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Utah House Bill HB0546

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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33 Water Infrastructure Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson
77 Senate Sponsor:
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1111 LONG TITLE
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1313 General Description:
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1515 This bill addresses storm water and storm water's effects on the Great Salt Lake.
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1717 Highlighted Provisions:
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1919 This bill:
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2121 ▸ defines terms;
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2323 ▸ creates the Storm Water Improvements Fund, including providing for loans to political
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2525 subdivisions;
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2727 ▸ requires a study on the management of storm water in the Great Salt Lake basin;
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2929 ▸ requires reporting on the study;
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3131 ▸ modifies references to revolving loan funds; and
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3333 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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3535 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3737 None
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3939 Other Special Clauses:
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4141 None
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4343 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4545 AMENDS:
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4747 63A-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 100, 451
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4949 63B-1b-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 100, 451
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5151 63C-25-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 419
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5353 ENACTS:
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5555 19-5-108.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5959 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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6161 Section 1. Section 19-5-108.7 is enacted to read:
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6363 19-5-108.7 . Storm water study and funding.
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6565 (1) As used in this section:
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6868 (a) "Fund" means the Storm Water Improvements Fund created by this section.
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7070 (b) "Great Salt Lake basin" means the area within:
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7272 (i) the surveyed meander line of the Great Salt Lake;
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7474 (ii) the drainage areas of the Bear River or the Bear River's tributaries;
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7676 (iii) the drainage areas of Bear Lake or Bear Lake's tributaries;
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7878 (iv) the drainage areas of the Weber River or the Weber River's tributaries;
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8080 (v) the drainage areas of the Jordan River or the Jordan River's tributaries;
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8282 (vi) the drainage areas of Utah Lake or Utah Lake's tributaries;
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8484 (vii) other water drainages lying between the Bear River and the Jordan River that are
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8686 tributary to the Great Salt Lake and not included in the drainage areas described in
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8888 Subsections (1)(b)(ii) through (vi); and
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9090 (viii) the drainage area of Tooele Valley.
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9292 (c) "Low impact development" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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9494 19-5-108.5.
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9696 (d) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, improvement district, water
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9898 conservancy district, special service district, drainage district, metropolitan water
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100100 district, irrigation district, separate legal or administrative entity created under Title
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102102 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other entity constituting a political
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104104 subdivision under the laws of this state.
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106106 (e) "Storm water" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-5-108.5.
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108108 (2)(a) There is created an enterprise fund called the "Storm Water Improvements Fund."
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110110 (b) The fund consists of:
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112112 (i) money appropriated or otherwise made available to the fund by the Legislature;
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114114 (ii) money received for the repayment of loans made by the board under this section;
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116116 and
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118118 (iii) interest or earnings under Subsection (2)(c).
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120120 (c) The state treasurer shall:
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122122 (i) invest the money in the fund in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money
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124124 Management Act; and
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126126 (ii) deposit the interest or other earnings derived from those investments into the fund.
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128128 (d) The money in the fund is available for loans to political subdivisions, administrative
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130130 costs, or other purposes of this section to the extent the money is appropriated by the
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132132 Legislature for that purpose.
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134134 (e) The board may, in accordance with this section, loan money available in the fund to a
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137137 political subdivision in the Great Salt Lake basin to be used for:
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139139 (i) upgrading storm water infrastructure, including to:
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141141 (A) maintain or improve flood control;
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143143 (B) protect water quality; and
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145145 (C) prevent erosion; or
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147147 (ii) replacing low impact development with alternate forms of storm water
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149149 infrastructure while maintaining water quality.
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151151 (f) A political subdivision may apply to the board for a loan under this section to:
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153153 (i) meet the purposes described in Subsection (2)(e); and
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155155 (ii) support availability of water being distributed to the Great Salt Lake.
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157157 (g) A loan made under this section shall:
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159159 (i) have a fixed annual interest rate below municipal bond market rates based on
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161161 policies developed by the board;
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163163 (ii) have a term no longer than 30 years; and
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165165 (iii) comply with rules made by the board under Subsection (2)(h).
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167167 (h) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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169169 board shall make rules establishing:
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171171 (i) the form, content, and procedure for a loan application;
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173173 (ii) criteria and procedures for prioritizing a loan application;
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175175 (iii) procedures for making a loan;
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177177 (iv) procedures for administering and ensuring repayment of a loan, including late
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179179 payment penalties; and
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181181 (v) procedures for recovering on a defaulted loan.
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183183 (3)(a) The division shall study the management of storm water in the Great Salt Lake
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185185 basin.
