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| 1 | + | 01-06 15:40 H.B. 115 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | State Park Funding Amendments | |
| 4 | 4 | 2025 GENERAL SESSION | |
| 5 | 5 | STATE OF UTAH | |
| 6 | 6 | Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks | |
| 7 | - | Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall | |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 3 | |
| 11 | 10 | LONG TITLE | |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | |
| 13 | 12 | General Description: | |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | |
| 15 | 14 | This bill modifies funding provisions related to the Division of State Parks. | |
| 16 | 15 | 6 | |
| 17 | 16 | Highlighted Provisions: | |
| 18 | 17 | 7 | |
| 19 | 18 | This bill: | |
| 20 | 19 | 8 | |
| 21 | 20 | ▸ allows interest earned on the money in the State Park Fees Restricted Account to remain | |
| 22 | 21 | 9 | |
| 23 | 22 | in the account; and | |
| 24 | 23 | 10 | |
| 25 | 24 | ▸ makes technical and conforming changes. | |
| 26 | 25 | 11 | |
| 27 | 26 | Money Appropriated in this Bill: | |
| 28 | 27 | 12 | |
| 29 | 28 | None | |
| 30 | 29 | 13 | |
| 31 | 30 | Other Special Clauses: | |
| 32 | 31 | 14 | |
| 33 | 32 | None | |
| 34 | 33 | 15 | |
| 35 | 34 | Utah Code Sections Affected: | |
| 36 | 35 | 16 | |
| 37 | 36 | AMENDS: | |
| 38 | 37 | 17 | |
| 39 | 38 | 79-4-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 33 | |
| 40 | 39 | 18 | |
| 41 | 40 | ||
| 42 | 41 | 19 | |
| 43 | 42 | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: | |
| 44 | 43 | 20 | |
| 45 | 44 | Section 1. Section 79-4-402 is amended to read: | |
| 46 | 45 | 21 | |
| 47 | 46 | 79-4-402 . State Park Fees Restricted Account. | |
| 48 | 47 | 22 | |
| 49 | 48 | (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the State Park | |
| 50 | 49 | 23 | |
| 51 | 50 | Fees Restricted Account. | |
| 52 | 51 | 24 | |
| 53 | 52 | (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the account [shall consist] consists of | |
| 54 | 53 | 25 | |
| 55 | 54 | revenue from: | |
| 56 | 55 | 26 | |
| 57 | 56 | (i) all charges allowed under Section 79-4-203; | |
| 58 | 57 | 27 | |
| 59 | 58 | (ii) proceeds from the sale or disposal of buffalo under Subsection 79-4-1001(2)(b);[ | |
| 60 | 59 | 28 | |
| 61 | - | and] | |
| 60 | + | and] | |
| 62 | 61 | 29 | |
| 63 | 62 | (iii) civil damages collected under Section 76-6-206.2; and | |
| 64 | 63 | 30 | |
| 65 | 64 | (iv) interest on money deposited in the account as follows: | |
| 66 | 65 | 31 | |
| 67 | - | (A) 25% of total interest beginning on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; | |
| 66 | + | (A) 25% of total interest beginning on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; H.B. 115 01-06 15:40 | |
| 68 | 67 | 32 | |
| 69 | 68 | (B) 50% of total interest beginning on July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; | |
| 70 | 69 | 33 | |
| 71 | 70 | (C) 75% of total interest beginning on July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028; and | |
| 72 | 71 | 34 | |
| 73 | 72 | (D) 100% of total interest beginning on July 1, 2028, and each year thereafter. | |
| 74 | 73 | 35 | |
| 75 | 74 | (b) The account shall not include revenue the division receives under Section 79-4-403 | |
| 76 | 75 | 36 | |
| 77 | 76 | and Subsection 79-4-1001(2)(a). | |
| 78 | 77 | 37 | |
| 79 | 78 | (3) The division shall use funds in this account for the purposes described in Section | |
| 80 | 79 | 38 | |
| 81 | 80 | 79-4-203. | |
| 82 | 81 | 39 | |
| 83 | 82 | Section 2. Effective date. | |
| 84 | 83 | 40 | |
| 85 | 84 | This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025. | |
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