of the expenditure and the name of the recipient
216     of the expenditure; or
217          (b) report the total amount of all contributions and expenditures if the candidate
218     receives $500 or less in contributions and spends $500 or less on the candidate's campaign.
219          (7) Within 30 days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable
220     instrument, exceeds the anonymous contribution limit, and is from a donor whose name is
221     unknown, a candidate shall disburse the amount of the contribution to:
222          (a) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or
223     political subdivision's general fund; or
224          (b) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
225     501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
226          (8) (a) A municipality may, by ordinance:
227          (i) provide an anonymous contribution limit less than $50;
228          (ii) require greater disclosure of contributions or expenditures than is required in this
229     section; and
230          (iii) impose additional penalties on candidates who fail to comply with the applicable
231     requirements beyond those imposed by this section.
232          (b) A candidate is subject to the provisions of this section and not the provisions of an
233     ordinance adopted by the municipality under Subsection (8)(a) if:
234          (i) the municipal ordinance establishes requirements or penalties that differ from those
235     established in this section; and
236          (ii) the municipal clerk or recorder fails to notify the candidate of the provisions of the
237     ordinance as required in Subsection (9).
238          (9) Each municipal clerk or recorder shall, at the time the candidate for municipal
239     office files a declaration of candidacy, and again 35 days before each municipal general
240     election, notify the candidate in writing of:
241          (a) the provisions of statute or municipal ordinance governing the disclosure of
242     contributions and expenditures;

243          (b) the dates when the candidate's campaign finance statement is required to be filed;
244     and
245          (c) the penalties that apply for failure to file a timely campaign finance statement,
246     including the statutory provision that requires removal of the candidate's name from the ballot
247     for failure to file the required campaign finance statement when required.
248          (10) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
249     Access and Management Act, the municipal clerk or recorder shall:
250          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
251     inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
252          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
253     inspection by:
254          (i) [(A)] posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the
255     municipality's website no later than seven business days after the day on which the statement is
256     filed; and
257          [(B) verifying that the address of the municipality's website has been provided to the
258     lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103(5); or]
259          (ii) [submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
260     website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
261     business days after the statement is filed.] in order to comply with the requirements of
262     Subsection 20A-11-103(4)(b)(ii), providing the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic
263     posting described in Subsection (10)(b)(i) no later than two business days after the day on
264     which the statement is filed.
265          (11) (a) If a candidate fails to timely file a campaign finance statement required under
266     Subsection (4) or (5), the municipal clerk or recorder:
267          (i) may send an electronic notice to the candidate that states:
268          (A) that the candidate failed to timely file the campaign finance statement; and
269          (B) that, if the candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the deadline for
270     filing the report, the candidate will be disqualified; and
271          (ii) may impose a fine of $50 on the candidate.
272          (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall disqualify a candidate and inform the
273     appropriate election official that the candidate is disqualified if the candidate fails to file a

274     campaign finance statement described in Subsection (4) or (5) within 24 hours after the
275     deadline for filing the report.
276          (c) If a candidate is disqualified under Subsection (11)(b), the election official:
277          (i) shall:
278          (A) notify every opposing candidate for the municipal office that the candidate is
279     disqualified;
280          (B) send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the municipal
281     election office race for whom the election official has an email address informing the voter that
282     the candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the candidate will not be counted;
283          (C) post notice of the disqualification on a public website; and
284          (D) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the
285     candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; and
286          (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate.
287          (12) An election official may fulfill the requirements described in Subsection (11)(c)(i)
288     in relation to a mailed ballot, including a military overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a
289     written notice:
290          (a) informing the voter that the candidate is disqualified; or
291          (b) directing the voter to a public website to inform the voter whether a candidate on
292     the ballot is disqualified.
293          (13) Notwithstanding Subsection (11)(b), a candidate who timely files each campaign
294     finance statement required under Subsection (4) or (5) is not disqualified if:
295          (a) the statement details accurately and completely the information required under
296     Subsection (6), except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and
297          (b) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the
298     next scheduled report.
299          (14) A candidate for municipal office who is disqualified under Subsection (11)(b)
300     shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a complete and accurate campaign finance
301     statement within 30 days after the day on which the candidate is disqualified.
302          (15) A campaign finance statement required under this section is considered filed if it
303     is received in the municipal clerk or recorder's office by 5 p.m. on the date that it is due.
304          (16) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to enforce

305     the provisions of this section or an ordinance adopted under this section.
306          (b) In a civil action under Subsection (16)(a), the court may award costs and attorney
307     fees to the prevailing party.
308          Section 2. Section 10-3-1303 is amended to read:
309          10-3-1303. Definitions.
310          As used in this part:
311          (1) (a) "Appointed officer" means [any person] an individual appointed to:
312          (i) [any] a statutory office or position; or
313          (ii) [any other person appointed to any] a position of employment with a city or with a
314     community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities
315     - Community Reinvestment Agency Act.
316          (b) [Appointed officers include, but are not limited to, persons serving on] "Appointed
317     officer" includes an individual serving on a special, regular, or full-time [committees, agencies,
318     or boards whether or not such persons are compensated for their] committee, agency, or board,
319     regardless of whether the individual is compensated for the individual's services. [The use of
320     the word "officer" in this part is not intended to make appointed persons or employees
321     "officers" of the municipality.]
322          (c) "Appointed officer" does not include an elected officer.
323          (2) "Assist" means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent,
324     aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business
325     entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business
326     entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity.
327          (3) "Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint
328     venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on
329     a business.
330          (4) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, which is
331     paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to [any] a person or business entity by
332     anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services,
333     materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever.
334          (5) "Elected officer" means [a person]:
335          (a) an individual elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor,

336     commissioner, or council member; or
337          (b) an individual who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner,
338     or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206.
339          (6) "Improper disclosure" means the disclosure of private, controlled, or protected
340     information to [any] a person who does not have both the right and the need to receive the
341     information.
342          (7) "Municipal employee" means [a person who is not an elected or appointed officer]
343     an individual who is employed on a full[-] or part-time basis by a municipality or by a
344     community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities
345     - Community Reinvestment Agency Act.
346          (8) "Officer" means an appointed officer or an elected officer.
347          [(8)] (9) "Private, controlled, or protected information" means information classified as
348     private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
349     Management Act, or [other] another applicable provision of law.
350          [(9)] (10) "Substantial interest" means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an
351     individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the
352     outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity.
353          Section 3. Section 10-3-1303.5 is enacted to read:
354          10-3-1303.5. Statutory construction.
355          The definition of appointed officer in Section 10-3-1303 does not have the effect of
356     making an appointed individual or employee an officer of the municipality.
357          Section 4. Section 10-3-1304 is amended to read:
358          10-3-1304. Use of office for personal benefit prohibited.
359          (1) As used in this section, "economic benefit tantamount to a gift" includes:
360          (a) a loan at an interest rate that is substantially lower than the commercial rate then
361     currently prevalent for similar loans; [and] or
362          (b) compensation received for [private services] a private service rendered at a rate
363     substantially exceeding the fair market value of the [services] service.
364          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), it is an offense for an [elected or appointed]
365     officer or municipal employee to:
366          (a) disclose or improperly use private, controlled, or protected information acquired by

367     reason of the officer's or municipal employee's official position or in the course of official
368     duties in order to further substantially the officer's or municipal employee's personal economic
369     interest or to secure special privileges or exemptions for the officer or municipal employee or
370     for others;
371          (b) use or attempt to use the officer's or municipal employee's official position to:
372          (i) further substantially the officer's or municipal employee's personal economic
373     interest; or
374          (ii) secure special privileges for the officer or municipal employee or for others; or
375          (c) knowingly receive, accept, take, seek, or solicit, directly or indirectly, for the officer
376     or municipal employee or for another, a gift of substantial value or a substantial economic
377     benefit tantamount to a gift that:
378          (i) would tend improperly to influence a reasonable person in the person's position to
379     depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of the person's public duties; or
380          (ii) the person knows or that a reasonable person in that position should know under
381     the circumstances is primarily for the purpose of rewarding the person for official action taken.
382          (3) Subsection (2)(c) does not apply to:
383          (a) an occasional nonpecuniary gift having a value of less than $50;
384          (b) an award publicly presented in recognition of public services;
385          (c) any bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business; or
386          (d) a political campaign contribution.
387          (4) This section does not apply to an [elected or appointed] officer or municipal
388     employee who engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that
389     the [elected or appointed] officer or municipal employee is chargeable, for the same conduct,
390     under Section 76-8-105.
391          Section 5. Section 10-3-1305 is amended to read:
392          10-3-1305. Compensation for assistance in transaction involving municipality --
393     Public disclosure and filing required.
394          (1) As used in this section, "municipal body" means any public board, commission,
395     committee, or other public group organized to make public policy decisions or to advise
396     persons who make public policy decisions.
397          (2) Except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (9), it is an offense for an [elected officer, or

398     an appointed officer,] officer who is a member of a [public] municipal body to receive or agree
399     to receive compensation for assisting [any] a person or business entity in [any] a transaction
400     involving the [municipality in which the member is an officer unless the member] municipality
401     of which the officer is elected or appointed unless the officer:
402          (a) files with the mayor a sworn statement [giving the information required by this
403     section] disclosing the information described in Subsection (8); [and]
404          (b) discloses the information [required by] described in Subsection [(5)] (7) in an open
405     meeting to the members of the municipal body of which the officer is a member immediately
406     before the discussion[.]; and
407          (c) for an officer who is an elected officer, files the sworn statement described in
408     Subsection (2)(a) with the city recorder or town clerk.
409          (3) It is an offense for an appointed officer who is not a member of a [public]
410     municipal body or a municipal employee to receive or agree to receive compensation for
411     assisting [any] a person or business entity in [any] a transaction involving the municipality by
412     which the [person is employed] appointed officer or municipal employee is employed unless
413     the appointed officer or employee:
414          (a) files with the mayor a sworn statement [giving the information required by this
415     section] disclosing information described in Subsection (8); and
416          (b) discloses the information [required by] described in Subsection [(5)] (8) to:
417          (i) the [officer] appointed officer's or municipal employee's immediate supervisor; and
418          (ii) any other municipal officer or employee who may rely [upon the employee's] on the
419     appointed officer's or municipal employee's representations in evaluating or approving the
420     transaction.
421          (4) (a) [The officer or employee shall file the statement required to be filed by this
422     section] An officer or municipal employee shall file the sworn statement described in
423     Subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a), as applicable, on or before the earlier of:
424          (i) 10 days before the date [of any agreement between the elected or appointed officer
425     or municipal employee and the person or business entity being assisted or] on which the officer
426     or municipal employee and the person or business entity being assisted enter into an agreement;
427     or
428          (ii) 10 days before [the receipt of compensation by the officer or employee, whichever

429     is earlier] the date on which the officer or municipal employee receives compensation.
430          (5) In accordance with Subsection (2)(c), an elected officer shall file the sworn
431     statement with the city recorder or town clerk on or before the earlier of the deadlines described
432     in Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii).
433          (6) A municipal recorder or town clerk who receives a sworn statement described in
434     Subsection (2)(a) shall:
435          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the municipality's website; and
436          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the municipality's website until
437     the elected officer leaves office.
438          (7) [(b)] The [statement is] sworn statements described in this section are public
439     information and shall be available for examination by the public.
440          [(5)] (8) The [statement and disclosure] sworn statement and public disclosure
441     described in Subsections (2) and (3) shall contain:
442          (a) the name and address of the officer or municipal employee;
443          (b) the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted or in
444     which the [appointed or elected official or municipal employee] officer or municipal employee
445     has a substantial interest; and
446          (c) a brief description of the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to be
447     rendered and of the nature of the service performed or to be performed.
448          [(6)] (9) This section does not apply to an [elected officer, or an appointed officer,]
449     officer who is a member of a [public] municipal body and who engages in conduct that
450     constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the [elected officer or appointed] officer
451     is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 76-8-105.
452          Section 6. Section 10-3-1306 is amended to read:
453          10-3-1306. Interest in business entity regulated by municipality -- Disclosure
454     statement required.
455          (1) [Every appointed or elected officer or] An officer under this part, or a municipal
456     employee, who is an officer, director, agent, or employee or the owner of a substantial interest
457     in [any] a business entity [which] that is subject to the regulation of the municipality [in which
458     he is an elected or appointed officer or municipal employee] in which the officer or municipal
459     employee is elected, appointed, or employed, shall disclose the position held and the nature and

