Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 239 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Stevenson, Jerry W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/3/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• provides that the Utah Inland Port Authority (authority) may facilitate and provide funding for the development of land in a project area, land related to land in a project area, and land adjacent to a project area, including:
• the development of public infrastructure and improvements in a project area and directly adjacent to a project area; and
• other infrastructure and improvements, including environmental sustainability projects, on or related to land in a project area;
• authorizes the authority to provide funding through grant or agreement to another governmental entity to help fulfill the authority's duties and responsibilities;
• provides that contaminated land or land within a remediation project area may be used for a distribution center if the contaminated land is owned by a private landowner;
• provides that the authority executive director may make policies to allow the authority to classify a business proposal submitted to the authority by a nongovernment party as protected under Section 63G-2-305, for as long as is necessary to evaluate the proposal and determine whether to proceed or not proceed;
• requires the Utah Inland Port Authority Board (board) to conduct a review of the authority's statutory authority at least annually and, if necessary, recommend statutory changes to the Legislature;
• modifies the structure of the board;
• provides that the authority may use funding to pay for all of or part of development of land within or adjacent to a project area;
• modifies the timeline for an optional extension of nonmunicipal differential payments and municipal deferential payments to the authority;
• provides that the authority may use primary municipality differential funds on environmental projects within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land and economic development activities within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

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Bill text

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11-58-202
11-58-205
11-58-209
11-58-301
11-58-302
11-58-303
11-58-601
11-58-602
11-58-604
11-58-605
Inland Port Authority Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson
House Sponsor: Jefferson Moss
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the Utah Inland Port Authority.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
provides that the Utah Inland Port Authority (authority) may facilitate and provide 
funding for the development of land in a project area, land related to land in a project 
area, and land adjacent to a project area, including: 
the development of public infrastructure and improvements in a project area and 
directly adjacent to a project area; and 
other infrastructure and improvements, including environmental sustainability 
projects, on or related to land in a project area;
authorizes the authority to provide funding through grant or agreement to another 
governmental entity to help fulfill the authority's duties and responsibilities;
provides that contaminated land or land within a remediation project area may be used for 
a distribution center if the contaminated land is owned by a private landowner;
provides that the authority executive director may make policies to allow the authority to 
classify a business proposal submitted to the authority by a nongovernment party as 
protected under Section 63G-2-305, for as long as is necessary to evaluate the proposal 
and determine whether to proceed or not proceed;
requires the Utah Inland Port Authority Board (board) to conduct a review of the 
authority's statutory authority at least annually and, if necessary, recommend statutory 
changes to the Legislature;
modifies the structure of the board; 
provides that the authority may use funding to pay for all of or part of development of 
land within or adjacent to a project area; 
modifies the timeline for an optional extension of nonmunicipal differential payments and 
municipal deferential payments to the authority; 
provides that the authority may use primary municipality differential funds on 
environmental projects within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land and economic 
development activities within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
11-58-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 32, 82
11-58-205
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 438, 535
11-58-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 126
11-58-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 259
11-58-303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 259
11-58-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 259
11-58-602
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 535
11-58-604
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 259
11-58-605
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 535
ENACTS:
11-58-209
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
11-58-202
 is amended to read:
11-58-202. Authority powers and duties.
(1)
The authority has exclusive jurisdiction, responsibility, and power to coordinate the 
efforts of all applicable state and local government entities, property owners and other 
private parties, and other stakeholders to:
(a)
develop and implement a business plan for the authority jurisdictional land, to 
include an environmental sustainability component, developed in conjunction with 
the 
Utah 
Department of Environmental Quality, incorporating policies and best 
practices to meet or exceed applicable federal and state standards, including:
(i)
emissions monitoring and reporting; and
(ii)
strategies that use 
the 
best available 
technology
practices
 to mitigate 
environmental impacts
 resulting
 from development and uses on the authority 
jurisdictional land;
(b)
plan and facilitate the development of inland port uses on authority jurisdictional 
land and on land in other authority project areas;
(c)
manage any inland port located on land owned or leased by the authority; and
(d)
establish a foreign trade zone, as provided under federal law, covering some or all of 
the authority jurisdictional land or land in other authority project areas.
