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2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 8 - Housing Coordination and Planning Act › Section 804 - Technical assistance to political subdivisions for housing plan.

Effective 5/8/2018
35A-8-804.
Technical assistance to political subdivisions for housing plan.
(1) Within appropriations from the Legislature, the division shall establish a program to assist municipalities to comply with the moderate income housing requirements described in Section 10-9a-403 and counties to comply with the moderate income housing requirements described in Section 17-27a-403.
(2) Assistance under this section may include:
(a) financial assistance for the cost of developing a plan for low and moderate income housing;
(b) information on how to meet present and prospective needs for low and moderate income housing; and
(c) technical advice and consultation on how to facilitate the creation of low and moderate income housing.
(3) The division shall submit an annual report to the department regarding the scope, amount, and type of assistance provided to municipalities and counties under this section, including the number of low and moderate income housing units constructed or rehabilitated within the state, for inclusion in the department's annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109.
Amended by Chapter 218, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 8 - Housing Coordination and Planning Act › Section 805 - Reporting requirements.

Effective 5/8/2018
35A-8-805.
Reporting requirements.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Affordable housing" means, as determined by the department, the number of housing units within a county or municipality where a household whose income is at or below 50% of area median income is able to live in a unit without spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
(b) "County" means the unincorporated area of a county.
(c) "Low-income housing" means, as determined by the department, the number of Section 42, Internal Revenue Code, housing units within a county or municipality.
(d) "Municipality" means a city, town, or metro township.
(2)
(a) On or before October 1 of each year, the division shall provide a report to the department for inclusion in the department's annual report described in Section 35A-1-109.
(b) The report shall include:
(i) an estimate of how many affordable housing units and how many low-income housing units are available in each county and municipality in the state;
(ii) a determination of the percentage of affordable housing available in each county and municipality in the state as compared to the statewide average;
(iii) a determination of the percentage of low-income housing available in each county and municipality in the state as compared to the statewide average; and
(iv) a description of how information in the report was calculated.
Enacted by Chapter 251, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 9 - Domestic Violence Shelters › Section 901 - Assistance to domestic violence shelters -- Rulemaking authority.

Effective 9/1/2022
35A-8-901.
Assistance to domestic violence shelters -- Rulemaking authority.
(1)
(a) The Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Human Services has statutory responsibility to provide violence services, including temporary shelter, to victims of domestic violence under the provisions of Sections 80-2-102 and 80-2-301.
(b) The division may assist the Division of Child and Family Services by providing for the development, construction, and improvement of shelters for victims of domestic violence, as described in Section 77-36-1, through loans and grants to nonprofit and governmental entities.
(2) The division shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules establishing:
(a) procedures for applying for loans and grants;
(b) criteria for awarding loans and grants; and
(c) requirements for the repayment of loans.
(3) The division may appoint an advisory panel to:
(a) assist the division in developing rules under Subsection (2); and
(b) recommend how available funds should be disbursed.
(4) The division shall make loans and grants with money specifically appropriated for that purpose.
(5) The division shall coordinate with the Division of Child and Family Services in complying with the provisions of this section.
Amended by Chapter 335, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1002 - Definitions.

35A-8-1002.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Community action agency" means a local subdivision of the state, a combination of political subdivisions, a separate public agency, or a private nonprofit agency, which:
(a) has the authority under its applicable charter or laws to receive funds to support community action activities and other appropriate measures designed to identify and deal with the causes of poverty in the state; and
(b) is designated as a community action agency by federal law, federal regulations, or the governor.
(2) "Community action program budget" means state funds, federal block grants, and federal categorical grants that are received by the state for community action activities.
(3) "Community action statewide organization" means community action programs, organized on a statewide basis, to enhance the capability of community action agencies.
(4) "Community Services Block Grant" means the Federal Community Services Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9901 et seq., and any corresponding federal regulations.
(5) "Local share" means cash or in-kind goods and services donated to a community action agency to carry out its responsibilities.
(6) "Low-income person" means a person who is a member of a household with a gross annual income equal to or less than 125% of the poverty standard accepted by the federal agency designated to establish poverty guidelines.
(7) "Office" means the State Community Services Office created in Section 35A-8-1003.
(8) "Service area" means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a community action agency or a community action statewide organization.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1003 - State Community Services Office created -- Purpose.

35A-8-1003.
State Community Services Office created -- Purpose.
(1) There is created within the Housing and Community Development Division the State Community Services Office.
(2) The office shall strengthen communities by reducing poverty and improving the quality of life for low-income persons in this state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1004 - Duties of office.

