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H.B. 252
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GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR
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ENGINEERING BUILDINGS
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2002 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Gerry A. Adair
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This act modifies provisions governing capital facilities authorizations for engineering
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buildings at Utah State University and the University of Utah and enacts provisions
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authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for capital facilities, buildings, and
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related facilities. This act specifies the use of bond proceeds and the manner of issuance,
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imposes and abates a property tax, creates sinking funds, and makes technical corrections.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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63B-10-401, as enacted by Chapter 321, Laws of Utah 2001
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ENACTS:
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63B-11-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-110, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-111, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-112, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-113, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-114, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-115, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-116, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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63B-11-117, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
63B-10-401
is amended to read:
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63B-10-401. Other capital facility authorizations and intent language.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) Utah State University use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct an
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expansion of the HPER Building under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities
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Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
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the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
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academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
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(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the University of Utah use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct the Moran
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Eye Center II project under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction
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and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
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the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
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academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
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(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the University of Utah use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct the E. E.
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Jones Medical Science Addition under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities
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Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
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the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
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academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
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(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the University of Utah use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct a Museum
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of Natural History under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and
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Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the university may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
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the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
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academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
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(5) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) Dixie College use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct the Hurricane
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Education Center under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and
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Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the college may request state funds for operations and maintenance to the extent that
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the university is able to demonstrate to the Board of Regents that the facility meets approved
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academic and training purposes under Board of Regents policy R710.
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(6) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) Southern Utah University use institutional funds to plan, design, and construct the
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Shakespearean Festival Center under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities
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Construction and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the college may not request state funds for operations and maintenance.
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(7) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the Department of Corrections use donations to plan, design, and construct the Wasatch
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Family History Center under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction
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and Management unless supervisory authority has been delegated;
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(b) no state funds be used for any portion of this project; and
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(c) the department may request state funds for operations and maintenance.
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(8) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the Department of Workforce Services use $1,186,700 from its Special Administrative
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Expense Fund to plan, design, and construct an addition to the Cedar City Employment Center
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under the direction of the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management
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unless supervisory authority has been delegated; and
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(b) the department may request state funds for operations and maintenance.
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(9) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Division of Facilities Construction and
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Management, acting on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources, may enter into a lease
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purchase agreement with Carbon County to provide needed space for agency programs in the area
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if the Department of Natural Resources obtains the approval of the State Building Board by
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demonstrating that the lease purchase will be a benefit to the state and that the lease, including
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operation and maintenance costs, can be funded within existing agency budgets.
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(10) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management use $17,294,400 to erect a new
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Engineering lab and classroom building at Utah State University [and place $5,943,500 in escrow];
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(b) Utah State University raise $10,000,000 for the renovation of the existing engineering
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building [to be matched against $10,000,000 in non-State funds raised by the university]; and
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[(b)] (c) no state funds be expended on the remodel of the Utah State University
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Engineering Building until the university has received all of the $10 million.
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(11) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
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(a) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management use $4,613,000 to remodel the
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Merrill Engineering Building at the University of Utah [and place $15,000,000 in escrow];
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(b) the University of Utah shall raise $30,000,000 from nonstate funds for a new
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engineering building [to be matched against $30,000,000 in non-State funds raised by the
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university]; and
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[(b)] (c) no state funds be expended on the new Engineering Building until the university
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has received a legally binding commitment of at least $13,000,000 in cash donations.
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Section 2.
Section
63B-11-101
is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 11. 2002 BONDING AND FINANCING AUTHORIZATION
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Part 1. 2002 Engineering Building General Obligation Bonds
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63B-11-101. State Bonding Commission authorized to issue general obligation bonds.
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When the conditions established in Section
63B-11-102
are met, the commission created
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under Section
63B-1-201
may issue and sell general obligation bonds of the state pledging the full
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faith, credit, and resources of the state for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds
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to provide funds to the division.
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Section 3.
Section
63B-11-102
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-102. Maximum amount -- Projects authorized.
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(1) (a) The total amount of bonds issued under this part may not exceed $21,250,000.
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(b) When Utah State University certifies to the commission that the university has obtained
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reliable commitments of $10,000,000 or more in nonstate funds to renovate the existing
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engineering building, the commission may issue and sell general obligation bonds in a total amount
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not to exceed $6,100,000.
