Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 502 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Teuscher, Jordan D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/27/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allocates funds in the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund to various projects and purposes;
• authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue a general obligation bond, with the bond proceeds being distributed to a grant program, and provides revenue to service the bond;
• creates an affordable housing infrastructure grant program to provide grants to local governments to construct infrastructure to facilitate affordable housing projects in a county of the first class;
• provides funding, loans, and grants to certain transportation projects; and
• makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

38
59-12-2220
63B-34-101
72-2-121
72-2-124
72-2-302
72-2-306
72-2-501
72-2-502
72-2-503
72-2-504
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Transportation and Infrastructure Funding Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher
Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill allocates funds in the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund and 
provides other transportation funding.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
allocates funds in the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund to various projects 
and purposes;
authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue a general obligation bond, with the 
bond proceeds being distributed to a grant program, and provides revenue to service the 
bond;
creates an affordable housing infrastructure grant program to provide grants to local 
governments to construct infrastructure to facilitate affordable housing projects in a 
county of the first class;
provides funding, loans, and grants to certain transportation projects; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
59-12-2220
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 498, 501
72-2-121
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 300, 498 and 501
72-2-124
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 498, 501
72-2-302
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 501
72-2-306
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 501
ENACTS:
63B-34-101
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72-2-501
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72-2-502
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72-2-503
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72-2-504
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
59-12-2220
 is amended to read:
59-12-2220
. County option sales and use tax to fund highways or a system for 
public transit -- Base -- Rate. 
(1)
Subject to the other provisions of this part and subject to the requirements of this 
section, the following counties may impose a sales and use tax under this section:
(a)
a county legislative body may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions 
described in Subsection 
59-12-103
(1) located within the county, including the cities 
and towns within the county if:
(i)
the entire boundary of a county is annexed into a large public transit district; and
(ii)
the maximum amount of sales and use tax authorizations allowed pursuant to 
Section 
59-12-2203
 and authorized under the following sections has been imposed:
(A)
Section 
59-12-2213
;
(B)
Section 
59-12-2214
;
(C)
Section 
59-12-2215
;
(D)
Section 
59-12-2216
;
(E)
Section 
59-12-2217
;
(F)
Section 
59-12-2218
; and
(G)
Section 
59-12-2219
;
(b)
if the county is not annexed into a large public transit district, the county legislative 
body may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 
59-12-103
(1) located within the county, including the cities and towns within the 
county if:
(i)
the county is an eligible political subdivision; or
(ii)
a city or town within the boundary of the county is an eligible political 
subdivision; or
(c)
a county legislative body of a county not described in Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) may 
impose the sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 
59-12-103
(1) 
located within the county, including the cities and towns within the county.
(2)
For purposes of Subsection (1) and subject to the other provisions of this section, a 
county legislative body that imposes a sales and use tax under this section may impose 
the tax at a rate of .2%.
(3)
(a)
The commission shall distribute sales and use tax revenue collected under this 
section as determined by a county legislative body as described in Subsection (3)(b).
(b)
If a county legislative body imposes a sales and use tax as described in this section, 
the county legislative body may elect to impose a sales and use tax revenue 
distribution as described in Subsection (4), (5), (6), or (7), depending on the class of 
county, and presence and type of a public transit provider in the county.
(4)
If 
Subject to Subsection 
(11)
, if 
a county legislative body imposes a sales and use tax 
as described in this section, and the entire boundary of the county is annexed into a large 
public transit district, and the county is a county of the first class, the commission shall 
distribute the sales and use tax revenue as follows:
(a)
.10% to a public transit district as described in Subsection (11);
(b)
.05% to the cities and towns as provided in Subsection (8); and
(c)
.05% to the county legislative body.
(5)
If 
Subject to Subsection (11), if 
a county legislative body imposes a sales and use tax 
as described in this section and the entire boundary of the county is annexed into a large 
public transit district, and the county is a county not described in Subsection (4), the 
commission shall distribute the sales and use tax revenue as follows:
(a)
.10% to a public transit district as described in Subsection (11);
(b)
.05% to the cities and towns as provided in Subsection (8); and
(c)
.05% to the county legislative body.
(6)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(12)(c)
(13)(c)
, if the entire boundary of a 
county that imposes a sales and use tax as described in this section is not annexed 
into a single public transit district, but a city or town within the county is annexed 
into a single public transit district, or if the city or town is an eligible political 
subdivision, the commission shall distribute the sales and use tax revenue collected 
within the county as provided in Subsection (6)(b) or (c).
(b)
For a city, town, or portion of the county described in Subsection (6)(a) that is 
annexed into the single public transit district, or an eligible political subdivision, the 
commission shall distribute the sales and use tax revenue collected within the portion 
of the county that is within a public transit district or eligible political subdivision as 
follows:
(i)
.05% to a public transit provider as described in Subsection (11);
(ii)
.075% to the cities and towns as provided in Subsection (8); and
(iii)
.075% to the county legislative body.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(12)(c)
(13)(c)
, for a city, town, or portion of the 
county described in Subsection (6)(a) that is not annexed into a single public transit 
district or eligible political subdivision in the county, the commission shall distribute 
the sales and use tax revenue collected within that portion of the county as follows:
(i)
.08% to the cities and towns as provided in Subsection (8); and
(ii)
.12% to the county legislative body.
(7)
For a county without a public transit service that imposes a sales and use tax as 
described in this section, the commission shall distribute the sales and use tax revenue 
collected within the county as follows:
(a)
.08% to the cities and towns as provided in Subsection (8); and
(b)
.12% to the county legislative body.
(8)
(a)
Subject to Subsections (8)(b) and (c), the commission shall make the distributions 
required by Subsections (4)(b), (5)(b), (6)(b)(ii), (6)(c)(i), and (7)(a) as follows:
(i)
50% of the total revenue collected under Subsections (4)(b), (5)(b), (6)(b)(ii), 
(6)(c)(i), and (7)(a) within the counties that impose a tax under Subsections (4) 
through (7) shall be distributed to the unincorporated areas, cities, and towns 
within those counties on the basis of the percentage that the population of each 
unincorporated area, city, or town bears to the total population of all of the 
counties that impose a tax under this section; and
(ii)
50% of the total revenue collected under Subsections (4)(b), (5)(b), (6)(b)(ii), 
(6)(c)(i), and (7)(a) within the counties that impose a tax under Subsections (4) 
through (7) shall be distributed to the unincorporated areas, cities, and towns 
within those counties on the basis of the location of the transaction as determined 
under Sections 
59-12-211
 through 
59-12-215
.