(2)
The authority may:
(a)
facilitate and bring about the development of inland port uses on land that is part of 
the authority jurisdictional land or that is in other authority project areas, including 
engaging in marketing and business recruitment activities and efforts to encourage 
and facilitate:
(i)
the development of an inland port on the authority jurisdictional land; and
(ii)
other development of the authority jurisdictional land consistent with the policies 
and objectives described in Subsection 
11-58-203(1)
;
(b)
facilitate and provide funding for the development of land in a project area
, land 
related to land in a project area, and land adjacent to a project area
, including
:
(i)
the development of public infrastructure and improvements
 in a project area and 
directly adjacent to a project area;
 and 
(ii)
other infrastructure and improvements
, including environmental sustainability 
projects,
 on or related to land in a project area;
(c)
engage in marketing and business recruitment activities and efforts to encourage and 
facilitate development of the authority jurisdictional land;
(d)
apply for and take all other necessary actions for the establishment of a foreign trade 
zone, as provided under federal law, covering some or all of the authority 
jurisdictional land;
(e)
as the authority considers necessary or advisable to carry out any of 
its
the 
authority's
 duties or responsibilities under this chapter:
(i)
buy, obtain an option upon, or otherwise acquire any interest in real or personal 
property;
(ii)
sell, convey, grant, dispose of by gift, or otherwise dispose of any interest in real 
or personal property; 
(iii)
provide funding, through a grant or agreement, to another governmental entity 
for the governmental entity to help fulfill the authority's duties and 
responsibilities; 
or
(iii)
(iv)
enter into a lease agreement on real or personal property, either as lessee or 
lessor;
(f)
sue and be sued;
(g)
enter into contracts generally;
(h)
provide funding for the development of public infrastructure and improvements or 
other infrastructure and improvements on or related to the authority jurisdictional 
land or other authority project areas;
(i)
exercise powers and perform functions under a contract, as authorized in the contract;
(j)
receive the property tax differential, as provided in this chapter;
(k)
accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source for the 
authority's activities, powers, and duties, and expend any funds so received for any of 
the purposes of this chapter;
(l)
borrow money, contract with, or accept financial or other assistance from the federal 
government, a public entity, or any other source for any of the purposes of this 
chapter and comply with any conditions of the loan, contract, or assistance;
(m)
issue bonds to finance the undertaking of any development objectives of the 
authority, including bonds under 
Chapter 17, Utah Industrial Facilities and 
Development Act
, bonds under 
Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act
, and bonds under 
Chapter 42a, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Act
;
(n)
hire employees, including contract employees;
(o)
transact other business and exercise all other powers provided for in this chapter;
(p)
engage one or more consultants to advise or assist the authority in the performance 
of the authority's duties and responsibilities;
(q)
work with other political subdivisions and neighboring property owners and 
communities to mitigate potential negative impacts from the development of 
authority jurisdictional land;
(r)
own, lease, operate, or otherwise control public infrastructure and improvements in a 
project area;
(s)
exercise powers and perform functions that the authority is authorized by statute to 
exercise or perform;
(t)
develop and implement world-class, state-of-the-art, zero-emissions logistics to:
(i)
support continued growth of the state's economy;
(ii)
promote the state as the global center of efficient and sustainable supply chain 
logistics;
(iii)
facilitate the efficient movement of goods on roads and rails and through the air; 
and
(iv)
benefit the commercial viability of tenants and users; and
(u)
attract capital and expertise in pursuit of the next generation of logistics solutions.
(3)
(a)
Beginning April 1, 2020, the authority shall:
(i)
be the repository of the official delineation of the boundary of the authority 
jurisdictional land, identical to the boundary as delineated in the shapefile that is 
the electronic component of H.B. 2001, Utah Inland Port Authority Amendments, 
2018 Second Special Session, subject to Subsection 
(3)(b)
 and any later changes 
to the boundary enacted by the Legislature; and
(ii)
maintain an accurate digital file of the boundary that is easily accessible by the 
public.
