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S.C.R. 3

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RESOLUTION ON USE OF DEVEREAUX MANSION

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Paula F. Julander

             5      A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR URGING
             6      THE DIVISION OF FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT TO STUDY
             7      WAYS TO RESUME STATE USE OF THE DEVEREAUX MANSION.
             8      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
             9          WHEREAS, the Devereaux Mansion is located between 300 and 400 West South Temple
             10      in Salt Lake City;
             11          WHEREAS, the Devereaux Mansion is Utah's first mansion and stands as a symbol of the
             12      rich history of the state of Utah and its people;
             13          WHEREAS, in 1978 the Utah Legislature appropriated $750,000 to purchase the
             14      Devereaux Mansion, restore the property, and designate it as an historic site;
             15          WHEREAS, the 1978 legislation directed that the property be used to accommodate state
             16      and public functions and purposes for the citizens of the state;
             17          WHEREAS, currently a long-term lease agreement is in effect between the Division of
             18      Facilities Construction and Management and Jones, Lang and LaSalle, owner representative of the
             19      Triad properties, which does not expire until 2007;
             20          WHEREAS, the Division of Facilities Construction and Management should consider ways
             21      for the state to resume use of the Devereaux Mansion, thus allowing the property to fulfill the
             22      purpose behind the state's purchase; and
             23          WHEREAS, it is hoped that this effort will return the Devereaux Mansion to uses that
             24      serve the needs of the state and its citizens:
             25          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
             26      Governor concurring therein, urge the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to
             27      explore ways in which the Devereaux Mansion may be returned to state use and fulfill the purposes

             28      for which the Utah Legislature originally purchased the property.
             29          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Division of
             30      Facilities Construction and Management and Jones, Lang and LaSalle, owner representative of the
             31      Triad properties.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-26-00 9:36 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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