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2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 8 - Plans and Programs › Section 807 - Department award program.

Effective 6/1/2022
63A-17-807.
Department award program.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Department" means the Department of Government Operations, the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Workforce Services, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Financial Institutions, the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the Insurance Department, the National Guard, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Public Safety, the Public Service Commission, the Labor Commission, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, the State Tax Commission, and the Department of Transportation.
(b) "Department head" means the individual or body of individuals in whom the ultimate legal authority of the department is vested by law.
(2) There is created a department awards program to award an outstanding employee in each department of state government.
(3)
(a) On or before April 1 of each year, each department head shall solicit nominations for outstanding employee of the year for that department from the employees in that department.
(b) On or before July 1 of each year, the department head shall:
(i) select a person from the department to receive the outstanding employee of the year award using the criteria established in Subsection (3)(c); and
(ii) announce the recipient of the award to the employees of the department.
(c) Department heads shall make the award to an employee who demonstrates:
(i) extraordinary competence in performing the employee's function;
(ii) creativity in identifying problems and devising workable, cost-effective solutions;
(iii) excellent relationships with the public and other employees;
(iv) a commitment to serving the public as the client; and
(v) a commitment to economy and efficiency in government.
(4)
(a) The division shall divide any appropriation for outstanding department employee awards that the division receives from the Legislature equally among the departments.
(b) If a department receives money from the division or if a department budget allows, that department head shall provide the employee with a bonus, a plaque, or some other suitable acknowledgement of the award.
(5)
(a) A department head may name the award after an exemplary present or former employee of the department.
(b) A department head may not name the award for oneself or for any relative as defined in Section 52-3-1.
Amended by Chapter 447, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 8 - Plans and Programs › Section 808 - On-site child care for state employees.

Effective 5/3/2023
63A-17-808.
On-site child care for state employees.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Child care" means the same as that term is defined in Section 35A-3-201.
(b) "Licensed child care provider" means a person who holds a license from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide center based child care in accordance with Title 26, Chapter 39, Utah Child Care Licensing Act.
(c) "On-site child care center" means a child care center established in a facility that is owned or operated by an agency.
(2) An agency may enter into a contract with a licensed child care provider to operate an on-site child care center for the benefit of the agency's employees.
(3) A licensed child care provider that operates an on-site child care center for an agency shall maintain professional liability insurance.
(4)
(a) An agency may charge a licensed child care provider a reasonable fee for operating an on-site child care center so that the agency incurs no expense.
(b) The fee in Subsection (4)(a) shall include costs for utility, building maintenance, and administrative services supplied by the agency that are related to the operation of the on-site child care center.
(5) An agency may consult with the Office of Child Care within the Department of Workforce Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for assistance in establishing an on-site child care center.
(6) The state is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from the operation of an on-site child care center.
Enacted by Chapter 279, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 8 - Plans and Programs › Section 809 - Guidance and data collection regarding employment of individuals with criminal histories.

Effective 5/3/2023
63A-17-809.
Guidance and data collection regarding employment of individuals with criminal histories.
(1) The division shall:
(a) provide information and guidance to agencies encouraging the hiring of individuals with criminal histories, including:
(i) skills developed during incarceration through the Division of Correctional Industries and any other relevant program; and
(ii) guidelines to determine whether an applicant's conviction, disclosed in accordance with Section 34-52-201, is a job-related conviction; and
(b) ensure that agency job opportunities available to individuals with criminal histories are included in the web portal.
(2) On or before October 1, 2024, the division shall provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee describing the efforts described in Subsection (1).
Enacted by Chapter 58, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 1677, Chapter 279.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 9 - General Requirements for State Officers and Employees › Section 904 - Political activity of employees -- Rules and regulations -- Highway patrol -- Hatch Act.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-904.
Political activity of employees -- Rules and regulations -- Highway patrol -- Hatch Act.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law or by rules made under this section for federally aided programs, the provisions of this section apply with regard to political activity of career service employees in all grades and positions.
(2) Career service employees may voluntarily participate in political activity subject to the following provisions:
(a) if any career service employee is elected to any partisan or full-time nonpartisan political office, that employee shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for times when monetary compensation is received for service in political office;
(b) no officer or employee in career service may engage in any political activity during the hours of employment, nor may any person solicit political contributions from employees of the executive branch during hours of employment for political purposes; and
(c) partisan political activity may not be a basis for employment, promotion, demotion, or dismissal, except that the director shall adopt rules providing for the discipline or punishment of a state officer or employee who violates any provision of this section.
(3)
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no member of the Utah Highway Patrol may use the member's official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results of an election.
(b) No person may induce or attempt to induce any member of the Utah Highway Patrol to participate in any activity prohibited by this Subsection (3).
(4) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to:
(a) preclude voluntary contributions by an employee to the party or candidate of the officer's or employee's choice; or
(b) permit partisan political activity by any employee who is prevented or restricted from engaging in the political activity by the provisions of the federal Hatch Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1001 - Controlled substances and alcohol use prohibited.