(b)
(i)
As used in this Subsection 
(3)(b)
, "split property" means a piece of land:
(A)
with a single tax identification number; and
(B)
that is partly included within and partly excluded from the authority 
jurisdictional land by the boundary delineated in the shapefile described in 
Subsection 
11-58-102(2)
.
(ii)
With the consent of the mayor of the municipality in which the split property is 
located, the executive director may adjust the boundary of the authority 
jurisdictional land to include an excluded portion of a split property or exclude an 
included portion of a split property.
(iii)
In adjusting the boundary under Subsection 
(3)(b)(ii)
, the executive director shall 
consult with the county assessor, the county surveyor, the owner of the split 
property, and the municipality in which the split property is located.
(iv)
A boundary adjustment under this Subsection 
(3)(b)
 affecting the northwest 
boundary of the authority jurisdictional land shall maintain the buffer area 
between authority jurisdictional land intended for development and land outside 
the boundary of the authority jurisdictional land to be preserved from 
development.
(v)
Upon completing boundary adjustments under this Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the 
executive director shall cause to be recorded in the county recorder's office a map 
or other description, sufficient for purposes of the county recorder, of the adjusted 
boundary of the authority jurisdictional land.
(vi)
The authority shall modify the official delineation of the boundary of the 
authority jurisdictional land under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 to reflect a boundary 
adjustment under this Subsection 
(3)(b)
.
(4)
(a)
The authority may establish a community enhancement program designed to 
address the impacts that development or inland port uses within project areas have on 
adjacent communities.
(b)
(i)
The authority may use authority money to support the community enhancement 
program and to pay for efforts to address the impacts described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
.
(ii)
Authority money designated for use under Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
 is exempt from 
execution or any other process in the collection of a judgment against or debt or 
other obligation of the authority arising out of the authority's activities with 
respect to the community enhancement program.
Section 2, Section 
11-58-205
 is amended to read:
11-58-205. Applicability of other law -- Cooperation of state and local 
governments -- Municipality to consider board input -- Prohibition relating to natural 
resources -- Inland port as permitted or conditional use -- Municipal services -- 
Disclosure by nonauthority governing body member -- Services from state agencies -- 
Procurement policy.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the authority does not have and may not 
exercise any powers relating to the regulation of land uses on the authority jurisdictional 
land.
(2)
(a)
The 
Except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)
, the 
authority is subject to and 
governed by Sections 
63E-2-106
, 
63E-2-107
, 
63E-2-108
, 
63E-2-109
, 
63E-2-110
, and 
63E-2-111
, but is not otherwise subject to or governed by Title 63E, Independent 
Entities Code.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
63E-2-109(2)(c)
, the executive director may make 
policies as approved by the board as described in Section 
11-58-209
.
(3)
A department, division, or other agency of the state and a political subdivision of the 
state shall cooperate with the authority to the fullest extent possible to provide whatever 
support, information, or other assistance the board requests that is reasonably necessary 
to help the authority fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
(4)
In making decisions affecting the authority jurisdictional land, the legislative body of a 
municipality in which the authority jurisdictional land is located shall consider input 
from the authority board.
(5)
(a)
No later than December 31, 2018, the ordinances of a municipality with authority 
jurisdictional land within its boundary shall allow an inland port as a permitted or 
conditional use, subject to standards that are:
(i)
determined by the municipality; and
(ii)
consistent with the policies and objectives stated in Subsection 
11-58-203
(1).
(b)
A municipality whose ordinances do not comply with Subsection (5)(a) within the 
time prescribed in that subsection shall allow an inland port as a permitted use 
without regard to any contrary provision in the municipality's land use ordinances.
(6)
(a)
The transporting, unloading, loading, transfer, or temporary storage of natural 
resources may not be prohibited on the authority jurisdictional land.
(b)
Notwithstanding a permitted or conditional use allowed under applicable municipal 
ordinances, contaminated land may not be used for a distribution center
 unless the 
contaminated land is owned by a private landowner
.