(b)
(i)
Population for purposes of this Subsection (8) shall be determined on the basis 
of the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Census 
Bureau.
(ii)
If a needed population estimate is not available from the United States Census 
Bureau, population figures shall be derived from an estimate from the Utah 
Population Estimates Committee created by executive order of the governor.
(c)
(i)
Beginning on January 1, 2024, if the Housing and Community Development 
Division within the Department of Workforce Services determines that a city or 
town is ineligible for funds in accordance with Subsection 
10-9a-408
(7), 
beginning the first day of the calendar quarter after receiving 90 days' notice, the 
commission shall distribute the distribution that city or town would have received 
under Subsection (8)(a) to cities or towns to which Subsection 
10-9a-408
(7) does 
not apply.
(ii)
Beginning on January 1, 2024, if the Housing and Community Development 
Division within the Department of Workforce Services determines that a county is 
ineligible for funds in accordance with Subsection 
17-27a-408
(7), beginning the 
first day of the calendar quarter after receiving 90 days' notice, the commission 
shall distribute the distribution that county would have received under Subsection 
(8)(a) to counties to which Subsection 
17-27a-408
(7) does not apply.
(9)
If a public transit service is organized after the date a county legislative body first 
imposes a tax under this section, a change in a distribution required by this section may 
not take effect until the first distribution the commission makes under this section after a 
90-day period that begins on the date the commission receives written notice from the 
public transit provider that the public transit service has been organized.
(10)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), a county, city, or town that received 
distributions described in Subsections (4)(b), (4)(c), (5)(b), (5)(c), (6)(b)(ii), 
(6)(b)(iii), (6)(c), and (7) may only expend those funds for a purpose described in 
Section 
59-12-2212.2
.
(b)
If a county described in Subsection (1)(a) that is a county of the first class imposes 
the sales and use tax authorized in this section, the county may also use funds 
distributed in accordance with Subsection (4)(c) for public safety purposes.
(11)
(a)
Subject to Subsections (11)(b), (c), and (d), revenue designated for public transit 
as described in this section may be used for capital expenses and service delivery 
expenses of:
(i)
a public transit district;
(ii)
an eligible political subdivision; or
(iii)
another entity providing a service for public transit or a transit facility within the 
relevant county, as those terms are defined in Section 
17B-2a-802
.
(b)
(i)
(A)
If a county of the first class imposes a sales and use tax described in this 
section, 
for a three-year period following
beginning on
 the date on which the 
county imposes the sales and use tax under this section
, and for a three-year 
period after at least three counties described in Subsections (4) and (5) have 
imposed a tax under this section, or until June 30, 2030, whichever comes first
, 
revenue designated for public transit within a county of the first class as 
described in Subsection (4)(a) shall be transferred to the County of the First 
Class Highway Projects Fund created in Section 
72-2-121
.
(B)
Revenue deposited into the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund 
created in Section 
72-2-121
 as described in Subsection (11)(b)(i)(A) may be 
used for public transit innovation grants as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Part 
3
4
, Public Transit Innovation Grants.
(ii)
If a county of the first class imposes a sales and use tax described in this section, 
beginning on the day three years after the date on which 
the county imposed the 
tax as described in Subsection (11)(b)(i)
at least three counties described in 
Subsections (4) and (5) have imposed a tax under this section, or beginning on 
July 1, 2030, whichever comes first
, for revenue designated for public transit as 
described in Subsection (4)(a):
(A)
50% of the revenue from a sales and use tax imposed under this section in a 
county of the first class shall be transferred to the County of the First Class 
Highway Projects Fund created in Section 
72-2-121
; and
(B)
50% of the revenue from a sales and use tax imposed under this section in a 
county of the first class shall be transferred to the Transit Transportation 
Investment Fund created in Subsection 
72-2-124
(9).
(c)
(i)
If a county that is not a county of the first class for which the entire boundary of 
the county is annexed into a large public transit district imposes a sales and use 
tax described in this section, 
beginning on the date on which the county imposes 
the sales and use tax under this section, and 
for a three-year period following the 
date on which 
the county imposes the sales and use tax under this section,
at least 
three counties described in Subsections (4) and (5) have imposed a tax under this 
section, or until June 30, 2030, whichever comes first,
 revenue designated for 
public transit as described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be transferred to the relevant 
county legislative body to be used for a purpose described in Subsection (11)(a).
(ii)
If a county that is not a county of the first class for which the entire boundary of 
the county is annexed into a large public transit district imposes a sales and use 
tax described in this section, beginning on the day three years after the date on 
which 
the county imposed the tax as described in Subsection (11)(c)(i)
at least 
three counties described in Subsections (4) and (5) have imposed a tax under this 
section, or beginning on July 1, 2030, whichever comes first
, for the revenue that 
is designated for public transit in Subsection (5)(a):
(A)
50% shall be transferred to the Transit Transportation Investment Fund 
created in Subsection 
72-2-124
(9); and
(B)
50% shall be transferred to the relevant county legislative body to be used for 
a purpose described in Subsection (11)(a).
(d)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(12)(c)
(13)(c)
, for a county that imposes a sales 
and use tax under this section, for revenue designated for public transit as described 
in Subsection (6)(b)(i), the revenue shall be transferred to the relevant county 
legislative body to be used for a purpose described in Subsection (11)(a).
(12)
A large public transit district shall send notice to the commission at least 90 days 
before the earlier of:
(a)
the date that is three years after the date on which at least three counties described in 
Subsections (4) and (5) have imposed a tax under this section; or
(b)
June 30, 2030.
(12)
(13)
(a)
Notwithstanding Section 
59-12-2208
, a county legislative body may, but is 
not required to, submit an opinion question to the county's registered voters in 
accordance with Section 
59-12-2208
 to impose a sales and use tax under this section.