Effective 5/3/2023
63A-17-1001.
Controlled substances and alcohol use prohibited.
Except as provided in Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and Medical Cannabis, an employee may not:
(1) manufacture, dispense, possess, use, distribute, or be under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol during work hours or on state property except where legally permissible;
(2) manufacture, dispense, possess, use, or distribute a controlled substance or alcohol if the activity prevents:
(a) state agencies from receiving federal grants or performing under federal contracts of $25,000 or more; or
(b) the employee to perform his services or work for state government effectively as regulated by the rules of the executive director in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002; or
(3) refuse to submit to a drug or alcohol test under Section 63A-17-1004.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1002 - Rulemaking power to director.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-1002.
Rulemaking power to director.
In accordance with this part and Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the director shall make rules regulating:
(1) disciplinary actions for employees subject to discipline under Section 63A-17-1005;
(2) the testing of employees for the use of controlled substances or alcohol as provided in Section 63A-17-1004;
(3) the confidentiality of drug testing and test results performed under Section 63A-17-1004 in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; and
(4) minimum blood levels of alcohol or drug content for work effectiveness of an employee.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1003 - Reporting of convictions under federal and state drug laws.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-1003.
Reporting of convictions under federal and state drug laws.
(1) An employee who is convicted under a federal or state criminal statute regulating the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance shall report the conviction to the director of the employee's agency within five calendar days after the date of conviction.
(2) Upon notification either under Subsection (1) or otherwise, the director of the agency shall notify the federal agency for which a contract is being performed within 10 days after receiving notice.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1004 - Drug testing of state employees.

Effective 5/4/2022
63A-17-1004.
Drug testing of state employees.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when there is reasonable suspicion that an employee is using a controlled substance or alcohol unlawfully during work hours, an employee may be required to submit to medically accepted testing procedures for a determination of whether the employee is using a controlled substance or alcohol in violation of this part.
(2) In highly sensitive positions, as identified in department class specifications, random drug testing of employees may be conducted by an agency in accordance with the rules of the director.
(3) All drug or alcohol testing shall be:
(a) conducted by a federally certified and licensed physician, a federally certified and licensed medical clinic, or testing facility federally certified and licensed to conduct medically accepted drug testing; and
(b) conducted in accordance with the rules of the director made under Section 63A-17-1002.
(4) A record relating to drug or alcohol testing of a state employee is classified as a private record under Section 63G-2-302.
(5) A physician, medical clinic, or testing facility may not be held liable in any civil action brought by a party for:
(a) performing or failing to perform a test under this section;
(b) issuing or failing to issue a test result under this section; or
(c) acting or omitting to act in any other way in good faith under this section.
Amended by Chapter 169, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1005 - Discipline of employees.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-1005.
Discipline of employees.
An employee shall be subject to the rules of discipline of the director made in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002, if the employee:
(1) refuses to submit to testing procedures provided in Section 63A-17-1004;
(2) refuses to complete a drug rehabilitation program in accordance with Subsection 63A-17-1006(3);
(3) is convicted under a federal or state criminal statute regulating the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance; or
(4) manufactures, dispenses, possesses, uses, or distributes a controlled substance in violation of state or federal law during work hours or on state property.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1006 - Violations and penalties.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-1006.
Violations and penalties.
In addition to other criminal penalties provided by law, an employee who:
(1) fails to notify the employee's director under Section 63A-17-1003 is subject to disciplinary proceedings as established by the director by rule in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002;
(2) refuses to submit to testing procedures provided for in Section 63A-17-1004, may be suspended immediately without pay pending further disciplinary action as provided by rule, made by the director in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002; or
(3) tests positive for the presence of unlawfully used controlled substances or alcohol may be required, as part of the employee's disciplinary treatment, to complete a drug rehabilitation program at the employee's expense within 60 days after receiving the positive test results or be subject to further disciplinary procedures established by rule made by the director in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 17 - Utah State Personnel Management Act › Part 10 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use › Section 1007 - Exemptions.