(7)
(a)
A municipality whose boundary includes authority jurisdictional land shall 
provide the same municipal services to the area of the municipality that is within the 
authority jurisdictional land as the municipality provides to other areas of the 
municipality with similar zoning and a similar development level.
(b)
The level and quality of municipal services that a municipality provides within 
authority jurisdictional land shall be fairly and reasonably consistent with the level 
and quality of municipal services that the municipality provides to other areas of the 
municipality with similar zoning and a similar development level.
(8)
(a)
As used in this Subsection (8):
(i)
"Direct financial benefit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
11-58-304
.
(ii)
"Nonauthority governing body member" means a member of the board or other 
body that has authority to make decisions for a nonauthority government owner.
(iii)
"Nonauthority government owner" mean a state agency or nonauthority local 
government entity that owns land that is part of the authority jurisdictional land.
(iv)
"Nonauthority local government entity":
(A)
means a county, city, town, special district, special service district, community 
reinvestment agency, or other political subdivision of the state; and
(B)
excludes the authority.
(v)
"State agency" means a department, division, or other agency or instrumentality 
of the state, including an independent state agency.
(b)
A nonauthority governing body member who owns or has a financial interest in land 
that is part of the authority jurisdictional land or who reasonably expects to receive a 
direct financial benefit from development of authority jurisdictional land shall submit 
a written disclosure to the authority board and the nonauthority government owner.
(c)
A written disclosure under Subsection (8)(b) shall describe, as applicable:
(i)
the nonauthority governing body member's ownership or financial interest in 
property that is part of the authority jurisdictional land; and
(ii)
the direct financial benefit the nonauthority governing body member expects to 
receive from development of authority jurisdictional land.
(d)
A nonauthority governing body member required under Subsection (8)(b) to submit a 
written disclosure shall submit the disclosure no later than 30 days after:
(i)
the nonauthority governing body member:
(A)
acquires an ownership or financial interest in property that is part of the 
authority jurisdictional land; or
(B)
first knows that the nonauthority governing body member expects to receive a 
direct financial benefit from the development of authority jurisdictional land; or
(ii)
the effective date of this Subsection (8), if that date is later than the period 
described in Subsection (8)(d)(i).
(e)
A written disclosure submitted under this Subsection (8) is a public record.
(9)
(a)
The authority may request and, upon request, shall receive:
(i)
fuel dispensing and motor pool services provided by the Division of Fleet 
Operations;
(ii)
surplus property services provided by the Division of Purchasing and General 
Services;
(iii)
information technology services provided by the Division of Technology 
Services;
(iv)
archive services provided by the Division of Archives and Records Service;
(v)
financial services provided by the Division of Finance;
(vi)
human resources services provided by the Division of Human Resource 
Management;
(vii)
legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General; and
(viii)
banking services provided by the Office of the State Treasurer.
(b)
Nothing in Subsection (9)(a) may be construed to relieve the authority of the 
obligation to pay the applicable fee for the service provided.
(10)
(a)
To govern authority procurements, the board shall adopt a procurement policy 
that the board determines to be substantially consistent with applicable provisions of 
Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
(b)
The board may delegate to the executive director the responsibility to adopt a 
procurement policy.
(c)
The board's determination under Subsection (10)(a) of substantial consistency is final 
and conclusive.
Section 3, Section 
11-58-209
 is enacted to read:
11-58-209. Evaluating business proposals.
(1)
The executive director may make policies as approved by the board that allow the 
authority to classify a business proposal submitted to the authority by a 
nongovernmental party as protected under Section 
63G-2-305
, for as long as is 
necessary to evaluate the proposal and determine whether to proceed or not proceed.
(2)
If, after evaluation of a business proposal, the authority determines not to proceed with 
the business proposal, the authority:
(a)
shall return the business proposal to the nongovernmental party that submitted the 
business proposal; and
(b)
incurs no duties or obligations under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records 
Access and Management Act, in regard to the business proposal.
(3)
The authority shall classify the business proposal pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 2, 
Government Records Access and Management Act, if the authority proceeds with the 
business proposal.
