Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 459 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, Val L.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• changes the name of:
• the "Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee" to the "Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee";
• the "Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee" to the "Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee"; and
• the "Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee" to the "Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee";
• modifies reporting requirements to align with the correct appropriations subcommittee;
• provides a coordination clause to coordinate with H.B. 200 regarding reporting requirements for a recreation restoration infrastructure grant; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

59
4-46-303
17B-2a-808.1
32B-2-307
32B-2-505
35A-6-105
36-33-103
53-1-121
53-2a-603
53-2a-606
53-2a-1302
53-8-105
53-8-214
53-10-910
53B-2a-117
53B-17-1102
53B-18-1602
53B-18-1805
53B-18-1806
53B-20-104
53B-22-204
58-55-104
58-55-105
59-21-2
63A-5b-404
63A-5b-407
63A-5b-912
63A-5b-1002
63A-13-502
63A-16-302.1
63H-7a-206
63J-1-504
63M-7-904
63N-2-107
63N-6-301
63N-21-401
64-13-46.1
64-13e-103
64-13e-105
67-5-1
77-38-620
77-40a-107
78A-2-310
78A-5-303
78B-1-117
79-8-203
80-5-303
80-5-502
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Appropriations Subcommittee Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill updates the names of certain appropriations subcommittees.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
changes the name of:
the "Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee" to 
the "Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee";
the "Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee" to the 
"Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee"; and
the "Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee" to the 
"Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee"; 
modifies reporting requirements to align with the correct appropriations subcommittee; 
provides a coordination clause to coordinate with H.B. 200 regarding reporting 
requirements for a recreation restoration infrastructure grant; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
4-46-303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 180
17B-2a-808.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 498
32B-2-307
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 538
32B-2-505
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 369
35A-6-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 415
36-33-103
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 334
53-1-121
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 215
53-2a-603
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 434, 534
53-2a-606
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 434
53-2a-1302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 434
53-8-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 425
53-8-214
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 251
53-10-910
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 430
53B-2a-117
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 378
53B-18-1805
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 494
53B-18-1806
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 494
53B-20-104
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 369
53B-22-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 378
58-55-104
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 215
58-55-105
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 215
59-21-2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 88
63A-5b-404
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 421
63A-5b-407
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 369
63A-5b-912
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 152
63A-5b-1002
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 116
63A-13-502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 286
63A-16-302.1
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 496
63H-7a-206
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 357
63J-1-504
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 428
63M-7-904
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 506
63N-2-107
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 159
63N-6-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 298, 362
63N-21-401
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 38
64-13-46.1
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 182
64-13e-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 246
64-13e-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 467
67-5-1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 2, 74 and 348
77-38-620
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 237
77-40a-107
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 384 and last amended by 
Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 384
78A-2-310
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 428
78A-5-303
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 62
78B-1-117
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 25
79-8-203
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 280
80-5-303
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 261
80-5-502
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 261
REPEALS:
53B-17-1102
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 453
53B-18-1602
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 453
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
AMENDS:
79-8-203
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 280
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
4-46-303
 is amended to read:
4-46-303
. Board to report annually.
The board shall submit an annual report to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 and Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental 
Quality Appropriations Subcommittees:
(1)
specifying the amount of each disbursement from the fund;
(2)
identifying the recipient of each disbursement and describing the project for which 
money was disbursed; and
(3)
detailing the conditions, if any, placed by the board on disbursements from the fund.
Section 2, Section 
17B-2a-808.1
 is amended to read:
17B-2a-808.1
. Large public transit district board of trustees powers and duties -- 
Adoption of ordinances, resolutions, or orders -- Effective date of ordinances.
(1)
The powers and duties of a board of trustees of a large public transit district stated in 
this section are in addition to the powers and duties stated in Section 
17B-1-301
.
(2)
The board of trustees of each large public transit district shall:
(a)
hold public meetings and receive public comment;
(b)
ensure that the policies, procedures, and management practices established by the 
public transit district meet state and federal regulatory requirements and federal 
grantee eligibility;
(c)
create and approve an annual budget, including the issuance of bonds and other 
financial instruments, after consultation with the local advisory council;
(d)
approve any interlocal agreement with a local jurisdiction;
(e)
in consultation with the local advisory council, approve contracts and overall 
property acquisitions and dispositions for transit-oriented development;
(f)
in consultation with constituent counties, municipalities, metropolitan planning 
organizations, and the local advisory council:
(i)
develop and approve a strategic plan for development and operations on at least a 
four-year basis; and
(ii)
create and pursue funding opportunities for transit capital and service initiatives 
to meet anticipated growth within the public transit district;
(g)
annually report the public transit district's long-term financial plan to the State 
Bonding Commission;
(h)
annually report the public transit district's progress and expenditures related to state 
resources to the Executive Appropriations Committee and the 
Infrastructure and 
General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations 
Subcommittee;
(i)
annually report to the Transportation Interim Committee the public transit district's 
efforts to engage in public-private partnerships for public transit services;
(j)
hire, set salaries, and develop performance targets and evaluations for:
(i)
the executive director; and
(ii)
all chief level officers;
(k)
supervise and regulate each transit facility that the public transit district owns and 
operates, including:
(i)
fix rates, fares, rentals, charges and any classifications of rates, fares, rentals, and 
charges; and
(ii)
make and enforce rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules for or in 
connection with a transit facility that the district owns or controls;
(l)
control the investment of all funds assigned to the district for investment, including 
funds:
(i)
held as part of a district's retirement system; and
(ii)
invested in accordance with the participating employees' designation or direction 
pursuant to an employee deferred compensation plan established and operated in 
compliance with Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(m)
in consultation with the local advisory council created under Section 
17B-2a-808.2
, 
invest all funds according to the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, 
State Money Management Act;
(n)
if a custodian is appointed under Subsection (3)(d), pay the fees for the custodian's 
services from the interest earnings of the investment fund for which the custodian is 
appointed;
(o)
(i)
cause an annual audit of all public transit district books and accounts to be 
made by an independent certified public accountant;
(ii)
as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, submit to each of the 
councils of governments within the public transit district a financial report 
showing:
(A)
the result of district operations during the preceding fiscal year;
(B)
an accounting of the expenditures of all local sales and use tax revenues 
generated under Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 22, Local Option Sales and Use 
Taxes for Transportation Act;
(C)
the district's financial status on the final day of the fiscal year; and
(D)
the district's progress and efforts to improve efficiency relative to the previous 
fiscal year; and
(iii)
supply copies of the report under Subsection (2)(o)(ii) to the general public upon 
request;
(p)
report at least annually to the Transportation Commission created in Section 
72-1-301
, 
which report shall include:
(i)
the district's short-term and long-range public transit plans, including the portions 
of applicable regional transportation plans adopted by a metropolitan planning 
organization established under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 134; and
(ii)
any transit capital development projects that the board of trustees would like the 
Transportation Commission to consider;
(q)
direct the internal auditor appointed under Section 
17B-2a-810
 to conduct audits that 
the board of trustees determines, in consultation with the local advisory council 
created in Section 
17B-2a-808.2
, to be the most critical to the success of the 
organization;
(r)
together with the local advisory council created in Section 
17B-2a-808.2
, hear audit 
reports for audits conducted in accordance with Subsection (2)(o);
(s)
review and approve all contracts pertaining to reduced fares, and evaluate existing 
contracts, including review of:
(i)
how negotiations occurred;
(ii)
the rationale for providing a reduced fare; and
(iii)
identification and evaluation of cost shifts to offset operational costs incurred 
and impacted by each contract offering a reduced fare;
(t)
in consultation with the local advisory council, develop and approve other board 
policies, ordinances, and bylaws;
(u)
review and approve any:
(i)
contract or expense exceeding $200,000; or
(ii)
proposed change order to an existing contract if the change order:
(A)
increases the total contract value to $200,000 or more;
(B)
increases a contract of or expense of $200,000 or more by 15% or more; or
(C)
has a total change order value of $200,000 or more; and
(v)
coordinate with political subdivisions within the large public transit district and the 
department to coordinate public transit services provided by the large public transit 
district with pilot services related to public transit innovation grants.
(3)
A board of trustees of a large public transit district may:
(a)
subject to Subsection (4), make and pass ordinances, resolutions, and orders that are:
(i)
not repugnant to the United States Constitution, the Utah Constitution, or the 
provisions of this part; and
(ii)
necessary for:
(A)
the governance and management of the affairs of the district;
(B)
the execution of district powers; and
(C)
carrying into effect the provisions of this part;
(b)
provide by resolution, under terms and conditions the board considers fit, for the 
payment of demands against the district without prior specific approval by the board, 
if the payment is:
(i)
for a purpose for which the expenditure has been previously approved by the 
board;
(ii)
in an amount no greater than the amount authorized; and
(iii)
approved by the executive director or other officer or deputy as the board 
prescribes;
(c)
in consultation with the local advisory council created in Section 
17B-2a-808.2
:
(i)
hold public hearings and subpoena witnesses; and
(ii)
appoint district officers to conduct a hearing and require the officers to make 
findings and conclusions and report them to the board; and
(d)
appoint a custodian for the funds and securities under its control, subject to 
Subsection (2)(n).
(4)
The board of trustees may not issue a bond unless the board of trustees has consulted 
and received approval from the State Finance Review Commission created in Section 
63C-25-201
.
(5)
A member of the board of trustees of a large public transit district or a hearing officer 
designated by the board may administer oaths and affirmations in a district investigation 
or proceeding.
(6)
(a)
The vote of the board of trustees on each ordinance or resolution shall be by roll 
call vote with each affirmative and negative vote recorded.
(b)
The board of trustees of a large public transit district may not adopt an ordinance 
unless it is introduced at least 24 hours before the board of trustees adopts it.
(c)
Each ordinance adopted by a large public transit district's board of trustees shall take 
effect upon adoption, unless the ordinance provides otherwise.
(7)
(a)
The board of trustees shall provide a report to each city and town within the 
boundary of the large public transit district, that shall provide an accounting of:
(i)
the amount of revenue from local option sales and use taxes under this part that 
was collected within each respective county, city, or town and allocated to the 
large public transit district as provided in this part;
(ii)
how much revenue described in Subsection (7)(a)(i) was allocated to provide 
public transit services utilized by residents of each city and town; and
(iii)
how the revenue described in Subsection 
(7)(b)
(7)(a)(i)
 was spent to provide 
public transit services utilized by residents of each respective city and town.
(b)
The board of trustees shall provide the report described in Subsection (7)(a):
(i)
on or before January 1, 2025; and
(ii)
at least every two years thereafter.
(c)
To provide the report described in this Subsection (7), a board of trustees may 
coordinate with the Department of Transportation to report on relevant public transit 
capital development administered by the Department of Transportation.
Section 3, Section 
32B-2-307
 is amended to read:
32B-2-307
. State Store Land Acquisition and Building Construction Fund.
(1)
As used in this section, "fund" means the State Store Land Acquisition and Building 
Construction Fund created in this section.
(2)
There is created an enterprise fund known as the State Store Land Acquisition and 
Building Construction Fund.
(3)
The fund is funded from the following sources:
(a)
appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
(b)
in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(a)
, proceeds from revenue bonds authorized by 
Title 63B, Bonds
;
(c)
subject to Subsection 
(7)(b)
, repayments to the fund; and
(d)
the interest described in Subsection 
(4)
.
(4)
(a)
The fund shall earn interest.
(b)
Interest earned on the fund shall be deposited into the fund.
(5)
Subject to Subsection 
(6)
, the department may use the money deposited into the fund:
(a)
for construction of new state stores, including to purchase or lease property; and
(b)
for maintenance or renovation of existing state stores or facilities.
(6)
(a)
Before the department spends or commits money from the fund, the department 
shall:
(i)
present to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and 
Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee a description of how the department 
will spend the money; and
(ii)
if the department intends to spend or commit money from the fund for 
construction of a new state store:
(A)
receive approval from the Division of Facilities Construction and 
Management, created in Section 
63A-5b-301
; and
(B)
receive authorization in an appropriations act.
(b)
Following a presentation described in Subsection 
(6)(a)(i)
, the 
Infrastructure and 
General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee 
shall recommend whether the department spend the money in accordance with the 
department's presentation.
(7)
(a)
If the department uses money in the fund for a purpose described in Subsection 
(5)
, 
and subsequently issues a revenue bond for that purpose, the department shall repay 
the money with proceeds from the revenue bond.
(b)
If the department uses money from the fund for a purpose described in Subsection 
(5)
, 
and subsequently uses, instead of issuing bonds, cash funding appropriated by the 
Legislature to fund that purpose, the department shall reimburse the fund:
(i)
with proceeds from liquor revenue in the Liquor Control Fund, created in Section 
32B-2-301
, on a long-term payment schedule set by the state treasurer; and
(ii)
before the transfer described in Subsection 
32B-2-301(7)
.
(8)
(a)
If the department uses money from the fund that the Legislature appropriated as a 
loan to be used for the purposes described in Subsection 
(5)
, the department shall 
repay the money with proceeds from liquor revenue in the Liquor Control Fund, 
created in Section 
32B-2-301
:
(i)
with interest at prevailing municipal revenue bond rates for the state of Utah at the 
time of loan origination minus 50 basis points; and
(ii)
on a term not to exceed 15 years.
(b)
The department shall make each payment under Subsection 
(8)(a)
 before the transfer 
described in Subsection 
32B-2-301(7)
.
Section 4, Section 
32B-2-505
 is amended to read:
32B-2-505
. Reporting requirements -- Building plan and market survey 
required -- Department performance measures.
(1)
In 2018 and each year thereafter, the department shall present a five-year building plan 
to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
Appropriations Subcommittee that describes the department's anticipated property 
acquisition, building, and remodeling for the five years following the day on which the 
department presents the five-year building plan.
(2)
(a)
In 2018 and every other year thereafter, the department shall complete a market 
survey to inform the department's five-year building plan described in Subsection 
(1)
.
(b)
The department shall:
(i)
provide a copy of each market survey to the 
Infrastructure and General 
Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee and 
the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
(ii)
upon request, appear before the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee to present the 
results of the market survey.
(3)
For fiscal year 2018-19 and each fiscal year thereafter, before the fiscal year begins, the 
Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, in consultation with the department and the 
Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, shall establish performance measures and goals 
to evaluate the department's operations during the fiscal year.
(4)
(a)
The department may not submit a request to the Division of Facilities 
Construction and Management for a capital development project unless the 
department first obtains approval from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.
(b)
In determining whether to grant approval for a request described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
, 
the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall evaluate the extent to which the 
department met the performance measures and goals described in Subsection 
(3)
during the previous fiscal year.
Section 5, Section 
35A-6-105
 is amended to read:
35A-6-105
. Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs.
(1)
There is created the position of Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs within the 
department.