(b)
If a county passes an ordinance to impose a sales and use tax as described in this 
section, the sales and use tax shall take effect on the first day of the calendar quarter 
after a 90-day period that begins on the date the commission receives written notice 
from the county of the passage of the ordinance.
(c)
A county that imposed the local option sales and use tax described in this section 
before January 1, 2023, may maintain that county's distribution allocation in place as 
of January 1, 2023.
(13)
(14)
(a)
Revenue collected from a sales and use tax under this section may not be 
used to supplant existing General Fund appropriations that a county, city, or town 
budgeted for transportation or public transit as of the date the tax becomes effective 
for a county, city, or town.
(b)
The limitation under Subsection 
(13)(a)
(14)(a)
 does not apply to a designated 
transportation or public transit capital or reserve account a county, city, or town 
established before the date the tax becomes effective.
Section 2, Section 
63B-34-101
 is enacted to read:
34. 2025 BONDING AND FINANCING AUTHORIZATIONS
1. 2025 General Obligation Bonding Authorizations
63B-34-101
. Transportation bonds -- Maximum amount -- Use for 
transportation projects related to affordable housing initiatives.
(1)
(a)
Subject to the restriction in Subsection (1)(c), the total amount of bonds issued 
under this section may not exceed $70,000,000.
(b)
When the Department of Transportation certifies to the commission the amount of 
bond proceeds that the commission needs to provide funding for the projects 
described in Subsection (2), the commission may issue and sell general obligation 
bonds in an amount equal to the certified amount plus costs of issuance.
(c)
The commission may not issue general obligation bonds authorized under this 
section if the issuance for general obligation bonds would result in the total current 
outstanding general obligation debt of the state exceeding 50% of the limitation 
described in Utah Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1.
(2)
(a)
Proceeds from the bonds issued under this section shall be provided to the 
Department of Transportation through the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 
created in Section 
72-2-124
 to pay for or to provide funds to public entities for costs 
related to affordable housing initiatives as described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
.
(b)
Bond proceeds described under Subsection (2)(a) shall be used to pay for 
infrastructure to assist in affordable housing related grants and allocated as described 
in Title 72, Chapter 2, Part 5, Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grants.
(c)
The costs under this Subsection (2) may include the costs of acquiring land, interests 
in land, easements and rights-of-way, the costs of improving sites, making all 
improvements necessary, incidental, or convenient to the facilities, and the costs of 
interest estimated to accrue on these bonds during the period to be covered by 
construction of the projects plus a period of six months after the end of the 
construction period, interest estimated to accrue on any bond anticipation notes 
issued under the authority of this title, and all related engineering, architectural, and 
legal fees.
(3)
The executive director of the Department of Transportation may allocate bond proceeds 
under this section as provided in Title 72, Chapter 2, Part 5, Affordable Housing 
Infrastructure Grants.
Section 3, Section 
72-2-121
 is amended to read:
72-2-121
. County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund.
(1)
There is created a special revenue fund within the Transportation Fund known as the 
"County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund."
(2)
The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
(a)
any voluntary contributions received for new construction, major renovations, and 
improvements to highways within a county of the first class;
(b)
the portion of the sales and use tax described in Subsection 
59-12-2214
(3)(b) 
deposited into or transferred to the fund;
(c)
the portion of the sales and use tax described in Section 
59-12-2217
 deposited into or 
transferred to the fund;
(d)
a portion of the local option highway construction and transportation corridor 
preservation fee imposed in a county of the first class under Section 
41-1a-1222
deposited into or transferred to the fund; and
(e)
the portion of the sales and use tax transferred into the fund as described in 
Subsections 
59-12-2220
(4)(a) and 
59-12-2220
(11)(b).
(3)
(a)
The fund shall earn interest.
(b)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4)
Subject to Subsection (11), the executive director shall use the fund money only:
(a)
to pay debt service and bond issuance costs for bonds issued under Sections 
63B-16-102
, 
63B-18-402
, and 
63B-27-102
;
(b)
for right-of-way acquisition, new construction, major renovations, and improvements 
to highways within a county of the first class and to pay any debt service and bond 
issuance costs related to those projects, including improvements to a highway located 
within a municipality in a county of the first class where the municipality is located 
within the boundaries of more than a single county;
(c)
for the construction, acquisition, use, maintenance, or operation of:
(i)
an active transportation facility for nonmotorized vehicles;
(ii)
multimodal transportation that connects an origin with a destination; or
(iii)
a facility that may include a:
(A)
pedestrian or nonmotorized vehicle trail;
(B)
nonmotorized vehicle storage facility;
(C)
pedestrian or vehicle bridge; or
(D)
vehicle parking lot or parking structure;
(d)
to transfer to the 2010 Salt Lake County Revenue Bond Sinking Fund created by 
Section 
72-2-121.3
 the amount required in Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) minus the 
amounts transferred in accordance with Subsection 
72-2-124
(4)(a)(iv);
(e)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2013, to pay debt service and bond 
issuance costs for $30,000,000 of the bonds issued under Section 
63B-18-401
 for the 
projects described in Subsection 
63B-18-401
(4)(a);
(f)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2013, and after the department has 
verified that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in 
the fund, to transfer an amount equal to 50% of the revenue generated by the local 
option highway construction and transportation corridor preservation fee imposed 
under Section 
41-1a-1222
 in a county of the first class:
(i)
to the legislative body of a county of the first class; and
(ii)
to be used by a county of the first class for:
(A)
highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance projects; or
(B)
the enforcement of state motor vehicle and traffic laws;
(g)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2015, after the department has verified 
that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund 
and the transfer under Subsection (4)(e) has been made, to annually transfer an 
