Utah Code § 63N-23-102 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-23 / § 63N-23-102
§ 63N-23-102. Housing and transit reinvestment zone committee  -- Creation.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before December 31, 2027, for any housing and transit reinvestment zone, convention center reinvestment zone, convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city, or for a first home investment zone proposed under this chapter, there is created a housing and transit reinvestment zone committee with membership described in Subsection (2). (2) Each housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall consist of the following members: (a) one representative from the Governor's Office of Economic Development, designated by the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development; (b) one representative from each municipality that is a party to the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone or first home investment zone, designated by the chief executive officer of each respective municipality; (c) a member of the Transportation Commission created in Section 72-1-301; (d) a member of the transit commission of a large public transit district; (e) one individual from the Office of the State Treasurer, designated by the state treasurer; (f) two members designated by the president of the Senate; (g) two members designated by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (h) one member designated by the chief executive officer of each county affected by the housing and transit reinvestment zone or first home investment zone; (i) two representatives designated by the school superintendent from the school district affected by the housing and transit reinvestment zone or first home investment zone; and (j) one representative, representing the largest participating local taxing entity, after the municipality, county, and school district. (3) The individual designated by the Governor's Office of Economic Development as described in Subsection (2)(a) shall serve as chair of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee. (4) (a) A majority of the members of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee constitutes a quorum of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee. (b) An action by a majority of a quorum of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee is an action of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee. (5) (a) After the Governor's Office of Economic Development receives the results of the analysis described in Section 63N-23-202, and after the Governor's Office of Economic Development has received a request from the submitting municipality or public transit county to submit the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee, the Governor's Office of Economic Development shall notify each of the entities described in Subsection (2) of the formation of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee. (b) For a first home investment zone, the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall follow the procedures described in Section 63N-23-704. (6) (a) The chair of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall convene a public meeting to consider the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone. (b) A meeting of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee is subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. (7) (a) The proposing municipality or public transit county shall present the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee in a public meeting. (b) The housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall, for a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal: (i) evaluate and verify whether the elements of a housing and transit reinvestment zone described in Subsections 63N-23-201(2) and (4) have been met; and (ii) evaluate the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone relative to the analysis described in Subsection 63N-23-202(2). (c) The housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall, for a convention center reinvestment zone proposal, evaluate and verify whether the objectives of a convention center reinvestment zone described in Section 63N-23-301 have been met. (d) The housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall, for a convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city proposal, evaluate and verify whether the objectives of a convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city described in Section 63N-23-401 have been met. (8) (a) Subject to Subsection (8)(b), the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee may: (i) (A) for a housing and transit reinvestment zone, request changes to the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal based on the analysis, characteristics, and criteria described in Section 63N-23-202; (B) for a convention center reinvestment zone, request changes to the convention center reinvestment zone proposal based on the characteristics and criteria described in Sections 63N-23-301 and 63N-23-302; or (C) for a convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city, request changes to the convention center reinvestment zone proposal based on the characteristics and criteria described in Sections 63N-23-401 and 63N-23-402; or (ii) subject to Subsection (12), vote to approve or deny the proposal. (b) Before the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee may approve the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal, the municipality or public transit county proposing the housing and transit reinvestment zone shall ensure that the area of the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone is zoned in such a manner to accommodate the requirements of a housing and transit reinvestment zone described in this section and the proposed development. (9) (a) If a housing and transit reinvestment zone is approved by the committee: (i) the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone is established according to the terms of the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal; (ii) affected local taxing entities are required to participate according to the terms of the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal; and (iii) each affected taxing entity is required to participate at the same rate. (b) If a zone is approved by the committee, the proposing municipality or public transit county shall: (i) enter into an agreement with the relevant property owners identifying the density necessary to implement the approved proposal; (ii) enter into an entitlement agreement, development agreement, or participation agreement with the property owners within the zone as soon as reasonably possible to implement the approved proposal; and (iii) if the proposing municipality or public transit county have not entered into one or more of the agreements described in Subsection (9)(b)(ii) within two years of the approval of the proposal, submit a written report to the committee describing the status of: (A) the agreement required by Subsection (9)(b)(ii) and an explanation of the status; and (B) related land use regulations to implement the approved proposal. (10) A housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal may be amended by following the same procedure as approving a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal, except the proposing municipality or public transit county is not required to submit an additional pro forma analysis unless requested by the office or the committee. (11) (a) The approval for a convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city may be completed with a condition that the relevant municipality also create a public infrastructure district as provided in Section 63N-23-403. (b) The approval described in Subsection (11)(a) shall verify that the requirements and limitations on use of funds is limited to the conditions described under Section 63N-23-403. (12) (a) Beginning January 1, 2028, the committee may not approve a proposal for a housing and transit reinvestment zone, a first home investment zone, or a convention center reinvestment zone unless the proposal was pending on December 31, 2027. (b) Housing and transit reinvestment zones that are in existence on January 1, 2028, continue to exist and shall comply with the relevant requirements of this part until the housing and transit reinvestment zone is dissolved. (c) First home investment zones that are in existence on January 1, 2028, continue to exist and shall comply with the relevant requirements of this part until the first home investment zone is dissolved. (d) Convention center reinvestment zones that are in existence on January 1, 2028, continue to exist and shall comply with the relevant requirements of this part until the convention center reinvestment zone is dissolved.