460     value of [his] the officer's or employee's interest:
461          (a) upon first becoming appointed, elected, or employed by the municipality[,]; and
462          (b) [again at any time thereafter if the elected or appointed officer's or municipal
463     employee's position in the business entity has changed significantly or if the value of his
464     interest in the entity has increased significantly since the last disclosure] when the officer's or
465     municipal employee's position in the business entity changes significantly or when the value of
466     the officer's or municipal employee's interest in the entity significantly increases above the
467     officer's or municipal employee's most recent disclosure.
468          (2) [The disclosure shall be made in a sworn statement filed with the mayor.] An
469     officer or municipal employee shall make the disclosure described in Subsection (1) in a sworn
470     statement filed with:
471          (a) the mayor; and
472          (b) for an officer who is an elected officer, the city recorder or town clerk.
473          (3) The mayor shall:
474          (a) report the substance of [all such disclosure statements] the sworn statement
475     described in Subsection (2) to the members of the governing body[,]; or
476          (b) [may provide to the members of the governing body copies of the disclosure
477     statement within 30 days after the statement is received by him] provide a copy of the sworn
478     statement to the members of the governing body no later than 30 days after the date on which
479     the mayor receives the statement.
480          (4) The municipal recorder or town clerk who receives the sworn statement described
481     in Subsection (2) shall:
482          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the municipality's website; and
483          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the municipality's website until
484     the elected officer leaves office.
485          [(3)] (5) (a) This section does not apply to [instances] an instance where the value of
486     the interest does not exceed $[2,000] $5,000.
487          (b) [Life insurance policies and annuities] A life insurance policy or an annuity may
488     not be considered in determining the value of [any such] the interest.
489          Section 7. Section 10-3-1307 is amended to read:
490          10-3-1307. Interest in business entity doing business with municipality --

491     Disclosure.
492          (1) [Every appointed or elected officer] An officer under this part, or municipal
493     employee, who is an officer, director, agent, employee, or owner of a substantial interest in
494     [any] a business entity [which] that does or anticipates doing business with the municipality in
495     which [he is an appointed or elected officer or municipal employee,] the officer or municipal
496     employee is appointed, elected, or employed, shall:
497          (a) publicly disclose the conflict of interest to the members of the body of which [he]
498     the officer is a member or by which [he] the municipal employee is employed, immediately
499     [prior to] before any discussion by [such] the municipal body concerning matters relating to
500     [such] the business entity, the nature of [his] the officer's or municipal employee's interest in
501     [that] the business entity[.]; and
502          (b) for an officer who is an elected officer, file a sworn statement describing the
503     conflict of interest with the city recorder or town clerk.
504          (2) The [disclosure statement] public disclosure described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be
505     entered in the minutes of the meeting.
506          (3) A city recorder or town clerk who receives the sworn statement described in
507     Subsection (1)(b) shall:
508          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the municipality's website; and
509          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the municipality's website until
510     the elected officer leaves office.
511          [(3)] (4) Disclosure by a municipal employee under this section is satisfied if the
512     municipal employee makes the disclosure in the manner [required by Sections] described in
513     Section 10-3-1305 [and] or Section 10-3-1306.
514          Section 8. Section 10-3-1308 is amended to read:
515          10-3-1308. Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.
516          [Any personal interest or investment by a municipal employee or by any elected or
517     appointed official of a municipality which creates a conflict between the employee's or
518     official's personal interests and his public duties shall be disclosed in open meeting to the
519     members of the body in the manner required by Section 10-3-1306] An officer or municipal
520     employee who has a personal interest or investment that creates a conflict between the officer's
521     or municipal employee's personal interests and the officer's or municipal employee's public

522     duties shall disclose the conflict in the manner described in Section 10-3-1306.
523          Section 9. Section 10-3-1309 is amended to read:
524          10-3-1309. Inducing officer or employee to violate part prohibited.
525          It is a class A misdemeanor for any person to induce or seek to induce [any appointed or
526     elected officer or] an officer or a municipal employee to violate any of the provisions of this
527     part.
528          Section 10. Section 10-3-1311 is amended to read:
529          10-3-1311. Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.
530          (1) A municipality may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a
531     complaint against an officer or a municipal employee subject to this part for a violation of a
532     provision of this part.
533          (2) (a) A person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:
534          (i) with the municipal ethics commission, if a municipality has established a municipal
535     ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
536          (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission in accordance with
537     Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the municipality
538     has not established a municipal ethics commission.
539          (b) A municipality that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:
540          (i) accept the complaint if the municipality has established a municipal ethics
541     commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
542          (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission
543     established in Section 63A-15-201:
544          (A) regardless of whether the municipality has established a municipal ethics
545     commission; or
546          (B) if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.
547          (3) If the alleged ethics complaint is against a person who is a member of the municipal
548     ethics commission, the complaint shall be filed with or forwarded to the Political Subdivisions
549     Ethics Review Commission.
550          Section 11. Section 10-3-1312 is amended to read:
551          10-3-1312. Violation of disclosure requirements -- Penalties -- Rescission of
552     prohibited transaction.

553          If [any] a transaction is entered into in connection with a violation of Section
554     10-3-1305, 10-3-1306, 10-3-1307, or 10-3-1308, the municipality:
555          (1) shall dismiss or remove the [appointed or elected] officer or municipal employee
556     who knowingly and intentionally violates this part from employment or office; and
557          (2) may rescind or void [any] a contract or subcontract entered into pursuant to that
558     transaction without returning any part of the consideration received by the municipality.
559          Section 12. Section 10-3-1313 is enacted to read:
560          10-3-1313. Annual conflict of interest disclosure -- City recorder or town clerk --
561     Posting of written disclosure statement -- Penalties.
562          (1) In addition to the any other disclosure obligation described in this part, an elected
563     officer shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which
564     the elected officer holds the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member:
565          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
566     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
567          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the city recorder or town clerk.
568          (2) (a) No later than 10 business days after the day on which the elected officer submits
569     the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (1) to the city recorder or town clerk,
570     the city recorder or town clerk shall:
571          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the municipality's
572     website; and
573          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
574     Subsection (2)(a)(i).
575          (b) The city recorder or town clerk shall ensure that the elected officer's written
576     disclosure statement remains posted on the municipality's website until the elected officer
577     leaves office.
578          (3) A city recorder or town clerk shall take the action described in Subsection (4) if:
579          (a) an elected officer fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described
580     in Subsection (1); or
581          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
582     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
583          (4) If a circumstance described in Subsection (3) occurs, the city recorder or town clerk

584     shall, within five days after the day on which the city recorder or town clerk determines that a
585     violation occurred, notify the elected officer of the violation and direct the elected officer to
586     submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
587          (5) (a) It is unlawful for an elected officer to fail to submit or amend a written
588     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the elected officer receives the
589     notice described in Subsection (4).
590          (b) An elected officer who violates Subsection (5)(a) is guilty of a class B
591     misdemeanor.
592          (c) The city recorder or town clerk shall report a violation of Subsection (5)(a) to the
593     attorney general.
594          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (5)(b), the city recorder
595     or town clerk shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an elected officer who violates
596     Subsection (5)(a).
597          (6) The city recorder or town shall deposit a fine collected under this section into the
598     municipality's general fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering this
599     section.
600          Section 13. Section 11-58-304 is amended to read:
601          11-58-304. Limitations on board members and executive director -- Annual
602     conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Penalties.
603          (1) As used in this section:
604          (a) "Direct financial benefit":
605          (i) means any form of financial benefit that accrues to an individual directly, including:
606          (A) compensation, commission, or any other form of a payment or increase of money;
607     and
608          (B) an increase in the value of a business or property; and
609          (ii) does not include a financial benefit that accrues to the public generally.
610          (b) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or grandchild.
611          (2) An individual may not serve as a voting member of the board or as executive
612     director if:
613          (a) the individual owns real property, other than a personal residence in which the
614     individual resides, within a project area, whether or not the ownership interest is a recorded

615     interest;
616          (b) a family member of the individual owns an interest in real property, other than a
617     personal residence in which the family member resides, located within a project area; or
618          (c) the individual or a family member of the individual owns an interest in, is directly
619     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of a private firm, private company, or other private
620     entity that the individual reasonably believes is likely to:
621          (i) participate in or receive a direct financial benefit from the development of the
622     authority jurisdictional land; or
623          (ii) acquire an interest in or locate a facility within a project area.
624          (3) Before taking office as a voting member of the board or accepting employment as
625     executive director, an individual shall submit to the authority a statement verifying that the
626     individual's service as a board member or employment as executive director does not violate
627     Subsection (2).
628          (4) (a) An individual may not, at any time during the individual's service as a voting
629     member or employment with the authority, acquire, or take any action to initiate, negotiate, or
630     otherwise arrange for the acquisition of, an interest in real property located within a project
631     area, if:
632          (i) the acquisition is in the individual's personal capacity or in the individual's capacity
633     as an employee or officer of a private firm, private company, or other private entity; and
634          (ii) the acquisition will enable the individual to receive a direct financial benefit as a
635     result of the development of the project area.
636          (b) Subsection (4)(a) does not apply to an individual's acquisition of, or action to
637     initiate, negotiate, or otherwise arrange for the acquisition of, an interest in real property that is
638     a personal residence in which the individual will reside upon acquisition of the real property.
639          (5) (a) A voting member or nonvoting member of the board or an employee of the
640     authority may not receive a direct financial benefit from the development of a project area.
641          (b) For purposes of Subsection (5)(a), a direct financial benefit does not include:
642          (i) expense reimbursements;
643          (ii) per diem pay for board member service, if applicable; or
644          (iii) an employee's compensation or benefits from employment with the authority.
645          (6) In addition to any other limitation on a board member described in this section, a

646     voting member or nonvoting member of the board shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later
647     than January 31 of each year during which the board member holds office on the authority's
648     board:
649          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
650     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
651          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the
652     authority's board.
653          (7) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the board member
654     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (6) to the administrator or
655     clerk of the authority's board, the administrator or clerk shall:
656          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the authority's
657     website;
658          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
659     Subsection (7)(a)(i).
660          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the board member's written disclosure
661     statement remains posted on the authority's website until the board member leaves office.
662          (8) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall take the action described in
663     Subsection (9) if:
664          (a) a board member fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described in
665     Subsection (6); or
666          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
667     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
668          (9) If a circumstance described in Subsection (8) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
669     the authority's board shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
670     determines that a violation occurred, notify the board member of the violation and direct the
671     board member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
672          (10) (a) It is unlawful for a board member to fail to submit or amend a written
673     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the board member receives the
674     notice described in Subsection (9).
675          (b) A board member who violates Subsection (10)(a) is guilty of a class B
676     misdemeanor.