(4)
Section 
63G-2-403
 does not apply in regard to the authority or a business proposal in 
the possession of the authority during the evaluation period of the business proposal.
(5)
Nothing in this section limits the ability of the authority to properly classify a record in 
the authority's possession as protected pursuant to Section 
63G-2-305
.
Section 4, Section 
11-58-301
 is amended to read:
11-58-301. Port authority board -- Delegation of power.
(1)
The authority shall be governed by a board which
:
(a)
 shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the authority
 and
;
(b)
shall determine all questions of authority policy
.
; and
(c)
constitutes a mixed-function board.
(2)
All powers of the authority are exercised through the board or, as provided in Section 
11-58-305
, the executive director.
(3)
The board may by resolution delegate powers to authority staff.
(4)
The board shall, at least annually:
(a)
review the statutory authority of the authority, the board, and the executive director;
(b)
evaluate whether the authority is achieving the objectives outlined in Section 
11-58-203
;
(c)
determine whether changes to board rules, policies, or guidelines are advisable and, 
if so, modify the rule, policy, or guideline; and
(d)
determine whether to recommend statutory changes to Chapter 58, Utah Inland Port 
Authority Act, to the Legislature.
Section 5, Section 
11-58-302
 is amended to read:
11-58-302. Number of board members -- Appointment -- Vacancies.
(1)
The authority's board shall consist of five voting members, as provided in Subsection 
(2)
.
(2)
(a)
The governor shall appoint as board members 
two
three
 individuals who are not 
elected government officials:
(i)
one of whom shall be an individual engaged in statewide economic development 
or corporate recruitment and retention;
 and
(ii)
one of whom shall be an individual engaged in statewide trade, import and export 
activities, foreign direct investment, or public-private partnerships
.
; and
(iii)
one of whom shall be an individual with relevant business expertise.
(b)
The president of the Senate shall appoint as a board member one individual with 
relevant business expertise.
(c)
The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint as a board member one 
individual with relevant business expertise.
(d)
The president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
jointly appoint as a board member one individual with relevant business expertise.
(3)
(a)
The board shall include three nonvoting board members.
(b)
The board shall appoint as nonvoting board members two individuals with expertise 
in transportation and logistics.
(c)
One of the nonvoting board members shall be a member of the Salt Lake City 
Council, designated by the Salt Lake City Council, who represents a council district 
whose boundary includes authority jurisdictional land.
(d)
The board may set the term of office for nonvoting board members appointed under 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
.
(4)
An individual required under Subsection 
(2)
 to appoint a board member shall appoint 
each initial board member the individual is required to appoint no later than 
June 1, 
2022
July 1, 2025
.
(5)
(a)
A vacancy in the board shall be filled in the same manner under this section as the 
appointment of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
(b)
A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the remaining unexpired term of the 
member whose vacancy the person is filling.
(6)
A member of the board appointed under Subsection 
(2)
 serves at the pleasure of and 
may be removed and replaced at any time, with or without cause, by the individual or 
individuals who appointed the member.
(7)
Upon a vote of a majority of all voting members, the board may appoint a board chair 
and any other officer of the board.
(8)
The board may appoint one or more advisory committees that may include individuals 
from impacted public entities, community organizations, environmental organizations, 
business organizations, or other organizations or associations.
Section 6, Section 
11-58-303
 is amended to read:
11-58-303. Term of board members -- Quorum -- Compensation.
(1)
The term of a board member appointed under Subsection 
11-58-302(2)
 is four years, 
except that the initial term of 
one
two
 of the 
two
three
 members appointed under 
Subsection 
11-58-302(2)(a)
 and of the member appointed under Subsection 
11-58-302(2)(d)
 is two years.
(2)
Each board member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.
(3)
A board member may serve multiple terms if duly appointed to serve each term under 
Subsection 
11-58-302(2)
.
(4)
A majority of voting members constitutes a quorum, and the action of a majority of 
voting members constitutes action of the board.