(2)
The commissioner shall be appointed by the executive director and chosen from one or 
more recommendations provided by a majority vote of the State Workforce 
Development Board.
(3)
The commissioner may be terminated without cause by the executive director.
(4)
The commissioner shall:
(a)
promote and educate the public, including high school guidance counselors and 
potential participants in apprenticeship programs, about apprenticeship programs, 
youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship programs offered in the state, including 
apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship programs offered by 
private sector businesses, trade groups, labor unions, partnerships with educational 
institutions, and other associations in the state;
(b)
coordinate with the department and other stakeholders, including union and 
nonunion apprenticeship programs, the Office of Apprenticeship, the State Board of 
Education, the Utah system of higher education, the Department of Commerce, the 
Division of Professional Licensing, and the Governor's Office of Economic 
Opportunity to improve and promote apprenticeship opportunities in the state; and
(c)
provide an annual written report to:
(i)
the department for inclusion in the department's annual written report described in 
Section 
35A-1-109
;
(ii)
the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
Economic and Community 
Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee; and
(iii)
the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
(5)
The annual written report described in Subsection 
(4)(c)
 shall provide information 
concerning:
(a)
the number of available apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship 
programs in the state;
(b)
the number of apprentice participants in each program;
(c)
the completion rate of each program;
(d)
the cost of state funding for each program; and
(e)
recommendations for improving apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and 
pre-apprenticeship programs.
Section 6, Section 
36-33-103
 is amended to read:
36-33-103
. Panel powers and duties -- Record access and confidentiality.
(1)
The panel shall:
(a)
examine and observe the process and execution of laws governing the child welfare 
system by the executive branch and the judicial branch;
(b)
upon request, receive testimony from the public, the juvenile court, or a state agency 
involved with the child welfare system, including the division, another office or 
agency within the department, the attorney general, the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, 
or a school district;
(c)
before October 1 of each year, receive a report from the Administrative Office of the 
Courts identifying the cases not in compliance with the time limits established in the 
following sections, and the reasons for noncompliance:
(i)
Subsection 
80-3-301(1)
, regarding shelter hearings;
(ii)
Section 
80-3-401
, regarding pretrial and adjudication hearings;
(iii)
Section 
80-3-402
, regarding dispositional hearings;
(iv)
Section 
80-3-406
, regarding reunification services; and
(v)
Section 
80-3-409
, regarding permanency hearings and petitions for termination;
(d)
receive recommendations from, and make recommendations to the governor, the 
Legislature, the attorney general, the division, the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, the 
juvenile court, and the public;
(e)
(i)
receive reports from the division and the Administrative Office of the Courts on 
budgetary issues impacting the child welfare system; and
(ii)
before December 1 of each year, recommend, as the panel considers advisable, 
budgetary proposals to the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee and the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee;
(f)
study and recommend changes to laws governing the child welfare system;
(g)
study actions the state can take to preserve, unify, and strengthen the child's family 
ties whenever possible in the child's best interest, including recognizing the 
constitutional rights and claims of parents if those family ties are severed or infringed;
(h)
perform other duties related to the oversight of the child welfare system as the panel 
considers appropriate; and
(i)
annually report the panel's findings and recommendations to the president of the 
Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the Health and Human Services 
Interim Committee, and the Judiciary Interim Committee.
(2)
(a)
The panel may:
(i)
review and discuss individual child welfare cases;
(ii)
make recommendations to the Legislature, the governor, the Board of Juvenile 
Court Judges, the division, and any other statutorily created entity related to the 
policies and procedures of the child welfare system; and
(iii)
hold public hearings, as the panel considers advisable, in various locations within 
the state to afford all interested persons an opportunity to appear and present the 
persons' views regarding the child welfare system.
(b)
(i)
If the panel discusses an individual child welfare case, the panel shall close the 
panel's meeting in accordance with 
Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings 
Act
.
(ii)
If the panel discusses an individual child welfare case, the panel shall make 
reasonable efforts to identify and consider the concerns of all parties to the case.
(iii)
The panel may not make recommendations to the court, the division, or any other 
public or private entity regarding the disposition of an individual child welfare 
case.
(3)
(a)
A record of the panel regarding an individual child welfare case:
(i)
is classified as private under Section 
63G-2-302
; and
(ii)
may be disclosed only in accordance with federal law and 
Title 63G, Chapter 2, 
Government Records Access and Management Act
.
(b)
(i)
The panel shall have access to all of the division's records, including records 
regarding individual child welfare cases.
(ii)
In accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and 
Management Act
, all documents and information received by the panel from the 
division shall maintain the same classification under 
Title 63G, Chapter 2, 
Government Records Access and Management Act
, that was designated by the 
division.
(4)
In order to accomplish the panel's oversight functions under this section, the panel has:
(a)
all powers granted to legislative interim committees in Section 
36-12-11
; and
(b)
legislative subpoena powers under, 
Chapter 14, Legislative Subpoena Powers
.
Section 7, Section 
53-1-121
 is amended to read:
53-1-121
. Technology and equipment for officer-involved critical incident 
investigation -- Rulemaking -- Legislative findings -- Revenue fund created.
(1)
The department shall assist the law enforcement agencies of the state and the state's 
political subdivisions to obtain technology and equipment to assist in the investigation of 
officer-involved critical incidents in which a firearm is used.
(2)
To be eligible, the technology or equipment shall be:
(a)
capable of recording actual shots fired, including the date and time, from a specific 
weapon;
(b)
able to distinguish between actual shots fired and other, unrelated but 
contemporaneous, events; and
(c)
tamper-proof and unable to be removed or manipulated by the officer.
(3)
The department shall create a program to assist law enforcement agencies through 
monetary grants to:
(a)
purchase technology and equipment to assist in the investigation of officer-involved 
critical incidents involving a firearm; and
(b)
train law enforcement officers in the proper use and handling of any technology and 
equipment purchased in accordance with this section.
(4)
(a)
In accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, 
the commissioner shall make rules establishing a program with criteria and 
procedures for granting matching funds under this section to law enforcement 
agencies to purchase technology or equipment meeting the criteria in Subsection 
(2)
.
(b)
The rules shall require that funding provided to purchase technology or equipment 
under this section shall be matched by the requesting law enforcement agency.
(5)
The Legislature finds that the money is for a general and statewide public purpose.
(6)
Expenses accrued by the department in carrying out this section shall be provided from 
this appropriation, but may not exceed $40,000 annually.
(7)
The Legislature shall appropriate funds to the department to use for matching grants to 
local law enforcement agencies to carry out the purpose of this program.
(8)
The department shall report annually to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice 
Appropriations Subcommittee on the program. The report shall contain:
(a)
the total amount of appropriations received by the program;
(b)
amounts granted from the program to local law enforcement agencies, including an 
accounting of technology purchased by the local law enforcement agency;
(c)
an accounting of any administrative expenses for the program paid out of the funds;
(d)
requests for funding that were not granted and the reason for denial; and
(e)
the total amount of remaining funds.
Section 8, Section 
53-2a-603
 is amended to read:
53-2a-603
. State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account.
(1)
(a)
There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "State 
Disaster Recovery Restricted Account."
(b)
The disaster recovery account consists of:
(i)
money deposited into the disaster recovery account in accordance with Section 
63J-1-314
;
(ii)
money appropriated to the disaster recovery account by the Legislature; and
(iii)
any other public or private money received by the division that is:
(A)
given to the division for purposes consistent with this section; and
(B)
deposited into the disaster recovery account at the request of:
(I)
the division; or
(II)
the person or entity giving the money.
(c)
The Division of Finance shall deposit interest or other earnings derived from 
investment of account money into the General Fund.
(2)
Money in the disaster recovery account may only be expended or committed to be 
expended as follows:
(a)
(i)
subject to Section 
53-2a-606
, in any fiscal year the division may expend or 
commit to expend an amount that does not exceed $500,000, in accordance with 
Section 
53-2a-604
, to fund costs to the state of emergency disaster services in 
response to a declared disaster;
(ii)
subject to Section 
53-2a-606
, in any fiscal year the division may expend or 
commit to expend an amount that exceeds $500,000, but does not exceed 
$3,000,000, in accordance with Section 
53-2a-604
, to fund costs to the state of 
emergency disaster services in response to a declared disaster if the division:
(A)
before making the expenditure or commitment to expend, obtains approval for 
the expenditure or commitment to expend from the governor;
(B)
subject to Subsection 
(5)
, provides written notice of the expenditure or 
commitment to expend to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
president of the Senate, the Division of Finance, the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Management 
Committee, and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than 72 
hours after making the expenditure or commitment to expend; and
(C)
makes the report required by Subsection 
53-2a-606(2)
;
(iii)
subject to Section 
53-2a-606
, in any fiscal year the division may expend or 
commit to expend an amount that exceeds $3,000,000, but does not exceed 
$5,000,000, in accordance with Section 
53-2a-604
, to fund costs to the state of 
emergency disaster services in response to a declared disaster if, before making 
the expenditure or commitment to expend, the division:
(A)
obtains approval for the expenditure or commitment to expend from the 
governor; and
(B)
submits the expenditure or commitment to expend to the Executive 
Appropriations Committee in accordance with Subsection 
53-2a-606(3)
;
(iv)
in any fiscal year the division may expend or commit to expend an amount that 
does not exceed $500,000 to fund expenses incurred by the National Guard if:
(A)
in accordance with Section 
39A-3-103
, the governor orders into active service 
the National Guard in response to a declared disaster; and
(B)
the money is not used for expenses that qualify for payment as emergency 
disaster services; and
(v)
in any fiscal year, the division may expend an amount that does not exceed 
$750,000 to fund expenses incurred to develop or enhance emergency 
management capabilities if:
(A)
the money is used for personnel, equipment, supplies, contracts, training, 
exercises, or other expenses deemed reasonable and necessary to:
(I)
promote and strengthen the state's level of resiliency through mitigation, 
preparedness, response, or recovery activities; or
(II)
meet federal grant matching requirements; and
(B)
the disaster recovery account has a balance of funds available to be utilized 
while maintaining a minimum balance of $5,000,000;
(b)
money not described in Subsections 
(2)(a)(i)
, 
(ii)
, and 
(iii)
 may be expended or 
committed to be expended to fund costs to the state directly related to a declared 
disaster that are not costs related to:
(i)
emergency disaster services;
(ii)
emergency preparedness; or
(iii)
notwithstanding whether a county participates in the Wildland Fire Suppression 
Fund created in Section 
65A-8-204
, any fire suppression or presuppression costs 
that may be paid for from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund if the county 
participates in the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund;
(c)
to fund:
(i)
the Local Government Emergency Response Loan Fund created in Section 
53-2a-607
; and
(ii)
the Response, Recovery, and Post-disaster Mitigation Restricted Account created 
in Section 
53-2a-1302
;
(d)
the division may provide advanced funding from the disaster recovery account to 
recognized agents of the state when:
(i)
Utah has agreed, through the division, to enact the Emergency Management 
Assistance Compact with another member state that has requested assistance 
during a declared disaster;
(ii)
Utah agrees to provide resources to the requesting member state;
(iii)
the agent of the state who represents the requested resource has no other funding 
source available at the time of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact 
request; and
(iv)
the disaster recovery account has a balance of funds available to be utilized while 
maintaining a minimum balance of $5,000,000;
(e)
to fund up to $500,000 for the governor's emergency appropriations described in 
Subsection 
63J-1-217(4)
; and
(f)
to pay the state's deductible in the event of an earthquake.
(3)
All funding provided in advance to an agent of the state and subsequently reimbursed 
shall be credited to the account.
(4)
The state treasurer shall invest money in the disaster recovery account according to 
Title 
51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act
.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsections 
(1)
 and 
(2)
, the money in the disaster recovery 
account may not be diverted, appropriated, expended, or committed to be expended 
for a purpose that is not listed in this section.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 
63J-1-410
, the Legislature may not appropriate money from 
the disaster recovery account to eliminate or otherwise reduce an operating deficit if 
the money appropriated from the disaster recovery account is expended or committed 
to be expended for a purpose other than one listed in this section.
(c)
The Legislature may not amend the purposes for which money in the disaster 
recovery account may be expended or committed to be expended except by the 
affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house.
(6)
The division:
(a)
shall provide the notice required by Subsection 
(2)(a)(ii)
 using the best available 
method under the circumstances as determined by the division; and
(b)
may provide the notice required by Subsection 
(2)(a)(ii)
 in electronic format.
Section 9, Section 
53-2a-606
 is amended to read:
53-2a-606
. Reporting.
(1)
By no later than December 31 of each year, the division shall provide a written report to 
the governor and the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations 
Subcommittee of:
(a)
the division's activities under this part;
(b)
money expended or committed to be expended in accordance with this part;
(c)
the balances in the disaster recovery fund; and
(d)
any unexpended balance of appropriations from the disaster recovery fund.
(2)
(a)
The governor and the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Legislative 
Management Committee an expenditure or commitment to expend made in 
accordance with Subsection 
53-2a-603(2)(a)(ii)
 or 
53-2a-1302(5)(b)(ii)
.
(b)
The governor and the Department of Public Safety shall make the report required by 
this Subsection 
(2)
 on or before the sooner of:
(i)
the day on which the governor calls the Legislature into session; or
(ii)
15 days after the division makes the expenditure or commitment to expend 
described in Subsection 
53-2a-603(2)(a)(ii)
 or 
53-2a-1302(5)(b)(ii)
.
(3)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(3)(b)
, before the division makes an expenditure or 
commitment to expend described in Subsection 
53-2a-603(2)(a)(iii)
 or 
53-2a-1302(5)(b)(iii)
, the governor and the Department of Public Safety shall submit 
the expenditure or commitment to expend to the Executive Appropriations 
Committee for its review and recommendations.
(b)
The Executive Appropriations Committee shall review the expenditure or 
commitment to expend and may:
(i)
recommend that the division make the expenditure or commitment to expend;
(ii)
recommend that the division not make the expenditure or commitment to expend; 
or
(iii)
recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the 
Legislature to review and approve or reject the expenditure or commitment to 
expend.
Section 10, Section 
53-2a-1302
 is amended to read:
53-2a-1302
. Response, Recovery, and Post-disaster Mitigation Restricted 
Account.
(1)
There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Response, 
Recovery, and Post-disaster Mitigation Restricted Account."
(2)
The account consists of:
(a)
money appropriated to the account by the Legislature;
(b)
money deposited into the account in accordance with Section 
63J-1-314
;
(c)
income and interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the 
account; and
(d)
private donations, grants, gifts, bequests, or money made available from any other 
source to implement this section.
(3)
(a)
At the close of a fiscal year, money in the account exceeding $50,000,000, 
excluding money granted to the account under Subsection 
(2)(d)
, shall be transferred 
to the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account.