677          (c) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall report a violation of
678     Subsection (10)(a) to the attorney general.
679          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (10)(b), the
680     administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a board
681     member who violates Subsection (10)(a).
682          (11) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall deposit a fine collected
683     under this section into authority's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
684          [(6)] (12) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the application or effect of
685     any other code provision applicable to a board member or employee relating to ethics or
686     conflicts of interest.
687          Section 14. Section 11-59-306 is amended to read:
688          11-59-306. Limitations on board members -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure
689     statement -- Exception -- Penalties.
690          (1) As used in this section:
691          (a) "Designated individual" means an individual:
692          (i) (A) who is a member of the Senate or House of Representatives;
693          (B) who has been appointed as a member of the board under Subsection
694     11-59-302(2)(a) or (b); and
695          (C) whose legislative district includes some or all of the point of the mountain state
696     land; or
697          (ii) who is designated to serve as a board member under Subsection 11-59-302(2)(e) or
698     (f).
699          (b) "Direct financial benefit":
700          (i) means any form of financial benefit that accrues to an individual directly as a result
701     of the development of the point of the mountain state land, including:
702          (A) compensation, commission, or any other form of a payment or increase of money;
703     and
704          (B) an increase in the value of a business or property; and
705          (ii) does not include a financial benefit that accrues to the public generally as a result of
706     the development of the point of the mountain state land.
707          (c) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or grandchild.

708          (d) "Interest in real property" means every type of real property interest, whether
709     recorded or unrecorded, including:
710          (i) a legal or equitable interest;
711          (ii) an option on real property;
712          (iii) an interest under a contract;
713          (iv) fee simple ownership;
714          (v) ownership as a tenant in common or in joint tenancy or another joint ownership
715     arrangement;
716          (vi) ownership through a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that
717     holds title to a real property interest in the name of the partnership, limited liability company,
718     or corporation;
719          (vii) leasehold interest; and
720          (viii) any other real property interest that is capable of being owned.
721          (2) An individual may not serve as a member of the board if:
722          (a) subject to Subsection (5) for a designated individual, the individual owns an interest
723     in real property, other than a personal residence in which the individual resides, on or within
724     five miles of the point of the mountain state land;
725          (b) a family member of the individual owns an interest in real property, other than a
726     personal residence in which the family member resides, located on or within one-half mile of
727     the point of the mountain state land;
728          (c) the individual or a family member of the individual owns an interest in, is directly
729     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of a firm, company, or other entity that the
730     individual reasonably believes is likely to participate in or receive compensation or other direct
731     financial benefit from the development of the point of the mountain state land; or
732          (d) the individual or a family member of the individual receives or is expected to
733     receive a direct financial benefit.
734          (3) (a) Before taking office as a board member, an individual shall submit to the
735     authority a statement:
736          (i) verifying that the individual's service as a board member does not violate
737     Subsection (2); and
738          (ii) for a designated individual, identifying any interest in real property, other than a

739     personal residence in which the individual resides, located on or within five miles of the point
740     of the mountain state land.
741          (b) If a designated individual takes action, during the individual's service as a board
742     member, to initiate, negotiate, or otherwise arrange for the acquisition of an interest in real
743     property, other than a personal residence in which the individual intends to live, located on or
744     within five miles of the point of the mountain state land, the designated individual shall submit
745     a written statement to the board chair describing the action, the interest in real property that the
746     designated individual intends to acquire, and the location of the real property.
747          (4) Except for a board member who is a designated individual, a board member is
748     disqualified from further service as a board member if the board member, at any time during
749     the board member's service on the board, takes any action to initiate, negotiate, or otherwise
750     arrange for the acquisition of an interest in real property, other than a personal residence in
751     which the member intends to reside, located on or within five miles of the point of the
752     mountain state land.
753          (5) A designated individual who submits a written statement under Subsection
754     (3)(a)(ii) or (b) may not serve or continue to serve as a board member unless at least two-thirds
755     of all other board members conclude that the designated individual's service as a board member
756     does not and will not create a material conflict of interest impairing the ability of the
757     designated individual to exercise fair and impartial judgment as a board member and to act in
758     the best interests of the authority.
759          (6) (a) The board may not allow a firm, company, or other entity to participate in
760     planning, managing, or implementing the development of the point of the mountain state land
761     if a board member or a family member of a board member owns an interest in, is directly
762     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of the firm, company, or other entity.
763          (b) Before allowing a firm, company, or other entity to participate in planning,
764     managing, or implementing the development of the point of the mountain state land, the board
765     may require the firm, company, or other entity to certify that no board member or family
766     member of a board member owns an interest in, is directly affiliated with, or is an employee or
767     officer of the firm, company, or other entity.
768          (7) Except as provided in Subsection (13), a board member shall, no sooner than
769     January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the board member holds

770     office on the authority's board:
771          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
772     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
773          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the
774     authority's board.
775          (8) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the board member
776     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (7) to the administrator or
777     clerk of the authority's board, the administrator or clerk shall:
778          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the authority's
779     website; and
780          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
781     Subsection (8)(a)(i).
782          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the board member's written disclosure
783     statement remains posted on the authority's website until the board member leaves office.
784          (9) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall take the action described in
785     Subsection (10) if:
786          (a) a board member fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described in
787     Subsection (7); or
788          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
789     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
790          (10) If a circumstance described in Subsection (9) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
791     the authority's board shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
792     determines that a violation occurred, notify the board member of the violation and direct the
793     board member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
794          (11) (a) It is unlawful for a board member to fail to submit or amend a written
795     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the board member receives the
796     notice described in Subsection (10).
797          (b) A board member who violates Subsection (11)(a) is guilty of a class B
798     misdemeanor.
799          (c) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall report a violation of
800     Subsection (11)(a) to the attorney general.

801          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (11)(b), the
802     administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a board
803     member who violates Subsection (11)(a).
804          (12) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall deposit a fine collected
805     under this section into the authority's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
806          (13) For an individual who is appointed as a board member under Subsection
807     11-59-302(2)(a), (b), (c)(iii), (d), or (e):
808          (a) Subsection (7) does not apply; and
809          (b) the administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall, instead:
810          (i) post an electronic link on the authority's website to the written disclosure statement
811     the board member made in the board member's capacity as:
812          (A) a state legislator, under Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest
813     Disclosures; or
814          (B) an elected officer of a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; and
815          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
816     Subsection (13)(b)(i).
817          Section 15. Section 11-65-304 is amended to read:
818          11-65-304. Limitations on board members and executive director -- Annual
819     conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Exception -- Penalties.
820          (1) As used in this section:
821          (a) "Direct financial benefit":
822          (i) means any form of financial benefit that accrues to an individual directly, including:
823          (A) compensation, commission, or any other form of a payment or increase of money;
824     and
825          (B) an increase in the value of a business or property; and
826          (ii) does not include a financial benefit that accrues to the public generally.
827          (b) "Family member" means a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or grandchild.
828          (2) An individual may not serve as a voting member of the board or as executive
829     director if the individual or a family member of the individual owns an interest in, is directly
830     affiliated with, or is an employee or officer of a private firm, private company, or other private
831     entity that the individual reasonably believes is likely to participate in or receive a direct

832     financial benefit from the management of Utah Lake.
833          (3) Before taking office as a voting member of the board or accepting employment as
834     executive director, an individual shall submit to the lake authority a statement verifying that the
835     individual's service as a board member or employment as executive director does not violate
836     Subsection (2).
837          (4) (a) A voting member or nonvoting member of the board or an employee of the lake
838     authority may not receive a direct financial benefit from the management of Utah Lake.
839          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), a direct financial benefit does not include:
840          (i) expense reimbursements;
841          (ii) per diem pay for board member service, if applicable; or
842          (iii) an employee's compensation or benefits from employment with the lake authority.
843          (5) Except as provided Subsection (11), a voting member or nonvoting member of the
844     board shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which
845     the board member holds office on the lake authority's board:
846          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
847     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
848          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the lake
849     authority's board.
850          (6) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the board member
851     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (5) to the administrator or
852     clerk of the lake authority's board, the administrator or clerk shall:
853          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the lake authority's
854     website; and
855          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
856     Subsection (6)(a)(i).
857          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the board member's written disclosure
858     statement remains posted on the lake authority's website until the board member leaves office.
859          (7) The administrator or clerk of the lake authority's board shall take the action
860     described in Subsection (8) if:
861          (a) a board member fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described in
862     Subsection (5); or

863          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
864     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
865          (8) If a circumstance described in Subsection (7) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
866     the lake authority's board shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or
867     clerk determines that a violation occurred, notify the board member of the violation and direct
868     the board member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
869          (9) (a) It is unlawful for a board member to fail to submit or amend a written disclosure
870     statement within seven days after the day on which the board member receives the notice
871     described in Subsection (8).
872          (b) A board member who violates Subsection (9)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
873          (c) The administrator or clerk of the lake authority's board shall report a violation of
874     Subsection (9)(a) to the attorney general.
875          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (9)(b), the administrator
876     or clerk of the lake authority's board shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a board member
877     who violates Subsection (9)(a).
878          (10) The administrator or clerk of the lake authority's board shall deposit a fine
879     collected under this section into the lake authority's account to pay for the costs of
880     administering this section.
881          (11) For an individual who is appointed as a board member under Subsection
882     11-65-302(2)(b), (c), (d), or (e)(ii):
883          (a) Subsection (5) does not apply; and
884          (b) the administrator or clerk of the lake authority's board shall, instead:
885          (i) post an electronic link on the lake authority's website to the written disclosure
886     statement the board member made in the board member's capacity as:
887          (A) a state legislator, under Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest
888     Disclosures;
889          (B) an elected officer of a county, under Section 17-16a-13; or
890          (C) an elected officer of a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; and
891          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
892     Subsection (11)(b)(i).
893          [(5)] (12) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the application or effect of

894     any other code provision applicable to a board member or employee relating to ethics or
895     conflicts of interest.
896          Section 16. Section 17-16-6.5 is amended to read:
897          17-16-6.5. Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
898          (1) (a) A county shall adopt an ordinance establishing campaign finance disclosure
899     requirements for:
900          (i) candidates for county office; and
901          (ii) candidates for local school board office who reside in that county.
902          (b) The ordinance required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
903          (i) a requirement that each candidate for county office or local school board office
904     report the candidate's itemized and total campaign contributions and expenditures at least once
905     within the two weeks before the election and at least once within two months after the election;
906          (ii) a definition of "contribution" and "expenditure" that requires reporting of
907     nonmonetary contributions such as in-kind contributions and contributions of tangible things;
908          (iii) a requirement that the financial reports identify:
909          (A) for each contribution, the name of the donor of the contribution, if known, and the
910     amount of the contribution; and
911          (B) for each expenditure, the name of the recipient and the amount of the expenditure;
912          (iv) a requirement that a candidate for county office or local school board office
913     deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial institution;
914          (v) a prohibition against a candidate for county office or local school board office
915     depositing or mingling any contributions received into a personal or business account; and
916          (vi) a requirement that a candidate for county office who receives a contribution that is
917     cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from a donor whose name is unknown,
918     shall, within 30 days after receiving the contribution, disburse the amount of the contribution
919     to:
920          (A) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or
921     political subdivision's general fund; or
922          (B) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
923     501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
924          (c) (i) As used in this Subsection (1)(c), "account" means an account in a financial

925     institution:
926          (A) that is not described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv); and
927          (B) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
928     county office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
929     holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person files a declaration of
930     candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
931          (ii) The ordinance required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include a requirement that a
932     candidate for county office or local school board office include on a financial report filed in
933     accordance with the ordinance a contribution deposited in or an expenditure made from an
934     account:
935          (A) since the last financial report was filed; or
936          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
937          (2) If any county fails to adopt a campaign finance disclosure ordinance described in
938     Subsection (1), candidates for county office, other than community council office, and
939     candidates for local school board office shall comply with the financial reporting requirements
940     contained in Subsections (3) through (8).
941          (3) A candidate for elective office in a county or local school board office:
942          (a) shall deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial institution;
943     and
944          (b) may not deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business
945     account.
946          (4) Each candidate for elective office in any county who is not required to submit a
947     campaign financial statement to the lieutenant governor, and each candidate for local school
948     board office, shall file a signed campaign financial statement with the county clerk:
949          (a) seven days before the date of the regular general election, reporting each
950     contribution and each expenditure as of 10 days before the date of the regular general election;
951     and
952          (b) no later than 30 days after the date of the regular general election.
953          (5) (a) The statement filed seven days before the regular general election shall include:
954          (i) a list of each contribution received by the candidate, and the name of the donor, if
955     known; and

