Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 25 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Dayton, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/31/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• reauthorizes the Resource Development Coordinating Committee until July 1, 2025; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
REAUTHORIZATION
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton
House Sponsor: 
Jack R. Draxler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends Title 63I, Chapter 1, Legislative Oversight and Sunset Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ reauthorizes the Resource Development Coordinating Committee until July 1, 2025;
and 
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 113, 189, 195, 211, 419,
429, and 435
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates, Titles 63A to 63M.
(1) Section 
63A-4-204
, authorizing the Risk Management Fund to provide coverage to
any public school district which chooses to participate, is repealed July 1, 2016.
(2) Subsection 
63A-5-104
(4)(h) is repealed on July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
63A-5-603
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1, 2016.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2018.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 14, Federal Funds Commission, is repealed July 1, 2018.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 15, Prison Relocation Commission, is repealed July 1, 2017.
(7) Subsection 
63G-6a-1402
(7) authorizing certain transportation agencies to award a
contract for a design-build transportation project in certain circumstances, is repealed July 1,
2015.
(8) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2020.
(9) [
The Resource Development Coordinating Committee, created in Section
63J-4-501
, is repealed July 1, 2015.
] 
On July 1, 2025:
(a) in Subsection 
17-27a-404
(3)(c)(ii), the language that states "the Resource
Development Coordinating Committee," is repealed;
(b) Subsection 
23-14-21
(2)(c) is amended to read "(c) provide notification of proposed
sites for the transplant of species to local government officials having jurisdiction over areas
that may be affected by a transplant.";
(c) in Subsection 
23-14-21
(3), the language that states "and the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee" is repealed;
(d) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(1), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee created in Section 
63J-4-501
 and" is repealed;
(e) in Subsection 
23-21-2.3
(2), the language that states "the Resource Development
Coordinating Committee and" is repealed;
(f) Subsection 
63J-4-102
(1) is repealed and the remaining subsections are renumbered
accordingly;
(g) Subsections 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and (c) are repealed;
(h) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(a) and the
word "and" is inserted immediately after the semicolon;
(i) Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(d) is renumbered to Subsection 
63J-4-401
(5)(b);
(j) Sections 
63J-4-501
, 
63J-4-502
, 
63J-4-503
, 
63J-4-504
, and 
63J-4-505
 are repealed;
and
(k) Subsection 
63J-4-603
(1)(e)(iv) is repealed and the remaining subsections are
renumbered accordingly.
(10) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 4, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2018.
(11) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 11, Recycling Market Development Zone Act, is
repealed January 1, 2021.
(b) Subject to Subsection (11)(c), Sections 
59-7-610
 and 
59-10-1007
 regarding tax
credits for certain persons in recycling market development zones, are repealed for taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) A person may not claim a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
:
(i) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section 
59-7-610
 or
59-10-1007
, if the machinery or equipment is purchased on or after January 1, 2021; or
(ii) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), if
the expenditure is made on or after January 1, 2021.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (11)(b) and (c), a person may carry forward a tax
credit in accordance with Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
; and
(ii) (A) for the purchase price of machinery or equipment described in Section
59-7-610
 or 
59-10-1007
, the machinery or equipment is purchased on or before December 31,
2020; or
(B) for an expenditure described in Subsection 
59-7-610
(1)(b) or 
59-10-1007
(1)(b), the
expenditure is made on or before December 31, 2020.
(12) Section 
63M-1-3412
 is repealed on July 1, 2021.
(13) (a) Section 
63M-1-2507
, Health Care Compact is repealed on July 1, 2014.
(b) (i) The Legislature shall, before reauthorizing the Health Care Compact:
(A) direct the Health System Reform Task Force to evaluate the issues listed in
Subsection (13)(b)(ii), and by January 1, 2013, develop and recommend criteria for the
Legislature to use to negotiate the terms of the Health Care Compact; and
(B) prior to July 1, 2014, seek amendments to the Health Care Compact among the
member states that the Legislature determines are appropriate after considering the
recommendations of the Health System Reform Task Force.
(ii) The Health System Reform Task Force shall evaluate and develop criteria for the
Legislature regarding:
(A) the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act;
(B) whether Utah is likely to be required to implement any part of the Affordable Care
Act prior to negotiating the compact with the federal government, such as Medicaid expansion
in 2014;
(C) whether the compact's current funding formula, based on adjusted 2010 state
expenditures, is the best formula for Utah and other state compact members to use for
establishing the block grants from the federal government;
(D) whether the compact's calculation of current year inflation adjustment factor,
without consideration of the regional medical inflation rate in the current year, is adequate to
protect the state from increased costs associated with administering a state based Medicaid and
a state based Medicare program;
(E) whether the state has the flexibility it needs under the compact to implement and
fund state based initiatives, or whether the compact requires uniformity across member states
that does not benefit Utah;
(F) whether the state has the option under the compact to refuse to take over the federal
Medicare program;
(G) whether a state based Medicare program would provide better benefits to the
elderly and disabled citizens of the state than a federally run Medicare program;
(H) whether the state has the infrastructure necessary to implement and administer a
better state based Medicare program;
(I) whether the compact appropriately delegates policy decisions between the
legislative and executive branches of government regarding the development and
implementation of the compact with other states and the federal government; and
(J) the impact on public health activities, including communicable disease surveillance
and epidemiology.
(14) (a) Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 35, Utah Small Business Jobs Act, is repealed
January 1, 2021.
(b) Section 
59-9-107
 regarding tax credits against premium taxes is repealed for
calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (14)(b), an entity may carry forward a tax credit in
accordance with Section 
59-9-107
 if:
(i) the person is entitled to a tax credit under Section 
59-9-107
 on or before December
31, 2020; and
(ii) the qualified equity investment that is the basis of the tax credit is certified under
Section 
63M-1-3503
 on or before December 31, 2023.
(15) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2017.
(16) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2017.