amount of the sales and use tax revenue imposed in a county of the first class and 
deposited into the fund in accordance with Subsection 
59-12-2214
(3)(b) equal to an 
amount needed to cover the debt to:
(i)
the appropriate debt service or sinking fund for the repayment of bonds issued 
under Section 
63B-27-102
; and
(ii)
the appropriate debt service or sinking fund for the repayment of bonds issued 
under Sections 
63B-31-102
 and 
63B-31-103
;
(h)
after the department has verified that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund and after the transfer under Subsection (4)(d), 
the payment under Subsection (4)(e), and the transfer under Subsection (4)(g)(i) has 
been made, to annually transfer $2,000,000 to a public transit district in a county of 
the first class to fund a system for public transit;
(i)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2018, after the department has verified 
that the amount required under Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) is available in the fund 
and after the transfer under Subsection (4)(d), the payment under Subsection (4)(e), 
and the transfer under Subsection (4)(g)(i) has been made, 
through fiscal year 2027, 
to annually transfer 20%
, and beginning with fiscal year 2028, and each year 
thereafter for 20 years, to annually transfer 33%
 of the amount deposited into the 
fund under Subsection (2)(b)
:
(i)
to the legislative body of a county of the first class
; and
 for the following 
purposes:
(ii)
(i)
to fund parking facilities in a county of the first class that facilitate significant 
economic development and recreation and tourism within the state;
 and
(ii)
to be used for purposes allowed in Section 
17-31-2
;
(j)
subject to Subsection (5), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, and for 
15 years thereafter, to annually transfer the following amounts to the following cities 
and the county of the first class for priority projects to mitigate congestion and 
improve transportation safety:
(i)
$2,000,000 to Sandy;
(ii)
$2,300,000 to Taylorsville;
(iii)
$1,100,000 to Salt Lake City;
(iv)
$1,100,000 to West Jordan;
(v)
$1,100,000 to West Valley City;
(vi)
$800,000 to Herriman;
(vii)
$700,000 to Draper;
(viii)
$700,000 to Riverton;
(ix)
$700,000 to South Jordan;
(x)
$500,000 to Bluffdale;
(xi)
$500,000 to Midvale;
(xii)
$500,000 to Millcreek;
(xiii)
$500,000 to Murray;
(xiv)
$400,000 to Cottonwood Heights; and
(xv)
$300,000 to Holladay;
 and
(k)
for the 2024-25
 and
,
 2025-26
, and 2026-27
 fiscal years, and subject to revenue 
balances after the distributions under Subsection (4)(j), to reimburse the following 
municipalities for the amounts and projects indicated, as each project progresses and 
as revenue balances allow:
(i)
$3,200,000 to South Jordan for improvements to Bingham Rim Road from 
Grandville Avenue to Mountain View Corridor;
(ii)
$1,960,000 to Midvale for improvements to Center Street between State Street 
and 700 West;
(iii)
$3,500,000 to Salt Lake City for first and last mile public transit improvements 
throughout Salt Lake City;
(iv)
$1,500,000 to Cottonwood Heights for improvements to Fort Union Boulevard 
and 2300 East;
(v)
$3,450,000 to Draper for improvements to Bangerter Highway between 13800 
South and I-15;
(vi)
$10,500,000 to Herriman to construct a road between U-111 and 13200 South;
(vii)
$3,000,000 to West Jordan for improvements to 1300 West;
(viii)
$1,050,000 to Riverton for improvements to the Welby Jacob Canal trail 
between 11800 South and 13800 South;
(ix)
$3,500,000 to Taylorsville for improvements to Bangerter Highway and 4700 
South;
(x)
$470,000 to the department for construction of a sound wall on Bangerter 
Highway at approximately 11200 South;
(xi)
$1,250,000 to Murray for improvements to Murray Boulevard between 4800 
South and 5300 South;
(xii)
$1,450,000 to West Valley for construction of a road connecting 5400 South to 
U-111;
(xiii)
(xii)
$1,840,000 to Magna for construction and improvements to 8400 West 
and 4100 South;
(xiv)
(xiii)
$1,000,000 to South Jordan for construction of arterial roads connecting 
U-111 and Old Bingham Highway;
(xv)
(xiv)
$1,200,000 to Millcreek for reconstruction of and improvements to 2000 
East between 3300 South and Atkin Avenue;
(xvi)
(xv)
$1,230,000 to Holladay for improvements to Highland Drive between 
Van Winkle Expressway and Arbor Lane;
(xvii)
$1,800,000 to West Valley City for improvements to 4000 West between 4100 
South and 4700 South and improvements to 4700 South from 4000 West to 
Bangerter Highway; and
(xviii)
(xvi)
$1,000,000 to Taylorsville for improvements to 4700 South at the I-215 
interchange
.
;
(xvii)
$3,750,000 to West Valley City for improvements to 4000 West between 4100 
South and 4700 South and improvements to 4700 South from 4000 West to 
Bangerter Highway;
(xviii)
$1,700,000 to South Jordan for improvements to Prosperity Road between 
Crimson View Drive and Copper Hawk Drive;
(xix)
$2,300,000 to West Valley City for a road connecting U-111 at approximately 
6200 South, then east and turning north and connecting to 5400 South;
(xx)
$1,400,000 to Magna for improvements to 8000 West between 3500 South to 
4100 South;
(xxi)
$1,300,000 to Taylorsville for improvements on 4700 South between Redwood 
Road and 2700 West; and
(xxii)
$3,000,000 to West Jordan for improvements to 1300 West between 6600 
South and 7800 South; and
(l)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2026, and for 15 years thereafter, to pay 
debt service and bond issuance costs for $70,000,000 of the bonds issued under 
Section 
63B-34-101
 for the grants awarded under Part 5, Affordable Housing 
Infrastructure Grants.
(5)
(a)
If revenue in the fund is insufficient to satisfy all of the transfers described in 
Subsection (4)(j), the executive director shall proportionately reduce the amounts 
transferred as described in Subsection (4)(j).
(b)
A local government may not use revenue described in Subsection (4)(j) to supplant 
existing class B or class C road funds that a local government has budgeted for 
transportation projects.
(6)
The revenues described in Subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d) that are deposited into the 
fund and bond proceeds from bonds issued under Sections 
63B-16-102
, 
63B-18-402
, 
and 
63B-27-102
 are considered a local matching contribution for the purposes described 
under Section 
72-2-123
.
(7)
The department may expend up to $3,000,000 of revenue deposited into the account as 
described in Subsection 
59-12-2220
(11)(b) for public transit innovation grants, as 
provided in Part 
3
4
, Public Transit Innovation Grants.
(8)
The additional administrative costs of the department to administer this fund shall be 
paid from money in the fund.
(9)
Subject to Subsection (11), and notwithstanding any statutory or other restrictions on 
the use or expenditure of the revenue sources deposited into this fund, the Department of 
Transportation may use the money in this fund for any of the purposes detailed in 
Subsection (4).