(b)
Except as provided by Subsection 
(3)(a)
, money in the Response, Recovery, and 
Post-disaster Mitigation Restricted Account may only be used for the purposes set 
forth in this part.
(4)
Subject to the requirements described in this part, and upon appropriation by the 
Legislature, the division may grant money appropriated from the account
to an affected community for the affected community's disaster response and recovery 
efforts as described in Section 
53-2a-1303
.
(5)
(a)
Money in the account may only be expended or committed to be expended as 
provided in Subsections 
(5)(b)
 and 
(5)(c)
.
(b)
Subject to Section 
53-2a-606
, in any fiscal year the division may expend or commit 
to expend for disaster response and recovery efforts as described in Section 
53-2a-1303
:
(i)
an amount that does not exceed $500,000 in response to a disaster described in 
Subsection 
53-2a-1303(2)(b)
;
(ii)
an amount that exceeds $500,000 but does not exceed $3,000,000 for a disaster 
described in Subsection 
53-2a-1303(2)(b)
 if the division:
(A)
before making the expenditure or commitment to expend, obtains approval for 
the expenditure or commitment from the governor;
(B)
provides written notice of the expenditure or commitment to expend to the 
speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the 
Division of Finance, the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice 
Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, and 
the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than 72 hours after making 
the expenditure or commitment to expend; and
(C)
makes the report required by Subsection 
53-2a-606(2)
; and
(iii)
an amount that exceeds $3,000,000 but does not exceed $5,000,000, if, before 
making the expenditure or commitment to expend, the division:
(A)
obtains approval for the expenditure or commitment from the governor; and
(B)
submits the expenditure or commitment to expend to the Executive 
Appropriations Committee in accordance with Subsection 
53-2a-606(3)
.
(c)
Money paid by the division under this part to government entities and private persons 
providing emergency disaster services are subject to 
Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah 
Procurement Code
.
Section 11, Section 
53-8-105
 is amended to read:
53-8-105
. Duties of Highway Patrol.
(1)
In addition to the duties in this chapter, the Highway Patrol shall:
(a)
enforce the state laws and rules governing use of the state highways;
(b)
regulate traffic on all highways and roads of the state;
(c)
assist the governor in an emergency or at other times at his discretion;
(d)
in cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies, enforce and assist in the 
enforcement of all state and federal laws related to the operation of a motor carrier on 
a highway, including all state and federal rules and regulations;
(e)
inspect certain vehicles to determine road worthiness and safe condition as provided 
in Section 
41-6a-1630
;
(f)
upon request, assist with any condition of unrest existing or developing on a campus 
or related facility of an institution of higher education;
(g)
assist the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission in an emergency to enforce the 
state liquor laws;
(h)
provide security and protection for both houses of the Legislature while in session as 
the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate find 
necessary;
(i)
enforce the state laws and rules governing use of capitol hill; and
(j)
carry out the following for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals:
(i)
provide security and protection to those courts when in session in the capital city 
of the state;
(ii)
execute orders issued by the courts; and
(iii)
carry out duties as directed by the courts.
(2)
(a)
The division and the department shall annually:
(i)
evaluate the inventory of new and existing state highways, in coordination with 
relevant local law enforcement agencies, to determine which law enforcement 
agency is best suited to patrol and enforce state laws and regulate traffic on each 
state highway; and
(ii)
before October 1 of each year, report to the Transportation Interim Committee 
and the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 
regarding:
(A)
significant changes to the patrol and enforcement responsibilities resulting 
from the evaluation described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(B)
any budget request necessary to accommodate additional patrol and 
enforcement responsibilities.
(b)
The division and the department shall, before July 1 of each year, coordinate with the 
Department of Transportation created in Section 
72-1-201
 regarding patrol and 
enforcement responsibilities described in Subsection (2)(a) and incident management 
services on state highways.
Section 12, Section 
53-8-214
 is amended to read:
53-8-214
. Creation of the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account.
(1)
There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Motor 
Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account.
(2)
The account includes:
(a)
deposits made to the restricted account from registration fees as described in 
Subsection 
41-1a-1201
(7);
(b)
deposits into the account as described in Section 
41-1a-1211
;
(c)
donations or deposits made to the account; and
(d)
any interest earned on the account.
(3)
Upon appropriation, the division may use funds in the account to improve motor vehicle 
safety, mitigate impacts, and enforce safety provisions, including the following:
(a)
hiring new Highway Patrol troopers;
(b)
payment of overtime for Highway Patrol troopers; and
(c)
acquisition of equipment to improve motor vehicle safety impacts and enforcement.
(4)
The division shall annually report to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice 
Appropriations Subcommittee to justify expenditures and use of funds in the account.
Section 13, Section 
53-10-910
 is amended to read:
53-10-910
. Reporting requirement.
The Department of Public Safety and the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services shall report 
by July 31 of each year to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and 
the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee regarding:
(1)
the timelines set for testing all sexual assault kits submitted to the Utah Bureau of 
Forensic Services as provided in Subsection 
53-10-903(2)
;
(2)
the goals established in Section 
53-10-909
;
(3)
the status of meeting those goals;
(4)
the number of sexual assault kits that are sent to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services 
for testing;
(5)
the number of restricted kits held by law enforcement;
(6)
the number of sexual assault kits that are not processed in accordance with the timelines 
established in this part; and
(7)
future appropriations requests that will ensure that all DNA cases can be processed 
according to the timelines established by this part.
Section 14, Section 
53B-2a-117
 is amended to read:
53B-2a-117
. Legislative approval -- Capital development projects -- 
Prioritization.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of 
Labor.
(b)
"Fund" means the Technical Colleges Capital Projects Fund created in Section 
53B-2a-118
.
(2)
In accordance with this section, a technical college is required to receive legislative 
approval in an appropriations act for a dedicated project or a nondedicated project.
(3)
In accordance with Section 
53B-2a-112
, a technical college shall submit to the board a 
proposal for a funding request for each dedicated project or nondedicated project for 
which the technical college seeks legislative approval.
(4)
The board shall:
(a)
review each proposal submitted under Subsection (3) to ensure that the proposal 
complies with Section 
53B-2a-112
;
(b)
based on the results of the board's review under Subsection (4)(a), create:
(i)
a list of approved dedicated projects, prioritized in accordance with Subsection (6); 
and
(ii)
a list of approved nondedicated projects, prioritized in accordance with 
Subsection (6); and
(c)
submit the lists described in Subsection (4)(b) to:
(i)
the governor;
(ii)
the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
Appropriations Subcommittee;
(iii)
the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; and
(iv)
the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for a:
(A)
recommendation, for the list described in Subsection (4)(b)(i); or
(B)
recommendation and prioritization, for the list described in Subsection 
(4)(b)(ii).
(5)
A dedicated project:
(a)
is subject to the recommendation of the Division of Facilities Construction and 
Management as described in Section 
63A-5b-403
; and
(b)
is not subject to the prioritization of the Division of Facilities Construction and 
Management as described in Section 
63A-5b-403
.
(6)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (7), the board shall prioritize funding requests for capital 
development projects described in this section based on:
(i)
growth and capacity;
(ii)
effectiveness and support of critical programs;
(iii)
cost effectiveness;
(iv)
building deficiencies and life safety concerns; and
(v)
alternative funding sources.
(b)
The board shall establish:
(i)
how the board will measure each factor described in Subsection (6)(a); and
(ii)
procedures for prioritizing funding requests for capital development projects 
described in this section.
(7)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (7)(b), and in accordance with Subsection (6), the board 
may annually prioritize:
(i)
up to three nondedicated projects if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is less 
than $7,000,000;
(ii)
up to two nondedicated projects if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is at least 
$7,000,000 but less than $14,000,000; or
(iii)
one nondedicated project if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is at least 
$14,000,000.
(b)
For each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the dollar amounts 
described in Subsection (7)(a) shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the percentage 
difference between:
(i)
the Consumer Price Index for the 2019 calendar year; and
(ii)
the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.
(8)
(a)
A technical college may request operations and maintenance funds for a capital 
development project approved under this section.
(b)
A technical college shall make the request described in Subsection (8)(a) at the same 
time the technical college submits the proposal described in Subsection (3).
(c)
The Legislature shall consider a technical college's request described in Subsection 
(8)(a).
Section 15, Section 
53B-18-1805
 is amended to read:
53B-18-1805
. Duties of the project director.
(1)
The project director and the steering committee shall consult the following parties in 
developing and carrying out the initiative:
(a)
representatives of each sector described in the industry advisory board membership 
in Subsection 
53B-18-1804(1)
, regardless of whether that sector is actually 
represented on the industry advisory board;
(b)
institutions of higher education, including institutions of technical education, both 
inside and outside this state;
(c)
the chairs of the following committees of the Legislature:
(i)
the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
Appropriations Subcommittee;
(ii)
the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee; and
(iii)
the Transportation Interim Committee; and
(d)
any other persons or entities the steering committee determines are relevant or 
necessary to fulfilling the stated mission.
(2)
The project director, in consultation with the steering committee and the industry 
advisory board, shall lead an outreach and promotional effort to:
(a)
build awareness among stakeholders, industry partners, federal agencies, and the 
state's congressional delegation of the state's efforts to be a national leader in 
electrifying the state's transportation system; and
(b)
attract industry partners and industry and federal investment to the state to design, 
develop, and deliver systems to promote and implement the initiative.
(3)
The project director shall:
(a)
oversee the operations of the initiative; and
(b)
propose to the steering committee the program budget for the expenditure of funds 
appropriated by the Legislature to carry out the duties under this part.
(4)
(a)
The project director may, in accordance with this part, and subject to this 
Subsection 
(4)
, expend funds appropriated by the Legislature.
(b)
(i)
Before October 1, 2023, the project director may not expend more than 25% of 
the annual project budget.
(ii)
At the first meeting of the steering committee, the project director shall:
(A)
provide a detailed account to the steering committee for all expenditures made 
before October 1, 2023; and
(B)
present a budget proposal for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 
2024.
(iii)
Before October 1, 2023, the project director may expend funds for the following 
purposes:
(A)
establish necessary and time-sensitive groundwork for development of the 
vision and strategic objective of the initiative;
(B)
acquisition of materials needed for the initiative; and
(C)
costs to hire and pay salaries of staff.
(c)
Except as described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the project director:
(i)
shall propose an annual budget for the initiative; and
(ii)
may not expend funds appropriated to the research center outside of the approved 
budget without approval of the steering committee.
Section 16, Section 
53B-18-1806
 is amended to read:
53B-18-1806
. Project development and strategic objectives -- Reporting 
requirements.
(1)
(a)
The research center shall develop and define an action plan for the electrification 
of transportation infrastructure in this state.
(b)
The research center shall provide a report of the action plan that includes:
(i)
a description of the ideal electrified transportation system and incremental steps to 
implement the action plan over 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year time horizons, 
including a description of a transportation system that:
(A)
provides intelligent coordination for vehicular traffic and charging 
individually and collectively into a dynamically communicative transportation 
system that links to and coordinates with the electric grid;
(B)
integrates across and supports all modes of transportation and vehicle classes 
in complementary ways;
(C)
integrates with hydrogen and renewable natural gas generation, storage, grid 
support, and fuel cell vehicles in complementary ways; and
(D)
provides improved air quality, reduced cost to move people and goods, and 
new jobs and economic growth in the state;
(ii)
strategic objectives in each element of the action plan above that are necessary to 
realize the action plan;
(iii)
an initial description of changes needed to realize the action plan in each of the 
following sectors across the ecosystem:
(A)
electrical power generation, distribution, and utility-scale energy storage 
infrastructure and capacity, including reliability, cost, and availability 
standards;
(B)
interconnected smart charging infrastructure, intelligent transportation 
systems, control systems, and communications systems to facilitate the 
transition to electrified transportation;
(C)
private surface transportation, including passenger vehicles, freight trucks, and 
freight trains;
(D)
public surface transportation, including passenger vehicles, buses, and trains;
(E)
air transportation, including private commercial aircraft and unmanned aircraft 
systems;
(F)
vehicles that operate off-highway, including construction, mining, and 
agriculture;
(G)
charging technology, solutions, and systems, including charging stations and 
shared use of infrastructure across modes of transportation and vehicle classes;
(H)
workforce, including analysis of the capacity and types of education, 
vocations, trades, and certifications necessary in each relevant sector to 
develop the local workforce needed to accomplish the vision; and
(I)
any other sector that the steering committee determines is substantially 
necessary to fulfilling the stated mission;
(iv)
identification of key gaps in the ecosystem from the sectors and industries 
described in this Subsection 
(1)(b)
 that serve as priorities for near term innovation 
and investment;
(v)
evaluation of risk and vulnerability of relevant supply chains, including natural 
resources to ensure stability and availability; and
(vi)
an accounting of funds appropriated to or received by the research center, and 
any expenditure of those funds.
(c)
Before August 1, 2024, the research center shall report on the action plan described 
in this Subsection 
(1)
 to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation 
and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature.
(2)
Beginning in 2025, before August 1 of each year, the research center shall provide an 
annual report to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and 
Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature, including:
(a)
an updated and prioritized list of strategic objectives identified in the initial report 
described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
;
(b)
any actionable goals established or recommended by the research center;
(c)
a prioritized list of steps to accomplish the goals and strategic objectives identified 
by the research center;
(d)
metrics to measure the effectiveness of any goals or strategic objectives and related 
analysis;
(e)
the research center's progress and effort in developing a long-range strategy for 
implementation of the action plan;
(f)
the research center's efforts in and results of outreach to relevant industry, 
government, and investment sectors;
(g)
any recommendations on potential legislation to implement the action plan; and
(h)
an accounting of funds appropriated to or received by the research center, and any 
expenditure of those funds.
(3)
Before November 30, 2027, the Transportation Interim Committee shall consider 
whether to continue the initiative as described in this part or allow the repeal of this part 
as described in Section 
63I-1-253
.
Section 17, Section 
53B-20-104
 is amended to read:
53B-20-104
. Buildings and facilities -- Board approval of construction and 
purchases -- Rules.
(1)
The board shall approve all new construction, repair, or purchase of educational and 
general buildings and facilities financed from any source at all institutions subject to the 
jurisdiction of the board.
(2)
An institution may not submit plans or specifications to the Division of Facilities 
Construction and Management for the construction or alteration of buildings, structures, 
or facilities or for the purchases of equipment or fixtures for the structure without the 
authorization of the board.
(3)
The board shall make rules establishing the conditions under which facilities may be 
eligible to request state funds for operations and maintenance.
(4)
Before approving the purchase of a building, the board shall:
(a)
determine whether or not the building will be eligible for state funds for operations 
and maintenance by applying the rules adopted under Subsection 
(3)
; and
(b)
if the annual request for state funding for operations and maintenance will be greater 
than $100,000, notify the speaker of the House, the president of the Senate, and the 
cochairs of the 
Infrastructure and General Government subcommittee of the 
Legislature's Joint Appropriation Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure 
Appropriations Subcommittee
.