(5)
(a)
A board member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits 
for the member's service on the board, but may receive per diem and reimbursement 
for travel expenses incurred as a board member as allowed in:
(i)
Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
; and
(ii)
rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(b)
Compensation and expenses of a board member who is a legislator are governed by 
Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, 
Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator 
Compensation
.
Section 7, Section 
11-58-601
 is amended to read:
11-58-601. General differential and nonmunicipal differential.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Designation resolution" means a resolution adopted by the board that designates a 
transition date
 and a trigger date, which may be the same date,
 for the parcel 
specified in the resolution.
(b)
"Post-designation parcel" means a parcel within a project area after the transition 
date for that parcel.
(c)
"Pre-designation parcel" means a parcel within a project area before the transition 
date for that parcel.
(d)
"Transition date" means the date indicated in a designation resolution after which the 
parcel that is the subject of the designation resolution is a post-designation parcel.
(e)
"Trigger date" means the date indicated in a designation resolution upon which tax 
differential payments due to the authority commence.
(2)
This section applies to nonmunicipal differential and general differential to be paid to 
the authority.
(3)
The authority shall be paid 75% of nonmunicipal differential generated from a 
pre-designation parcel that is part of the authority jurisdictional land:
(a)
for the period beginning November 2019 and ending the earlier of:
(i)
the transition date for that parcel; and
(ii)
November 30, 2044; and
(b)
for a period of 
up to 
15 years following November 2044 if, before the end of 
November 2044:
(i)
the parcel has not become a post-designation parcel; and
(ii)
the board adopts a resolution approving the 
15-year 
extension.
(4)
(a)
As provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the authority shall be paid:
(i)
75% of nonmunicipal differential generated from a post-designation parcel that is 
part of the authority jurisdictional land; and
(ii)
75% of general differential generated from a post-designation parcel that is not 
part of the authority jurisdictional land.
(b)
The property tax differential paid under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 from a post-designation 
parcel shall be paid:
(i)
for a period of 25 years beginning on the 
transition
trigger
 date for that parcel; 
and
(ii)
for a period of 
up to 
an additional 15 years beyond the period stated in Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
 if the board determines by resolution that the additional years of 
nonmunicipal differential or general differential, as the case may be, from that 
parcel will produce a significant benefit.
(5)
(a)
For purposes of this section, the authority may designate an improved portion of a 
parcel in a project area as a separate parcel.
(b)
An authority designation of an improved portion of a parcel as a separate parcel 
under Subsection 
(5)(a)
 does not constitute a subdivision, as defined in Section 
10-9a-103
 or Section 
17-27a-103
.
(c)
A county recorder shall assign a separate tax identification number to the improved 
portion of a parcel designated by the authority as a separate parcel under Subsection 
(5)(a)
.
Section 8, Section 
11-58-602
 is amended to read:
11-58-602. Allowable uses of property tax differential and other funds.
(1)
(a)
The authority may use money from property tax differential, money the authority 
receives from the state, money the authority receives under Subsection 
59-12-205
(2)(a)(ii)(C), and other money available to the authority:
(i)
for any purpose authorized under this chapter;
(ii)
for administrative, overhead, legal, consulting, and other operating expenses of 
the authority;
(iii)
to pay for, including financing or refinancing, all or part of the development of 
land within
 or adjacent to
 a project area, including assisting the ongoing operation 
of a development or facility within 
or adjacent to 
the project area;
(iv)
to pay the cost of the installation and construction of public infrastructure and 
improvements within the project area from which the property tax differential 
funds were collected;
(v)
to pay the cost of the installation of public infrastructure and improvements 
outside a project area if the board determines by resolution that the infrastructure 
and improvements are of benefit to the project area;
(vi)
to pay to a community reinvestment agency for affordable housing, as provided 
in Subsection 
11-58-606
(2);
(vii)
to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued by the authority;
(viii)
to pay the cost of acquiring 
a conservation
land or an
 easement on land that is 
part of or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land:
(A)
for the perpetual preservation of the land from development; and
(B)
to provide a buffer area between authority jurisdictional land intended for 
development and land outside the boundary of the authority jurisdictional land; 
and
(ix)
subject to Subsection (1)(b), to encourage, incentivize, or require development 
that:
(A)
mitigates noise, air pollution, light pollution, surface and groundwater 
pollution, and other negative environmental impacts;
(B)
mitigates traffic congestion; or
(C)
uses high efficiency building construction and operation.