(10)
Subject to Subsection (11), any revenue deposited into the fund as described in 
Subsection (2)(e) shall be used to provide funding or loans for public transit projects, 
operations, and supporting infrastructure in the county of the first class.
(11)
For the first three years after a county of the first class imposes a sales and use tax 
authorized in Section 
59-12-2220
, revenue deposited into the fund as described in 
Subsection (2)(e) shall be allocated as follows:
(a)
10% to the department to construct an express bus facility on 5600 West; and
(b)
90% into the County of the First Class Infrastructure Bank Fund created in Section 
72-2-302
.
Section 4, Section 
72-2-124
 is amended to read:
72-2-124
. Transportation Investment Fund of 2005.
(1)
There is created a capital projects fund entitled the Transportation Investment Fund of 
2005.
(2)
The fund consists of money generated from the following sources:
(a)
any voluntary contributions received for the maintenance, construction, 
reconstruction, or renovation of state and federal highways;
(b)
appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
(c)
registration fees designated under Section 
41-1a-1201
;
(d)
the sales and use tax revenues deposited into the fund in accordance with Section 
59-12-103
;
 and
(e)
revenues transferred to the fund in accordance with Section 
72-2-106
.
;
(f)
revenues transferred into the fund in accordance with Subsection 
72-2-121(4)(l)
; and
(g)
revenue from bond proceeds described in Section 
63B-34-101
.
(3)
(a)
The fund shall earn interest.
(b)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the executive director may only use fund 
money to pay:
(i)
the costs of maintenance, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to state and 
federal highways prioritized by the Transportation Commission through the 
prioritization process for new transportation capacity projects adopted under 
Section 
72-1-304
;
(ii)
the costs of maintenance, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to the 
highway projects described in Subsections 
63B-18-401
(2), (3), and (4);
(iii)
principal, interest, and issuance costs of bonds authorized by Section 
63B-18-401
minus the costs paid from the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund in 
accordance with Subsection 
72-2-121
(4)(e);
(iv)
for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2013, to transfer to the 2010 Salt 
Lake County Revenue Bond Sinking Fund created by Section 
72-2-121.3
 the 
amount certified by Salt Lake County in accordance with Subsection 
72-2-121.3
(4)(c) as necessary to pay the debt service on $30,000,000 of the revenue bonds 
issued by Salt Lake County;
(v)
principal, interest, and issuance costs of bonds authorized by Section 
63B-16-101
for projects prioritized in accordance with Section 
72-2-125
;
(vi)
all highway general obligation bonds that are intended to be paid from revenues 
in the Centennial Highway Fund created by Section 
72-2-118
;
(vii)
for fiscal year 2015-16 only, to transfer $25,000,000 to the County of the First 
Class Highway Projects Fund created in Section 
72-2-121
 to be used for the 
purposes described in Section 
72-2-121
;
(viii)
if a political subdivision provides a contribution equal to or greater than 40% of 
the costs needed for construction, reconstruction, or renovation of paved 
pedestrian or paved nonmotorized transportation for projects that:
(A)
mitigate traffic congestion on the state highway system;
(B)
are part of an active transportation plan approved by the department; and
(C)
are prioritized by the commission through the prioritization process for new 
transportation capacity projects adopted under Section 
72-1-304
;
(ix)
$705,000,000 for the costs of right-of-way acquisition, construction, 
reconstruction, or renovation of or improvement to the following projects:
(A)
the connector road between Main Street and 1600 North in the city of 
Vineyard;
(B)
Geneva Road from University Parkway to 1800 South;
(C)
the SR-97 interchange at 5600 South on I-15;
(D)
subject to Subsection (4)(c), two lanes on U-111 from Herriman Parkway to 
South Jordan Parkway;
(E)
widening I-15 between mileposts 10 and 13 and the interchange at milepost 11;
(F)
improvements to 1600 North in Orem from 1200 West to State Street;
(G)
widening I-15 between mileposts 6 and 8;
(H)
widening 1600 South from Main Street in the city of Spanish Fork to SR-51;
(I)
widening US 6 from Sheep Creek to Mill Fork between mileposts 195 and 197 
in Spanish Fork Canyon;
(J)
I-15 northbound between mileposts 43 and 56;
(K)
a passing lane on SR-132 between mileposts 41.1 and 43.7 between mileposts 
43 and 45.1;
(L)
east Zion SR-9 improvements;
(M)
Toquerville Parkway;
(N)
an environmental study on Foothill Boulevard in the city of Saratoga Springs;
(O)
using funds allocated in this Subsection (4)(a)(ix), and other sources of funds, 
for construction of an interchange on Bangerter Highway at 13400 South; and
(P)
an environmental impact study for Kimball Junction in Summit County; 
and
(x)
$28,000,000 as pass-through funds, to be distributed as necessary to pay project 
costs based upon a statement of cash flow that the local jurisdiction where the 
project is located provides to the department demonstrating the need for money 
for the project, for the following projects in the following amounts:
(A)
$5,000,000 for Payson Main Street repair and replacement;
(B)
$8,000,000 for a Bluffdale 14600 South railroad bypass;
(C)
$5,000,000 for improvements to 4700 South in Taylorsville; and
(D)
$10,000,000 for improvements to the west side frontage roads adjacent to U.S. 
40 between mile markers 7 and 10
.
; and
(xi)
$13,000,000 as pass-through funds to Spanish Fork for the costs of right-of-way 
acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or renovation to connect Fingerhut Road 
over the railroad and to U.S. Highway 6.
(b)
The executive director may use fund money to exchange for an equal or greater 
amount of federal transportation funds to be used as provided in Subsection (4)(a).
(c)
(i)
Construction related to the project described in Subsection (4)(a)(ix)(D) may 
not commence until a right-of-way not owned by a federal agency that is required 
for the realignment and extension of U-111, as described in the department's 2023 
environmental study related to the project, is dedicated to the department.
