Representative Robert M. Spendlove proposes the following substitute bill:


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STATE TREASURER INVESTMENT AMENDMENTS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove

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Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill directs the state treasurer to deposit into the Utah Homes Investment Program.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     creates the Utah Homes Investment Program (the program);
13          ▸     directs the state treasurer to deposit certain funds into the program;
14          ▸     provides for the terms of deposit in the program; and
15          ▸     exempts deposits into the program from the Money Management Act.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          51-7-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 139, 242 and 328
23          63I-1-251, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 64
24          63I-1-272, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 259
25     ENACTS:

26          51-12-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27          51-12-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
28          51-12-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
29          51-12-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
30          51-12-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
31          51-12-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
32          72-2-134, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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34     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35          Section 1. Section 51-7-2 is amended to read:
36          51-7-2. Exemptions from chapter.
37          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the following funds are exempt from this
38     chapter:
39          (a) funds invested in accordance with the participating employees' designation or
40     direction pursuant to a public employees' deferred compensation plan established and operated
41     in compliance with Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
42          (b) funds of the Utah State Retirement Board;
43          (c) funds of the Utah Housing Corporation;
44          (d) endowment funds of higher education institutions, including funds of the Higher
45     Education Student Success Endowment, created in Section 53B-7-802;
46          (e) permanent and other land grant trust funds established pursuant to the Utah
47     Enabling Act and the Utah Constitution;
48          (f) the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund;
49          (g) the funds of the Utah Educational Savings Plan;
50          (h) funds of the permanent state trust fund created by and operated under Utah
51     Constitution, Article XXII, Section 4;
52          (i) the funds in the Navajo Trust Fund;
53          (j) the funds in the Radioactive Waste Perpetual Care and Maintenance Account;
54          (k) the funds in the Employers' Reinsurance Fund;
55          (l) the funds in the Uninsured Employers' Fund;
56          (m) the Utah State Developmental Center Long-Term Sustainability Fund, created in

57     Section 26B-1-331;
58          (n) the funds in the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201; [and]
59          (o) the Utah fund of funds created in Section 63N-6-401[.]; and
60          (p) the funds deposited into the Utah Homes Investment Program from the
61     Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund created in Section 72-2-134.
62          (2) Except for the funds of the Utah State Retirement Board and the Utah Educational
63     Savings Plan, the funds described in Subsection (1) are not exempt from Subsections
64     51-7-14(2) and (3).
65          Section 2. Section 51-12-101 is enacted to read:
66     
CHAPTER 12. Utah Homes Investment Program

67     
Part 1. General Provisions

68          51-12-101. Definitions.
69          As used in this chapter:
70          (1) "Attainable home" means a residence that costs the purchaser no more than the
71     amount a qualifying residential unit may be purchased in accordance with Subsection
72     63H-8-501(6)(e) at the time the state treasurer deposits with a qualified depository.
73          (2) "Fund" means the Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund
74     created in Section 72-2-134.
75          (3) "Political subdivision" means:
76          (a) the municipality in which the attainable home is located; or
77          (b) the county, if the attainable home is located in an unincorporated portion of the
78     county.
79          (4) "Qualified depository" means the same as that term is defined in Section 51-7-3.
80          (5) (a) "Qualified project" means a new construction housing development project in
81     the state for which the developer:
82          (i) commits to:
83          (A) offering for sale no fewer than 60% of the total units within the project as
84     attainable homes;
85          (B) including in the deed of sale for an attainable home a restriction, in favor of the
86     political subdivision, that the attainable home be owner occupied for no fewer than five years;
87     and

88          (C) having a plan to provide information to potential buyers of attainable homes about
89     the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program created in Section 63H-8-502; and
90          (ii) executes a valid agreement with the political subdivision to develop housing
91     meeting the requirements of Subsections (5)(a)(i)(A) and (B).
92          (b) "Qualified project" includes infrastructure within the housing development project.
93          Section 3. Section 51-12-102 is enacted to read:
94          51-12-102. Reporting.
95          (1) The state treasurer shall share the information reported in accordance with
96     Subsection 51-12-202(3)(d) with the governor's office.
97          (2) Before December 31 of each year, the state treasurer and the governor's office or
98     the governor's office's designee shall report to the Legislative Management Committee:
99          (a) the dollar amount of deposits and the number of qualified depositories in which a
100     deposit is made in accordance with Part 2, Investment Program;
101          (b) the information reported in accordance with Subsection 51-12-202(3)(d); and
102          (c) the impact of the Utah Homes Investment Program on the availability of housing in
103     the state.
104          Section 4. Section 51-12-201 is enacted to read:
105     
Part 2. Investment Program