Section 18, Section 
53B-22-204
 is amended to read:
53B-22-204
. Funding request for capital development project -- Legislative 
approval -- Board prioritization, approval, and review.
(1)
In accordance with this section, an institution is required to receive legislative approval 
in an appropriations act for a dedicated project or a nondedicated project.
(2)
An institution shall submit to the board a proposal for a funding request for each 
dedicated project or nondedicated project for which the institution seeks legislative 
approval.
(3)
The board shall:
(a)
review each proposal submitted under Subsection (2) to ensure the proposal:
(i)
is cost effective and an efficient use of resources;
(ii)
is consistent with the institution's mission and master plan; and
(iii)
fulfills a critical institutional facility need;
(b)
based on the results of the board's review under Subsection (3)(a), create:
(i)
a list of approved dedicated projects; and
(ii)
a list of approved nondedicated projects, prioritized in accordance with 
Subsection (5); and
(c)
submit the lists described in Subsection (3)(b) to:
(i)
the governor;
(ii)
the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
Appropriations Subcommittee;
(iii)
the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; and
(iv)
the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for a:
(A)
recommendation, for the list described in Subsection (3)(b)(i); or
(B)
recommendation and prioritization, for the list described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(ii).
(4)
A dedicated project:
(a)
is subject to the recommendation of the Division of Facilities Construction and 
Management as described in Section 
63A-5b-403
; and
(b)
is not subject to the prioritization of the Division of Facilities Construction and 
Management as described in Section 
63A-5b-403
.
(5)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (6), the board shall prioritize institution requests for funding 
for nondedicated projects based on:
(i)
capital facility need;
(ii)
utilization of facilities;
(iii)
maintenance and condition of facilities; and
(iv)
any other factor determined by the board.
(b)
On or before August 1, 2019, the board shall establish how the board will prioritize 
institution requests for funding for nondedicated projects, including:
(i)
how the board will measure each factor described in Subsection (5)(a); and
(ii)
procedures for prioritizing requests.
(6)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (6)(b), and in accordance with Subsection (5), the board 
may annually prioritize:
(i)
up to three nondedicated projects if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is less 
than $50,000,000;
(ii)
up to two nondedicated projects if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is at least 
$50,000,000 but less than $100,000,000; or
(iii)
one nondedicated project if the ongoing appropriation to the fund is at least 
$100,000,000.
(b)
For each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the dollar amounts 
described in Subsection (6)(a) shall be adjusted by an amount equal to the percentage 
difference between:
(i)
the Consumer Price Index for the 2019 calendar year; and
(ii)
the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.
(7)
(a)
An institution may request operations and maintenance funds for a capital 
development project approved under this section.
(b)
An institution shall make the request described in Subsection (7)(a) at the same time 
the institution submits the proposal described in Subsection (2).
(c)
The Legislature shall consider an institution's request described in Subsection (7)(a).
(8)
After an institution completes a capital development project described in this section, 
the board shall review the capital development project, including the costs and design of 
the capital development project.
Section 19, Section 
58-55-104
 is amended to read:
58-55-104
. Electrician Education Fund.
(1)
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Electrician Education 
Fund.
(2)
The fund consists of money from a surcharge fee, established by the division in 
accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
, placed on initial, renewal, and reinstatement 
licensure fees for an apprentice electrician, journeyman electrician, master electrician, 
residential journeyman electrician, and residential master electrician.
(3)
The surcharge fee described in Subsection 
(2)
 may not be more than $5.
(4)
The fund shall earn interest and all interest earned on fund money shall be deposited 
into the fund.
(5)
The director may, with the concurrence of the commission, make distributions from the 
fund for the following purposes:
(a)
education and training of licensees under this chapter who are practicing in the 
electrical trade; and
(b)
education and training of other licensees under this chapter or the public in matters 
concerning electrical laws and practices.
(6)
If the balance in the fund is more than $100,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the excess 
amount shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(7)
The division shall report annually to the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
General Government
 Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the balance in the fund 
and how the fund is being used.
Section 20, Section 
58-55-105
 is amended to read:
58-55-105
. Plumber Education Fund.
(1)
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Plumber Education 
Fund.
(2)
The fund consists of money from a surcharge fee, established by the division in 
accordance with Section 
63J-1-504
, placed on initial, renewal, and reinstatement 
licensure fees for apprentice plumbers, journeyman plumbers, master plumbers, 
residential journeyman plumbers, and residential master plumbers.
(3)
The surcharge fee described in Subsection 
(2)
 may not be more than $5.
(4)
The fund shall earn interest and all interest earned on fund money shall be deposited 
into the fund.
(5)
The director may, with the concurrence of the commission, make distributions from the 
fund for the following purposes:
(a)
education and training of licensees under this chapter who are licensed in the 
professions described in Subsection 
(2)
; and
(b)
education and training of other licensees under this chapter or the public in matters 
concerning plumbing laws and practices.
(6)
If the balance in the fund is more than $100,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the excess 
amount shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(7)
The division shall report annually to the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
General Government
 Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the balance in the fund 
and how the fund is being used.
Section 21, Section 
59-21-2
 is amended to read:
59-21-2
. Mineral Bonus Account created -- Contents -- Use of Mineral Bonus 
Account money -- Mineral Lease Account created -- Contents -- Appropriation of money 
from Mineral Lease Account.
(1)
(a)
There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the 
"Mineral Bonus Account."
(b)
The Mineral Bonus Account consists of federal mineral lease bonus payments 
deposited pursuant to Subsection 
59-21-1
(3).
(c)
The Legislature shall make appropriations from the Mineral Bonus Account in 
accordance with Section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. 
Sec. 191.
(d)
The state treasurer shall:
(i)
invest the money in the Mineral Bonus Account by following the procedures and 
requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; and
(ii)
deposit all interest or other earnings derived from the account into the Mineral 
Bonus Account.
(e)
The Division of Finance shall, beginning on July 1, 2017, annually deposit 30% of 
mineral lease bonus payments deposited under Subsection (1)(b) from the previous 
fiscal year into the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund created in Section 
65A-8-204
, up 
to $2,000,000 but not to exceed 20% of the amount expended in the previous fiscal 
year from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund.
(2)
(a)
There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the 
"Mineral Lease Account."
(b)
The Mineral Lease Account consists of federal mineral lease money deposited 
pursuant to Subsection 
59-21-1
(1).
(c)
The Legislature shall make appropriations from the Mineral Lease Account as 
provided in Subsection 
59-21-1
(1) and this Subsection (2).
(d)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 32.5% of all deposits made to the Mineral 
Lease Account to the Permanent Community Impact Fund established by Section 
35A-8-303
.
(e)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 2.25% of all deposits made to the Mineral 
Lease Account to the State Board of Education, to be used for education research and 
experimentation in the use of staff and facilities designed to improve the quality of 
education in Utah.
(f)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 2.25% of all deposits made to the Mineral 
Lease Account to the Utah Geological Survey Restricted Account, created in Section 
79-3-403
, to be used by the Utah Geological Survey for activities carried on by the 
Utah Geological Survey having as a purpose the development and exploitation of 
natural resources in the state.
(g)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 2.25% of all deposits made to the Mineral 
Lease Account to the Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University, to be used 
for activities carried on by the laboratory having as a purpose the development and 
exploitation of water resources in the state.
(h)
(i)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate to the Division of Finance 40% of 
all deposits made to the Mineral Lease Account to be distributed as provided in 
Subsection (2)(h)(ii) to:
(A)
counties;
(B)
special service districts established:
(I)
by counties;
(II)
under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; and
(III)
for the purpose of constructing, repairing, or maintaining roads; or
(C)
special service districts established:
(I)
by counties;
(II)
under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; and
(III)
for other purposes authorized by statute.
(ii)
The Division of Finance shall allocate the funds specified in Subsection (2)(h)(i):
(A)
in amounts proportionate to the amount of mineral lease money generated by 
each county; and
(B)
to a county or special service district established by a county under Title 17D, 
Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, as determined by the county legislative 
body.
(i)
(i)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 5% of all deposits made to the 
Mineral Lease Account to the Department of Workforce Services to be distributed 
to:
(A)
special service districts established:
(I)
by counties;
(II)
under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; and
(III)
for the purpose of constructing, repairing, or maintaining roads; or
(B)
special service districts established:
(I)
by counties;
(II)
under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; and
(III)
for other purposes authorized by statute.
(ii)
The Department of Workforce Services may distribute the amounts described in 
Subsection (2)(i)(i) only to special service districts established under Title 17D, 
Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, by counties:
(A)
of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class;
(B)
in which 4.5% or less of the mineral lease money within the state is generated; 
and
(C)
that are significantly socially or economically impacted as provided in 
Subsection (2)(i)(iii) by the development of minerals under the Mineral Lands 
Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. Sec. 181 et seq.
(iii)
The significant social or economic impact required under Subsection (2)(i)(ii)(C) 
shall be as a result of:
(A)
the transportation within the county of hydrocarbons, including solid 
hydrocarbons as defined in Section 
59-5-101
;
(B)
the employment of persons residing within the county in hydrocarbon 
extraction, including the extraction of solid hydrocarbons as defined in Section 
59-5-101
; or
(C)
a combination of Subsections (2)(i)(iii)(A) and (B).
(iv)
For purposes of distributing the appropriations under this Subsection (2)(i) to 
special service districts established by counties under Title 17D, Chapter 1, 
Special Service District Act, the Department of Workforce Services shall:
(A)
(I)
allocate 50% of the appropriations equally among the counties meeting 
the requirements of Subsections (2)(i)(ii) and (iii); and
(II)
allocate 50% of the appropriations based on the ratio that the population of 
each county meeting the requirements of Subsections (2)(i)(ii) and (iii) 
bears to the total population of all of the counties meeting the requirements 
of Subsections (2)(i)(ii) and (iii); and
(B)
after making the allocations described in Subsection (2)(i)(iv)(A), distribute 
the allocated revenues to special service districts established by the counties 
under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, as determined by the 
executive director of the Department of Workforce Services after consulting 
with the county legislative bodies of the counties meeting the requirements of 
Subsections (2)(i)(ii) and (iii).
(v)
The executive director of the Department of Workforce Services:
(A)
shall determine whether a county meets the requirements of Subsections 
(2)(i)(ii) and (iii);
(B)
shall distribute the appropriations under Subsection (2)(i)(i) to special service 
districts established by counties under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service 
District Act, that meet the requirements of Subsections (2)(i)(ii) and (iii); and
(C)
in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, 
may make rules:
(I)
providing a procedure for making the distributions under this Subsection 
(2)(i) to special service districts; and
(II)
defining the term "population" for purposes of Subsection (2)(i)(iv).
(j)
(i)
The Legislature shall annually make the following appropriations from the 
Mineral Lease Account:
(A)
an amount equal to 52 cents multiplied by the number of acres of school or 
institutional trust lands, lands owned by the Division of State Parks or the 
Division of Outdoor Recreation, and lands owned by the Division of Wildlife 
Resources that are not under an in lieu of taxes contract, to each county in 
which those lands are located;
(B)
to each county in which school or institutional trust lands are transferred to the 
federal government after December 31, 1992, an amount equal to the number 
of transferred acres in the county multiplied by a payment per acre equal to the 
difference between 52 cents per acre and the per acre payment made to that 
county in the most recent payment under the federal payment in lieu of taxes 
program, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq., unless the federal payment was equal to 
or exceeded the 52 cents per acre, in which case a payment under this 
Subsection (2)(j)(i)(B) may not be made for the transferred lands;
(C)
to each county in which federal lands, which are entitlement lands under the 
federal in lieu of taxes program, are transferred to the school or institutional 
trust, an amount equal to the number of transferred acres in the county 
multiplied by a payment per acre equal to the difference between the most 
recent per acre payment made under the federal payment in lieu of taxes 
program and 52 cents per acre, unless the federal payment was equal to or less 
than 52 cents per acre, in which case a payment under this Subsection 
(2)(j)(i)(C) may not be made for the transferred land; and
(D)
to a county of the fifth or sixth class, an amount equal to the product of:
(I)
$1,000; and
(II)
the number of residences described in Subsection (2)(j)(iv) that are located 
within the county.
(ii)
A county receiving money under Subsection (2)(j)(i) may, as determined by the 
county legislative body, distribute the money or a portion of the money to:
(A)
special service districts established by the county under Title 17D, Chapter 1, 
Special Service District Act;
(B)
school districts; or
(C)
public institutions of higher education.
(iii)
(A)
Beginning in fiscal year 1994-95 and in each year after fiscal year 
1994-95, the Division of Finance shall increase or decrease the amounts per 
acre provided for in Subsections (2)(j)(i)(A) through (C) by the average annual 
change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the 
Department of Labor.
(B)
For fiscal years beginning on or after fiscal year 2001-02, the Division of 
Finance shall increase or decrease the amount described in Subsection 
(2)(j)(i)(D)(I) by the average annual change in the Consumer Price Index for 
all urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
(iv)
Residences for purposes of Subsection (2)(j)(i)(D)(II) are residences that are:
(A)
owned by:
(I)
the Division of State Parks;
(II)
the Division of Outdoor Recreation; or
(III)
the Division of Wildlife Resources;
(B)
located on lands that are owned by:
(I)
the Division of State Parks;
(II)
the Division of Outdoor Recreation; or
(III)
the Division of Wildlife Resources; and
(C)
are not subject to taxation under:
(I)
Chapter 2, Property Tax Act; or
(II)
Chapter 4, Privilege Tax.
(k)
The Legislature shall annually appropriate to the Permanent Community Impact 
Fund all deposits remaining in the Mineral Lease Account after making the 
appropriations provided for in Subsections (2)(d) through (j).
(3)
(a)
Each agency, board, institution of higher education, and political subdivision 
receiving money under this chapter shall provide the Legislature, through the Office 
of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, with a complete accounting of the use of that 
money on an annual basis.
(b)
The accounting required under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
(i)
include actual expenditures for the prior fiscal year, budgeted expenditures for the 
current fiscal year, and planned expenditures for the following fiscal year; and
(ii)
be reviewed by the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
Economic and 
Community Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee as part of its normal 
budgetary process under Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act.
Section 22, Section 
63A-5b-404
 is amended to read:
63A-5b-404
. Exceptions to requirement of legislative approval for capital 
development projects.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in this section, a capital development project may not be 
constructed on state property without legislative approval.
(b)
The division may authorize a capital development project on state property without 
legislative approval only as provided in this section.