(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(c)(i), if a right-of-way is not dedicated for the 
project as described in Subsection (4)(c)(i) on or before October 1, 2024, the 
department may proceed with the project, except that the project will be limited to 
two lanes on U-111 from Herriman Parkway to 11800 South.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), if the department receives a notice of 
ineligibility for a municipality as described in Subsection 
10-9a-408
(7), the executive 
director may not program fund money to a project prioritized by the commission 
under Section 
72-1-304
, including fund money from the Transit Transportation 
Investment Fund, within the boundaries of the municipality until the department 
receives notification from the Housing and Community Development Division within 
the Department of Workforce Services that ineligibility under this Subsection (5) no 
longer applies to the municipality.
(b)
Within the boundaries of a municipality described in Subsection (5)(a), the executive 
director:
(i)
may program fund money in accordance with Subsection (4)(a) for a 
limited-access facility or interchange connecting limited-access facilities;
(ii)
may not program fund money for the construction, reconstruction, or renovation 
of an interchange on a limited-access facility;
(iii)
may program Transit Transportation Investment Fund money for a 
multi-community fixed guideway public transportation project; and
(iv)
may not program Transit Transportation Investment Fund money for the 
construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a station that is part of a fixed 
guideway public transportation project.
(c)
Subsections (5)(a) and (b) do not apply to a project programmed by the executive 
director before July 1, 2022, for projects prioritized by the commission under Section 
72-1-304
.
(6)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), if the department receives a notice of 
ineligibility for a county as described in Subsection 
17-27a-408
(7), the executive 
director may not program fund money to a project prioritized by the commission 
under Section 
72-1-304
, including fund money from the Transit Transportation 
Investment Fund, within the boundaries of the unincorporated area of the county until 
the department receives notification from the Housing and Community Development 
Division within the Department of Workforce Services that ineligibility under this 
Subsection (6) no longer applies to the county.
(b)
Within the boundaries of the unincorporated area of a county described in Subsection 
(6)(a), the executive director:
(i)
may program fund money in accordance with Subsection (4)(a) for a 
limited-access facility to a project prioritized by the commission under Section 
72-1-304
;
(ii)
may not program fund money for the construction, reconstruction, or renovation 
of an interchange on a limited-access facility;
(iii)
may program Transit Transportation Investment Fund money for a 
multi-community fixed guideway public transportation project; and
(iv)
may not program Transit Transportation Investment Fund money for the 
construction, reconstruction, or renovation of a station that is part of a fixed 
guideway public transportation project.
(c)
Subsections (6)(a) and (b) do not apply to a project programmed by the executive 
director before July 1, 2022, for projects prioritized by the commission under Section 
72-1-304
.
(7)
(a)
Before bonds authorized by Section 
63B-18-401
 or 
63B-27-101
 may be issued in 
any fiscal year, the department and the commission shall appear before the Executive 
Appropriations Committee of the Legislature and present the amount of bond 
proceeds that the department needs to provide funding for the projects identified in 
Subsections 
63B-18-401
(2), (3), and (4) or Subsection 
63B-27-101
(2) for the current 
or next fiscal year.
(b)
The Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature shall review and 
comment on the amount of bond proceeds needed to fund the projects.
(8)
The Division of Finance shall, from money deposited into the fund, transfer the amount 
of funds necessary to pay principal, interest, and issuance costs of bonds authorized by 
Section 
63B-18-401
 or 
63B-27-101
 in the current fiscal year to the appropriate debt 
service or sinking fund.
(9)
(a)
There is created in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 the Transit 
Transportation Investment Fund.
(b)
The fund shall be funded by:
(i)
contributions deposited into the fund in accordance with Section 
59-12-103
;
(ii)
appropriations into the account by the Legislature;
(iii)
deposits of sales and use tax increment related to a housing and transit 
reinvestment zone as described in Section 
63N-3-610
;
(iv)
transfers of local option sales and use tax revenue as described in Subsection 
59-12-2220
(11)(b) or (c);
(v)
private contributions; and
(vi)
donations or grants from public or private entities.
(c)
(i)
The fund shall earn interest.
(ii)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(d)
Subject to Subsection (9)(e), the commission may prioritize money from the fund:
(i)
for public transit capital development of new capacity projects and fixed guideway 
capital development projects to be used as prioritized by the commission through 
the prioritization process adopted under Section 
72-1-304
; 
(ii)
to the department for oversight of a fixed guideway capital development project 
for which the department has responsibility; or
(iii)
up to $500,000 per year, to be used for a public transit study.
(e)
(i)
Subject to Subsections (9)(g), (h), and (i), the commission may only prioritize 
money from the fund for a public transit capital development project or pedestrian 
or nonmotorized transportation project that provides connection to the public 
transit system if the public transit district or political subdivision provides funds of 
equal to or greater than 30% of the costs needed for the project.
(ii)
A public transit district or political subdivision may use money derived from a 
loan granted pursuant to 
Title 72, Chapter 2, 
Part 2, State Infrastructure Bank 
Fund, to provide all or part of the 30% requirement described in Subsection 
(9)(e)(i) if:
(A)
the loan is approved by the commission as required in 
Title 72, Chapter 2, 
Part 2, State Infrastructure Bank Fund; and
(B)
the proposed capital project has been prioritized by the commission pursuant 
to Section 
72-1-303
.
(f)
Before July 1, 2022, the department and a large public transit district shall enter into 
an agreement for a large public transit district to pay the department $5,000,000 per 
year for 15 years to be used to facilitate the purchase of zero emissions or low 
emissions rail engines and trainsets for regional public transit rail systems.
(g)
For any revenue transferred into the fund pursuant to Subsection 
59-12-2220
(11)(b):
(i)
the commission may prioritize money from the fund for public transit projects, 
operations, or maintenance within the county of the first class; and
(ii)
Subsection (9)(e) does not apply.
(h)
For any revenue transferred into the fund pursuant to Subsection 
59-12-2220
(11)(c):
(i)
the commission may prioritize public transit projects, operations, or maintenance 
in the county from which the revenue was generated; and
(ii)
Subsection (9)(e) does not apply.
(i)
The requirement to provide funds equal to or greater than 30% of the costs needed for 
the project described in Subsection 
(9)(e)
 does not apply to a public transit capital 
development project or pedestrian or nonmotorized transportation project that the 
department proposes.
(j)
In accordance with Part 
3
4
, Public Transit Innovation Grants, the commission may 
prioritize money from the fund for public transit innovation grants, as defined in 
Section 
72-2-401
, for public transit capital development projects requested by a 
political subdivision within a public transit district.
