2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 1a - Economic Opportunity Organization › Part 2 - Creation of Unified Economic Opportunity Commission › Section 201 - Creation of commission.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-1a-201.
Creation of commission.
(1) There is created in the office the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, established to carry out the mission described in Section 63N-1a-103 and direct the office and other appropriate entities in fulfilling the state strategic goals.
(2) The commission consists of:
(a) the following voting members:
(i) the governor, who shall serve as the chair of the commission;
(ii) the executive director, who shall serve as the vice chair of the commission;
(iii) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services;
(iv) the executive director of the Department of Transportation;
(v) the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources;
(vi) the executive director of the Department of Commerce;
(vii) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food;
(viii) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
(ix) the commissioner of higher education;
(x) the state superintendent of public instruction;
(xi) the president of the Senate or the president's designee;
(xii) the speaker of the House of Representatives or the speaker's designee;
(xiii) one individual who is knowledgeable about housing needs in the state, including housing density and land use, appointed by the governor;
(xiv) one individual who represents the interests of urban cities, appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
(xv) one individual who represents the interests of rural counties, appointed by the Utah Association of Counties; and
(b) the following non-voting members:
(i) the chief executive officer of World Trade Center Utah;
(ii) the chief executive officer of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah;
(iii) a senior advisor to the chair of the commission with expertise in rural affairs of the state, appointed by the chair of the commission; and
(iv) the chief executive officer of one of the following entities, appointed by the chair of the commission:
(A) the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201;
(B) the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201; or
(C) the Military Installation Development Authority created in Section 63H-1-201.
(3) A majority of commission members constitutes a quorum for the purposes of conducting commission business and the action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
(4) The executive director of the office, or the executive director's designee, is the executive director of the commission.
(5) The office shall provide:
(a) office space and administrative staff support for the commission; and
(b) the central leadership and coordination of the commission's efforts in the field of economic development.
(6)
(a) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the commission, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
(ii) rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(b) Compensation and expenses of a commission member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
Amended by Chapter 499, 2023 General Session