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(c) When the University of Utah certifies to the commission that the university has
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obtained reliable commitments of $13,000,000 or more in nonstate funds to construct a new
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engineering building, the commission may issue and sell general obligation bonds in a total amount
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not to exceed $15,150,000.
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(2) (a) Proceeds from the issuance of bonds shall be provided to the division to provide
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funds to pay all or part of the cost of acquiring and constructing the projects listed in this
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Subsection (2).
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(b) These costs may include the cost of acquiring land, interests in land, easements and
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rights-of-way, improving sites, and acquiring, constructing, equipping, and furnishing facilities and
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all structures, roads, parking facilities, utilities, and improvements necessary, incidental, or
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convenient to the facilities, interest estimated to accrue on these bonds during the period to be
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covered by construction of the projects plus a period of six months after the end of the construction
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period, and all related engineering, architectural, and legal fees.
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(c) For the division, proceeds shall be provided for the following:
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PROJECT AMOUNT ESTIMATED OPERATING
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DESCRIPTION FUNDED AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
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1. Utah State $5,943,500 $425,000
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University
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Engineering Building
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Renovation
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2. University of $15,000,000 $489,000
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Utah New
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Engineering Building
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COSTS OF ISSUANCE $306,500
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TOTAL CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT $21,250,000
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(d) For purposes of this section, operations and maintenance costs:
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(i) are estimates only;
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(ii) may include any operations and maintenance costs already funded in existing agency
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budgets; and
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(iii) are not commitments by this Legislature or future Legislatures to fund those
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operations and maintenance costs.
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(3) (a) The amounts funded as listed in Subsection (2) are estimates only and do not
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constitute a limitation on the amount that may be expended for any project.
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(b) The board may revise these estimates and redistribute the amount estimated for a
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project among the projects authorized.
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(c) The commission, by resolution and in consultation with the board, may delete one or
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more projects from this list if the inclusion of that project or those projects in the list could be
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construed to violate state law or federal law or regulation.
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(4) (a) The division may enter into agreements related to these projects before the receipt
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of proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter.
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(b) The division shall make those expenditures from unexpended and unencumbered
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building funds already appropriated to the Capital Projects Fund.
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(c) The division shall reimburse the Capital Projects Fund upon receipt of the proceeds of
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bonds issued under this chapter.
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(d) The commission may, by resolution, make any statement of intent relating to that
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reimbursement that is necessary or desirable to comply with federal tax law.
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(5) (a) For those projects for which only partial funding is provided in Subsection (2), it
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is the intent of the Legislature that the balance necessary to complete the projects be addressed by
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future Legislatures, either through appropriations or through the issuance or sale of bonds.
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(b) For those phased projects, the division may enter into contracts for amounts not to
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exceed the anticipated full project funding but may not allow work to be performed on those
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contracts in excess of the funding already authorized by the Legislature.
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(c) Those contracts shall contain a provision for termination of the contract for the
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convenience of the state as required by Section
63-56-40
.
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(d) It is also the intent of the Legislature that this authorization to the division does not
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bind future Legislatures to fund projects initiated from this authorization.
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Section 4.
Section
63B-11-103
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-103. Use of bond proceeds for issuance and other costs.
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The proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter shall be used for the purposes described
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in Section
63B-11-102
and to pay all or part of any cost incident to the issuance and sale of the
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bonds including, without limitation, printing, registration and transfer costs, legal fees, trustees'
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fees, financial advisors' fees, and underwriters' discounts.
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Section 5.
Section
63B-11-104
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-104. Manner of issuance -- Amounts, interest, and maturity.
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(1) Bonds issued under this chapter may be authorized, sold, and issued at times and in a
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manner determined by the commission by resolution.
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(2) Bonds may be issued in one or more series, in amounts, and shall bear dates, interest
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rate or rates, including a variable rate, and maturity dates as the commission determines by
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resolution.
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(3) A bond issued may not mature later than 15 years after the date of final passage of this
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chapter.
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Section 6.
Section
63B-11-105
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-105. Terms and conditions of sale -- Plan of financing -- Signatures --
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Replacement -- Registration -- Federal rebate.