(10)
(a)
There is created in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 the Cottonwood 
Canyons Transportation Investment Fund.
(b)
The fund shall be funded by:
(i)
money deposited into the fund in accordance with Section 
59-12-103
;
(ii)
appropriations into the account by the Legislature;
(iii)
private contributions; and
(iv)
donations or grants from public or private entities.
(c)
(i)
The fund shall earn interest.
(ii)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(d)
The Legislature may appropriate money from the fund for public transit or 
transportation projects in the Cottonwood Canyons of Salt Lake County.
(e)
The department may use up to 2% of the revenue deposited into the account under 
Subsection 
59-12-103
(7)(b) to contract with local governments as necessary for 
public safety enforcement related to the Cottonwood Canyons of Salt Lake County.
(f)
Beginning with fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025, the department shall use any 
sales and use tax growth over sales and use tax collections during the 2025 fiscal year 
to fund projects to provide ingress and egress for a public transit hub, including 
construction of the public transit hub, in the Big Cottonwood Canyon area.
(11)
(a)
There is created in the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 the Active 
Transportation Investment Fund.
(b)
The fund shall be funded by:
(i)
money deposited into the fund in accordance with Section 
59-12-103
;
(ii)
appropriations into the account by the Legislature; and
(iii)
donations or grants from public or private entities.
(c)
(i)
The fund shall earn interest.
(ii)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(d)
The executive director may only use fund money to pay the costs needed for:
(i)
the planning, design, construction, maintenance, reconstruction, or renovation of 
paved pedestrian or paved nonmotorized trail projects that:
(A)
are prioritized by the commission through the prioritization process for new 
transportation capacity projects adopted under Section 
72-1-304
;
(B)
serve a regional purpose; and
(C)
are part of an active transportation plan approved by the department or the 
plan described in Subsection (11)(d)(ii);
(ii)
the development of a plan for a statewide network of paved pedestrian or paved 
nonmotorized trails that serve a regional purpose; and
(iii)
the administration of the fund, including staff and overhead costs.
(12)
(a)
As used in this Subsection (12), "commuter rail" means the same as that term is 
defined in Section 
63N-3-602
.
(b)
There is created in the Transit Transportation Investment Fund the Commuter Rail 
Subaccount.
(c)
The subaccount shall be funded by:
(i)
contributions deposited into the subaccount in accordance with Section 
59-12-103
;
(ii)
appropriations into the subaccount by the Legislature;
(iii)
private contributions; and
(iv)
donations or grants from public or private entities.
(d)
(i)
The subaccount shall earn interest.
(ii)
All interest earned on money in the subaccount shall be deposited into the 
subaccount.
(e)
As prioritized by the commission through the prioritization process adopted under 
Section 
72-1-304
 or as directed by the Legislature, the department may only use 
money from the subaccount for projects that improve the state's commuter rail 
infrastructure, including the building or improvement of grade-separated crossings 
between commuter rail lines and public highways.
(f)
Appropriations made in accordance with this section are nonlapsing in accordance 
with Section 
63J-1-602.1
.
Section 5, Section 
72-2-302
 is amended to read:
72-2-302
. County of the First Class Infrastructure Bank Fund -- Creation -- Use 
of money.
(1)
There is created a revolving loan fund entitled the County of the First Class 
Infrastructure Bank Fund.
(2)
(a)
The fund consists of money generated from the following revenue sources:
(i)
deposits into the fund in accordance with Subsection 
72-2-121
(9);
(ii)
appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature;
(iii)
federal money and grants that are deposited into the fund;
(iv)
money transferred to the fund by the commission from other money available to 
the department;
(v)
state grants that are deposited into the fund;
(vi)
contributions or grants from any other private or public sources for deposit into 
the fund; and
(vii)
subject to Subsection (2)(b) and Section 
72-2-306
, all money collected from 
repayments of fund money used for infrastructure loans or infrastructure 
assistance.
(b)
When a loan from the fund is repaid, the department may request and the Legislature 
may transfer from the fund to the source from which the money originated an amount 
equal to the repaid loan.
(3)
(a)
The fund shall earn interest.
(b)
All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(4)
(a)
Money 
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, money 
in the fund shall be used 
by the department, as prioritized by the commission, only to:
(a)
(i)
provide infrastructure loans or infrastructure assistance; and
(b)
(ii)
pay the department for the costs of administering the fund, providing 
infrastructure loans or infrastructure assistance, monitoring transportation projects 
and publicly owned infrastructure projects, and obtaining repayments of 
infrastructure loans or infrastructure assistance.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(4)(a)
, money in the fund shall be used by the 
department to provide funds in the following order of priority:
(i)
a $20,000,000 loan to Draper for the renovation of existing water pipelines and the 
expansion of drinking water infrastructure;
(ii)
a $5,000,000 loan to Herriman for the mitigation and replacement of impacted 
soils;
(iii)
a $9,000,000 grant to the County of the First Class Highway Projects Fund 
created in Section 
72-2-121
;
(iv)
a $4,000,000 grant to Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy for the 
Little Cottonwood Creek conduit connecting to the water treatment plant;
(v)
a $2,000,000 grant to Draper for construction, expansion, and renovation of new 
and existing drinking water infrastructure;
(vi)
a $2,000,000 grant to West Jordan for improvements to 6700 West between 9000 
South and New Bingham Highway;
(vii)
a $2,500,000 grant to Riverton for improvements to 2700 West between 13400 
South and Bangerter Highway; and
(viii)
a $30,000,000 grant to Bluffdale for construction of a multiple lane, 
grade-separated rail crossing at 1000 West and 14600 South.
(5)
(a)
The department may establish separate accounts in the fund for infrastructure 
loans, infrastructure assistance, administrative and operating expenses, or any other 
purpose to implement this part.
(b)
Prioritization of infrastructure loans described in Subsection (5)(a) shall follow the 
same process as described in Section 
72-2-303
.
(c)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the 
department may make rules governing how the fund and its accounts may be held by 
an escrow agent.
(6)
Fund money shall be invested by the state treasurer as provided in Title 51, Chapter 7, 
State Money Management Act, and the earnings from the investments shall be credited 
to the fund.