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187187 (b) The study conducted under this Subsection (3) shall include examination of:
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189189 (i) the water quality relationship to low impact development;
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191191 (ii) the feasibility of regionalized solutions;
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193193 (iii) the water quantity advantages of storm water projects that are not low impact
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195195 development;
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197197 (iv) how to maximize the amount of storm water that reaches the Great Salt Lake;
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199199 (v) funding needs;
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201201 (vi) priorities for awarding money;
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203203 (vii) subject to Subsection (3)(c), water supply benefits; and
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206206 (viii) coordination with utilities.
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208208 (c) The division shall coordinate with the Division of Water Resources in examining
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210210 water supply benefits.
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212212 (d) The division shall report the findings of the study to the Legislative Water
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214214 Development Commission by no later than the 2025 November interim meetings of
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216216 the Legislature.
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218218 Section 2. Section 63A-3-205 is amended to read:
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220220 63A-3-205 . Revolving loan funds -- Standards and procedures.
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222222 (1) As used in this section, "revolving loan fund" means:
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224224 (a) the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, created in Section
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226226 73-10-24;
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228228 (b) the Water Resources Construction Fund, created in Section 73-10-8;
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230230 (c) the Water Resources Cities Water Loan Fund, created in Section 73-10-22;
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232232 (d) the Clean Fuel Conversion Funds, created in Title 19, Chapter 1, Part 4, Clean Fuels
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234234 and Emission Reduction Technology Program Act;
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236236 (e) the Water Development Security Fund and its subaccounts, created in Section
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238238 73-10c-5;
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240240 (f) the Agriculture Resource Development Fund, created in Section 4-18-106;
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242242 (g) the Utah Rural Rehabilitation Fund, created in Section 4-19-105;
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244244 (h) the Permanent Community Impact Fund, created in Section 35A-8-303;
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246246 (i) the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, created in Section 19-6-409;
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248248 (j) the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1602;
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250250 (k) the Navajo Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1704; [and]
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252252 (l) the Energy Efficiency Fund, created in Section 11-45-201[.] ; and
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254254 (m) the Storm Water Improvements Fund, created in Section 19-5-108.7.
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256256 (2) The division shall for each revolving loan fund make rules establishing standards and
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258258 procedures governing:
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260260 (a) payment schedules and due dates;
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262262 (b) interest rate effective dates;
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264264 (c) loan documentation requirements; and
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266266 (d) interest rate calculation requirements.
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268268 Section 3. Section 63B-1b-102 is amended to read:
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270270 63B-1b-102 . Definitions.
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272272 As used in this chapter:
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275275 (1) "Agency bonds" means any bond, note, contract, or other evidence of indebtedness
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277277 representing loans or grants made by an authorizing agency.
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279279 (2) "Authorized official" means the state treasurer or other person authorized by a bond
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281281 document to perform the required action.
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283283 (3) "Authorizing agency" means the board, person, or unit with legal responsibility for
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285285 administering and managing revolving loan funds.
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287287 (4) "Bond document" means:
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289289 (a) a resolution of the commission; or
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291291 (b) an indenture or other similar document authorized by the commission that authorizes
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293293 and secures outstanding revenue bonds from time to time.
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295295 (5) "Commission" means the State Bonding Commission, created in Section 63B-1-201.
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297297 (6) "Revenue bonds" means any special fund revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
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299299 (7) "Revolving Loan Funds" means:
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301301 (a) the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, created in Section
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303303 73-10-24;
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305305 (b) the Water Resources Construction Fund, created in Section 73-10-8;
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307307 (c) the Water Resources Cities Water Loan Fund, created in Section 73-10-22;
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309309 (d) the Clean Fuel Conversion Funds, created in Title 19, Chapter 1, Part 4, Clean Fuels
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311311 and Emission Reduction Technology Program Act;
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313313 (e) the Water Development Security Fund and its subaccounts, created in Section
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315315 73-10c-5;
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317317 (f) the Agriculture Resource Development Fund, created in Section 4-18-106;
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319319 (g) the Utah Rural Rehabilitation Fund, created in Section 4-19-105;
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321321 (h) the Permanent Community Impact Fund, created in Section 35A-8-303;
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323323 (i) the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, created in Section 19-6-409; [and]
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325325 (j) the State Infrastructure Bank Fund, created in Section 72-2-202[.] ; and
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327327 (k) the Storm Water Improvements Fund, created in Section 19-5-108.7.
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329329 Section 4. Section 63C-25-101 is amended to read:
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331331 63C-25-101 . Definitions.
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333333 As used in this chapter:
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335335 (1) "Authority" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63B-1-303.
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337337 (2) "Bond" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63B-1-101.