106          51-12-201. Investment opportunities.
107          (1) A qualified depository may request the state treasurer to make a deposit in the
108     qualified depository if the qualified depository:
109          (a) has identified and approved for financing a qualified project; and
110          (b) requests no more than 80% of the financing for a qualified project.
111          (2) Subject to Subsection (3), the state treasurer shall approve the qualified depository's
112     request for deposit:
113          (a) unless the state treasurer determines the qualified depository does not merit deposit
114     under fiduciary duties and prudent investment practices within the parameters of this chapter;
115          (b) in an amount that is equal to the lesser of:
116          (i) the deposit amount requested;
117          (ii) $60,000,000; or
118          (iii) 50% of the qualified depository's maximum amount of public deposits determined

119     in accordance with Section 51-7-18.1; and
120          (c) as sufficient money becomes available in the subfund and in accordance with
121     Subsection 72-2-134(4)(a).
122          (3) The state treasurer may not approve a request for deposit after December 31, 2025.
123          (4) The state treasurer shall notify Utah Housing Corporation of any qualified projects
124     for which the state treasurer makes a deposit in a qualified depository.
125          Section 5. Section 51-12-202 is enacted to read:
126          51-12-202. Terms of deposit.
127          (1) The state treasurer shall enter into a deposit agreement with an approved qualified
128     depository in accordance with Section 51-12-201.
129          (2) The deposit agreement shall provide that the qualified depository:
130          (a) shall offer loan financing to a developer of a qualified project at a rate no higher
131     than 150 basis points above the federal funds effective rate at the time of the deposit;
132          (b) shall return the amount of deposit:
133          (i) with interest at a rate equal to the greater of:
134          (A) the federal funds effective rate at the time of the deposit minus 200 basis points; or
135          (B) 0.5%; and
136          (ii) at the earlier of:
137          (A) 24 months from the day on which the deposit is made;
138          (B) repayment of the loan financing;
139          (C) the sale of the last home in the qualified project; or
140          (D) June 30, 2027;
141          (c) is responsible for return of the amount of the deposit with accrued interest
142     regardless of the completion of the qualified project or the repayment of the qualified
143     depository's loan to the developer of the qualified project; and
144          (d) shall report to the state treasurer the total number of housing units and the number
145     of attainable homes each qualified project created.
146          (3) A qualified depository may return the deposit earlier than the time period described
147     in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) without penalty.
148          (4) The state treasurer shall deposit the return of the amount of the deposit, including
149     interest, into the fund.

150          Section 6. Section 51-12-203 is enacted to read:
151          51-12-203. Penalty.
152          A developer or a qualified depository that fails to comply with the terms of deposit is
153     disqualified from subsequent participation in the Utah Homes Investment Program.
154          Section 7. Section 51-12-204 is enacted to read:
155          51-12-204. Exception to credit union lending requirements.
156          Notwithstanding any provision of Title 7, Chapter 9, Utah Credit Union Act, or any
157     other applicable statute requiring membership in the credit union by a borrower, a state or
158     federally chartered credit union may make a loan to a developer of a qualified project and may
159     request a deposit in accordance with Sections 51-12-201 and 51-12-202.
160          Section 8. Section 63I-1-251 is amended to read:
161          63I-1-251. Repeal dates: Title 51.
162          (1) Subsection 51-7-2(1)(p), relating to the Transportation Infrastructure General Fund
163     Support Subfund created in Section 72-2-134, is repealed July 1, 2027.
164          (2) Title 51, Chapter 12, Utah Homes Investment Program, is repealed July 1, 2027.
165          Section 9. Section 63I-1-272 is amended to read:
166          63I-1-272. Repeal dates: Title 72.
167          (1) Subsection 72-2-121(9), which creates transportation advisory committees, is
168     repealed July 1, 2022.
169          (2) Section 72-2-134 is repealed July 1, 2027.
170          [(2)] (3) Title 72, Chapter 4, Part 3, Utah State Scenic Byway Program, is repealed
171     January 2, 2025.
172          Section 10. Section 72-2-134 is enacted to read:
173          72-2-134. Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund.
174          (1) There is created within the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 a subfund
175     known as the "Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund."
176          (2) The subfund consists of:
177          (a) appropriations by the Legislature;
178          (b) interest earned on the fund; and
179          (c) returns of the amounts of deposit with accrued interest made in accordance with
180     Section 51-2-202.

181          (3) (a) The subfund shall earn interest.
182          (b) Interest earned on money in the subfund shall be deposited into the subfund.
183          (4) (a) The state treasurer shall deposit up to $300,000,000 from the subfund in
184     accordance with Title 51, Chapter 12, Utah Homes Investment Program.
185          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the state treasurer may otherwise invest funds
186     described in Subsection (4)(a) if funds are available after qualified projects are approved under
187     Section 51-12-201.
188          (5) On June 30, 2027, the Division of Finance shall transfer any balance in the subfund
189     into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005.
190          Section 11. Effective date.
191          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.