(2)
(a)
Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project that consists 
of the design or construction of a new facility if:
(i)
the division determines that the requesting agency has provided adequate 
assurance that state funds will not be used for the design or construction of the 
facility;
(ii)
the agency provides to the division a written document, signed by the head of the 
agency:
(A)
stating that funding or a revenue stream is in place, or will be in place before 
the project is completed, to ensure that increased state funding will not be 
required to cover the cost of operations and maintenance for the resulting 
facility or for immediate or future capital improvements; and
(B)
detailing the source of the funding that will be used for the cost of operations 
and maintenance and for immediate and future capital improvements to the 
resulting facility; and
(iii)
the division determines that the use of the state property:
(A)
is appropriate and consistent with the master plan for the property; and
(B)
will not create an adverse impact on the state.
(b)
For a facility constructed without legislative approval under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, an 
agency may not request:
(i)
increased state funds for operations and maintenance; or
(ii)
increased state capital improvement funding.
(3)
Legislative approval is not required for:
(a)
a facility:
(i)
to be built with funds other than state funds and owned by an entity other than a 
state entity; and
(ii)
that is within a research park area at the University of Utah or Utah State 
University;
(b)
a facility to be built at This is the Place State Park by the This is the Place 
Foundation with funds of the This is the Place Foundation or with donated services or 
materials and that may include grant money from the state;
(c)
a project that:
(i)
is funded by the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund or the Navajo Revitalization 
Fund; and
(ii)
does not provide a new facility for an agency or institution of higher education; or
(d)
a project on school and institutional trust lands that:
(i)
is funded by the trust lands administration from the Land Grant Management 
Fund; and
(ii)
does not fund construction of a new facility for an agency or institution of higher 
education.
(4)
(a)
Legislative approval is not required for a capital development project to be built 
for the Department of Transportation resulting from:
(i)
an exchange of real property under Section 
72-5-111
; or
(ii)
a sale or exchange of real property from a maintenance facility if the proceeds 
from the sale of the real property are used for, or the real property is exchanged 
for:
(A)
real property for another maintenance facility; or
(B)
another maintenance facility, including improvements for a maintenance 
facility.
(b)
If the Department of Transportation approves a sale or exchange under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 for a capital development project subject to the board's approval, the 
Department of Transportation shall notify the president of the Senate, the speaker of 
the House of Representatives, and the cochairs of the 
Infrastructure and General 
Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the 
Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee about any new facilities to be built or 
improved.
Section 23, Section 
63A-5b-407
 is amended to read:
63A-5b-407
. State Agency Capital Development Fund -- Creation -- Process.
(1)
(a)
There is created a capital projects fund known as the State Agency Capital 
Development Fund.
(b)
The State Agency Capital Development Fund and this section do not apply to an 
institution of higher education.
(2)
The State Agency Capital Development Fund is funded from the following sources:
(a)
one-time appropriations made to the State Agency Capital Development Fund by the 
Legislature;
(b)
ongoing appropriations made by the Legislature; or
(c)
revenue received from the sale, lease, or disposition of any state agency building or 
property associated with the implementation of the Statewide Master Plan for State 
Agencies as described in Subsection 
(7)
.
(3)
Subject to Subsection 
(4)
, and subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the division 
may use the money deposited into the State Agency Capital Development Fund for 
capital development projects, capital improvement projects, and to design, renovate, or 
construct facilities for state agencies.
(4)
(a)
Before the division spends or commits money from the State Agency Capital 
Development Fund, in accordance with Sections 
63A-5b-402
, 
63A-5b-405
, and 
63A-5b-501
, the division shall present to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee:
(i)
a description of each project for which the division will spend the money; and
(ii)
the amount of money needed for each project.
(b)
Following a presentation described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
, the 
Infrastructure and 
General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee 
shall recommend to the Legislature appropriations of money from the State Agency 
Capital Development Fund to the division for approved projects in the division's plan.
(c)
In accordance with this section, the division is required to receive legislative 
approval through an appropriations act in order to expend money in the State Agency 
Capital Development Fund for a capital development project.
(5)
In the 2024 General Session of the Legislature, and each year thereafter, and in 
accordance with Sections 
63A-5b-402
, 
63A-5b-405
, and 
63A-5b-501
, the division shall 
present a five-year building plan to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee that describes the 
division's anticipated plan for designing, renovating, or building state agency facilities.
(6)
The division may not submit a request to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee for funding from the 
State Agency Capital Development Fund unless:
(a)
the project complies with the Statewide Master Plan for State Agencies; and
(b)
the division first obtains approval from the Governor's Office of Planning and 
Budget.
(7)
If a building is vacated by an agency and the agency moves to another building, 
proceeds from the sale or lease of the vacated building:
(a)
may not be used by the agency or otherwise absorbed into the agency's budget; and
(b)
shall be deposited into the State Agency Capital Development Fund described in this 
section.
Section 24, Section 
63A-5b-912
 is amended to read:
63A-5b-912
. Report to Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations 
Subcommittee.
The division shall, on or before the third Wednesday in November of every 
even-numbered year, present a written report to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee that identifies state land and 
buildings that are no longer needed and can be sold by the state.
Section 25, Section 
63A-5b-1002
 is amended to read:
63A-5b-1002
. State Building Energy Efficiency Program.
(1)
The division shall:
(a)
develop and administer the energy efficiency program, which shall include 
guidelines and procedures to improve energy efficiency in the maintenance and 
management of state facilities;
(b)
provide information and assistance to agencies in the agencies' efforts to improve 
energy efficiency in state facilities;
(c)
analyze energy consumption by agencies to identify opportunities for improved 
energy efficiency;
(d)
establish an advisory group composed of representatives of agencies to provide 
information and assistance in the development and implementation of the energy 
efficiency program; and
(e)
submit to the governor and to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature an 
annual report that:
(i)
identifies strategies for long-term improvement in energy efficiency;
(ii)
identifies goals for energy conservation for the upcoming year; and
(iii)
details energy management programs and strategies that were undertaken in the 
previous year to improve the energy efficiency of agencies and the energy savings 
achieved.
(2)
Each agency shall:
(a)
designate a staff member that is responsible for coordinating energy efficiency 
efforts within the agency with assistance from the division;
(b)
provide energy consumption and costs information to the division;
(c)
develop strategies for improving energy efficiency and reducing energy costs; and
(d)
provide the division with information regarding the agency's energy efficiency and 
reduction strategies.
(3)
(a)
An agency may enter into a performance efficiency agreement for a term of up to 
20 years.
(b)
Before entering into a performance efficiency agreement, the agency shall:
(i)
utilize the division to oversee the project unless the project is exempt from the 
division's oversight or the oversight is delegated to the agency under the 
provisions of Section 
63A-5b-701
;
(ii)
obtain the prior approval of the governor or the governor's designee; and
(iii)
provide the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst with a copy of the proposed 
agreement before the agency enters into the agreement.
(4)
An agency may consult with the energy efficiency program manager within the division 
regarding:
(a)
the cost effectiveness of energy efficiency measures; and
(b)
ways to measure energy savings that take into account fluctuations in energy costs 
and temperature.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided under Subsection 
(5)
(c) and subject to future budget 
constraints, the Legislature may not remove energy savings from an agency's 
appropriation.
(b)
An agency shall use energy savings to:
(i)
fund the cost of the energy efficiency measures; and
(ii)
if funds are available after meeting the requirements of Subsection 
(5)(b)(i)
, fund 
and implement new energy efficiency measures.
(c)
The Legislature may remove energy savings if:
(i)
an agency has complied with Subsection 
(5)(b)(i)
; and
(ii)
no new cost-effective energy efficiency measure is available for implementation.
Section 26, Section 
63A-13-502
 is amended to read:
63A-13-502
. Report and recommendations to governor and General Government 
Appropriations Subcommittee.
(1)
The inspector general of Medicaid services shall, on an annual basis, prepare an 
electronic report on the activities of the office for the preceding fiscal year.
(2)
The report shall include:
(a)
non-identifying information, including statistical information, on:
(i)
the items described in Subsection 
63A-13-202(1)(b)
 and Section 
63A-13-204
;
(ii)
action taken by the office and the result of that action;
(iii)
fraud, waste, and abuse in the state Medicaid program, including emerging trends 
of Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse and the office's actions to identify and 
address the emerging trends;
(iv)
the recovery of fraudulent or improper use of state and federal Medicaid funds, 
including total dollars recovered through cash recovery, credit adjustments, and 
rebilled claims;
(v)
measures taken by the state to discover and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in the 
state Medicaid program;
(vi)
audits conducted by the office, including performance and financial audits;
(vii)
investigations conducted by the office and the results of those investigations, 
including preliminary investigations;
(viii)
administrative and educational efforts made by the office and the division to 
improve compliance with Medicaid program policies and requirements;
(ix)
total cost avoidance attributed to an office policy or action;
(x)
the number of complaints against Medicaid recipients received and disposition of 
those complaints;
(xi)
the number of educational activities that the office provided to a provider or a 
state agency;
(xii)
the number of credible allegations of fraud referred to the Medicaid fraud 
control unit under Section 
63A-13-501
; and
(xiii)
the number of data pulls performed and general results of those pulls;
(b)
recommendations on action that should be taken by the Legislature or the governor 
to:
(i)
improve the discovery and reduction of fraud, waste, and abuse in the state 
Medicaid program;
(ii)
improve the recovery of fraudulently or improperly used Medicaid funds; and
(iii)
reduce costs and avoid or minimize increased costs in the state Medicaid 
program;
(c)
recommendations relating to rules, policies, or procedures of a state or local 
government entity; and
(d)
services provided by the state Medicaid program that exceed industry standards.
(3)
The report described in Subsection 
(1)
 may not include any information that would 
interfere with or jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or other investigation.
(4)
On or before November 1 of each year, the inspector general of Medicaid services shall 
provide the electronic report described in Subsection 
(1)
 to the 
Infrastructure and 
General Government
General Government
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the 
Legislature and to the governor.
Section 27, Section 
63A-16-302.1
 is amended to read:
63A-16-302.1
. Reporting on consolidation of certain information technology 
services.
(1)
The division shall, in collaboration with the Cybersecurity Commission created in 
Section 
63C-27-201
, identify opportunities, limitations, and barriers to enhancing the 
overall cybersecurity resilience of the state by consolidating:
(a)
certain information technology services utilized by governmental entities; and
(b)
to the extent feasible, the information technology networks that are operated or 
utilized by governmental entities.
(2)
On or before November 15, 2023, the division shall report the information described in 
Subsection 
(1)
 to:
(a)
the Government Operations Interim Committee;
(b)
the 
Infrastructure and General Government
General Government
 Appropriations 
Subcommittee; and
(c)
the Cybersecurity Commission created in Section 
63C-27-201
.
Section 28, Section 
63H-7a-206
 is amended to read:
63H-7a-206
. Required annual reporting and strategic plan.
(1)
The authority shall create, maintain, and review annually a statewide, comprehensive 
multiyear strategic plan, in consultation with state and local stakeholders, the PSAP 
advisory committee, and the public safety advisory committee, that:
(a)
coordinates the authority's activities and duties in the:
(i)
911 Division;
(ii)
Radio Network Division;
(iii)
Interoperability Division; and
(iv)
Administrative Services Division; and
(b)
includes:
(i)
a plan for maintaining, upgrading, and expanding the public safety 
communications network, including microwave and fiber optics based systems;
(ii)
a plan for statewide interoperability;
(iii)
a plan for statewide coordination;
(iv)
radio network coverage maps; and
(v)
FirstNet standards.
(2)
The executive director shall update the strategic plan described in Subsection (1) before 
July 1 of each year.
(3)
The executive director shall, before December 1 of each year, report on the strategic 
plan described in Subsection (1) to:
(a)
the board;
(b)
the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; 
(c)
the Legislative Management Committee; and
(d)
the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
(4)
Each report described in Subsection (3) shall include a description of the authority's 
goals for implementation of the strategic plan and a progress report of accomplishments 
and updates to the strategic plan.
(5)
The authority shall consider the strategic plan described in Subsection (1) before 
spending funds in the restricted accounts created by this chapter.
(6)
(a)
Following the close of each fiscal year, the executive director shall submit and 
make available to the public an annual report of the authority's activities for the 
preceding year to the governor, the board, the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal 
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, and 
the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
(b)
Each report described in Subsection (6)(a) shall include:
(i)
the agency's complete operating and financial statement for the preceding fiscal 
year;
(ii)
the total aggregate surcharge collected by the state in the last fiscal year under 
Title 69, Chapter 2, Part 4, Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service 
Charges;
(iii)
the amount of each disbursement from the restricted accounts described in:
(A)
Section 
63H-7a-304
; and
(B)
Section 
63H-7a-403
;
(iv)
the recipient of each disbursement, the goods and services received, and a 
description of the project funded by the disbursement;
(v)
any conditions the authority placed on the disbursements from a restricted 
account;
(vi)
the anticipated expenditures from the restricted accounts described in this chapter 
for the next fiscal year;
(vii)
the amount of any unexpended funds carried forward; and
(viii)
other relevant justification for ongoing support from the restricted accounts 
created by:
(A)
Section 
63H-7a-304
; and
(B)
Section 
63H-7a-403
.
Section 29, Section 
63J-1-504
 is amended to read:
63J-1-504
. Fees -- Adoption, procedure, and approval -- Establishing and 
assessing fees without legislative approval -- Report summarizing fees.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
(i)
"Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, 
institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, 
laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
(ii)
"Agency" does not include:
(A)
the Legislature or a committee or staff office of the Legislature; or
(B)
the Judiciary, as that term is defined in Section 
78A-2-310
.
(b)
"Agency's cost" means all of a fee agency's direct and indirect costs and expenses for 
providing the goods or service for which the fee agency charges a fee or for 
regulating the industry in which the persons paying the fee operate, including:
(i)
salaries, benefits, contracted labor costs, travel expenses, training expenses, 
equipment and material costs, depreciation expense, utility costs, and other 
overhead costs; and
(ii)
costs and expenses for administering the fee.
(c)
"Fee agency" means an agency that is authorized to establish and charge a service fee 
or a regulatory fee.
(d)
"Fee schedule" means the complete list of service fees and regulatory fees charged 
by a fee agency and the amount of those fees.
(e)
"Regulatory fee" means a fee that a fee agency charges to cover the agency's cost of 
regulating the industry in which the persons paying the fee operate.
(f)
"Service fee" means a fee that a fee agency charges to cover the agency's cost of 
providing the goods or service for which the fee is charged.
(2)
(a)
A fee agency that charges or intends to charge a service fee or regulatory fee shall 
adopt a fee schedule.
(b)
A service fee or regulatory fee that a fee agency charges shall:
(i)
be reasonable and fair;
(ii)
reflect and be based on the agency's cost for the fee; and
(iii)
be established according to a cost formula determined by the executive director 
of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the director of the Division 
of Finance in conjunction with the fee agency seeking to establish the fee.