Effective 7/1/2021
63A-17-1007.
Exemptions.
Peace officers, as defined under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, acting in their official capacity as peace officers in undercover roles and assignments, are exempt from the provisions of this act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code › Chapter 18 - Utah Transparency Advisory Board › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Effective 5/5/2021
63A-18-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as the "Utah Transparency Advisory Board."
Enacted by Chapter 84, 2021 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB181, Chapter 344.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 1 - Definitions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
63B-1-101.
Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1) "Bond anticipation note" means:
(a) any financing note issued according to the procedures and requirements of this title in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized under this title; and
(b) any renewal of those notes.
(2) "Bonds" means any bonds, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations authorized under this title for which the full faith, credit, and resources and ad valorem taxing power of the state have been pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.
(3) "Capital project" means any land, building, facility, highway, improvement, equipment, or other property, or combination of them, that the state of Utah or any of its agencies, divisions, institutions, or other administrative subunits are authorized by law to acquire or construct.
(4) "Commission" means the State Bonding Commission created in Section 63B-1-201.
(5) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
(6) "Sinking fund" means the fund or account established as provided in this title to hold money to pay the principal and interest on each series of bonds as they become due.
Amended by Chapter 421, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 2 - Bonding Commission › Section 201 - Members -- Powers and duties -- Per diem.

63B-1-201.
Members -- Powers and duties -- Per diem.
(1) There is created a State Bonding Commission composed of:
(a) the governor;
(b) the state treasurer; and
(c) a third person appointed by the governor to serve a four-year term, who is a member of a political party different from that of the governor.
(d) When the at-large position becomes vacant for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
(2) The commission shall exercise the powers and perform the duties prescribed for the commission by statute.
(3) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 2 - Bonding Commission › Section 202 - Bond legislation to contain operation cost estimates of funded projects.

63B-1-202.
Bond legislation to contain operation cost estimates of funded projects.
(1) As used in this section, "capital projects" means buildings but does not include highways, roads, or capital improvements to buildings.
(2) All legislation authorizing the commission to issue bonds for the acquisition and construction of capital projects shall contain an estimate of the annual amount of funds necessary to operate and maintain each capital project.
(3) If any operations and maintenance costs estimates required by this section are omitted from any legislation authorizing the commission to issue bonds, that omission does not affect the authority of the commission to issue bonds.
Enacted by Chapter 304, 1993 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 302 - Legislative findings.

63B-1-302.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1) it is the policy of this state to provide office space and related facilities for state bodies and such other governmental facilities and property, including highways and highway rights-of-way, as may be necessary or desirable, in the most efficient and economical way possible;
(2) many state bodies are inadequately provided with necessary office space, related facilities, other governmental facilities, and property to serve the public welfare;
(3) the state is renting space for state bodies in privately owned buildings with funds which could more efficiently and economically be put to use toward the purchase and acquisition of facilities by the state;
(4) in order to provide for a fully adequate supply of office space, related facilities, other governmental facilities, and property at the lowest possible cost, this Legislature should establish a State Building Ownership Authority for the purpose of financing, owning, leasing, operating, or encumbering such facilities to meet the needs of the state government and to serve the public welfare;
(5) the foregoing involve public purposes and uses for which public money may be borrowed, expended, advanced, loaned, or granted, the activities specified would serve a public purpose in improving or otherwise benefiting the people of this state and, therefore, this part is in the public interest and is declared to be in the public interest as a matter of express legislative determination; and
(6) the compelling need within this state for the creation of an adequate supply of office space, related facilities, other government facilities, and property for state bodies at a low cost can be best met by the establishment of a body corporate and politic vested with the powers and duties specified in this part.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 303 - Definitions.