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(1) In the issuance of bonds, the commission may determine by resolution:
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(a) the manner of sale, including public or private sale;
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(b) the terms and conditions of sale, including price, whether at, below, or above face
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value;
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(c) denominations;
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(d) form;
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(e) manner of execution;
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(f) manner of authentication;
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(g) place and medium of purchase;
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(h) redemption terms; and
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(i) other provisions and details it considers appropriate.
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(2) The commission may, by resolution, adopt a plan of financing, which may include
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terms and conditions of arrangements entered into by the commission on behalf of the state with
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financial and other institutions for letters of credit, standby letters of credit, reimbursement
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agreements, and remarketing, indexing, and tender agent agreements to secure the bonds, including
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payment from any legally available source of fees, charges, or other amounts coming due under
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the agreements entered into by the commission.
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(3) (a) Any signature of a public official authorized by resolution of the commission to
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sign the bonds may be a facsimile signature of that official imprinted, engraved, stamped, or
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otherwise placed on the bonds.
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(b) If all signatures of public officials on the bonds are facsimile signatures, provision shall
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be made for a manual authenticating signature on the bonds by or on behalf of a designated
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authentication agent.
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(c) If an official ceases to hold office before delivery of the bonds signed by that official,
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the signature or facsimile signature of the official is nevertheless valid for all purposes.
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(d) A facsimile of the state seal may be imprinted, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed
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on the bonds.
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(4) (a) The commission may enact resolutions providing for the replacement of lost,
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destroyed, or mutilated bonds, or for the exchange of bonds after issuance for bonds of smaller or
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larger denominations.
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(b) Bonds in changed denominations shall:
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(i) be exchanged for the original bonds in like aggregate principal amounts and in a
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manner that prevents the duplication of interest; and
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(ii) bear interest at the same rate, mature on the same date, and be as nearly as practicable
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in the form of the original bonds.
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(5) (a) Bonds may be registered as to both principal and interest or may be in a book entry
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form under which the right to principal and interest may be transferred only through a book entry.
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(b) The commission may provide for the services and payment for the services of one or
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more financial institutions or other entities or persons, or nominees, within or outside the state, for
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the authentication, registration, transfer, including record, bookkeeping, or book entry functions,
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exchange, and payment of the bonds.
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(c) The records of ownership, registration, transfer, and exchange of the bonds, and of
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persons to whom payment with respect to the obligations are made, are private records as provided
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in Section
63-2-302
or protected records as provided in Section
63-2-304
.
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(d) The bonds and any evidences of participation interest in the bonds may be issued,
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executed, authenticated, registered, transferred, exchanged, and otherwise made to comply with
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Title 15, Chapter 7, Registered Public Obligations Act, or any other act of the Legislature relating
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to the registration of obligations enacted to meet the requirements of Section 149 of the Internal
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Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor to it, and applicable regulations.
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(6) The commission may:
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(a) by resolution, provide for payment to the United States of whatever amounts are
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necessary to comply with Section 148 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
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(b) enter into agreements with financial and other institutions and attorneys to provide for:
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(i) the calculation, holding, and payment of those amounts; and
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(ii) payment from any legally available source of fees, charges, or other amounts coming
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due under any agreements entered into by the commission.
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Section 7.
Section
63B-11-106
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-106. Constitutional debt limitation.
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(1) The commission may not issue bonds under this chapter in an amount that violates the
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limitation described in Utah Constitution Article XIV, Section 1.
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(2) For purposes of applying the debt limitation contained in Utah Constitution Article
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XIV, Section 1, the value of the taxable property in Utah is considered to be 100% of the fair
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market value of the taxable property of the state, including fee-in-lieu property, as computed from
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the last assessment for state purposes previous to the issuance of the bonds.
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Section 8.
Section
63B-11-107
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-107. Tax levy -- Abatement of tax.
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(1) Each year after issuance of the bonds and until all outstanding bonds are retired, there
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is levied a direct annual tax on all real and personal property within the state subject to state
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taxation, sufficient to pay:
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(a) applicable bond redemption premiums, if any;
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(b) interest on the bonds as it becomes due; and
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(c) principal of the bonds as it becomes due.
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(2) (a) The State Tax Commission shall fix the rate of the direct annual tax levy each year.