(3)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(7)
, a fee agency may not:
(a)
set fees by rule; or
(b)
create, change, or collect any fee unless the fee has been established according to the 
procedures and requirements of this section.
(4)
Each fee agency that is proposing a new fee or proposing to change a fee shall:
(a)
present each proposed fee at a public hearing, subject to the requirements of 
Title 52, 
Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act
;
(b)
increase, decrease, or affirm each proposed fee based on the results of the public 
hearing;
(c)
except as provided in Subsection 
(8)
, submit the fee schedule to the Legislature as 
part of the agency's annual appropriations request; and
(d)
modify the fee schedule as necessary to implement the Legislature's actions.
(5)
(a)
No later than November 30, 2022, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget 
and the Division of Finance shall submit a report to the 
Infrastructure and General 
Government
General Government
 Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature.
(b)
A report under Subsection 
(5)(a)
 shall:
(i)
provide a summary of:
(A)
the types of service fees and regulatory fees included in the fee schedules of 
all fee agencies;
(B)
the methods used by fee agencies to determine the amount of fees;
(C)
each estimated agency's cost related to each fee;
(D)
whether a fee is intended to cover the agency's cost related to the fee;
(E)
whether the fee agency intends to subsidize the fee to cover the agency's cost 
related to the fee and, if so, the fee agency's justification for the subsidy; and
(F)
whether the fee agency set the fee at an amount that exceeds the agency's cost 
related to the fee and, if so, the fee agency's justification for the excess fee; and
(ii)
include any recommendations for improving the process described in this section.
(6)
(a)
A fee agency shall submit the fee agency's fee schedule to the Legislature for the 
Legislature's approval on an annual basis.
(b)
The Legislature may approve, increase or decrease and approve, or reject any fee 
submitted to it by a fee agency.
(7)
After conducting the public hearing required by this section, a fee agency may establish 
and assess fees without first obtaining legislative approval if:
(a)
(i)
the Legislature creates a new program that is to be funded by fees to be set by 
the Legislature;
(ii)
the new program's effective date is before the Legislature's next annual general 
session; and
(iii)
the fee agency submits the fee schedule for the new program to the Legislature 
for its approval at a special session, if allowed in the governor's call, or at the next 
annual general session of the Legislature, whichever is sooner; or
(b)
(i)
the fee agency proposes to increase or decrease an existing fee for the purpose 
of adding or removing a transactional fee that is charged or assessed by a 
non-governmental third party but is included as part of the fee charged by the fee 
agency;
(ii)
the amount of the increase or decrease in the fee is equal to the amount of the 
transactional fee charged or assessed by the non-governmental third party; and
(iii)
the increased or decreased fee is submitted to the Legislature for the Legislature's 
approval at a special session, if allowed in the governor's call, or at the next 
annual session of the Legislature, whichever is sooner.
(8)
(a)
A fee agency that intends to change any fee shall submit to the governor, as part 
of the agency's annual appropriation request a list that identifies:
(i)
the title or purpose of the fee;
(ii)
the present amount of the fee;
(iii)
the proposed new amount of the fee;
(iv)
the percent that the fee will have increased if the Legislature approves the higher 
fee;
(v)
the estimated total annual revenue and total estimated annual revenue change that 
will result from the changed fee;
(vi)
the account or fund into which the fee will be deposited;
(vii)
the reason for the change in the fee;
(viii)
the estimated number of persons to be charged the fee;
(ix)
the estimated agency's cost related to the fee;
(x)
whether the fee is a service fee or a regulatory fee;
(xi)
whether the fee is intended to cover the agency's cost related to the fee;
(xii)
whether the fee agency intends to subsidize the fee to cover the agency's cost 
related to the fee and, if so, the fee agency's justification for the subsidy; and
(xiii)
whether the fee agency set the fee at an amount that exceeds the agency's cost 
related to the fee and, if so, the fee agency's justification for the excess fee.
(b)
(i)
The governor may review and approve, modify and approve, or reject the fee 
increases.
(ii)
The governor shall transmit the list required by Subsection 
(8)(a)
, with any 
modifications, to the legislative fiscal analyst with the governor's budget 
recommendations.
(c)
Bills approving any fee change shall be filed before the beginning of the Legislature's 
annual general session, if possible.
(9)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(9)(b)
, the School and Institutional Trust Lands 
Administration, established in Section 
53C-1-201
, is exempt from the requirements 
of this section.
(b)
The following fees of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration are 
subject to the requirements of this section: application, assignment, amendment, 
affidavit for lost documents, name change, reinstatement, grazing nonuse, extension 
of time, partial conveyance, patent reissue, collateral assignment, electronic payment, 
and processing.
Section 30, Section 
63M-7-904
 is amended to read:
63M-7-904
. Duties of the commission -- Report.
(1)
The commission shall:
(a)
advocate for the adoption, repeal, or modification of laws or proposed legislation in 
the interest of victims of crime;
(b)
make recommendations to the Legislature, the governor, and the Judicial Council on 
the following:
(i)
enforcing existing rights of victims of crime;
(ii)
enhancing rights of victims of crime;
(iii)
the role of victims of crime in the criminal justice system;
(iv)
victim restitution;
(v)
educating and training criminal justice professionals on the rights of victims of 
crime; and
(vi)
enhancing services to victims of crimes; and
(c)
provide training on the rights of victims of crime.
(2)
The commission shall, in partnership with state agencies and organizations, including 
the Children's Justice Center Program, the Utah Office for Victims of Crime, and the 
Division of Child and Family Services:
(a)
review and assess the duties and practices of the State Commission on Criminal and 
Juvenile Justice regarding services and criminal justice policies pertaining to victims;
(b)
encourage and facilitate the development and coordination of trauma-informed 
services for crime victims throughout the state;
(c)
encourage and foster public and private partnerships for the purpose of:
(i)
assessing needs for crime victim services throughout the state;
(ii)
developing crime victim services and resources throughout the state; and
(iii)
coordinating crime victim services and resources throughout the state;
(d)
generate unity for ongoing efforts to reduce and eliminate the impact of crime on 
victims through a comprehensive and evidence-based prevention, treatment, and 
justice strategy;
(e)
recommend and support the creation, dissemination, and implementation of statewide 
policies and plans to address crimes, including domestic violence, sexual violence, 
child abuse, and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol;
(f)
collect information on statewide funding for crime victim services and prevention 
efforts, including the sources, disbursement, and outcomes of statewide funding for 
crime victim services and prevention efforts;
(g)
consider recommendations from any subcommittee of the commission; and
(h)
make recommendations regarding:
(i)
the duties and practices of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice 
to ensure that:
(A)
crime victims are a vital part of the criminal justice system of the state;
(B)
all crime victims and witnesses are treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and 
sensitivity; and
(C)
the rights of crime victims and witnesses are honored and protected by law in 
a manner no less vigorous than protections afforded to criminal defendants; and
(ii)
statewide funding for crime victim services and prevention efforts.
(3)
The commission may:
(a)
subject to court rules and the governor's approval, advocate in an appellate court on 
behalf of a victim of crime;
(b)
recommend to the Legislature the services to be funded by the Victim Services 
Restricted Account;
(c)
make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative 
Rulemaking Act, regarding the process by which a victim, or a representative of a 
victim, may submit a complaint alleging a violation of the victim's rights; and
(d)
review any action taken by a victim rights committee created in accordance with 
Section 
63M-7-1002
.
(4)
The commission shall report the commission's recommendations annually to the State 
Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, the governor, the Judicial Council, the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the Health and 
Human Services Interim Committee, the Judiciary Interim Committee, and the Law 
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
(5)
When taking an action or making a recommendation, the commission shall respect that 
a state agency is bound to follow state law and may have duties or responsibilities 
imposed by state law.
Section 31, Section 
63N-2-107
 is amended to read:
63N-2-107
. Reports of new state revenue, partial rebates, and tax credits.
(1)
Before October 1 of each year, the office shall submit a report to the Governor's Office 
of Planning and Budget, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, and the Division of 
Finance identifying:
(a)
(i)
the total estimated amount of new state revenue created from new commercial 
projects;
(ii)
the estimated amount of new state revenue from new commercial projects that 
will be generated from:
(A)
sales tax;
(B)
income tax; and
(C)
corporate franchise and income tax; and
(iii)
the minimum number of new incremental jobs and high paying jobs that will be 
created before any tax credit is awarded; and
(b)
the total estimated amount of tax credits that the office projects that business entities 
will qualify to claim under this part.
(2)
By the first business day of each month, the office shall submit a report to the 
Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, 
and the Division of Finance identifying:
(a)
each new written agreement that the office entered into since the last report;
(b)
the estimated amount of new state revenue that will be generated under each written 
agreement described in Subsection (2)(a);
(c)
the estimated maximum amount of tax credits that a business entity could qualify for 
under each written agreement described in Subsection (2)(a); and
(d)
the minimum number of new incremental jobs and high paying jobs that will be 
created before any tax credit is awarded.
(3)
At the reasonable request of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the Office 
of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, or the Division of Finance, the office shall provide 
additional information about the tax credit, new incremental jobs and high paying jobs, 
costs, and economic benefits related to this part, if the information is part of a public 
record as defined in Section 
63G-2-103
.
(4)
By October 1, the office shall submit to the Economic Development and Workforce 
Services Interim Committee, the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
Economic and Community Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee, and the 
governor, a written report that provides an overview of the implementation and efficacy 
of the statewide economic development strategy, including an analysis of the extent to 
which the office's programs are aligned with the prevailing economic conditions 
expected in the next fiscal year.
Section 32, Section 
63N-6-301
 is amended to read:
63N-6-301
. Utah Capital Investment Corporation -- Powers and purposes -- 
Reporting requirements.
(1)
(a)
There is created an independent quasi-public nonprofit corporation known as the 
Utah Capital Investment Corporation.
(b)
The corporation:
(i)
may exercise all powers conferred on independent corporations under Section 
63E-2-106
;
(ii)
is subject to the prohibited participation provisions of Section 
63E-2-107
; and
(iii)
is subject to the other provisions of 
Title 63E, Chapter 2, Independent 
Corporations Act
, except as otherwise provided in this part.
(c)
The corporation shall file with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code:
(i)
articles of incorporation; and
(ii)
any amendment to its articles of incorporation.
(d)
In addition to the articles of incorporation, the corporation may adopt bylaws and 
operational policies that are consistent with this chapter.
(e)
Except as otherwise provided in this part, this part does not exempt the corporation 
from the requirements under state law which apply to other corporations organized 
under 
Title 63E, Chapter 2, Independent Corporations Act
.
(2)
The purposes of the corporation are to:
(a)
administer the Utah fund of funds;
(b)
select an investment fund allocation manager to manage investments by the Utah 
fund of funds;
(c)
negotiate the terms of a contract with the investment fund allocation manager;
(d)
execute the contract with the selected investment fund manager on behalf of the Utah 
fund of funds; and
(e)
receive investment returns from the Utah fund of funds.
(3)
The corporation may not:
(a)
exercise governmental functions;
(b)
have members;
(c)
pledge the credit or taxing power of the state or any political subdivision of the state; 
or
(d)
make its debts payable out of any money except money of the corporation.
(4)
The obligations of the corporation are not obligations of the state or any political 
subdivision of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt 
limitations, but are obligations of the corporation payable solely and only from the 
corporation's funds.
(5)
The corporation may:
(a)
engage consultants and legal counsel;
(b)
expend funds;
(c)
invest funds;
(d)
issue debt and equity, and borrow funds;
(e)
enter into contracts;
(f)
insure against loss;
(g)
hire employees; and
(h)
perform any other act necessary to carry out its purposes.
(6)
(a)
The corporation shall publish on or before September 1 an annual report of the 
activities conducted by the Utah fund of funds and submit, in accordance with 
Section 
68-3-14
, the written report to:
(i)
the governor;
(ii)
the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
Economic and Community 
Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee;
(iii)
the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
(iv)
the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
(b)
The annual report shall:
(i)
be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible information to the public, 
the governor, and the Legislature;
(ii)
include a copy of the audit of the Utah fund of funds described in Section 
63N-6-405
;
(iii)
include a detailed balance sheet, revenue and expenses statement, and cash flow 
statement;
(iv)
include detailed information regarding:
(A)
realized gains from investments and any realized losses; and
(B)
unrealized gains and any unrealized losses based on the net present value of 
ongoing investments;
(v)
include detailed information regarding all yearly expenditures, including:
(A)
administrative, operating, and financing costs;
(B)
aggregate compensation information for full- and part-time employees, 
including benefit and travel expenses; and
(C)
expenses related to the allocation manager;
(vi)
include detailed information regarding all funding sources for administrative, 
operations, and financing expenses, including expenses charged by or to the Utah 
fund of funds, including management and placement fees;
(vii)
for each individual fund that the Utah fund of funds is invested in that represents 
at least 5% of the net assets of the Utah fund of funds, include the name of the 
fund, the total value of the fund, the fair market value of the Utah fund of funds' 
investment in the fund, and the percentage of the total value of the fund held by 
the Utah fund of funds; and
(viii)
include an aggregate total value for all funds the Utah fund of funds is invested 
in.
Section 33, Section 
63N-21-401
 is amended to read:
63N-21-401
. Annual report.
(1)
On or before September 1 of each year, the innovation lab shall publish an annual report 
of the activities conducted by the Utah innovation fund and submit, in accordance with 
Section 
68-3-14
, the written report to:
(a)
the governor;
(b)
the 
Business, Economic Development, and Labor
Economic and Community 
Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee;
(c)
the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee; and
(d)
the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
(2)
The annual report shall:
(a)
be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible information to the public, the 
governor, and the Legislature;
(b)
include a copy of the annual audit required under Section 
63N-21-402
;
(c)
describe the policies adopted by the board under Subsection 
63N-21-203(1)(b)
;
(d)
include detailed information regarding:
(i)
the name and location of each qualified business that received capital from the 
Utah innovation fund;
(ii)
the amount of each qualified investment made by the Utah innovation fund;
(iii)
the aggregate amount of capital provided to qualified businesses;
(iv)
realized gains from qualified investments and any realized losses; and
(v)
unrealized gains and any unrealized losses based on the net present value of 
ongoing qualified investments;
(e)
include detailed information regarding the innovation lab's yearly expenditures, 
including:
(i)
administrative, operating, and financing expenses; and
(ii)
aggregate compensation information for full-time and part-time employees, 
including benefit and travel expenses;
(f)
include detailed information regarding all funding sources for administrative, 
operating, and financing expenses, including any fees charged by the innovation lab 
to the Utah innovation fund under Subsection 
63N-21-201(4)(g)
; and
(g)
include an explanation of the Utah innovation fund's progress in achieving the 
purposes described in Subsection 
63N-21-301(2)
.