63B-1-303.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Acquire or construct," "acquired or constructed," "constructed or acquired," "acquiring or constructing," or "acquisition or construction" means any acquisition, construction, reconstruction, restoration, enlargement, improvement, renovation, repair, replacement, equipping or furnishing, in whole or in part, of a facility.
(2) "Authority" means the State Building Ownership Authority created by this part.
(3) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
(4)
(a) "Facility" or "facilities" means any public building, structure, highway, or property for any governmental purpose of state bodies, and the related and appurtenant easements, rights-of-way, improvements, paving, utilities, landscaping, parking facilities, and the lands, interests in land, and grounds, together with the personal property necessary, convenient, or appurtenant to them.
(b) "Facility" includes a golf course.
(5) "Mortgage" means any mortgage, trust deed, indenture, pledge agreement, assignment, security agreement, financing statement, or other instrument that encumbers property as security for obligations.
(6)
(a) "Obligations" means any mortgage certificates, notes, debentures, interim certificates, revenue bonds, or other evidences of financial indebtedness.
(b) "Obligations" does not mean general obligation bonds.
(7)
(a) "State body" or "state bodies" means the state and any department, board, commission, or agency of the state.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), "state body" or "state bodies" does not mean colleges and universities.
(c) "State body" or "state bodies" includes a college or university when the obligation to be issued will finance the acquisition or construction of research facilities, housing facilities, or student centers at the college or university.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 304 - State Building Ownership Authority created -- Members -- Compensation -- Location in Department of Administrative Services.

Effective 5/4/2022
63B-1-304.
State Building Ownership Authority created -- Members -- Compensation -- Location in Department of Administrative Services.
(1) There is created a body politic and corporate to be known as the State Building Ownership Authority composed of:
(a) the governor;
(b) the state treasurer; and
(c) the executive director of the Department of Government Operations.
(2) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(3)
(a) Upon request, the division shall provide staff support to the State Building Ownership Authority.
(b) The State Building Ownership Authority may seek and obtain independent financial advice, support, and information from the state financial advisor created under Section 67-4-16.
Amended by Chapter 421, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 305 - Powers and duties of authority.

Effective 5/4/2022
63B-1-305.
Powers and duties of authority.
(1) The authority shall have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate.
(2) The authority may:
(a) sue and to be sued in its own name;
(b) have, and alter at will, an official seal;
(c) contract with experts, advisers, consultants, and agents for needed services;
(d) with the prior approval of the Legislature, borrow money and issue obligations, including refunding obligations;
(e) receive and accept aid or contributions from any source, including the United States or this state, in the form of money, property, labor, or other things of value to be held, used and applied to carry out the purposes of this part, subject to the conditions upon which this aid and contributions are made, for any purpose consistent with this part;
(f) enter into agreements with any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or this state, financial institutions, or contractors for the purpose of leasing, maintaining, and operating any facility;
(g) to the extent permitted under its contract with the holders of its obligations, consent to any modification relating to rate of interest, time and payment of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of any contract, mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, contract or agreement of any kind to which it is a party;
(h) pledge revenues from any facility to secure the payment of obligations relating to that facility, including interest on obligations, and to redeem those obligations;
(i) cause to be executed mortgages, trust deeds, indentures, pledge agreements, assignments, security agreements, and financing statements encumbering property acquired, or constructed under this part;
(j) own, lease, operate, and encumber facilities acquired or constructed under this chapter by it or the division;
(k) exercise the power of eminent domain;
(l) rent or lease any facility in whole or in part to any state body; and
(m) have and exercise any other powers or duties that are necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this part.
(3)
(a) The authority shall submit an annual written report of the authority's proceedings to the State Finance Review Commission created in Section 63C-25-201.
(b) The report shall include:
(i) a description of any outstanding money borrowed and obligations issued by the authority, including loan amounts, terms, and security;
(ii) facilities funded by the actions of the authority; and
(iii) an explanation of why the financing terms and obligations used for a facility are appropriate and in the best interest of the state.
Amended by Chapter 207, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 307 - Lease of facilities to state bodies -- Rental.

63B-1-307.
Lease of facilities to state bodies -- Rental.
(1) The authority and state bodies shall enter into leases or agreements for the use and occupancy of any portion of any facility constructed or acquired under this part.
(2) The leases or agreements may provide for the operation, maintenance, and insurance of the facility.
(3) The leases and agreements shall provide that:
(a) the rental to be paid annually by each state body to the authority for the use and occupancy is in proportion to the space occupied in the facility by that state body;
(b) those rentals shall be in an amount sufficient to completely pay all principal and interest on those obligations as they come due; and
(c) those rentals may include:
(i) the cost of maintenance, operation, and insurance of those facilities;
(ii) the expenses of the authority in administering the facilities under this part;
(iii) amounts needed to provide reserves to secure obligations, to maintain, repair, renovate, reconstruct, or replace those facilities; and
(iv) any other reserves and funds that the authority considers necessary or advisable in order to sell its obligations.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 308 - Payment of obligations out of rentals -- Other governmental entities not liable for payment -- Appropriations for increased rentals -- Defaulting bodies to quit premises.

