Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 326 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Spendlove, R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2022

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program (pilot program) within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GO Utah office), for awarding grants to businesses to implement projects that address air quality or water conservation;
• requires the GO Utah office to consult with the Division of Air Quality and the Division of Water Resources in administering the pilot program;
• describes the requirements for a business entity to receive grant money under the pilot program;
• requires the GO Utah office to make rules and report on the pilot program;
• establishes a sunset date for the pilot program; and
• includes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

STATE INNOVATION AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Robert M. Spendlove
Senate Sponsor: 
Ann Millner
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses state innovation.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program (pilot program) within the
Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GO Utah office), for awarding grants
to businesses to implement projects that address air quality or water conservation;
▸ requires the GO Utah office to consult with the Division of Air Quality and the
Division of Water Resources in administering the pilot program;
▸ describes the requirements for a business entity to receive grant money under the
pilot program;
▸ requires the GO Utah office to make rules and report on the pilot program;
▸ establishes a sunset date for the pilot program; and
▸ includes 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 2021, Chapters 70, 72, 84, 90, 171, 196,
260, 280, 282, 345, 382, 401, 421 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah
2021, Chapter 382
ENACTS:
63N-3-801
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63N-3-802
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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 63N.
(1) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
(a) Section 
63A-16-102
 is repealed;
(b) Section 
63A-16-201
 is repealed; and
(c) Section 
63A-16-202
 is repealed.
(2) Subsection 
63A-5b-405
(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(3) Section 
63A-5b-1003
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(4) Sections 
63A-9-301
 and 
63A-9-302
, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
2025.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
(11) Title 63A, Chapter 16, Part 7, Data Security Management Council, is repealed
July 1, 2025.
(12) Section 
63G-6a-805
, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(13) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
2025.
(14) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(15) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(16) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(17), Nurse Home Visiting Restricted Account is repealed
July 1, 2026.
(17) (a) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(61), relating to the Utah Statewide Radio System
Restricted Account, is repealed July 1, 2022.
(b) When repealing Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(61), the Office of Legislative Research and
General Counsel shall, in addition to the office's authority under Subsection 
36-12-12
(3), make
necessary changes to subsection numbering and cross references.
(18) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(5), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah Marriage
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
(19) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(6), referring to the Trip Reduction Program, is repealed
July 1, 2022.
(20) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(24), related to the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is
repealed January 1, 2025.
(21) [
Title 63J, Chapter 4, Part 5,
] 
Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4,
 Resource
Development Coordinating Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(22) In relation to the advisory committee created in Subsection 
63L-11-305
(3), on July
1, 2022:
(a) Subsection 
63L-11-305
(1)(a), which defines "advisory committee," is repealed; and
(b) Subsection 
63L-11-305
(3), which creates the advisory committee, is repealed.
(23) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, on
January 1, 2023:
(a) Sections 
63M-7-301
, 
63M-7-302
, 
63M-7-303
, 
63M-7-304
, and 
63M-7-306
 are
repealed;
(b) Section 
63M-7-305
, the language that states "council" is replaced with
"commission";
(c) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(1) is repealed and replaced with:
"(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
(d) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(2) is repealed and replaced with:
"(2) The commission shall:
(a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
(b) coordinate the implementation of Section 
77-18-104
 and related provisions in
Subsections 
77-18-103
(2)(c) and (d).".
(24) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(25) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 6, Utah Council on Victims of Crime, is repealed July
1, 2022.
(26) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2026.
[
(27) Title 63N, Chapter 1, Part 5, Governor's Economic Development Coordinating
Council, is repealed July 1, 2024.
]
[
(28)
] 
(27)
 Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
[
(29)
] 
(28)
 Section 
63N-2-512
, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
July 1, 2028.
[
(30)
] 
(29)
 (a) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 6, 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 [
(30)
] 
(29)
(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 
63N-2-603
 on or before December 31, 2023.
(30) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 8, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is repealed
July 1, 2027.
(31) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(32) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 1, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed July 1,
2025.
(33) Title 63N, Chapter 9, Part 2, Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program,
is repealed January 1, 2028.
Section 2. Section 
63N-3-801
 is enacted to read:
Part 8. Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program
 63N-3-801.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Applicable agency" means:
(a) for a project related to air quality, the Division of Air Quality created in Section
19-1-105
; or
(b) for a project related to water resources, the Division of Water Resources created in
Section 
73-10-18
.
(2) "Business entity" means a for-profit or nonprofit business entity.
(3) "Grant" means a grant awarded as part of the pilot program.
(4) "Pilot program" means the Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program created in
Section 
63N-3-802
.
Section 3. Section 
63N-3-802
 is enacted to read:
 63N-3-802.
Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program.
(1) There is created within the office the Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program.
(2) Subject to available funds, the office, in consultation with each applicable agency,
shall award grants to business entities to implement projects to improve:
(a) air quality in the state; or
(b) the conservation or more efficient utilization of water resources in the state.
(3) (a) The office, in consultation with each applicable agency, shall develop goals and
objectives specific to each type of project described in Subsection (2).
(b) The office shall issue a public solicitation for participation in the pilot program that
describes the goals and objectives developed for each particular type of project.
(4) (a) A business entity may apply to the office for a grant under the pilot program.
(b) An application under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
(i) specify:
(A) the expected outcomes that the funding would be used to achieve;
(B) how the business entity intends to achieve the expected outcomes;
(C) how the project is expected to meet the goals and objectives developed for that
particular type of project under Subsection (3);
(D) the extent to which the project offers a strategic and innovative solution to achieve
the expected outcomes;
(E) the date on which the business entity expects to complete the project, subject to
Subsection (6)(b)(vii); and
(F) the total amount of money needed for the project; and
(ii) include any other information requested by the office.
(5) The office shall review and make a determination regarding a grant application
after consulting with the applicable agency.
(6) (a) Before the office may award a grant to a business entity under the pilot program,
the office, in consultation with the applicable agency, shall enter into a written agreement with
the business entity.
(b) The written agreement described in Subsection (6)(a) shall:
(i) specify the amount of the grant;
(ii) specify the time period for distributing the grant;
(iii) specify the terms and conditions for receiving the grant, including reporting
requirements;
(iv) identify specific targets and benchmarks that align with the grant proposal;
(v) require the business entity to coordinate or partner with the applicable agency in
implementing the project;
(vi) require the business entity to submit to independent evaluations over the course of
the project's implementation by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah,
the Institute of Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University, or the Bingham Research Center
at Utah State University to determine whether the project is meeting:
(A) the targets and benchmarks specified in the written agreement; and
(B) the goals and objectives developed for that particular type of project under
Subsection (3); and
(vii) require the business entity to complete the project no later than July 1, 2026.
(c) In awarding grants under this section, the office, in consultation with each
applicable agency, shall prioritize projects that:
(i) offer a strategic and innovative solution for achieving the intended outcomes; or
(ii) demonstrate a funding match from a private entity.
(7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
office, in consultation with each applicable agency, shall make rules to administer the pilot
program.
(8) The office shall, as part of the office's written report under Section 
63N-1a-306
submitted in 2026, and if otherwise requested by the Economic Development and Workforce
Services Interim Committee, report the following information:
(a) the total amount of grants the office awarded to business entities under the pilot
program;
(b) a description of the projects for which the office awarded grants under the pilot
program;
(c) a summary of the results of the independent evaluations conducted in accordance
with Subsection (6)(b)(vi); and
(d) the office's recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the pilot program and
any suggestions for legislation.