(b)
(i)
(A)
The authority shall establish minimum mitigation and environmental 
standards that a landowner is required to meet to qualify for the use of property 
tax differential under Subsection (1)(a)(ix) in the landowner's development.
(B)
Minimum mitigation and environmental standards established under 
Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A) shall include a standard prohibiting the use of property 
tax differential as a business recruitment incentive, as defined in Section 
11-58-603
, for new commercial or industrial development or an expansion of 
existing commercial or industrial development within the authority 
jurisdictional land if the new or expanded development will consume on an 
annual basis more than 200,000 gallons of potable water per day.
(ii)
In establishing minimum mitigation and environmental standards, the authority 
shall consult with:
(A)
the municipality in which the development is expected to occur, for 
development expected to occur within a municipality; or
(B)
the county in whose unincorporated area the development is expected to 
occur, for development expected to occur within the unincorporated area of a 
county.
(iii)
The authority may not use property tax differential under Subsection (1)(a)(viii) 
for a landowner's development in a project area unless the minimum mitigation 
and environmental standards are followed with respect to that landowner's 
development.
(2)
The authority may use revenue generated from the operation of public infrastructure 
operated by the authority or improvements, including an intermodal facility, operated by 
the authority to:
(a)
operate and maintain the infrastructure or improvements; and
(b)
pay for authority operating expenses, including administrative, overhead, and legal 
expenses.
(3)
The determination of the board under Subsection (1)(a)(v) regarding benefit to the 
project area is final.
(4)
The authority may not use property tax differential revenue collected from one project 
area for a development project within another project area.
(5)
The authority may use up to 10% of the general differential revenue generated from a 
project area to pay for affordable housing within or near the project area.
(6)
The authority may share general differential funds with a taxing entity that levies a 
property tax on land within the project area from which the general differential is 
generated.
Section 9, Section 
11-58-604
 is amended to read:
11-58-604. Distribution and use of primary municipality differential.
(1)
This section applies to the payment and use of primary municipality differential.
(2)
Beginning the first tax year that begins on or after January 1, 2023:
(a)
the authority shall be paid 25% of primary municipality differential:
(i)
for the authority's use as provided in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(ii)
(A)
for a period of 25 years beginning January 1, 2023; and
(B)
for a period of time
,
 not 
exceeding
to exceed
 an additional 15 years beyond 
the period stated in Subsection 
(2)(a)(ii)(A)
,
 if the board determines by 
resolution, adopted before the expiration of the 25-year period under 
Subsection 
(2)(a)(ii)(A)
, that the additional years will produce a significant 
benefit to the uses described in Subsection 
(4)
 and if the primary municipality 
and the authority agree to the additional period of time;
(b)
the authority shall be paid, in addition to the amounts under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, a 
percentage, as defined in Subsection 
(3)
, of primary municipality differential for the 
authority's use as provided in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(c)
the primary municipality shall be paid, for the primary municipality's use for 
municipal operations, all primary municipality differential remaining after the 
payment of primary municipality differential to the authority as required under 
Subsections 
(2)(a)
 and 
(b)
.
(3)
The percentage of primary municipality differential paid to the authority as provided in 
Subsection 
(2)(b)
:
(a)
shall be 40% for the first tax year that begins on or after January 1, 2023, decreasing 
2% each year after the 2023 tax year, so that in 2029 the percentage is 28;
(b)
beginning January 1, 2030, and for a period of seven years, shall be 10%;
(c)
beginning January 1, 2037, and for a period of 11 years, shall be 8%; and
(d)
after 2047, shall be 0%.