63B-1-308.
Payment of obligations out of rentals -- Other governmental entities not liable for payment -- Appropriations for increased rentals -- Defaulting bodies to quit premises.
(1) Except as secured as provided in this part:
(a) each obligation issued or caused to be issued by the authority, and the interest on that obligation, is payable solely out of rentals or lease payments received by the authority for the facilities constructed or acquired under this part; and
(b) each obligation shall state that information on its face.
(2) Except to the extent that facilities are encumbered, nothing in this part may be construed to:
(a) require the state, or any department, board, commission, agency, or political subdivision of the state, other than the authority, to pay any part of any obligation issued or caused to be issued under this part, or any interest on any of those obligations;
(b) require the state or any department, board, commission, agency or political subdivision of the state, other than the state body or state bodies leasing any portion of the facilities, to pay any rental due to the authority by any state body under the terms of any lease of facilities; or
(c) require the Legislature to appropriate any money to pay these obligations, interest, or rentals.
(3) If the rentals paid by a state body to the authority are insufficient to pay the principal and interest on the obligations or other amounts payable from rentals when due, the governor may request the Legislature to appropriate additional funds to that body for the payment of increased rentals.
(4) If a state body fails to pay any rentals due to the authority under the terms of any lease or agreement for facilities, that body shall immediately quit and vacate the portion of that facility that it has occupied under that lease or agreement, and the rental or lease obligation under the lease or agreement shall then cease.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 310 - Proceeds from sale of obligations -- Use.

63B-1-310.
Proceeds from sale of obligations -- Use.
(1) The proceeds from the sale of obligations issued under this part may be applied only for the purposes for which the obligations were issued.
(2) Any accrued interest and premium received upon the sale, and any portion of the proceeds that may not be needed for the purposes for which the obligations were issued, shall be applied to the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, the obligations.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 311 - Cost of acquiring or constructing facility.

63B-1-311.
Cost of acquiring or constructing facility.
The cost of acquiring or constructing any facility shall be considered to include the following:
(1) the actual cost of acquiring or improving real estate;
(2) the actual cost of enlarging, constructing, reconstructing, improving, replacing, restoring, renovating, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing all or any part of a facility, including architects' or engineers' fees; and
(3) all expenses connected with the authorization, sale, and issuance of the obligations to finance the acquisition or construction, including:
(a) fees for outside attorneys or accountants whose opinions are required to secure the issuance of those obligations;
(b) financial advisors' fees and commissions;
(c) printing costs;
(d) those amounts that the authority considers necessary to establish bond reserves and maintenance, repair, replacement, and contingency funds and accounts; and
(e) the interest on these obligations for a reasonable time before, during, and for a reasonable period of time after, completion of the acquisition or construction.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 312 - Signature of former member or officer of authority -- Continuing validity.

63B-1-312.
Signature of former member or officer of authority -- Continuing validity.
If any of the members or officers of the authority no longer occupy their position at the time of the delivery of any obligations signed by them, their signatures or facsimiles of their signatures are valid and sufficient for all purposes, as if they had remained in office until that delivery.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 313 - Negotiability of obligations -- Registration.

63B-1-313.
Negotiability of obligations -- Registration.
All obligations of the authority are negotiable instruments within the meaning of, and for all purposes of Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to any provisions of those obligations relating to registration.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 314 - Person executing obligations not personally liable.

63B-1-314.
Person executing obligations not personally liable.
No person executing any obligations issued under this part is subject to personal liability or accountability because of the issuance.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 315 - Tax exemption.

63B-1-315.
Tax exemption.
(1) All property acquired or held by the authority under this part is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes.
(2) All property and income from it, and all obligations issued under this part, the interest payable on them, and income derived from them, are exempt from all taxation imposed by this state or any of its political subdivisions, except for the corporate franchise tax.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 316 - Obligations as legal investments -- Deposit of obligations.