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339339 (3)(a) "Bonding government entity" means the state or any entity that is authorized to
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341341 issue bonds under any provision of state law.
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344344 (b) "Bonding government entity" includes:
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346346 (i) a bonding political subdivision; and
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348348 (ii) a public infrastructure district that is authorized to issue bonds either directly, or
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350350 through the authority of a bonding political subdivision or other governmental
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352352 entity.
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354354 (4) "Bonding political subdivision" means:
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356356 (a) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201;
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358358 (b) the Military Installation Development Authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
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360360 (c) the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in Section 11-59-201;
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362362 (d) the Utah Lake Authority, created in Section 11-65-201;
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364364 (e) the State Fair Park Authority, created in Section 11-68-201; or
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366366 (f) the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section
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368368 11-70-201.
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370370 (5) "Commission" means the State Finance Review Commission created in Section
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372372 63C-25-201.
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374374 (6) "Concessionaire" means a person who:
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376376 (a) operates, finances, maintains, or constructs a government facility under a contract
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378378 with a bonding political subdivision; and
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380380 (b) is not a bonding government entity.
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382382 (7) "Concessionaire contract" means a contract:
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384384 (a) between a bonding government entity and a concessionaire for the operation, finance,
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386386 maintenance, or construction of a government facility;
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388388 (b) that authorizes the concessionaire to operate the government facility for a term of
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390390 five years or longer, including any extension of the contract; and
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392392 (c) in which all or some of the annual source of payment to the concessionaire comes
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394394 from state funds provided to the bonding government entity.
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396396 (8) "Creating entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-4-102.
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398398 (9) "Government facility" means infrastructure, improvements, or a building that:
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400400 (a) costs more than $5,000,000 to construct; and
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402402 (b) has a useful life greater than five years.
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404404 (10) "Large public transit district" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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406406 17B-2a-802.
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408408 (11) "Loan entity" means the board, person, unit, or agency with legal responsibility for
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413413 (12) "Obligation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63B-1-303.
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415415 (13) "Parameters resolution" means a resolution of a bonding government entity that sets
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417417 forth for proposed bonds:
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419419 (a) the maximum:
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421421 (i) amount of bonds;
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423423 (ii) term; and
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425425 (iii) interest rate; and
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427427 (b) the expected security for the bonds.
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429429 (14) "Public infrastructure district" means a public infrastructure district created under Title
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431431 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act.
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433433 (15) "Revolving loan fund" means:
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435435 (a) the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, created in Section
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437437 73-10-24;
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439439 (b) the Water Resources Construction Fund, created in Section 73-10-8;
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441441 (c) the Water Resources Cities Water Loan Fund, created in Section 73-10-22;
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443443 (d) the Clean Fuel Conversion Funds, created in Title 19, Chapter 1, Part 4, Clean Fuels
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445445 and Emission Reduction Technology Program Act;
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447447 (e) the Water Development Security Fund and its subaccounts, created in Section
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449449 73-10c-5;
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451451 (f) the Agriculture Resource Development Fund, created in Section 4-18-106;
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453453 (g) the Utah Rural Rehabilitation Fund, created in Section 4-19-105;
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455455 (h) the Permanent Community Impact Fund, created in Section 35A-8-303;
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457457 (i) the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, created in Section 19-6-409;
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459459 (j) the School Building Revolving Account, created in Section 53F-9-206;
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461461 (k) the State Infrastructure Bank Fund, created in Section 72-2-202;
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463463 (l) the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1602;
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465465 (m) the Navajo Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1704;
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467467 (n) the Energy Efficiency Fund, created in Section 11-45-201;
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469469 (o) the Brownfields Fund, created in Section 19-8-120;
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471471 (p) any of the enterprise revolving loan funds created in Section 63A-3-402[: and] ;
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473473 (q) the Storm Water Improvements Fund, created in Section 19-5-108.7; and
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475475 [(q)] (r) any other revolving loan fund created in statute where the borrower from the
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477477 revolving loan fund is a public non-profit entity or political subdivision, including a
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479479 fund listed in Section 63A-3-205, from which a loan entity is authorized to make a
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482482 loan.
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484484 (16)(a) "State funds" means an appropriation by the Legislature identified as coming
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486486 from the General Fund or Education Fund.
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488488 (b) "State funds" does not include:
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490490 (i) a revolving loan fund; or
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492492 (ii) revenues received by a bonding political subdivision from:
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494494 (A) a tax levied by the bonding political subdivision;
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496496 (B) a fee assessed by the bonding political subdivision; or
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498498 (C) operation of the bonding political subdivision's government facility.
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500500 Section 5. Effective Date.
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502502 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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