Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 254 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Brooks, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/21/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority to return unused appropriations to the Division of Finance for deposit in the General Fund;
• provides for the repeal of the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

UTAH STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM AUTHORITY
AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks
Senate Sponsor: 
 Wayne A. Harper
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill makes changes related to the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority to return unused appropriations
to the Division of Finance for deposit in the General Fund;
▸ provides for the repeal of the Utah State Railroad Museum Authority; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63E-1-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 393
63I-2-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, First Special Session, Chapter 4
ENACTS:
63H-5-111
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63E-1-102
 is amended to read:
63E-1-102.
Definitions -- List of independent entities.
As used in this title:
(1) "Authorizing statute" means the statute creating an entity as an independent entity.
(2) "Committee" means the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee created by
Section 
63E-1-201
.
(3) "Independent corporation" means a corporation incorporated in accordance with
Chapter 2, Independent Corporations Act.
(4) (a) "Independent entity" means an entity having a public purpose relating to the
state or its citizens that is individually created by the state or is given by the state the right to
exist and conduct its affairs as an:
(i) independent state agency; or
(ii) independent corporation.
(b) "Independent entity" includes the:
(i) Utah Beef Council, created by Section 
4-21-103
;
(ii) Utah Dairy Commission created by Section 
4-22-103
;
(iii) Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority created by Section 
63H-4-102
;
[
(iv) Utah State Railroad Museum Authority created by Section 
63H-5-102
;
]
[
(v)
] 
(iv)
 Utah Housing Corporation created by Section 
63H-8-201
;
[
(vi)
] 
(v)
 Utah State Fair Corporation created by Section 
63H-6-103
;
[
(vii)
] 
(vi)
 Utah State Retirement Office created by Section 
49-11-201
;
[
(viii)
] 
(vii)
 School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created by Section
53C-1-201
;
[
(ix)
] 
(viii)
 School and Institutional Trust Fund Office created by Section 
53D-1-201
;
[
(x)
] 
(ix)
 Utah Communications Authority created by Section 
63H-7a-201
;
[
(xi)
] 
(x)
 Utah Energy Infrastructure Authority created by Section 
63H-2-201
;
[
(xii)
] 
(xi)
 Utah Capital Investment Corporation created by Section 
63N-6-301
; and
[
(xiii)
] 
(xii)
 Military Installation Development Authority created by Section
63H-1-201
.
(c) Notwithstanding this Subsection (4), "independent entity" does not include:
(i) the Public Service Commission of Utah created by Section 
54-1-1
;
(ii) an institution within the state system of higher education;
(iii) a city, county, or town;
(iv) a local school district;
(v) a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local
Districts; or
(vi) a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
(5) "Independent state agency" means an entity that is created by the state, but is
independent of the governor's direct supervisory control.
(6) "Money held in trust" means money maintained for the benefit of:
(a) one or more private individuals, including public employees;
(b) one or more public or private entities; or
(c) the owners of a quasi-public corporation.
(7) "Public corporation" means an artificial person, public in ownership, individually
created by the state as a body politic and corporate for the administration of a public purpose
relating to the state or its citizens.
(8) "Quasi-public corporation" means an artificial person, private in ownership,
individually created as a corporation by the state, which has accepted from the state the grant of
a franchise or contract involving the performance of a public purpose relating to the state or its
citizens.
Section 2. Section 
63H-5-111
 is enacted to read:
 63H-5-111.
Return of appropriations.
(1) On or before June 30, 2022, the authority shall return to the Division of Finance the
unused portion of appropriations made to the authority by the Legislature.
(2) The Division of Finance shall deposit funds received from the authority in the
General Fund.
Section 3. Section 
63I-2-263
 is amended to read:
63I-2-263.
Repeal dates, Title 63A to Title 63N.
(1) Section 
63A-3-111
 is repealed June 30, 2021.
(2) Title 63C, Chapter 19, Higher Education Strategic Planning Commission is
repealed July 1, 2021.
(3) Title 63C, Chapter 22, Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology
Commission is repealed July 1, 2023.
(4) Section 
63G-1-502
 is repealed July 1, 2022.
(5) The following sections regarding the World War II Memorial Commission are
repealed on July 1, 2022:
(a) Section 
63G-1-801
;
(b) Section 
63G-1-802
;
(c) Section 
63G-1-803
; and
(d) Section 
63G-1-804
.
(6) Title 63H, Chapter 5, Utah State Railroad Museum Authority, is repealed on July 1,
2022.
[
(6)
] 
(7)
 Section 
63H-7a-303
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
[
(7)
] 
(8)
 Subsection 
63J-1-206
(3)(c), relating to coronavirus, is repealed July 1, 2021.
[
(8)
] 
(9)
 Sections 
63M-7-213
 and 
63M-7-213.5
 are repealed on January 1, 2023.
[
(9)
] 
(10)
 Section 
63M-7-217
 is repealed on July 1, 2022.
[
(10)
] 
(11)
 Title 63N, Chapter 13, Part 3, Facilitating Public-private Partnerships Act,
is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(11)
] 
(12)
 Title 63N, Chapter 15, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Programs, is
repealed December 31, 2021.
Section 4. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 4, 2022, except that the amendments to Section 
63E-1-102
take effect on July 1, 2022.