Section 34, Section 
64-13-46.1
 is amended to read:
64-13-46.1
. Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood Advisory Board -- 
Duties -- Rulemaking.
(1)
As used in this part:
(a)
"Advisory board" means the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood Advisory 
Board.
(b)
"Correctional facility" means a facility operated by the department or a county 
sheriff that houses inmates in a secure setting.
(c)
"Incarcerated mother" means an inmate who:
(i)
has recently given birth before entering a correctional facility;
(ii)
is pregnant and incarcerated in a correctional facility; or
(iii)
has given birth while incarcerated in a correctional facility.
(2)
The advisory board shall consist of the following members:
(a)
two individuals from the department, appointed by the executive director;
(b)
one individual appointed by the Board of Pardons and Parole; 
(c)
one individual appointed by the president of the Utah Sheriffs' Association; and
(d)
four individuals appointed by the executive director of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, including:
(i)
two pediatric healthcare providers;
(ii)
one individual with expertise in early childhood development; and
(iii)
one individual with experience advocating for incarcerated women.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a member of the advisory board shall be 
appointed for a four-year term.
(b)
A member that is appointed to complete an unexpired term may complete the 
unexpired term and serve a subsequent four-year term.
(c)
Appointments and reappointments may be staggered so that one-fourth of the 
advisory board changes each year.
(d)
The advisory board shall annually elect a chair and co-chair of the board from among 
the members of the board to serve a two-year term.
(4)
The advisory board shall meet at least bi-annually, or more frequently as determined by 
the executive director, the chair, or three or more members of the advisory board.
(5)
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum and a vote of the majority of the members 
present constitutes an action of the advisory board.
(6)
A member of the advisory board may not receive compensation or benefits for the 
member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
(a)
Section 
63A-3-106
;
(b)
Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(c)
rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(7)
The advisory board shall:
(a)
review research regarding childhood development and best practices for placing 
infants and incarcerated mothers in a diversion program not located in a correctional 
facility;
(b)
study the costs of implementing a diversion program for infants and incarcerated 
mothers removed from a correctional facility;
(c)
create a provisional plan for implementing a diversion program for infants and 
incarcerated mothers removed from a correctional facility; and
(d)
advise and make recommendations to the department and county sheriffs regarding 
rules and policies for placing an infant or incarcerated mother in a diversion program 
not located in a correctional facility.
(8)
On or before November 30, 2024, the advisory board shall provide a report of the 
advisory board's research and study under Subsections (7)(a) through (c), including any 
proposed legislation, to:
(a)
the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
(b)
the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee.
Section 35, Section 
64-13e-103
 is amended to read:
64-13e-103
. County correctional facility contracting program for state inmates -- 
Payments -- Reporting -- Contracts.
(1)
Subject to Subsection 
(6)
, the department may contract with a county to house state 
inmates in a county correctional facility.
(2)
The department shall give preference for placement of state inmates, over private 
entities, to county correctional facility bed spaces for which the department has 
contracted under Subsection 
(1)
.
(3)
(a)
The compensation rate for housing state inmates pursuant to a contract described 
in Subsection 
(1)
 shall be:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
, 84% of the state daily incarceration 
rate for a county correctional facility bed space in a county that, pursuant to the 
contract, is dedicated to a treatment program for state inmates, if the treatment 
program is approved by the department under Subsection 
(3)(c)
;
(ii)
75% of the state daily incarceration rate for a county correctional facility bed 
space in a county that, pursuant to the contract, is dedicated to an alternative 
treatment program for state inmates, if the alternative treatment program is 
approved by the department under Subsection 
(3)(c)
; and
(iii)
70% of the state daily incarceration rate for a county correctional facility bed 
space in a county other than the bed spaces described in Subsections 
(3)(a)(i)
 and 
(ii)
.
(b)
The department shall:
(i)
make rules, in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative 
Rulemaking Act
, that establish standards that a treatment program is required to 
meet before the treatment program is considered for approval for the purpose of a 
county receiving payment based on the rate described in Subsection 
(3)(a)(i)
 or 
(ii)
; 
and
(ii)
determine on an annual basis, based on appropriations made by the Legislature 
for the contracts described in this section, whether to approve a treatment program 
that meets the standards established under Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
, for the purpose of 
a county receiving payment based on the rate described in Subsection 
(3)(a)(i)
 or 
(ii)
.
(c)
The department may not approve a treatment program for the purpose of a county 
receiving payment based on the rate described in Subsection 
(3)(a)(i)
 or 
(ii)
, unless:
(i)
the program meets the standards established under Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
; and
(ii)
the department determines that the treatment program is needed by the 
department at the location where the treatment program will be provided.
(d)
(i)
The department shall annually:
(A)
collect information from each county described in Subsection 
(1)
 regarding 
the treatment programs for state inmates offered by the county;
(B)
evaluate, review, and audit the results of each treatment program on state 
inmate recidivism and other relevant metrics; and
(C)
on or before November 30, report the results of the information described in 
Subsection 
(3)(d)(i)(B)
 to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice 
Appropriations Subcommittee.
(ii)
The department may make rules, in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act
, to implement the provisions of Subsection 
(3)(d)(i)
.
(4)
(a)
Compensation to a county for state inmates incarcerated under this section shall 
be made by the department.
(b)
Funds from the County Correctional Facility Contracting Reserve Program may be 
used only once existing annual appropriated funds for the fiscal year have been 
exhausted.
(5)
Counties that contract with the department under Subsection 
(1)
 shall, on or before June 
30 of each year, submit a report to the department that includes:
(a)
the number of state inmates the county housed under this section;
(b)
the total number of state inmate days of incarceration that were provided by the 
county; and
(c)
the information required under Subsection 
(3)(d)(i)(A)
.
(6)
Except as provided under Subsection 
(7)
, the department may not enter into a contract 
with a county as described under Subsection 
(1)
, unless:
(a)
beginning July 1, 2023, the county correctional facility within the county is in 
compliance with the reporting requirements described in Subsection 
17-22-32(2)
; and
(b)
the Legislature has previously passed a joint resolution that includes the following 
information regarding the proposed contract:
(i)
the approximate number of beds to be contracted;
(ii)
the approximate amount of the county's long-term debt; and
(iii)
the repayment time of the debt for the facility where the inmates are to be housed.
(7)
The department may enter into a contract with a county government to house inmates 
without complying with the approval process described in Subsection 
(6)
 only if the 
county facility was under construction, or already in existence, on March 16, 2001.
(8)
Any resolution passed by the Legislature under Subsection 
(6)
 does not bind or obligate 
the Legislature or the department regarding the proposed contract.
Section 36, Section 
64-13e-105
 is amended to read:
64-13e-105
. Subcommittee on County Correctional Facility Contracting and 
Reimbursement -- Purpose -- Responsibilities -- Membership.
(1)
There is created within the commission, the Subcommittee on County Correctional 
Facility Contracting and Reimbursement consisting of the individuals listed in 
Subsection (3).
(2)
The subcommittee shall meet at least annually to review, discuss, and make 
recommendations for:
(a)
the state daily incarceration rate, described in Section 
64-13e-103.1
;
(b)
county correctional facility contracting and reimbursement processes and goals, 
including the creation of a comprehensive statewide system of county correctional 
facility contracting and reimbursement;
(c)
developing a partnership between the state and counties to create common goals for 
housing state inmates;
(d)
calculations for the projected number of bed spaces needed;
(e)
programming for inmates while incarcerated;
(f)
proposals to reduce recidivism;
(g)
enhancing partnerships to improve law enforcement and incarceration programs;
(h)
inmate transportation costs; and
(i)
the compilation described in Subsection 
64-13e-104
(7).
(3)
The membership of the subcommittee shall consist of the following nine members:
(a)
as designated by the Utah Sheriffs' Association:
(i)
one sheriff of a county that is currently under contract with the department to 
house state inmates; and
(ii)
one sheriff of a county that is currently receiving reimbursement from the 
department for housing state probationary inmates or state parole inmates;
(b)
the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee;
(c)
as designated by the Utah Association of Counties:
(i)
one member of the legislative body of one county that is currently under contract 
with the department to house state inmates; and
(ii)
one member of the legislative body of one county that is currently receiving 
reimbursement for housing state probationary inmates or state parole inmates;
(d)
the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee;
(e)
one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House 
of Representatives;
(f)
one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate; and
(g)
the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget or the 
executive director's designee.
(4)
The subcommittee shall report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim 
Committee in November of each year on the status of the comprehensive statewide 
county correctional facility reimbursement and contracting system.
(5)
The subcommittee shall report to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice 
Appropriations Subcommittee not later than October 31 of each year on costs associated 
with the comprehensive statewide county correctional facility reimbursement and 
contracting system established in this chapter.
(6)
(a)
A member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for 
the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
(i)
Section 
63A-3-106
;
(ii)
Section 
63A-3-107
; and
(iii)
rules made by the division according to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(b)
Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
Section 37, Section 
67-5-1
 is amended to read:
67-5-1
. General duties -- Restrictions.
(1)
The attorney general shall:
(a)
perform all duties in a manner consistent with the attorney-client relationship under 
Section 
67-5-17
;
(b)
except as provided in Sections 
10-3-928
 and 
17-18a-403
, attend the Supreme Court 
and the Court of Appeals of this state, and all courts of the United States, and 
prosecute or defend all causes to which the state or any officer, board, or commission 
of the state in an official capacity is a party, and take charge, as attorney, of all civil 
legal matters in which the state is interested;
(c)
after judgment on any cause referred to in Subsection (1)(b), direct the issuance of 
process as necessary to execute the judgment;
(d)
account for, and pay over to the proper officer, all money that comes into the 
attorney general's possession that belongs to the state;
(e)
keep a file of all cases in which the attorney general is required to appear, including 
any documents and papers showing the court in which the cases have been instituted 
and tried, and whether they are civil or criminal, and:
(i)
if civil, the nature of the demand, the stage of proceedings, and, when prosecuted 
to judgment, a memorandum of the judgment and of any process issued if 
satisfied, and if not satisfied, documentation of the return of the sheriff;
(ii)
if criminal, the nature of the crime, the mode of prosecution, the stage of 
proceedings, and, when prosecuted to sentence, a memorandum of the sentence 
and of the execution, if the sentence has been executed, and, if not executed, the 
reason for the delay or prevention; and
(iii)
deliver this information to the attorney general's successor in office;
(f)
exercise supervisory powers over the district and county attorneys of the state in all 
matters pertaining to the duties of the district and county attorneys' offices, including 
the authority described in Subsection (2);
(g)
give the attorney general's opinion in writing and without fee, when required, upon 
any question of law relating to the office of the requester:
(i)
in accordance with Section 
67-5-1.1
, to the Legislature or either house;
(ii)
to any state officer, board, or commission; and
(iii)
to any county attorney or district attorney;
(h)
when required by the public service or directed by the governor, assist any county, 
district, or city attorney in the discharge of county, district, or city attorney's duties;
(i)
purchase in the name of the state, under the direction of the state Board of Examiners, 
any property offered for sale under execution issued upon judgments in favor of or 
for the use of the state, and enter satisfaction in whole or in part of the judgments as 
the consideration of the purchases;
(j)
when the property of a judgment debtor in any judgment mentioned in Subsection 
(1)(i) has been sold under a prior judgment, or is subject to any judgment, lien, or 
encumbrance taking precedence of the judgment in favor of the state, redeem the 
property, under the direction of the state Board of Examiners, from the prior 
judgment, lien, or encumbrance, and pay all money necessary for the redemption, 
upon the order of the state Board of Examiners, out of any money appropriated for 
these purposes;
(k)
when in the attorney general's opinion it is necessary for the collection or 
enforcement of any judgment, institute and prosecute on behalf of the state any action 
or proceeding necessary to set aside and annul all conveyances fraudulently made by 
the judgment debtors, and pay the cost necessary to the prosecution, when allowed by 
the state Board of Examiners, out of any money not otherwise appropriated;
(l)
discharge the duties of a member of all official boards of which the attorney general 
is or may be made a member by the Utah Constitution or by the laws of the state, and 
other duties prescribed by law;
(m)
institute and prosecute proper proceedings in any court of the state or of the United 
States to restrain and enjoin corporations organized under the laws of this or any 
other state or territory from acting illegally or in excess of their corporate powers or 
contrary to public policy, and in proper cases forfeit their corporate franchises, 
dissolve the corporations, and wind up their affairs;
(n)
institute investigations for the recovery of all real or personal property that may have 
escheated or should escheat to the state, and for that purpose, subpoena any persons 
before any of the district courts to answer inquiries and render accounts concerning 
any property, examine all books and papers of any corporations, and when any real or 
personal property is discovered that should escheat to the state, institute suit in the 
district court of the county where the property is situated for its recovery, and escheat 
that property to the state;
(o)
administer the Children's Justice Center as a program to be implemented in various 
counties pursuant to Sections 
67-5b-101
 through 
67-5b-107
;
(p)
assist the Constitutional Defense Council as provided in Title 63C, Chapter 4a, 
Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act;
(q)
pursue any appropriate legal action to implement the state's public lands policy 
established in Section 
63C-4a-103
;
(r)
investigate and prosecute violations of all applicable state laws relating to fraud in 
connection with the state Medicaid program and any other medical assistance 
program administered by the state, including violations of Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 
11, Utah False Claims Act;
(s)
investigate and prosecute complaints of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of patients:
(i)
in health care facilities that receive payments under the state Medicaid program;
(ii)
in board and care facilities, as defined in the federal Social Security Act, 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 1396b(q)(4)(B), regardless of the source of payment to the board and 
care facility; and
(iii)
who are receiving medical assistance under the Medicaid program as defined in 
Section 
26B-3-101
 in a noninstitutional or other setting;
(t)
(i)
report at least twice per year to the Legislative Management Committee on any 
pending or anticipated lawsuits, other than eminent domain lawsuits, that might:
(A)
cost the state more than $500,000; or
(B)
require the state to take legally binding action that would cost more than 
$500,000 to implement; and
(ii)
if the meeting is closed, include an estimate of the state's potential financial or 
other legal exposure in that report;
(u)
(i)
submit a written report to the committees described in Subsection (1)(u)(ii) that 
summarizes any lawsuit or decision in which a court or the Office of the Attorney 
General has determined that a state statute is unconstitutional or unenforceable 
since the attorney general's last report under this Subsection (1)(u), including any:
(A)
settlements reached;
(B)
consent decrees entered;
(C)
judgments issued;
(D)
preliminary injunctions issued;
(E)
temporary restraining orders issued; or
(F)
formal or informal policies of the Office of the Attorney General to not 
enforce a law; and
(ii)
at least 30 days before the Legislature's May and November interim meetings, 
submit the report described in Subsection (1)(u)(i) to:
(A)
the Legislative Management Committee;
(B)
the Judiciary Interim Committee; and
(C)
the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee;
(v)
if the attorney general operates the Office of the Attorney General or any portion of 
the Office of the Attorney General as an internal service fund agency in accordance 
with Section 
67-5-4
, submit to the rate committee established in Section 
67-5-34
:
(i)
a proposed rate and fee schedule in accordance with Subsection 
67-5-34
(4); and
(ii)
any other information or analysis requested by the rate committee;
(w)
before the end of each calendar year, create an annual performance report for the 
Office of the Attorney General and post the report on the attorney general's website;
(x)
ensure that any training required under this chapter complies with Title 63G, Chapter 
22, State Training and Certification Requirements;
(y)
notify the legislative general counsel in writing within three business days after the 
day on which the attorney general is officially notified of a claim, regardless of 
whether the claim is filed in state or federal court, that challenges:
(i)
the constitutionality of a state statute;
(ii)
the validity of legislation; or
(iii)
any action of the Legislature; 
(z)
(i)
notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, provide a 
special advisor to the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Attorney 
General in matters relating to Native American and tribal issues to:
(A)
establish outreach to the tribes and affected counties and communities; and
(B)
foster better relations and a cooperative framework; and
(ii)
annually report to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations 
Subcommittee regarding:
(A)
the status of the work of the special advisor described in Subsection (1)(z)(i); 
and
(B)
whether the need remains for the ongoing appropriation to fund the special 
advisor described in Subsection (1)(z)(i); 
and
(aa)
(i)
enforce compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 31, Distinctions on the Basis of 
Sex, in accordance with Section 
63G-31-401
; and
(ii)
report to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the 
attorney general's enforcement under this Subsection (1)(aa)
.