(4)
Of the primary municipality differential the authority receives, the authority shall use:
(a)
40% for environmental mitigation projects within
:
(i)
 the authority jurisdictional land
; and
(ii)
adjacent land to the authority jurisdictional land if the adjacent land is within the 
municipality from which the primary municipality differential was generated
;
(b)
40% for mitigation projects, which may include a regional traffic study and an 
environmental impact mitigation analysis, for communities that are:
(i)
within the primary municipality;
(ii)
adjacent to the authority jurisdictional land; and
(iii)
west of the east boundary of the right of way of a fixed guideway used, as of 
January 1, 2022, for commuter rail within the primary municipality; and
(c)
20% for economic development activities 
on
within:
(i)
the authority jurisdictional land
.
; and
(ii)
adjacent land to the authority jurisdictional land if the adjacent land is within the 
municipality from which the primary municipality differential was generated.
Section 10, Section 
11-58-605
 is amended to read:
11-58-605. Creation of remediation project area and payment of remediation 
differential.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Remedial action plan" means a plan for the cleanup of contaminated land under a 
voluntary cleanup agreement under Title 19, Chapter 8, Voluntary Cleanup Program.
(b)
"Subsidiary district" means a public infrastructure district that is a subsidiary of the 
authority.
(2)
This section applies to a remediation project area and to remediation differential.
(3)
(a)
The authority may adopt a resolution creating a remediation project area
.
(b)
Land within a remediation project area may not be used for a distribution center
unless the land within the remediation project area is owned by a private landowner
.
(4)
If the authority adopts a resolution creating a remediation project area, the authority 
shall reconfigure the boundary of the project area that consists of the authority 
jurisdictional land to exclude the remediation project area.
(5)
The authority may pay the costs of a remediation project from funds available to the 
authority, including funds of a subsidiary district.
(6)
(a)
If the authority pays some or all the costs of a remediation project, the authority 
shall be paid 100% of the remediation differential, subject to Subsection (6)(b), until 
the authority is fully reimbursed for the costs the authority paid for the remediation 
project.
(b)
(i)
Subject to Subsection (6)(b)(iii), the authority's use of remediation differential 
paid to the authority under Subsection (6)(a) is subject to any bonds of a 
subsidiary district issued before May 3, 2023
,
 pledging property tax differential 
funds generated from the contaminated land.
(ii)
Before using remediation differential to pay subsidiary district bonds described in 
Subsection (6)(b)(i), the authority shall use other funds available to the authority 
to pay the bonds.
(iii)
A pledge of property tax differential under subsidiary district bonds issued 
before May 3, 2023
,
 may be satisfied if:
(A)
the authority or the subsidiary district pledges additional property tax 
differential, other than remediation differential, or other authority or subsidiary 
district funds to offset any decrease in property tax differential resulting from 
the payment under Subsection (6)(a) of remediation differential funds that 
would otherwise have been available to pay the subsidiary district bonds; and
(B)
the pledge described in Subsection (6)(b)(iii)(A) is senior in right to any 
pledge of remediation differential for a commitment the authority makes in 
connection with a remediation project.
(7)
If a remediation project is conducted pursuant to a remedial action plan, the use of the 
land that is the subject of the remediation project shall be consistent with the remedial 
action plan unless the change of use:
(a)
occurs after the government owner, as defined in Subsection 
63G-7-201
(3)(b), is 
environmentally compliant, as defined in Subsection 
63G-7-201
(3)(b), with respect 
to the land that is the subject of the remediation project; and
(b)
is approved by the board following a public hearing on the proposed change of use.
(8)
(a)
Upon the authority receiving full reimbursement for the authority's payment of 
costs for a remediation project, the remediation project area is automatically and 
immediately dissolved and the land within the remediation project area automatically 
and immediately becomes part of the project area consisting of the authority 
jurisdictional land.
(b)
The board shall take any action necessary to effectuate and reflect in authority 
project area records and any other applicable records the reincorporation of the 
remediation project area under Subsection (8)(a) into the project area consisting of 
the authority jurisdictional land.
Section 11. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect:
(1)
except as provided in Subsection (2), 
May 7, 2025
; or
(2)
if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
(a)
upon approval by the governor;
(b)
without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of 
Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
(c)
in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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