63B-1-316.
Obligations as legal investments -- Deposit of obligations.
(1) The obligations issued under this part are securities in which all persons and organizations authorized to invest in any obligations of this state may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control.
(2) These obligations are also declared to be securities that may properly and legally be deposited with, and received by, any state, county, or municipal officer, or agency of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of any obligations of the state is authorized by law.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 317 - Publication of resolution or other proceeding -- Contest of proceedings -- Mandamus to compel official to sign obligations.

63B-1-317.
Publication of resolution or other proceeding -- Contest of proceedings -- Mandamus to compel official to sign obligations.
(1) The authority may provide for the publication of any resolution it adopts for the authorization of obligations under this part:
(a) in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in this state; and
(b) as required in Section 45-1-101.
(2) In case of resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of obligations under this part, the authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a notice of obligations to be issued, titled as such, containing:
(a) the name of the authority;
(b) the purpose of the issue;
(c) the type of obligations and the principal amount to be issued;
(d) the maximum maturity of the obligations;
(e) the maximum net effective rate of interest payable on the issue of obligations;
(f) the maximum discount from par which is to be permitted if the obligations may be sold at a discount below par value; and
(g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be examined, during regular business hours, for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
(3)
(a) For a period of 30 days after the date of publication under Subsection (1) or (2), any interested person may contest the legality of the resolution, of the obligations authorized by it, or any of the provisions made for the security and payment of these obligations.
(b) After this period, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of same for any cause whatsoever, except as provided in Subsection (4).
(4)
(a) If any official required to sign the obligations refuses to sign them because the official alleges that the obligations to be signed are illegal, the authority may bring an original action in the supreme court for a writ of mandamus requiring the official to sign the obligations.
(b) Because of the importance of the facilities construction and acquisition program provided for in this part, the Utah Supreme Court shall:
(i) give this action precedence over any other matters pending before the court; and
(ii) consider and determine these matters at the earliest possible time.
Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 318 - Division duties -- Reimbursement.

63B-1-318.
Division duties -- Reimbursement.
(1) The division shall:
(a) construct, maintain, allocate the space in, and dispose of all facilities acquired or constructed for the authority with the proceeds of obligations of the authority; and
(b) do all things necessary to keep those facilities in good order and repair.
(2) The division may perform all of the duties established in Subsection (1) pursuant to contracts with the authority.
(3) The division shall be reimbursed for all direct costs of maintenance by the authority from funds derived from rental or lease payments.
(4) Nothing contained in this part may be construed to limit, supersede, or otherwise change in any way the authority of the division provided in Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Administration of State Facilities.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 319 - Legal, accounting, and auditing services.

63B-1-319.
Legal, accounting, and auditing services.
(1) The attorney general shall provide all legal services, and the state auditor shall provide all accounting and auditing services, required by the authority, without reimbursement from that authority.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to attorneys' or accountants' opinions required for the issuance of any obligations.
(3) The authority may:
(a) obtain accounting and auditing services in addition to those specified in Subsections (1) and (2) from outside accountants and auditors, with the consent of the state auditor;
(b) obtain legal services in addition to those specified in Subsections (1) and (2) from outside attorneys, with the consent of the attorney general; and
(c) include the costs of these services:
(i) in the rentals and charges payable to it under leases or agreements between it and state bodies for the use of space in facilities; or
(ii) as a cost payable from the proceeds of the sale of obligations for which those services were provided.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 320 - State to succeed to property of authority when encumbrances paid or authority dissolved.

63B-1-320.
State to succeed to property of authority when encumbrances paid or authority dissolved.
(1) Each facility shall immediately vest in and become the property of this state when the obligations encumbering it are paid.
(2) If the authority is dissolved at any time, for any reason, all property of the authority shall immediately vest in and become the property of this state, which shall succeed to all rights of the authority and to any encumbrances which may then exist on any particular facilities, to the extent provided by this part.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Part 3 - State Building Ownership Authority Act › Section 321 - Validation of prior obligations.

63B-1-321.
Validation of prior obligations.
All obligations issued by the authority before the effective date of this part and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of these obligations and all agreements with respect to them and the security for them are:
(1) validated, ratified, and confirmed; and
(2) all these obligations, agreements, and security are declared to constitute legally binding obligations of the authority and all state bodies relating to them in accordance with their terms.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 86, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1a - Master General Obligation Bond Act › Part 1 - Issuance and Refunding of General Obligation Bonds › Section 101 - Definitions -- Bonds authorized -- Prohibitions -- Purposes -- Maturity -- Use of bonds proceeds.