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(b) The tax shall be collected and the proceeds applied as provided in this chapter.
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(3) The direct annual tax imposed under this section is abated to the extent money is
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available from sources, other than ad valorem taxes in the sinking fund, for the payment of bond
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interest, principal, and redemption premiums.
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Section 9.
Section
63B-11-108
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-108. Creation of sinking fund.
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(1) There is created a sinking fund, to be administered by the state treasurer, entitled the
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"2002 General Obligation Bonds Sinking Fund."
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(2) All monies deposited in the sinking fund, from whatever source, shall be used to pay
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debt service on the bonds.
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(3) The proceeds of all taxes levied under this chapter are appropriated to this fund.
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(4) The state treasurer may create separate accounts within the sinking fund for each series
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of bonds issued.
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Section 10.
Section
63B-11-109
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-109. Payment of interest, principal, and redemption premiums.
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(1) The Division of Finance shall draw warrants on the state treasury before any interest,
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principal, or redemption premiums become due on the bonds.
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(2) After receipt of the warrants, the state treasurer shall:
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(a) promptly pay the warrants from funds within the sinking fund; and
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(b) immediately transmit the amount paid to the paying agent for the bonds.
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Section 11.
Section
63B-11-110
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-110. Investment of sinking fund money.
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(1) The state treasurer may, by following the procedures and requirements of Title 51,
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Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, invest any money contained in the sinking fund until
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it is needed for the purposes for which the fund is created.
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(2) Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance
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of bonds under this chapter, the treasurer shall retain all income from the investment of any money
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contained in the sinking fund in the sinking fund and use it for the payment of debt service on the
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bonds.
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Section 12.
Section
63B-11-111
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-111. Bond proceeds -- Deposits -- Investment -- Disposition of investment
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income and unexpended proceeds.
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(1) (a) Proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter shall be deposited within
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one or more accounts as determined by resolution of the commission.
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(b) The state treasurer shall administer and maintain these accounts unless otherwise
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provided by the commission by resolution.
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(c) The commission by resolution may provide for the deposit of these monies with a
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trustee and the administration, disposition, or investment of these monies by this trustee.
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(2) (a) The commission by resolution shall provide for the kinds of investments in which
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the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter may be invested.
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(b) Income from the investment of proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter shall be
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applied as provided by resolution of the commission.
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(3) Any unexpended bond proceeds issued under this chapter shall be deposited, upon
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completion of the purposes for which the bonds were issued, in the sinking fund, unless otherwise
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provided in the resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter.
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Section 13.
Section
63B-11-112
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-112. Refunding of bonds.
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(1) The commission may provide for the refunding of any of the bonds in accordance with
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Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act.
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(2) For purposes of Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act, the state is considered
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the public body and the commission its governing body.
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Section 14.
Section
63B-11-113
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-113. Certification of satisfaction of conditions precedent -- Conclusiveness.
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(1) The commission may not issue any bond under this chapter until it finds and certifies
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that all conditions precedent to issuance of the bonds have been satisfied.
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(2) A recital on any bond of this finding and certification conclusively establishes the
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completion and satisfaction of all conditions precedent.
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Section 15.
Section
63B-11-114
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-114. Tax exemption.
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The bonds issued under this chapter, any interest paid on the bonds, and any income from
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the bonds are not taxable in this state for any purpose, except for the corporate franchise tax.
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Section 16.
Section
63B-11-115
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-115. Legal investment status.
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Bonds issued under this chapter are legal investments for all state trust funds, insurance
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companies, banks, trust companies, and the State School Fund and may be used as collateral to
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secure legal obligations.
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Section 17.
Section
63B-11-116
is enacted to read:
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63B-11-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
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legality.
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(1) The commission may:
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(a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having general
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circulation in Utah; or
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(b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled
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as such, containing the information required in Subsection
11-14-21
(3).
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(2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
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(i) the legality of the resolution;
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(ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
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(iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
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(b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the bonds
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authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds for
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any cause.
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Section 18.
Section
63B-11-117
is enacted to read:
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63B-8-117. Report to Legislature.
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The governor shall report the commission's proceedings to each annual general session of
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the Legislature in his budget for as long as bonds issued under this chapter remain outstanding.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-15-02 1:37 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.