956          (ii) a list of each expenditure for political purposes made during the campaign period,
957     and the recipient of each expenditure.
958          (b) The statement filed 30 days after the regular general election shall include:
959          (i) a list of each contribution received after the cutoff date for the statement filed seven
960     days before the election, and the name of the donor; and
961          (ii) a list of all expenditures for political purposes made by the candidate after the
962     cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election, and the recipient of each
963     expenditure.
964          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "account" means an account in a financial
965     institution:
966          (i) that is not described in Subsection (3)(a); and
967          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
968     county office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
969     holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person filed a declaration of
970     candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
971          (b) A county office candidate and a local school board office candidate shall include on
972     any campaign financial statement filed in accordance with Subsection (4) or (5):
973          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
974          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
975          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
976          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
977          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
978          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
979          (7) Within 30 days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable
980     instrument, exceeds $50, and is from a donor whose name is unknown, a county office
981     candidate shall disburse the amount of the contribution to:
982          (a) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or
983     political subdivision's general fund; or
984          (b) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
985     501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
986          (8) Candidates for elective office in any county, and candidates for local school board

987     office, who are eliminated at a primary election shall file a signed campaign financial statement
988     containing the information required by this section not later than 30 days after the primary
989     election.
990          (9) Any person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an infraction.
991          (10) (a) Counties may, by ordinance, enact requirements that:
992          (i) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures; and
993          (ii) impose additional penalties.
994          (b) The requirements described in Subsection (10)(a) apply to a local school board
995     office candidate who resides in that county.
996          (11) If a candidate fails to file an interim report due before the election, the county
997     clerk:
998          (a) may send an electronic notice to the candidate and the political party of which the
999     candidate is a member, if any, that states:
1000          (i) that the candidate failed to timely file the report; and
1001          (ii) that, if the candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the deadline for
1002     filing the report, the candidate will be disqualified and the political party will not be permitted
1003     to replace the candidate; and
1004          (b) impose a fine of $100 on the candidate.
1005          (12) (a) The county clerk shall disqualify a candidate and inform the appropriate
1006     election officials that the candidate is disqualified if the candidate fails to file an interim report
1007     described in Subsection (11) within 24 hours after the deadline for filing the report.
1008          (b) The political party of a candidate who is disqualified under Subsection (12)(a) may
1009     not replace the candidate.
1010          (c) A candidate who is disqualified under Subsection (12)(a) shall file with the county
1011     clerk a complete and accurate campaign finance statement within 30 days after the day on
1012     which the candidate is disqualified.
1013          (13) If a candidate is disqualified under Subsection (12)(a), the election official:
1014          (a) shall:
1015          (i) notify every opposing candidate for the county office that the candidate is
1016     disqualified;
1017          (ii) send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the county

1018     election office race for whom the election official has an email address informing the voter that
1019     the candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the candidate will not be counted;
1020          (iii) post notice of the disqualification on the county's website; and
1021          (iv) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the
1022     candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; and
1023          (b) may not count any votes for that candidate.
1024          (14) An election official may fulfill the requirement described in Subsection (13)(a) in
1025     relation to a mailed ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a
1026     written notice directing the voter to the county's website to inform the voter whether a
1027     candidate on the ballot is disqualified.
1028          (15) A candidate is not disqualified if:
1029          (a) the candidate files the interim reports described in Subsection (11) no later than 24
1030     hours after the applicable deadlines for filing the reports;
1031          (b) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
1032     required by this section except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
1033     and
1034          (c) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the
1035     next scheduled report.
1036          (16) (a) A report is considered timely filed if:
1037          (i) the report is received in the county clerk's office no later than midnight, Mountain
1038     Time, at the end of the day on which the report is due;
1039          (ii) the report is received in the county clerk's office with a United States Postal Service
1040     postmark three days or more before the date that the report was due; or
1041          (iii) the candidate has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage and
1042     addressing, three days before the report was due.
1043          (b) For a county clerk's office that is not open until midnight at the end of the day on
1044     which a report is due, the county clerk shall permit a candidate to file the report via email or
1045     another electronic means designated by the county clerk.
1046          (17) (a) Any private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to enforce
1047     the provisions of this section or any ordinance adopted under this section.
1048          (b) In a civil action filed under Subsection (17)(a), the court shall award costs and

1049     attorney fees to the prevailing party.
1050          (18) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
1051     Access and Management Act, the county clerk shall:
1052          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
1053     inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
1054          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
1055     inspection by:
1056          (i) [(A)] posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the county's
1057     website no later than seven business days after the day on which the statement is filed; and
1058          [(B) verifying that the address of the county's website has been provided to the
1059     lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103(5); or]
1060          (ii) [submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
1061     website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
1062     business days after the statement is filed.] in order to meet the requirements of Subsection
1063     20A-11-103(4)(b)(ii), providing the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting
1064     described in Subsection (18)(b)(i) no later than two business days after the day the statement is
1065     filed.
1066          Section 17. Section 17-16a-3 is amended to read:
1067          17-16a-3. Definitions.
1068          As used in this part:
1069          (1) (a) "Appointed officer" means [any person] an individual appointed to:
1070          (i) [any] a statutory office or position; or
1071          (ii) [any other person appointed to any position of employment with a county, except
1072     special employees] a position of employment with a county, except a special employee.
1073          (b) [Appointed officers include, but are not limited to persons serving on] "Appointed
1074     officer" includes an individual serving on a special, regular or full-time [committees, agencies,
1075     or boards whether or not such persons are compensated for their] committee, agency, or board,
1076     regardless of whether the individual is compensated for the individual's services. [The use of
1077     the word "officer" in this part is not intended to make appointed persons or employees
1078     "officers" of the county.]
1079          (c) "Appointed officer" does not include an elected officer.

1080          (2) "Assist" means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent,
1081     aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business
1082     entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business
1083     entity and with the intent to so assist such person or business entity.
1084          (3) "Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint
1085     venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on
1086     a business.
1087          (4) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, which is
1088     paid, loaned, granted, given, donated or transferred to any person or business entity for or in
1089     consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever.
1090          (5) "Elected officer" means [any person] an individual elected or appointed to [any] an
1091     office in the county.
1092          (6) "Governmental action" means [any] an action on the part of a county including:
1093          (a) [any] a decision, determination, finding, ruling, or order; [and]
1094          (b) [any] a grant, payment, award, license, contract, subcontract, transaction, decision,
1095     sanction, or approval[, or]; or
1096          (c) [the denial thereof, or the failure to act in respect to] the denial of, or failure to act
1097     upon, a matter described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b).
1098          (7) "Officer" means an appointed officer or an elected officer.
1099          [(7)] (8) "Special employee" means [any person] an individual hired on the basis of a
1100     contract to perform a special service for the county pursuant to an award of a contract
1101     following a public bid.
1102          [(8)] (9) "Substantial interest" means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an
1103     individual, the individual's spouse, and the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the
1104     outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity.
1105          Section 18. Section 17-16a-3.5 is enacted to read:
1106          17-16a-3.5. Statutory construction.
1107          The definition of appointed officer in Section 17-16a-3 does not have the effect of
1108     making an appointed individual or employee an officer of the county.
1109          Section 19. Section 17-16a-4 is amended to read:
1110          17-16a-4. Prohibited use of official position -- Exception.

1111          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3) or (5), it is an offense for an [elected or
1112     appointed] officer to:
1113          (a) disclose confidential information acquired by reason of the officer's official position
1114     or use that information to secure special privileges or exemptions for [himself] the officer or
1115     others;
1116          (b) use or attempt to use the officer's official position to secure special privileges for
1117     the officer or for others; or
1118          (c) knowingly receive, accept, take, seek or solicit, directly or indirectly, any gift or
1119     loan for the officer or for another, if the gift or loan tends to influence the officer in the
1120     discharge of the officer's official duties.
1121          (2) This section [is inapplicable] does not apply to:
1122          (a) an occasional nonpecuniary gift having a value of less than $50;
1123          (b) an award publicly presented;
1124          (c) any bona fide loan made in the ordinary course of business; or
1125          (d) political campaign contributions subject to Section 17-16-6.5.
1126          (3) A member of a county legislative body who is also a member of the governing
1127     board of a provider of mental health or substance abuse services under contract with the county
1128     does not commit an offense under Subsection (1)(a) or (b) by discharging, in good faith, the
1129     duties and responsibilities of each position, if the county legislative body member does not
1130     participate in the process of selecting the mental health or substance abuse service provider.
1131          (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a county or county official may
1132     encourage support from a public or private individual or institution, whether in financial
1133     contributions or by other means, on behalf of an organization or activity that benefits the
1134     community.
1135          (5) This section does not apply to an [elected or appointed] officer who engages in
1136     conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the [elected or appointed]
1137     officer is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 76-8-105.
1138          Section 20. Section 17-16a-5 is amended to read:
1139          17-16a-5. Compensation for assistance in transaction involving county -- Public
1140     disclosure and filing required.
1141          (1) [No elected or appointed officer may] An officer may not receive or agree to

1142     receive compensation for assisting [any] a person or business entity in [any] a transaction
1143     involving the county in which [he is an officer unless he] the officer is elected or appointed
1144     unless the officer:
1145          (a) [files with the county legislative body a sworn statement giving the information
1146     required by this section, and] files with the county legislative body a sworn statement
1147     disclosing the information described in Subsection (5);
1148          (b) discloses in open meeting to the members of the body of which [he] the officer is a
1149     member, immediately [prior to] before the discussion, the information [required by Subsection
1150     (3).] described in Subsection (5); and
1151          (c) for an officer who is an elected officer, files the sworn statement described in
1152     Subsection (1)(a) with the county clerk.
1153          (2) [The statement required to be filed by this section shall be filed] An officer shall
1154     file the sworn statement described in Subsection (1)(a) on or before the earlier of:
1155          (a) 10 days [prior to the date of any agreement between the elected or appointed officer
1156     and the person or business entity being assisted or] before the date on which the officer and the
1157     person or business entity being assisted enter into an agreement; or
1158          (b) 10 days [prior to the receipt of compensation by the business entity] before the date
1159     on which the officer receives compensation.
1160          (3) In accordance with Subsection (1)(c), an elected officer shall file the sworn
1161     statement with the county clerk on or before the earlier of the deadlines described in
1162     Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
1163          (4) A county clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (1)(a)
1164     shall:
1165          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the county's website; and
1166          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the county's website until the
1167     elected officer leaves office.
1168          (5) The [statement] sworn statement described in Subsection (1)(a) is public
1169     information and is available for examination by the public.
1170          [(3)] (6) The [statement and disclosure] sworn statement and public disclosure
1171     described in Subsection (1) shall contain the following information:
1172          (a) the name and address of the officer;