Section 6, Section 
72-2-306
 is amended to read:
72-2-306
. Distribution of funds after repayment.
(1)
Any money deposited into the fund from repayment of a loan or interest issued under 
this part shall be distributed as described in this section.
(2)
As the department receives repayment of a loan and interest issued under this part, the 
department shall distribute:
(a)
50%
95%
 of the money to Sandy, for a bridge connecting a commuter rail station on 
the west side of I-15 with 
property owned by Sandy City at approximately 10240 
South Monroe Street on 
the east side of I-15;
 and
(b)
5% to the department for improvements to 12600 South in Riverton to facilitate a 
jurisdictional transfer of the road from Riverton to the state.
(b)
30% of the money to Bluffdale, for construction of a multiple lane, grade-separated 
rail crossing at 1000 West and 14600 South; and
(c)
20% of the money to the department, to construct and provide enhanced ingress and 
egress to a transit mobility center on property north of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Section 7, Section 
72-2-501
 is enacted to read:
5. Affordable Housing Infrastructure Grants
72-2-501
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Affordable housing unit" means a dwelling that:
(a)
is offered for rent at a rental price affordable to a household with a gross income of 
no more than 80% of the area median income for the county in which the residential 
unit is offered for rent; or
(b)
is offered for sale to an owner-occupier at a purchase price affordable to a household 
with a gross income of no more than 120% of the area median income for the county 
in which the residential unit is offered for sale and is deed restricted for no fewer than 
five years.
(2)
"Board" means the affordable housing infrastructure grant board created in Section 
72-2-503
.
(3)
"Grant" means a grant issued to a public entity in a county of the first class as provided 
in this part.
Section 8, Section 
72-2-502
 is enacted to read:
72-2-502
. Affordable housing infrastructure grant funding sources.
(1)
In accordance with Section 
72-2-503
, the board may rank, prioritize, and award 
affordable housing infrastructure grants to public entities within a county of the first 
class with money derived from the following sources:
(a)
bond proceeds deposited into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created in 
Section 
72-2-124
 in accordance with a bond issued under Section 
63B-34-101
;
(b)
appropriations by the Legislature; and
(c)
any other transfers or contributions.
(2)
Administrative costs of the department to administer affordable housing infrastructure 
grants under this part shall be paid from the funds described in Subsection (1).
Section 9, Section 
72-2-503
 is enacted to read:
72-2-503
. Board creation -- Duties -- Grant administration.
(1)
There is created the affordable housing infrastructure grant board consisting of the 
following members:
(a)
the executive director of the department, or the executive director's designee;
(b)
the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity appointed 
under Section 
63N-1a-302
, or the executive director's designee; and
(c)
an employee of the governor's office that is an expert or advisor on housing strategy, 
appointed by the governor.
(2)
(a)
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity shall provide staff support for 
the board and the grant program.
(b)
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity may use and the department shall 
transfer grant funds for the costs of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity 
to administer the grant program under this part.
(c)
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity and the department shall enter into 
a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the calculation and transfer of funds for 
the administrative costs described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
.
(3)
The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the board, shall 
develop a process for the prioritization of grant proposals that includes:
(a)
instructions on making and submitting a grant proposal;
(b)
methodology for selecting grants; and
(c)
methodology for awarding grants.
(4)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the 
Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity shall make rules to establish the process 
described in Subsection (3) and as otherwise necessary to implement this part.
(5)
The board shall:
(a)
accept grant applications;
(b)
rank grant proposals; and
(c)
award grants in accordance with this part.
(6)
A grant applicant shall ensure that each grant proposal includes:
(a)
information about the proposed project, including the projected number of affordable 
housing units, which may not be less than 50 units of affordable housing;
(b)
the projected time line of the proposed project;
(c)
data and information regarding the proposed types of affordable housing; and
(d)
information about the public infrastructure and other improvements needed.
(7)
(a)
In considering a grant proposal, the board shall consider criteria including:
(i)
the value and number of housing units the project will produce;
(ii)
the value of any matching contribution from the grant applicant, including 
information about how the public entity determined the value of the matching 
assets; and
(iii)
any other criteria the board determines relevant.
(b)
For a grant proposal including highway infrastructure, the board may not award a 
grant unless the grant applicant provides a minimum matching contribution of the 
right-of-way needed for the highway improvements.
(c)
If a grant proposal includes highway infrastructure, the board shall give priority to 
the construction of public highways that are highways of regional significance that 
connect to other highways or points of regional significance.
(8)
(a)
Subject to available funding, and subject to Subsection 
(8)(b)
, the board may 
award a grant to a recipient that the board determines advisable.
(b)
For every $20,000 of grant funding awarded to a recipient, the infrastructure shall 
support at least one unit of affordable housing.
(c)
The board may not award a grant to a recipient if the board determines that the 
recipient will not be able to satisfy the requirement under Subsection (8)(b).
(9)
If the board approves the award of a grant as provided in this part, the department shall 
transfer the money to the grant recipient in accordance with Subsection 
(10)
.
(10)
(a)
Before the department may provide grant money to a public entity for a project 
related to a grant awarded by the board, the public entity shall provide a detailed cost 
estimate of costs to complete the planning and design of the project.
(b)
If the executive director approves the cost estimate described in Subsection (10)(a), 
the department may provide to the public entity grant money reasonably necessary to 
complete the planning and design of the project.
(c)
After completion of the planning and design of a project related to a grant awarded 
by the board, the public entity shall provide to the department a detailed estimate of 
the costs to construct and complete the project described in Subsection (10)(b).
(d)
If the executive director approves the cost estimates described in Subsection (10)(c), 
the department may provide grant money to a public entity to construct and complete 
the project described in Subsection (10)(b).
Section 10, Section 
72-2-504
 is enacted to read:
72-2-504
. Report.
(1)
On or before September 1 of each year during the life of a project related to a grant 
awarded by the board, a recipient of grant money under this part shall provide a written 
report to the board.
(2)
The report described in Subsection (1) shall include:
(a)
the amount of money provided through the grant;
(b)
an accounting of how the grant money has been utilized;
(c)
the progress of the project; and
(d)
the number of affordable housing units completed or under construction.
Section 11. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
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