Effective 5/13/2014
63B-1a-101.
Definitions -- Bonds authorized -- Prohibitions -- Purposes -- Maturity -- Use of bonds proceeds.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Cost" includes:
(i) all costs related to the authorized capital project, including the cost of equipment and furnishings for, interests in, or improvements necessary, incidental, or convenient to, those capital projects;
(ii) all costs incident to the authorization and issuance of bonds;
(iii) interest estimated to accrue on bonds during the period to be covered by the acquisition and construction of the capital project and for up to 12 months after that period; and
(iv) other amounts that the commission finds necessary to establish reserve funds and to provide working capital related to the capital project.
(b) "Taxable property of the state" includes all real and personal property subject to ad valorem taxation within the state, including all property subject to a fee-in lieu of tax.
(2) When authorized by the Legislature, the commission may, in the manner specified in this chapter, issue bonds to provide funds to the state for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of designing, acquiring, constructing, improving, or extending:
(a) any one or more capital projects; or
(b) any interest in one or more or any combination of capital projects.
(3) Before issuing any bonds, the commission shall determine that the Legislature has:
(a) affirmatively authorized the issuance of the bonds; and
(b) has specified:
(i) for capital projects, the capital projects to be funded; and
(ii) the maximum amount of the bonds.
(4) The commission shall either:
(a) comply with any maturity requirements established by the Legislature; or
(b) in the absence of any maturity requirements, establish, by resolution, a bond maturity date or dates that are not later than 15 years after the date of delivery of the bonds.
(5)
(a) The commission may not issue bonds under this chapter in an amount that violates the limitation described in the Utah Constitution, Article XIV, Section 1 or payable beyond the period described in the Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 5(3).
(b) For purposes of applying the debt limitation contained in the Utah Constitution Article XIV, Section 1, the value of the taxable property in Utah is considered to be 100% of the fair market value of the taxable property of the state as computed from the last assessment for state purposes made before the issuance of the bonds.
Amended by Chapter 173, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1a - Master General Obligation Bond Act › Part 1 - Issuance and Refunding of General Obligation Bonds › Section 103 - Refunding general obligation bonds.

63B-1a-103.
Refunding general obligation bonds.
(1) The commission may provide for the refunding of any bonds in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act.
(2) For purposes of Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act, the state is considered the public body and the commission is its governing body.
Enacted by Chapter 2, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1a - Master General Obligation Bond Act › Part 2 - Disposition of Proceeds from General Obligation Bonds › Section 201 - Bonds proceeds -- Deposits -- Investment -- Disposition of investment income and unexpended proceeds.

63B-1a-201.
Bonds proceeds -- Deposits -- Investment -- Disposition of investment income and unexpended proceeds.
(1)
(a) The commission shall provide that proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter are deposited within one or more accounts as determined by the commission or by the state treasurer.
(b) The state treasurer shall administer and maintain these accounts.
(2)
(a) The state treasurer shall:
(i) establish the kinds of investments in which the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter may be invested; and
(ii) designate where the income from the investment of bond proceeds shall be applied.
(b) The state treasurer shall apply the income from the investment of proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter as directed by the commission by resolution.
(3) Upon completion of the purposes for which the bonds were issued, any unexpended proceeds of the bonds issued under this chapter shall be deposited in the related sinking fund unless the commission provides otherwise by resolution.
Enacted by Chapter 2, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63B - Bonds › Chapter 1a - Master General Obligation Bond Act › Part 3 - General Obligation Bond Repayment Arrangements › Section 301 - Sinking fund -- Creation -- Investment of money.

63B-1a-301.
Sinking fund -- Creation -- Investment of money.
(1) For bonds authorized and issued as provided in this chapter, the commission shall create a sinking fund, to be administered by the state treasurer.
(2) All money deposited in the sinking fund, from whatever source, shall be used to pay debt service on the bonds.
(3) The commission or the state treasurer may create separate accounts within the sinking fund.
(4)
(a) The state treasurer may, by following the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, invest any money contained in the sinking fund until it is needed for the purposes for which the fund was created.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the treasurer:
(i) shall deposit all income from the investment of any sinking fund money into the sinking fund; and
(ii) may use it for the payment of debt service on the bonds.
Enacted by Chapter 2, 2003 General Session