1173          (b) the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted, or in
1174     which the [appointed or elected official] officer has a substantial interest; and
1175          (c) a brief description of the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to be
1176     rendered and of the nature of the service performed or to be performed.
1177          Section 21. Section 17-16a-6 is amended to read:
1178          17-16a-6. Interest in business entity regulated by county -- Disclosure.
1179          (1) [Every appointed or elected officer] An officer under this part who is an officer,
1180     director, agent, or employee or the owner of a substantial interest in any business entity [which]
1181     that is subject to the regulation of the county [in which the officer is an elected or appointed
1182     officer] in which the officer is appointed or elected shall disclose the position held and the
1183     precise nature and value of the officer's interest:
1184          (a) upon first becoming appointed or elected[,]; and
1185          (b) [again] during January of each year [thereafter] during which the officer continues
1186     to be an appointed or elected officer.
1187          (2) [The disclosure shall be made in a sworn statement filed with the county legislative
1188     body.] An officer shall make the disclosure described in Subsection (1) in a sworn statement
1189     filed with:
1190          (a) the county legislative body; and
1191          (b) if the officer is an elected officer, the county clerk.
1192          (3) The commission shall:
1193          (a) report the substance of [all such disclosure statements] the sworn statement
1194     described in Subsection (2) to the members of the governing body; or
1195          (b) [may provide to the members of the governing body, copies of the disclosure
1196     statement within 30 days after the statement is received] provide a copy of the sworn statement
1197     described in Subsection (2) to the members of the governing body no later than 30 days after
1198     the day on which the commission receives the statement.
1199          (4) A county clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (2) shall:
1200          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the county's website; and
1201          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the county's website until the
1202     elected officer leaves office.
1203          (5) (a) This section does not apply to instances where the value of the interest does not

1204     exceed $[2,000, and] 5,000.
1205          (b) A life insurance [policies and annuities] policy or an annuity may not be considered
1206     in determining the value of the interest.
1207          Section 22. Section 17-16a-7 is amended to read:
1208          17-16a-7. Interest in business entity doing business with county -- Disclosure.
1209          (1) [Every appointed or elected officer] An officer under this part who is an officer,
1210     director, agent, or employee, or owner of a substantial interest in [any] a business entity
1211     [which] that does or anticipates doing business with the county [in which he is an appointed or
1212     elected officer,] in which the officer is appointed or elected shall:
1213          (a) publicly disclose the conflict of interest to the members of the body [on which he]
1214     of which the officer is a member, immediately [prior to any] before a discussion by [such] the
1215     body on matters relating to [such] the business entity, the nature of [his] the officer's interest in
1216     [that] the business entity[.]; and
1217          (b) for an officer who is an elected officer, file a sworn statement describing the
1218     conflict of interest with the county clerk.
1219          (2) The [disclosure statement] public disclosure described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be
1220     entered in the minutes of the meeting.
1221          (3) A county clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (1)(b)
1222     shall:
1223          (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the county's website; and
1224          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the county's website until the
1225     elected officer leaves office.
1226          Section 23. Section 17-16a-8 is amended to read:
1227          17-16a-8. Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.
1228          [Any personal interest of or investment by any elected or appointed official of a county
1229     which creates a potential or actual conflict between the official's personal interests and his
1230     public duties shall be disclosed in open meeting to the members of the body in the manner
1231     required by Section 17-16a-6] An officer who has a personal interest or investment that creates
1232     a potential or actual conflict between the officer's personal interests and the officer's public
1233     duties shall disclose the conflict in the manner described in Section 17-16a-6.
1234          Section 24. Section 17-16a-9 is amended to read:

1235          17-16a-9. Inducing officer to violate provisions prohibited.
1236          No person shall induce or seek to induce [any appointed or elected] an officer to violate
1237     any of the provisions of this part.
1238          Section 25. Section 17-16a-10 is amended to read:
1239          17-16a-10. Violation a misdemeanor -- Removal from office.
1240          In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, [any] a person who
1241     knowingly and intentionally violates this part is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall be
1242     dismissed from employment or removed from office.
1243          Section 26. Section 17-16a-12 is amended to read:
1244          17-16a-12. Rescission of prohibited transaction.
1245          If [any] a transaction is entered into in connection with a violation of Section 17-16a-6,
1246     the county may rescind or void [any] a contract or subcontract entered into pursuant to that
1247     transaction without returning any part of the consideration received by the county.
1248          Section 27. Section 17-16a-13 is enacted to read:
1249          17-16a-13. Annual conflict of interest disclosure -- County clerk -- Penalties.
1250          (1) In addition to the any other disclosure obligation described in this part, an elected
1251     officer shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which
1252     the elected officer holds county elective office:
1253          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1254     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
1255          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the county clerk.
1256          (2) (a) No later than 10 business days after the day on which an elected officer submits
1257     the written disclosure described in Subsection (1) to the county clerk, the county clerk shall:
1258          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure on the county's website; and
1259          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1260     Subsection (2)(a)(i).
1261          (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the elected officer's written disclosure statement
1262     remains posted on the county's website until the elected officer leaves office.
1263          (3) A county clerk shall take the action described in Subsection (4) if:
1264          (a) an elected officer fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described
1265     in Subsection (1); or

1266          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
1267     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
1268          (4) If a circumstance described in Subsection (3) occurs, the county clerk shall, within
1269     five days after the day on which the county clerk determines that a violation occurred, notify
1270     the elected officer of the violation and direct the elected officer to submit an amended written
1271     disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1272          (5) (a) It is unlawful for an elected officer to fail to submit or amend a written
1273     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the elected officer receives the
1274     notice described in Subsection (4).
1275          (b) A regulated officeholder who violates Subsection (5)(a) is guilty of a class B
1276     misdemeanor.
1277          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report a violation of Subsection (5)(a) to the attorney
1278     general.
1279          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (5)(b), the county clerk
1280     shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an elected officer who violates Subsection (5)(a).
1281          (6) The county clerk shall deposit a fine collected under this part into the county's
1282     general fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1283          Section 28. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
1284          20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of
1285     submission -- Public availability -- Notice of reporting and filing requirements.
1286          (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before an interim report or
1287     summary report is due under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections,
1288     the chief election officer shall inform the filing entity by electronic mail unless postal mail is
1289     requested:
1290          (i) that the financial statement is due;
1291          (ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
1292          (iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
1293          (b) The chief election officer is not required to provide notice:
1294          (i) to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before the
1295     candidate's or political party's political convention;
1296          (ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative

1297     under the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1; or
1298          (iii) to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501.
1299          (2) A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or
1300     the Internet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
1301          (3) (a) A financial statement is considered timely filed if the financial statement is
1302     received by the chief election officer's office before midnight, Mountain Time, at the end of the
1303     day on which the financial statement is due.
1304          (b) For a county clerk's office that is not open until midnight at the end of the day on
1305     which a financial statement is due, the county clerk shall permit a candidate to file the financial
1306     statement via email or another electronic means designated by the county clerk.
1307          (c) A chief election officer may extend the time in which a filing entity is required to
1308     file a financial statement if a filing entity notifies the chief election officer of the existence of
1309     an extenuating circumstance that is outside the control of the filing entity.
1310          (4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
1311     Access and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
1312          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
1313     inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
1314          [(b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each financial statement in a searchable
1315     format on a website established by the lieutenant governor:]
1316          [(i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under the
1317     requirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5, no later than seven business days after
1318     the date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; or]
1319          [(ii) for a summary report or interim report filed under the requirements of this chapter
1320     or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than three business days after the
1321     date the summary report or interim report is electronically filed.]
1322          (b) post on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
1323          (i) an electronic copy or the contents of each summary report or interim report filed
1324     under the requirements of this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no
1325     later than three business days after the date on which the summary report or interim report is
1326     electronically filed; or
1327          (ii) for a campaign finance statement filed under the requirements of Section 10-3-208,

1328     for a municipality, or Section 17-16-6.5, for a county, a link to the municipal or county website
1329     that hosts the campaign finance statement, no later than seven business days after the date on
1330     which the lieutenant governor receives the link from:
1331          (A) the municipal clerk or recorder, in accordance with Subsection 10-3-208(10)(b)(ii);
1332     or
1333          (B) the county clerk, in accordance with Subsection 17-16-6.5(18)(b)(ii).
1334          [(5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208, or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5,
1335     elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through the
1336     lieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link or
1337     other access point to the municipality or county website.]
1338          [(6)] (5) Between January 1 and January 15 of each year, the chief election officer shall
1339     provide notice, by postal mail or email, to each filing entity for which the chief election officer
1340     has a physical or email address, of the reporting and filing requirements described in this
1341     chapter.
1342          Section 29. Section 20A-11-1602 is amended to read:
1343          20A-11-1602. Definitions.
1344          As used in this part:
1345          (1) "Conflict of interest" means an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that
1346     the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the
1347     officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immediate family, or an individual or entity that
1348     the officeholder is required to disclose under the provisions of this section, if that benefit or
1349     detriment is distinguishable from the effects of that action on the public or on the officeholder's
1350     profession, occupation, or association generally.
1351          (2) "Conflict of interest disclosure" means a disclosure, on the website, of all
1352     information required under Section 20A-11-1604.
1353          (3) "Entity" means a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited
1354     partnership, a sole proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, a trust, an organization, a joint
1355     venture, a governmental entity, an unincorporated organization, or any other legal entity,
1356     regardless of whether it is established primarily for the purpose of gain or economic profit.
1357          (4) "Local official" means:
1358          (a) an elected officer of:

1359          (i) a municipality under Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 13, Municipal Officers' and
1360     Employees' Ethics Act; or
1361          (ii) a county under Title 17, Chapter 16a, County Officers and Employees Disclosure
1362     Act;
1363          (b) a special public officer under Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and
1364     Employees' Ethics Act; or
1365          (c) another individual:
1366          (i) who is not a regulated officeholder; and
1367          (ii) who is required to annually make a conflict of interest disclosure in accordance
1368     with Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
1369          [(4)] (5) "Filing officer" means:
1370          (a) the lieutenant governor, for the office of a state constitutional officer or State Board
1371     of Education member; or
1372          (b) the lieutenant governor or the county clerk in the county of the candidate's
1373     residence, for a state legislative office.
1374          [(5)] (6) "Immediate family" means the regulated officeholder's spouse, a child living
1375     in the regulated officeholder's immediate household, or an individual claimed as a dependent
1376     for state or federal income tax purposes by the regulated officeholder.
1377          [(6)] (7) "Income" means earnings, compensation, or any other payment made to an
1378     individual for gain, regardless of source, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission,
1379     pay, bonus, severance pay, incentive pay, contract payment, interest, per diem, expenses,
1380     reimbursement, dividends, or otherwise.
1381          [(7)] (8) (a) "Owner or officer" means an individual who owns an ownership interest in
1382     an entity or holds a position where the person has authority to manage, direct, control, or make
1383     decisions for:
1384          (i) the entity or a portion of the entity; or
1385          (ii) an employee, agent, or independent contractor of the entity.
1386          (b) "Owner or officer" includes:
1387          (i) a member of a board of directors or other governing body of an entity; or
1388          (ii) a partner in any type of partnership.
1389          [(8)] (9) "Preceding year" means the year immediately preceding the day on which the

1390     regulated officeholder makes a conflict of interest disclosure.
1391          [(9)] (10) "Regulated officeholder" means an individual who is required to make a
1392     conflict of interest disclosure under the provisions of this part.
1393          [(10)] (11) "State constitutional officer" means the governor, the lieutenant governor,
1394     the state auditor, the state treasurer, or the attorney general.
1395          [(11)] (12) "Website" means the Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest
1396     Disclosure Website described in Section 20A-11-1602.5.
1397          Section 30. Section 20A-11-1602.5 is amended to read:
1398          20A-11-1602.5. Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure
1399     Website.
1400          (1) The lieutenant governor shall, in cooperation with the county clerks, establish and
1401     administer a Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website.
1402          (2) The website shall:
1403          (a) permit a candidate or officeholder to securely access the website for the purpose of:
1404          (i) complying with the conflict of interest disclosure requirements described in this
1405     part; and
1406          (ii) editing conflict of interest disclosures;
1407          (b) contain a record of all conflict of interest disclosures and edits made by the
1408     candidate or officeholder for at least the preceding four years; [and]
1409          (c) permit any person to view a conflict of interest disclosure made by a candidate or
1410     officeholder[.]; and
1411          (d) contain a link to the conflict of interest disclosure made by a local official.
1412          Section 31. Section 53C-1-202 is amended to read:
1413          53C-1-202. Board of trustees membership -- Nomination list -- Qualifications --
1414     Terms -- Replacement -- Chair -- Quorum -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure
1415     statement -- Penalties.
1416          (1) There is established the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees.
1417          (2) The board shall consist of seven members appointed on a nonpartisan basis by the
1418     governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
1419     24, Part 2, Vacancies.
1420          (3) (a) Except for the appointment made pursuant to Subsection (5), all appointments