; and
(bb)
ensure compliance with Title 53B, Chapter 27, Part 6, Student Legal Representation, 
by:
(i)
establishing a process to track the number of complaints submitted by students;
(ii)
pursuing civil action to enforce statutory protections; and
(iii)
no later than November 1 each year, reporting to the Judiciary Interim 
Committee regarding the attorney general's enforcement under this Subsection 
(1)(aa)
(1)(bb)
.
(2)
(a)
The attorney general may require a district attorney or county attorney of the state 
to, upon request, report on the status of public business entrusted to the district or 
county attorney's charge.
(b)
The attorney general may review investigation results de novo and file criminal 
charges, if warranted, in any case involving a first degree felony, if:
(i)
a law enforcement agency submits investigation results to the county attorney or 
district attorney of the jurisdiction where the incident occurred and the county 
attorney or district attorney:
(A)
declines to file criminal charges; or
(B)
fails to screen the case for criminal charges within six months after the law 
enforcement agency's submission of the investigation results; and
(ii)
after consultation with the county attorney or district attorney of the jurisdiction 
where the incident occurred, the attorney general reasonably believes action by the 
attorney general would not interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution 
by the county attorney or district attorney of the jurisdiction where the incident 
occurred.
(c)
If the attorney general decides to conduct a review under Subsection (2)(b), the 
district attorney, county attorney, and law enforcement agency shall, within 14 days 
after the day on which the attorney general makes a request, provide the attorney 
general with:
(i)
all information relating to the investigation, including all reports, witness lists, 
witness statements, and other documents created or collected in relation to the 
investigation;
(ii)
all recordings, photographs, and other physical or digital media created or 
collected in relation to the investigation;
(iii)
access to all evidence gathered or collected in relation to the investigation; and
(iv)
the identification of, and access to, all officers or other persons who have 
information relating to the investigation.
(d)
If a district attorney, county attorney, or law enforcement agency fails to timely 
comply with Subsection (2)(c), the attorney general may seek a court order 
compelling compliance.
(e)
If the attorney general seeks a court order under Subsection (2)(d), the court shall 
grant the order unless the district attorney, county attorney, or law enforcement 
agency shows good cause and a compelling interest for not complying with 
Subsection (2)(c).
(3)
The attorney general:
(a)
is a full-time employee of the state; and
(b)
may not engage in the private practice of law.
Section 38, Section 
77-38-620
 is amended to read:
77-38-620
. Safe at Home Program Restricted Account -- Report.
(1)
There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Safe at Home 
Program Restricted Account."
(2)
The account shall be funded by:
(a)
private contributions;
(b)
gifts, donations, or grants from public or private entities; and
(c)
interest and earnings on account money.
(3)
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the commission may expend funds from the 
account to:
(a)
designate, train, and manage program assistants;
(b)
develop, distribute, and process application forms and related materials for the 
program;
(c)
assist applicants and program participants in enrolling in the program; or
(d)
ensure program participants receive mail forwarded from the program to the program 
participant's actual address.
(4)
No later than December 31 of each year, the commission shall provide to the 
Executive 
Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee a written report of the 
program's activities, including:
(a)
the contributions received under Subsection 
(2)
;
(b)
an accounting of the money expended or committed to be expended by the 
commission under Subsection 
(3)
; and
(c)
the balance of the account.
Section 39, Section 
77-40a-107
 is amended to read:
77-40a-107
. Expungement data requirements -- Report.
(1)
No later than November 1 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall 
submit a written report to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations 
Subcommittee and the Judiciary Interim Committee regarding expungement data for the 
preceding fiscal year, including:
(a)
the number of petitions filed for expungement in the district, justice, and juvenile 
courts;
(b)
the number of petitions granted for expungement in the district, justice, and juvenile 
courts;
(c)
the number of orders issued for an automatic expungement by the district, justice, 
and juvenile courts;
(d)
the total number of individuals for whom at least one automatic expungement order 
was issued by the district, justice, or juvenile court; and
(e)
the total number of individuals for whom at least one petition-based expungement 
order was issued by the district, justice, or juvenile court.
(2)
No later than November 1 of each year, the bureau shall submit a written report to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee and the Judiciary 
Interim Committee regarding expungement data for the preceding fiscal year, including:
(a)
the number of applications for expungement received by the bureau;
(b)
the number of certificates of eligibility issued by the bureau; and
(c)
the number of orders for expungement received by the bureau.
Section 40, Section 
78A-2-310
 is amended to read:
78A-2-310
. Report by Judicial Council on court fees.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Cost" means the direct and indirect costs and expenses for providing the good or 
service for which a fee is charged, including:
(i)
salaries, benefits, contracted labor costs, travel expenses, training expenses, 
equipment and material costs, depreciation expenses, utility costs, and other 
overhead costs; and
(ii)
costs and expenses for administering the fee.
(b)
(i)
"Judiciary" means the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of 
Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.
(ii)
"Judiciary" includes any board, committee, or staff office of the Judicial Council, 
the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.
(2)
Before November 30 of each year, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the 
Infrastructure and General Government
General Government
 Appropriations 
Subcommittee of the Legislature that:
(a)
includes details on:
(i)
the types of fees charged and collected by the Judiciary;
(ii)
the methods used to determine the amount of each fee charged and collected by 
the Judiciary;
(iii)
the Judiciary's estimated cost related to each fee;
(iv)
whether each fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee; and
(v)
the number of fee waivers granted by the Judiciary for each type of fee charged 
and collected by the Judiciary; and
(b)
include any recommendations regarding fees charged and collected by the Judiciary.
(3)
If the Judicial Council recommends that the Legislature create a fee or modify an 
existing fee under Subsection 
(2)(b)
, the Judicial Council shall include the following 
information with the recommendation:
(a)
the title or purpose of the fee;
(b)
the present amount of the fee;
(c)
the proposed amount of the fee;
(d)
the percent that the fee will have increased or decreased if the Legislature approves 
the modification of the fee;
(e)
the estimated total annual revenue and total estimated annual revenue change that 
will result from the creation or modification of the fee;
(f)
the account or fund into which the fee will be deposited;
(g)
the reason for the creating or modifying the fee;
(h)
the estimated number of persons to be charged the fee;
(i)
the Judiciary's estimated cost related to the fee; and
(j)
whether the fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee.
Section 41, Section 
78A-5-303
 is amended to read:
78A-5-303
. Creation of a veterans treatment court.
(1)
The Judicial Council may create a veterans treatment court in any judicial district or 
geographic region that demonstrates:
(a)
the need for a veterans treatment court; and
(b)
the existence of a collaborative strategy between the veterans treatment court, 
prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treatment services, the Department of 
Corrections, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Justice 
Outreach Program to work with veteran offenders.
(2)
A veterans treatment court shall:
(a)
establish a collaborative strategy that includes monitoring and evaluation 
components to measure program effectiveness; and
(b)
submit a collaborative strategy, for the purpose of coordinating the disbursement of 
funding, to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(3)
A veterans treatment court shall include continuous judicial supervision using a 
cooperative approach with prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treatment 
services, the Department of Corrections, and the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs Veterans Justice Outreach Program, as appropriate, to promote public safety, 
protect participants' due process rights, and integrate veteran treatment programs with 
the justice system case processing.
(4)
Screening criteria for participation in a veterans treatment court shall include:
(a)
a plea in abeyance or plea agreement for a criminal offense, or a requirement for 
participation in a veterans treatment court as a condition of probation;
(b)
frequent alcohol and other drug testing, if appropriate;
(c)
participation in veteran outreach programs, including substance abuse treatment 
programs where appropriate;
(d)
sanctions for noncompliance with the requirements for participation in a veterans 
treatment court; and
(e)
any additional criteria developed by a veterans treatment court.
(5)
No later than October 1 each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide 
to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee a written 
report describing:
(a)
the types of policies and procedures adopted by veteran treatment courts;
(b)
the number of veteran participants in the previous fiscal year;
(c)
the outcomes for veteran participants in the previous fiscal year; and
(d)
recommendations for future veterans treatment courts, including expansion and 
funding.
Section 42, Section 
78B-1-117
 is amended to read:
78B-1-117
. Jurors and witnesses -- State payment for jurors and subpoenaed 
persons -- Appropriations and costs -- Expenses in justice court.
(1)
The state is responsible for payment of all fees and expenses authorized by law for 
prosecution witnesses, witnesses subpoenaed by indigent defendants, and interpreter 
costs in criminal actions in the courts of record and actions in the juvenile court. The 
state is responsible for payment of all fees and expenses authorized by law for jurors in 
the courts of record. For these payments, the Judicial Council shall receive an annual 
appropriation contained in a separate line item appropriation.
(2)
If expenses, for the purposes of this section, exceed the line item appropriation, the state 
court administrator shall submit a claim against the state to the Board of Examiners and 
request the board to recommend and submit a supplemental appropriation request to the 
Legislature for the deficit incurred.
(3)
In the justice courts, the fees, mileage, and other expenses authorized by law for jurors, 
prosecution witnesses, witnesses subpoenaed by indigent defendants, and interpreter 
costs shall be paid by the municipality if the action is prosecuted by the city attorney, 
and by the county if the action is prosecuted by the county attorney or district attorney.
(4)
Beginning July 1, 2014, the state court administrator shall provide a report during each 
interim to the 
Executive Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 
detailing expenses, trends, and efforts made to minimize expenses and maximize 
performance of the costs under this section.
(5)
The funding of additional full-time equivalent employees shall be authorized by the 
Legislature through specific intent language.
Section 43, Section 
79-8-203
 is amended to read:
79-8-203
. Award of recreation restoration infrastructure grants.
(1)
In determining the award of a recreation restoration infrastructure grant, the advisory 
committee shall prioritize projects that the advisory committee considers to be high 
demand outdoor recreation amenities or high priority trails.
(2)
The division may give special consideration to projects from qualified applicants within 
rural counties to ensure geographic parity of the awarded money.
(3)
(a)
An applicant shall use a recreation restoration infrastructure grant to leverage 
private and other nonstate public money and the division may give priority to projects 
that exceed a 50% match from the applicant.
(b)
Leverage includes cash, resources, goods, or services necessary to complete a project.
(c)
The division shall apply money from a cooperative agreement entered into with the 
United States Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of the 
Interior as a portion of the applicant's match.
(4)
A recreation restoration infrastructure grant may only be awarded by the executive 
director after consultation with the director and the advisory committee.
(5)
A recreation restoration infrastructure grant is available for rehabilitation or restoration 
projects for high demand outdoor recreation amenities and high priority trails that relate 
directly to the visitor including:
(a)
a trail, trail head infrastructure, signage, and crossing infrastructure, for both 
nonmotorized and motorized recreation;
(b)
a campground or picnic area;
(c)
water recreation infrastructure, including a pier, dock, or boat ramp; and
(d)
recreation facilities that are accessible to visitors with disabilities.
(6)
The following are not eligible for a recreation restoration infrastructure grant:
(a)
general facility operations and administrative costs;
(b)
land acquisitions;
(c)
visitor facilities, as defined by the division by rule made in accordance with 
Title 
63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
;
(d)
water and utility systems; and
(e)
employee housing.
(7)
The division shall compile data and report to the 
Business, Economic Development, 
and Labor
Economic and Community Development
 Appropriations Subcommittee on 
the:
(a)
effectiveness of the grant program in addressing the deferred maintenance and repair 
backlog of trails, campgrounds, and other recreation amenities on public lands;
(b)
estimated value of the rehabilitation or restoration projects;
(c)
number of miles of trails that are rehabilitated or restored; and
(d)
leverage of state money to federal and private money and in-kind services such as 
volunteer labor.
Section 44, Section 
80-5-303
 is amended to read:
80-5-303
. Report on the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Restricted Account.
No later than December 31 of each year, the division shall provide to the 
Executive 
Offices and 
Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee a written report of the division's 
activities under Subsection 
80-5-202(1)(c)
 and Section 
80-5-302
, including:
(1)
for the report submitted in 2019, the formula used to calculate the savings from General 
Fund appropriations under Subsection 
80-5-202(1)(c)
;
(2)
the amount of savings from General Fund appropriations calculated by the division for 
the previous fiscal year;
(3)
an accounting of the money expended or committed to be expended under Subsection 
80-5-302(4)
; and
(4)
the balance of the account.
Section 45, Section 
80-5-502
 is amended to read:
80-5-502
. New detention facilities.
(1)
The division may issue requests for proposals to allow for the private construction of 
facilities suitable to meet the detention requirements of any county or group of counties, 
subject to approval by the governor.
(2)
The governor shall furnish an analysis of the benefits of the proposals received to the 
Infrastructure and General
Transportation and Infrastructure
 Government 
Appropriations Subcommittee for the subcommittee's review.
Section 46, 
Repealer.
Researcher reporting requirements.
Researcher reporting requirements.
Section 47. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
Section 48. 
Coordinating H.B. 459 with H.B. 200.
If H.B. 459, Appropriations Subcommittee Amendments, and H.B. 200, Outdoor 
Recreation Amendments, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that, on May 7, 
2025, the amendments to Subsection 
79-8-203(7)
 in H.B. 200 supersede the amendments to 
Subsection 
79-8-203(7)
 in H.B. 459.
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