1421     to the board shall be for a nonconsecutive term of six years, or until a replacement has been
1422     appointed and confirmed pursuant to this section.
1423          (b) If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a replacement, following the
1424     procedures set forth in Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (6), to fill the unexpired term.
1425          (c) Any member of the board who has served less than six years upon the expiration of
1426     that member's term is eligible for a consecutive reappointment.
1427          (4) (a) The governor shall select six of the seven appointees to the board from a
1428     nomination list of at least two candidates for each position or vacancy submitted pursuant to
1429     Section 53C-1-203.
1430          (b) The governor may request an additional nomination list of at least two candidates
1431     from the nominating committee if the initial list of candidates for a given position is
1432     unacceptable.
1433          (c) (i) If the governor fails to select an appointee within 60 days after receipt of the
1434     initial list or within 60 days after the receipt of an additional list, the nominating committee
1435     shall make an interim appointment by majority vote.
1436          (ii) The interim appointee shall serve until the matter is resolved by the committee and
1437     the governor or until replaced pursuant to this chapter.
1438          (5) (a) The governor may appoint one member without requiring a nomination list.
1439          (b) The member appointed under Subsection (5)(a) serves at the pleasure of the
1440     governor.
1441          (6) (a) Each board candidate shall possess outstanding professional qualifications
1442     pertinent to the purposes and activities of the trust.
1443          (b) The board shall represent the following areas of expertise:
1444          (i) nonrenewable resource management or development;
1445          (ii) renewable resource management or development; and
1446          (iii) real estate.
1447          (c) Other qualifications which are pertinent for membership to the board are expertise
1448     in any of the following areas:
1449          (i) business;
1450          (ii) investment banking;
1451          (iii) finance;

1452          (iv) trust administration;
1453          (v) asset management; and
1454          (vi) the practice of law in any of the areas referred to in Subsections (6)(b) and (6)(c)(i)
1455     through (v).
1456          (7) The board of trustees shall select a chair and vice chair from its membership.
1457          (8) Before assuming a position on the board, each member shall take an oath of office.
1458          (9) Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
1459          (10) The governor or five board members may, for cause, remove a member of the
1460     board.
1461          (11) A member of the board shall:
1462          (a) comply with the conflict of interest provisions described in Title 63G, Chapter 24,
1463     Part 3, Conflicts of Interest[.]; and
1464          (b) no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the
1465     member holds office on the board:
1466          (i) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1467     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
1468          (ii) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the board.
1469          (12) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the board member
1470     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (11)(b) to the administrator or
1471     clerk of the board, the administrator or clerk shall:
1472          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the administration's
1473     website; and
1474          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1475     Subsection (12)(a)(i).
1476          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the board member's written disclosure
1477     statement remains posted on the administration's website until the board member leaves office.
1478          (13) The administrator or clerk of the board shall take the action described in
1479     Subsection (14) if:
1480          (a) a board member fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described in
1481     Subsection (11)(b); or
1482          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of

1483     Subsection 20A-11-1604(6).
1484          (14) If a circumstance described in Subsection (13) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
1485     the board shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk determines
1486     that a violation occurred, notify the board member of the violation and direct the board member
1487     to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1488          (15) (a) It is unlawful for a board member to fail to submit or amend a written
1489     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the board member receives the
1490     notice described in Subsection (14).
1491          (b) A board member who violates Subsection (15)(a) is guilty of a class B
1492     misdemeanor.
1493          (c) The administrator or clerk of the board shall report a violation of Subsection (15)(a)
1494     to the attorney general.
1495          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (15)(b), the
1496     administrator or clerk of the board shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a board member
1497     who violates Subsection (15)(a).
1498          (16) The administrator or clerk of the board shall deposit a fine collected under this
1499     section into the board's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1500          Section 32. Section 63H-1-304 is enacted to read:
1501          63H-1-304. Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Exception --
1502     Penalties.
1503          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (7), a board member shall, no sooner than
1504     January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the board member holds
1505     office on the authority's board:
1506          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1507     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
1508          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the
1509     authority's board.
1510          (2) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the board member
1511     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (1) to the administrator or
1512     clerk of the authority's board, the administrator or clerk shall:
1513          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the authority's

1514     website; and
1515          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1516     Subsection (2)(a)(i).
1517          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the board member's written disclosure
1518     statement remains posted on the authority's website until the board member leaves office.
1519          (3) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall take the action described in
1520     Subsection (4) if:
1521          (a) a board member fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described in
1522     Subsection (1); or
1523          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
1524     Subsection 20A-11-1604(b).
1525          (4) If a circumstance described in Subsection (3) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
1526     the authority's board shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
1527     determines that a violation occurred, notify the board member of the violation and direct the
1528     board member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1529          (5) (a) It is unlawful for a board member to fail to submit or amend a written disclosure
1530     statement within seven days after the day on which the board member receives the notice
1531     described in Subsection (4).
1532          (b) A board member who violates Subsection (5)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1533          (c) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall report a violation of
1534     Subsection (5)(a) to the attorney general.
1535          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (5)(b), the administrator
1536     or clerk of the authority's board shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a board member who
1537     violates Subsection (5)(a).
1538          (6) The administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall deposit a fine collected
1539     under this section into the board's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1540          (7) For an individual who is appointed as a board member under Subsection
1541     63H-1-302(2)(b):
1542          (a) Subsection (1) does not apply; and
1543          (b) the administrator or clerk of the authority's board shall, instead:
1544          (i) post an electronic link on the authority's website to the written disclosure statement

1545     the board member made in the board member's capacity as an elected officer of:
1546          (A) a county, under Section 17-16a-13; or
1547          (B) a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; and
1548          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1549     Subsection (7)(b)(i).
1550          Section 33. Section 63H-4-102 is amended to read:
1551          63H-4-102. Creation -- Members -- Chair -- Powers -- Quorum -- Per diem and
1552     expenses -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Exception -- Penalties.
1553          (1) There is created an independent state agency and a body politic and corporate
1554     known as the "Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority."
1555          (2) The authority is composed of eight members as follows:
1556          (a) one member of the county legislative body of Wasatch County;
1557          (b) the mayor of Heber City;
1558          (c) the mayor of Midway;
1559          (d) the executive director of the Department of Transportation or the executive
1560     director's designee;
1561          (e) the director of the Division of State Parks, or the director's designee; and
1562          (f) three public members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
1563     Senate, being private citizens of the state, as follows:
1564          (i) two people representing the tourism industry, one each from Wasatch and Utah
1565     counties; and
1566          (ii) one person representing the public at large.
1567          (3) All members shall be residents of the state.
1568          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the three public members are appointed
1569     for four-year terms beginning July 1, 2010.
1570          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
1571     time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
1572     authority members are staggered so that approximately half of the authority is appointed every
1573     two years.
1574          (5) Any of the three public members may be removed from office by the governor or
1575     for cause by an affirmative vote of any four members of the authority.

1576          (6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement is
1577     appointed for the unexpired term by the governor with advice and consent of the Senate for the
1578     unexpired term.
1579          (7) Each public member shall hold office for the term of appointment and until a
1580     successor has been appointed and qualified.
1581          (8) A public member is eligible for reappointment, but may not serve more than two
1582     full consecutive terms.
1583          (9) The governor shall appoint the chair of the authority from among its members.
1584          (10) The members shall elect from among their number a vice chair and other officers
1585     they may determine.
1586          (11) The powers of the authority are vested in its members.
1587          (12) (a) Four members constitute a quorum for transaction of authority business.
1588          (b) An affirmative vote of at least four members is necessary for any action taken by
1589     the authority.
1590          (13) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
1591     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
1592          (a) Section 63A-3-106;
1593          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
1594          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
1595     63A-3-107.
1596          (14) Except as provided in Subsection (20), a member shall, no sooner than January 1
1597     and no later than January 31 of each year during which the member holds office on the
1598     authority:
1599          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1600     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
1601          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the
1602     authority.
1603          (15) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the member submits the
1604     written disclosure statement described in Subsection (14) to the administrator or clerk of the
1605     authority, the administrator or clerk shall:
1606          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the authority's

1607     website; and
1608          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1609     Subsection (15)(a)(i).
1610          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the member's written disclosure
1611     statement remains posted on the authority's website until the member leaves office.
1612          (16) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall take the action described in
1613     Subsection (17) if:
1614          (a) a member fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described in
1615     Subsection (14); or
1616          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
1617     Subsection 20A-11-1604(b).
1618          (17) If a circumstance described in Subsection (16) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
1619     the authority shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
1620     determines that a violation occurred, notify the member of the violation and direct the member
1621     to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1622          (18) (a) It is unlawful for a member to fail to submit or amend a written disclosure
1623     statement within seven days after the day on which the member receives the notice described in
1624     Subsection (17).
1625          (b) A member who violates Subsection (18)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1626          (c) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall report a violation of Subsection
1627     (18)(a) to the attorney general.
1628          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (18)(b), the
1629     administrator or clerk of the authority shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a member who
1630     violates Subsection (18)(a).
1631          (19) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall deposit a fine collected under this
1632     section into the authority's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1633          (20) For an individual who is appointed to the authority under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or
1634     (c):
1635          (a) Subsection (14) does not apply; and
1636          (b) the administrator or clerk of the authority shall, instead:
1637          (i) post an electronic link on the authority's website to the written disclosure statement

1638     the member made in the member's capacity as an elected officer of:
1639          (A) a county, under Section 17-16a-13; or
1640          (B) a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; and
1641          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1642     Subsection (20)(b)(i).
1643          Section 34. Section 63H-8-201 is amended to read:
1644          63H-8-201. Creation -- Trustees -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Chair -- Powers --
1645     Quorum -- Per diem and expenses -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement --
1646     Penalties.
1647          (1) (a) There is created an independent body politic and corporate, constituting a public
1648     corporation, known as the "Utah Housing Corporation."
1649          (b) The corporation may also be known and do business as the:
1650          (i) Utah Housing Finance Association; and
1651          (ii) Utah Housing Finance Agency in connection with a contract entered into when that
1652     was the corporation's legal name.
1653          (c) No other entity may use the names described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b) without
1654     the express approval of the corporation.
1655          (2) The corporation is governed by a board of trustees composed of the following nine
1656     trustees:
1657          (a) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive
1658     director's designee;
1659          (b) the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions or the commissioner's
1660     designee;
1661          (c) the state treasurer or the treasurer's designee; and
1662          (d) six public trustees, who are private citizens of the state, as follows:
1663          (i) two people who represent the mortgage lending industry;
1664          (ii) two people who represent the home building and real estate industry; and
1665          (iii) two people who represent the public at large.
1666          (3) The governor shall:
1667          (a) appoint the six public trustees of the corporation with the advice and consent of the
1668     Senate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies; and

1669          (b) ensure that:
1670          (i) the six public trustees are from different counties and are residents of the state; and
1671          (ii) not more than three of the public trustees are members of the same political party.
1672          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the governor shall appoint the six
1673     public trustees to terms of office of four years each.
1674          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
1675     time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
1676     corporation trustees are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every
1677     two years.
1678          (5) (a) A public trustee of the corporation may be removed from office for cause either
1679     by the governor or by an affirmative vote of six trustees of the corporation.
1680          (b) When a vacancy occurs in the board of trustees for any reason, the replacement
1681     shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
1682          (c) A public trustee shall hold office for the term of appointment and until the trustee's
1683     successor has been appointed and qualified.
1684          (d) A public trustee is eligible for reappointment but may not serve more than two full
1685     consecutive terms.
1686          (6) (a) The governor shall select the chair of the corporation.
1687          (b) The trustees shall elect from among their number a vice chair and other officers
1688     they may determine.
1689          (7) (a) Five trustees of the corporation constitute a quorum for transaction of business.
1690          (b) An affirmative vote of at least five trustees is necessary for any action to be taken
1691     by the corporation.
1692          (c) A vacancy in the board of trustees does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise
1693     all rights and perform all duties of the corporation.
1694          (8) A trustee may not receive compensation or benefits for the trustee's service, but
1695     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
1696          (a) Section 63A-3-106;
1697          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
1698          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and
1699     63A-3-107.

1700          (9) A trustee shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year
1701     during which the trustee holds office on the board of trustees:
1702          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1703     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
1704          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the board of
1705     trustees.
1706          (10) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the trustee submits the
1707     written disclosure statement described in Subsection (9) to the administrator or clerk of the
1708     board of trustees, the administrator or clerk shall:
1709          (i) post a copy of the written disclosure statement on the corporation's website; and
1710          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1711     Subsection (10)(a)(i).
1712          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the trustee's written disclosure
1713     statement remains posted on the corporation's website until the trustee leaves office.
1714          (11) The administrator or clerk of the board of trustees shall take the action described
1715     in Subsection (12) if:
1716          (a) a trustee fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described in Subsection
1717     (9); or
1718          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
1719     Subsection 20A-11-1604(b).
1720          (12) If a circumstance described in Subsection (11) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
1721     the board of trustees shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
1722     determines that a violation occurred, notify the trustee of the violation and direct the trustee to
1723     submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1724          (13) (a) It is unlawful for a trustee to fail to submit or amend a written disclosure
1725     statement within seven days after the day on which the trustee receives the notice described in
1726     Subsection (12).
1727          (b) A trustee who violates Subsection (13)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1728          (c) The administrator or clerk of the board of trustees shall report a violation of
1729     Subsection (13)(a) to the attorney general.
1730          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (13)(b), the

1731     administrator or clerk of the board of trustees shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a
1732     member who violates Subsection (13)(a).
1733          (14) The administrator or clerk of the board shall deposit a fine collected under this
1734     section into the corporation's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1735          [(9)] (15) [A] In addition to the written disclosure statement described in Subsection
1736     (9), a trustee described in Subsection (2)(d) shall also comply with the conflict of interest
1737     provisions described in Section 63G-24-301.
1738          Section 35. Section 63M-14-202 is amended to read:
1739          63M-14-202. Organization of the authority -- Annual conflict of interest
1740     disclosure statement -- Penalties.
1741          (1) The authority is composed of seven authority members:
1742          (a) five authority members who represent Colorado River authority areas;
1743          (b) one authority member who represents the governor; and
1744          (c) one authority member who represents tribal interests.
1745          (2) The five Colorado River authority areas, defined by existing county boundaries that
1746     reflect the historic and current use of the Colorado River system, include:
1747          (a) the Central Utah Area composed of Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, Sanpete, Summit,
1748     Wasatch, Duchesne, and Uintah counties, located within the service area of the Central Utah
1749     Water Conservancy District;
1750          (b) the Uintah Basin Area composed of Duchesne and Uintah counties,
1751     notwithstanding that these counties fall within the Central Utah Area, and Daggett county;
1752          (c) the Price and San Rafael Area composed of Carbon and Emery counties;
1753          (d) the Virgin River Area composed of Kane and Washington counties; and
1754          (e) the State of Utah Area that represents:
1755          (i) the remaining counties using the Colorado River system;
1756          (ii) the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Natural Resources'
1757     divisions; and
1758          (iii) the users of the Colorado River system that are not specifically included in the
1759     other four Colorado River authority areas and include Garfield, Grand, San Juan, and Wayne
1760     counties.
1761          (3) The members of the authority are:

1762          (a) four members appointed as follows:
1763          (i) a representative of the Central Utah Area appointed by the board of trustees of the
1764     Central Utah Water Conservancy District;
1765          (ii) a representative of the Uintah Basin Area appointed jointly by the boards of
1766     trustees of the Duchesne County and Uintah Water Conservancy Districts;
1767          (iii) a representative of the Price and San Rafael Area appointed jointly by the county
1768     commission of Carbon County and the board of trustees of the Emery Water Conservancy
1769     District; and
1770          (iv) a representative of the Virgin River Area appointed by the board of trustees of the
1771     Washington County Water Conservancy District;
1772          (b) the director of the Division of Water Resources as the representative of the State of
1773     Utah Area created in Subsection (2)(e);
1774          (c) the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources as the representative
1775     of the governor; and
1776          (d) a representative of tribal interests who is:
1777          (i) appointed by the governor; and
1778          (ii) a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe if the tribe is, in whole or in part,
1779     located within the state and within the Colorado River system.
1780          (4) A joint appointment required under Subsection (3) requires the agreement of both
1781     appointing authorities before the authority member seat is filled.
1782          (5) An authority member who is appointed under Subsection (3) shall:
1783          (a) be a resident of the state; and
1784          (b) have experience and a general knowledge of:
1785          (i) Colorado River issues and the use of the Colorado River system in the member's
1786     respective Colorado River authority area;
1787          (ii) the development of the use of the waters of the Colorado River system; and
1788          (iii) the rights of this state concerning the resources and benefits of the Colorado River
1789     system.
1790          (6) (a) An appointing authority shall notify the chair of:
1791          (i) the appointing authority's initial appointment to the authority; and
1792          (ii) the appointment of a new member or when a vacancy is being filled.

1793          (b) An appointment of an authority member is effective when received by the chair.
1794          (c) The initial term of an appointed authority member expires June 30, 2027. Before
1795     June 30, 2027, the authority shall adopt a system to stagger the terms of appointed authority
1796     members beginning July 1, 2027, and notify each appointing authority of the duration of the
1797     term of the appointing authority's authority member. The staggering of terms after July 1, 2027,
1798     shall result in approximately one-third of the appointed authority members' terms expiring
1799     every two years. After the respective terms of adjustment are complete, subsequent authority
1800     members shall be appointed by an appointing authority for six-year terms.
1801          (d) An authority member term shall end on June 30. New terms commence on July 1.
1802          (e) An authority member whose term has expired shall serve until replaced or
1803     reappointed by the applicable appointing authority.
1804          (f) An appointing authority may at any time remove the appointing authority's authority
1805     member for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. If the authority member is jointly
1806     appointed, the authority member may only be removed by joint agreement of both appointing
1807     authorities.
1808          (7) In the event of a vacancy in the authority, the chair shall notify the appointing
1809     authority of the vacancy and ask that an authority member be promptly appointed.
1810          (8) (a) An authority member may not receive compensation or benefits for the
1811     member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
1812          (i) Section 63A-3-106;
1813          (ii) Section 63A-3-107; and
1814          (iii) rules made by the Department of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
1815     63A-3-107.
1816          (b) If an authority member is a full-time employee with either the state or a water
1817     conservancy district, the authority member is not eligible for the per diem compensation.
1818          (9) The executive director appointed under Section 63M-14-401 shall provide staff
1819     services to the authority.
1820          (10) An authority member shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31
1821     of each year during which the authority member holds office on the authority:
1822          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
1823     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and

1824          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the
1825     authority.
1826          (11) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the authority member
1827     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (10) to the administrator or
1828     clerk of the authority, the administrator or clerk shall:
1829          (i) post a copy of the written disclosure statement on the authority's website; and
1830          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
1831     Subsection (11)(a)(i).
1832          (b) The administrator or clerk shall ensure that the authority member's written
1833     disclosure statement remains posted on the authority's website until the authority member
1834     leaves office.
1835          (12) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall take the action described in
1836     Subsection (13) if:
1837          (a) an authority member fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described
1838     in Subsection (10); or
1839          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
1840     Subsection 20A-11-1604(b).
1841          (13) If a circumstance described in Subsection (12) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
1842     the authority shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk
1843     determines that a violation occurred, notify the authority member of the violation and direct the
1844     authority member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.
1845          (14) (a) It is unlawful for an authority member to fail to submit or amend a written
1846     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the authority member receives
1847     the notice described in Subsection (13).
1848          (b) An authority member who violates Subsection (14)(a) is guilty of a class B
1849     misdemeanor.
1850          (c) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall report a violation of Subsection
1851     (14)(a) to the attorney general.
1852          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (14)(b), the
1853     administrator or clerk of the authority shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an authority
1854     member who violates Subsection (14)(a).

1855          (15) The administrator or clerk of the authority shall deposit a fine collected under this
1856     section into the authority's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
1857          Section 36. Section 67-16-3 is amended to read:
1858          67-16-3. Definitions.
1859          As used in this chapter:
1860          (1) "Agency" means:
1861          (a) any department, division, agency, commission, board, council, committee,
1862     authority, or any other institution of the state or any of its political subdivisions; or
1863          (b) an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101.
1864          (2) "Agency head" means the chief executive or administrative officer of any agency.
1865          (3) "Assist" means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent,
1866     aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business
1867     entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business
1868     entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity.
1869          (4) "Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint
1870     venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on
1871     a business.
1872          (5) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, which is
1873     paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to any person or business entity by anyone
1874     other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials,
1875     property, or any other thing whatsoever.
1876          (6) "Controlled, private, or protected information" means information classified as
1877     controlled, private, or protected in Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
1878     Management Act, or other applicable provision of law.
1879          (7) "Filing clerk" means:
1880          (a) the special district clerk, for a special public officer who holds an office on:
1881          (i) the board of trustees of a special district; or
1882          (ii) the governing body of a special service district; or
1883          (b) the school district administrator, for a special public officer who holds an office on
1884     a local school board.
1885          (8) "Governing body" means:

1886          (a) the legislative body of a county, city, or town that establishes a special service
1887     district, if an administrative control board has not been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or
1888          (b) the administrative control board of a special service district, if the administrative
1889     control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301.
1890          [(7)] (9) "Governmental action" means any action on the part of the state, a political
1891     subdivision, or an agency, including:
1892          (a) any decision, determination, finding, ruling, or order; and
1893          (b) any grant, payment, award, license, contract, subcontract, transaction, decision,
1894     sanction, or approval, or the denial thereof, or the failure to act in respect to.
1895          [(8)] (10) "Improper disclosure" means disclosure of controlled, private, or protected
1896     information to any person who does not have the right to receive the information.
1897          [(9)] (11) "Legislative employee" means any officer or employee of the Legislature, or
1898     any committee of the Legislature, who is appointed or employed to serve, either with or
1899     without compensation, for an aggregate of less than 800 hours during any period of 365 days.
1900     "Legislative employee" does not include legislators.
1901          [(10)] (12) "Legislator" means a member or member-elect of either house of the
1902     Legislature of the state of Utah.
1903          [(11)] (13) "Political subdivision" means a district, school district, or any other
1904     political subdivision of the state that is not an agency, but does not include a municipality or a
1905     county.
1906          [(12)] (14) (a) "Public employee" means a person who is not a public officer who is
1907     employed on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis by:
1908          (i) the state;
1909          (ii) a political subdivision of the state; or
1910          (iii) an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101.
1911          (b) "Public employee" does not include legislators or legislative employees.
1912          [(13)] (15) (a) "Public officer" means an elected or appointed officer:
1913          (i) (A) of the state;
1914          (B) of a political subdivision of the state; or
1915          (C) an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101; and
1916          (ii) who occupies a policymaking post.

1917          (b) "Public officer" includes a special public officer.
1918          [(b)] (c) "Public officer" does not include legislators or legislative employees.
1919          (16) "Special public officer" means a public officer who is an elected or appointed
1920     member of:
1921          (a) the board of trustees of a special district or the governing body of a special service
1922     district, if the special district or the special service district has an annual budget that is equal to
1923     or exceeds 10 times the revenue and expenditure amount described in Subsection 51-2a-201(1);
1924     or
1925          (b) a local school board.
1926          [(14)] (17) "State" means the state of Utah.
1927          [(15)] (18) "Substantial interest" means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by
1928     an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the
1929     outstanding capital stock of a corporation or a 10% interest in any other business entity.
1930          Section 37. Section 67-16-6 is amended to read:
1931          67-16-6. Receiving compensation for assistance in transaction involving an
1932     agency -- Sworn statement.
1933          (1) Except as provided in Subsection [(5)] (6), it is an offense for a public officer or
1934     public employee to receive or agree to receive compensation for assisting any person or
1935     business entity in any transaction involving an agency unless the public officer or public
1936     employee files a sworn, written statement [containing the information required by] disclosing
1937     the information described in Subsection (2) with:
1938          (a) the head of the officer or employee's own agency;
1939          (b) the agency head of the agency with which the transaction is being conducted; [and]
1940          (c) the state attorney general[.]; and
1941          (d) for a public officer who is a special public officer, the filing clerk of the board of
1942     trustees, governing body, or local school board, as applicable, of which the special public
1943     officer is an elected or appointed member.
1944          (2) The [statement] sworn statement described in Subsection (1) shall contain:
1945          (a) the name and address of the public officer or public employee involved;
1946          (b) the name of the public officer's or public employee's agency;
1947          (c) the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted; and

1948          (d) a brief description of:
1949          (i) the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to be rendered; and
1950          (ii) the nature of the service performed or to be performed.
1951          (3) [The statement required to be filed under Subsection (1) shall be filed within] A
1952     public officer or public employee shall file the sworn statement described in Subsection (1) on
1953     or before the earlier of:
1954          (a) 10 days after the date [of any agreement between the public officer or public
1955     employee and the person or business entity being assisted] on which the public officer or public
1956     employee and the person or business entity being assisted enter into an agreement; or
1957          (b) the [receipt of compensation, whichever is earlier] public officer's or public
1958     employee's receipt of compensation.
1959          (4) In accordance with Subsection (1)(d), a special public officer shall file the sworn
1960     statement with the filing clerk on or before the earlier of the deadlines described in Subsections
1961     (3)(a) and (b).
1962          (5) A filing clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (1) shall:
1963          (a) post a copy of the special public officer's sworn statement on, as applicable, the
1964     special district's, special service district's, or school district's website; and
1965          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the website described in
1966     Subsection (5)(a) until the special public officer leaves office.
1967          [(4)] (6) The [statement is] sworn statement described in Subsection (1) is public
1968     information and shall be available for examination by the public.
1969          [(5)] (7) This section does not apply to a public officer or public employee who
1970     engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the public
1971     officer or public employee is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 63G-6a-2404 or
1972     Section 76-8-105.
1973          Section 38. Section 67-16-7 is amended to read:
1974          67-16-7. Disclosure of substantial interest in regulated business -- Exceptions.
1975          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a public officer or public employee who is an
1976     officer, director, agent, employee, or owner of a substantial interest in any business entity that
1977     is subject to the regulation of the agency by which the public officer or public employee is
1978     employed shall disclose [any] a position held in the entity and the precise nature and value of

1979     the public officer's or public employee's interest in the entity:
1980          (a) upon first becoming a public officer or public employee;
1981          (b) whenever the public officer's or public employee's position in the business entity
1982     changes significantly; and
1983          (c) if the value of the public officer's or public employee's interest in the entity
1984     increases significantly.
1985          (2) The disclosure required under Subsection (1) shall be made in a sworn statement
1986     filed with:
1987          (a) for a public officer or a public employee of the state, the attorney general;
1988          (b) for a public officer or a public employee of a political subdivision, the chief
1989     governing body of the political subdivision;
1990          (c) the head of the agency with which the public officer or public employee is
1991     affiliated; [and]
1992          (d) for a public employee, the public employee's immediate supervisor[.]; and
1993          (e) for a public officer who is a special public officer, the filing clerk of the board or
1994     trustees, governing body, or local school board, as applicable, of which the special public
1995     officer is an elected or appointed member.
1996          (3) A filing clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (1) shall:
1997          (a) post a copy of the special public officer's sworn statement on, as applicable, the
1998     special district's, special service district's, or school district's website; and
1999          (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the website described in
2000     Subsection (3)(a) until the special public officer leaves office.
2001          [(3)] (4) (a) This section does not apply to instances where the total value of the
2002     substantial interest does not exceed $[2,000] 5,000.
2003          (b) A life insurance policy or an annuity is not required to be considered in determining
2004     the value of a substantial interest under this section.
2005          [(4)] (5) A disclosure made under this section is a public record and a person with
2006     whom a disclosure is filed under Subsection (2) shall make the disclosure available for public
2007     inspection.
2008          [(5)] (6) A public officer is not required to file a disclosure under this section if the
2009     public officer files a disclosure under Section 20A-11-1604.

2010          Section 39. Section 67-16-16 is enacted to read:
2011          67-16-16. Special public officer -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement
2012     -- Exception -- Penalties.
2013          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (7), a special public officer shall, no sooner than
2014     January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the special public officer
2015     holds elected or appointed office:
2016          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
2017     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
2018          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the filing clerk.
2019          (2) (a) No later than 10 business days after the day on which a special public officer
2020     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (1) to the filing clerk, the
2021     filing clerk shall:
2022          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on, as applicable, the
2023     special district's, special service district's, or school district's website; and
2024          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
2025     Subsection (2)(a)(i).
2026          (b) The filing clerk shall ensure that the special public officer's written disclosure
2027     statement remains posted on the website described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) until the special
2028     public officer leaves office.
2029          (3) The filing clerk shall take the action described in Subsection (4) if:
2030          (a) a special public officer fails to timely submit a written disclosure statement; or
2031          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
2032     Section 20A-11-1604(6).
2033          (4) If a circumstance described in Subsection (3) occurs, the filing clerk shall, within
2034     five days after the day on which the filing clerk determines that a violation occurred, notify the
2035     special public officer of the violation and direct the special public officer to submit an amended
2036     report correcting the problem.
2037          (5) (a) It is unlawful for a special public officer to fail to submit or amend a written
2038     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the special public officer
2039     receives the notice described in Subsection (4).
2040          (b) A special public officer who violates Subsection (5)(a) is guilty of a class B

2041     misdemeanor.
2042          (c) The filing clerk shall report a violation of Subsection (5)(a) to the attorney general.
2043          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (5)(b), the filing clerk
2044     shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a special public officer who violates Subsection (5)(a).
2045          (6) The filing clerk shall deposit a fine collected under this section into the, as
2046     applicable, special district's, special service district's, or school district's general fund as a
2047     dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering this section.
2048          (7) For a special public officer who is also a state legislator, a member of the
2049     legislative body of a county or municipality, or who is otherwise required to make the written
2050     disclosure statement described in Subsection (1) under another provision of law:
2051          (a) Subsection (1) does not apply; and
2052          (b) the filing clerk shall, instead:
2053          (i) post an electronic link on the website described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) to the written
2054     disclosure statement the special public officer made in the special public officer's capacity as:
2055          (A) a state legislator, under Title 20A, Chapter 11, Part 16, Conflict of Interest
2056     Disclosures;
2057          (B) an elected officer of a county, under Section 17-16a-13;
2058          (C) an elected officer of a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; or
2059          (D) an individual who is otherwise required make the written disclosure statement
2060     described in Subsection (1) under another provision of law; and
2061          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
2062     Subsection (7)(b)(i).
2063          Section 40. Section 73-32-302 is amended to read:
2064          73-32-302. Advisory council created -- Staffing -- Per diem and travel expenses --
2065     Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Exception -- Penalties.
2066          (1) There is created an advisory council known as the "Great Salt Lake Advisory
2067     Council" consisting of 11 members listed in Subsection (2).
2068          (2) (a) The governor shall appoint the following members, with the advice and consent
2069     of the Senate:
2070          (i) one representative of industry representing the extractive industry;
2071          (ii) one representative of industry representing aquaculture;

2072          (iii) one representative of conservation interests;
2073          (iv) one representative of a migratory bird protection area as defined in Section
2074     23A-13-101;
2075          (v) one representative who is an elected official from municipal government, or the
2076     elected official's designee;
2077          (vi) five representatives who are elected officials from county government, or the
2078     elected official's designee, one each representing:
2079          (A) Box Elder County;
2080          (B) Davis County;
2081          (C) Salt Lake County;
2082          (D) Tooele County; and
2083          (E) Weber County; and
2084          (vii) one representative of a publicly owned treatment works.
2085          (3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), each member shall serve a four-year
2086     term.
2087          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), at the time of appointment or reappointment,
2088     the governor shall adjust the length of terms of voting members to ensure that the terms of
2089     council members are staggered so that approximately half of the council is appointed every two
2090     years.
2091          (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the governor shall
2092     appoint a replacement for the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the Senate.
2093          (d) A member shall hold office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
2094          (4) The council shall determine:
2095          (a) the time and place of meetings; and
2096          (b) any other procedural matter not specified in this chapter.
2097          (5) (a) Attendance of six members at a meeting of the council constitutes a quorum.
2098          (b) A vote of the majority of the members present at a meeting when a quorum is
2099     present constitutes an action of the council.
2100          (6) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
2101     may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
2102          (a) Section 63A-3-106;

2103          (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
2104          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
2105     63A-3-107.
2106          (7) The office, the department, and the Department of Environmental Quality shall
2107     coordinate and provide necessary staff assistance to the council.
2108          (8) Except as provided in Subsection (14), a council member shall, no sooner than
2109     January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the council member holds
2110     office on the council:
2111          (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to
2112     each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and
2113          (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the administrator or clerk of the council.
2114          (9) (a) No later than 10 business days after the date on which the council member
2115     submits the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (8) to the administrator or
2116     clerk of the council, the administrator or clerk shall:
2117          (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the council's website;
2118     and
2119          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
2120     Subsection (9)(a)(i).
2121          (b) The administrator or clerk of the council shall ensure that the council member's
2122     written disclosure statement remains posted on the council's website until the council member
2123     leaves office.
2124          (10) The administrator or clerk of the council shall take the action described in
2125     Subsection (11) if:
2126          (a) a council member fails to timely file the written disclosure statement described in
2127     Subsection (8); or
2128          (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of
2129     Subsection 20A-11-1604(b).
2130          (11) If a circumstance described in Subsection (10) occurs, the administrator or clerk of
2131     the council shall, within five days after the day on which the administrator or clerk determines
2132     that a violation occurred, notify the council member of the violation and direct the council
2133     member to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem.

2134          (12) (a) It is unlawful for a council member to fail to submit or amend a written
2135     disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the council member receives the
2136     notice described in Subsection (11).
2137          (b) A council member who violates Subsection (12)(a) is guilty of a class B
2138     misdemeanor.
2139          (c) The administrator or clerk of the council shall report a violation of Subsection
2140     (12)(a) to the attorney general.
2141          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (12)(b), the
2142     administrator or clerk of the council shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a council member
2143     who violates Subsection (12)(a).
2144          (13) The administrator or clerk of the council shall deposit a fine collected under this
2145     section into the council's account to pay for the costs of administering this section.
2146          (14) For an individual appointed to the council under Subsection (2)(a)(v) or (vi):
2147          (a) Subsection (8) does not apply; and
2148          (b) the administrator or clerk of the council shall, instead:
2149          (i) post an electronic link on the council's website to the written disclosure statement
2150     the council member made in the council member's capacity as an elected officer of:
2151          (A) a county, under Section 17-16a-13; or
2152          (B) a municipality, under Section 10-3-1313; and
2153          (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in
2154     Subsection (14)(b)(i).
2155          Section 41. Effective date.
2156          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.