35A-8-1004.
Duties of office.
The office shall:
(1) coordinate state activities designed to reduce poverty;
(2) encourage entities in the private sector to participate in efforts to ameliorate poverty in the community;
(3) cooperate with agencies of local, state, and the federal government in reducing poverty and implementing community, social, and economic programs;
(4) receive and expend funds for the purposes outlined in this part;
(5) enter into contracts with and award grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations;
(6) develop a state plan based on needs identified by community action agencies and community action statewide organizations;
(7) designate community action agencies to receive funds through the Community Services Block Grant program;
(8) fund community action agencies and community action statewide organizations;
(9) make rules in conjunction with the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the purposes of this part;
(10) provide assistance to local governments or private organizations for the purpose of establishing and operating a community action agency;
(11) provide technical assistance to community action agencies to improve program planning, program development, administration, and the mobilization of public and private resources;
(12) convene public meetings that provide citizens the opportunity to comment on public policies and programs to reduce poverty;
(13) advise the governor and Legislature of the nature and extent of poverty in the state and make recommendations concerning changes in state and federal policies and programs;
(14) encourage Utah's nonprofit humanitarian assistance agencies serving low-income persons by facilitating, coordinating, training, and providing technical assistance to address the needs of Utah's low-income persons by enhancing management, improving service and program delivery, facilitating partnerships, and preserving flexibility and local initiative;
(15) develop and implement management goals that fulfill the Community Services Block Grant mission, state requirements, and the mandates of federal legislation;
(16) prepare a Community Services Block Grant plan that contains provisions describing how the state will carry out the assurances of the Community Services Block Grant Act;
(17) act as the state agency responsible for the evaluation and improvement of emergency food assistance services in the state;
(18) monitor the impact of social policies on the emergency food network;
(19) provide training and technical assistance to grantees to assist their:
(a) program development and implementation;
(b) compliance with state and federal regulations; and
(c) reporting and management information systems;
(20) make the distributions required by Section 35A-8-1009; and
(21) administer other programs to alleviate poverty that are assigned to the office.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1005 - Distribution of Community Services Block Grant funds.

35A-8-1005.
Distribution of Community Services Block Grant funds.
Community Services Block Grant funds received by the office shall be distributed as follows:
(1) 90% to community action agencies;
(2) 5% to:
(a) organizations with a statewide focus to accomplish specific objectives that complement the Community Services Block Grant poverty programs;
(b) provide training and technical assistance for grantees of Community Services Block Grant funds; or
(c) supplement anti-poverty projects; and
(3) 5% to reimburse costs incurred by the office in administration of this part.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1006 - Evaluations -- Reports.

35A-8-1006.
Evaluations -- Reports.
(1) The office shall periodically evaluate grantees of Community Services Block Grant funds as established by rule by the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(2) A grantee of Community Services Block Grant funds shall submit to the office a year-end report, covering a reporting period consistent with the federal fiscal year, which provides an account of the grantee's programs operated with or supported by Community Services Block Grant funds, including:
(a) the types of programs operated by the grantee;
(b) the outcome of each program;
(c) the number of persons served by each program;
(d) the number of times service was given by each program; and
(e) an accounting of the Community Services Block Grant funds expended by the grantee.
(3) The office shall report annually to the appropriate legislative appropriations subcommittee on the distribution and expenditure of Community Services Block Grant funds.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1007 - Program development by grantees.

35A-8-1007.
Program development by grantees.
Grantees of Community Services Block Grant funds shall develop specific programs and goals, consistent with the Community Services Block Grant Act, designed to provide the most effective solutions to the problems of poverty identified in their communities within the constraints of available funding, including projects related to:
(1) employment;
(2) education;
(3) income management;
(4) housing;
(5) emergency assistance;
(6) nutrition;
(7) linkages and coordination with other programs;
(8) health; and
(9) self-sufficiency.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1008 - Recognition of community action agencies.

35A-8-1008.
Recognition of community action agencies.
The office may:
(1) recognize eligible organizations as community action agencies;
(2) withdraw the recognition or terminate funding of a designated community action agency for cause, as established by rule made by the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(3) change the boundaries and the number of recognized community action agencies, provided that the governing board of each affected community action agency concurs in the action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 10 - State Community Services Act › Section 1009 - Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund -- Expenditure of revenues.

Effective 5/9/2017
35A-8-1009.
Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund -- Expenditure of revenues.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Association of governments" means the following created under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act:
(i) an association of governments; or
(ii) a regional council that acts as an association of governments.
(b) "Food and food ingredients" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-12-102.
(c) "Qualified emergency food agency" means an organization that:
(i) is:
(A) exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code;
(B) an association of governments; or
(C) a food pantry operated by a municipality located within the state;
(ii) as part of its activities operates a program that has as the program's primary purpose to:
(A) warehouse and distribute food to other agencies and organizations providing food and food ingredients to low-income persons; or
(B) provide food and food ingredients directly to low-income persons; and
(iii) the office determines to be a qualified emergency food agency.
(2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund.
(3)
(a) The Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund shall be funded by the sales and use tax revenues described in:
(i) Section 59-12-103;
(ii) Section 59-12-204; and
(iii) Section 59-12-1102.
(b) Any interest earned on the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund shall be deposited into the General Fund.
(4) The office shall for a fiscal year distribute money deposited into the Qualified Emergency Food Agencies Fund to qualified emergency food agencies within the state as provided in this section.
(5) A qualified emergency food agency shall file an application with the office before the qualified emergency food agency may receive a distribution under this section.
(6) A qualified emergency food agency may expend a distribution received in accordance with this section only for a purpose related to:
(a) warehousing and distributing food and food ingredients to other agencies and organizations providing food and food ingredients to low-income persons; or
(b) providing food and food ingredients directly to low-income persons.
(7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Housing and Community Development Division may make rules providing procedures for implementing the distributions required by this section, including:
(a) standards for determining and verifying the amount of a distribution that a qualified emergency food agency may receive;
(b) procedures for a qualified emergency food agency to apply for a distribution, including the frequency with which a qualified emergency food agency may apply for a distribution; and
(c) consistent with Subsection (1)(c), determining whether an entity is a qualified emergency food agency.
Amended by Chapter 223, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 13 - Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund › Section 1301 - Creation and administration.

35A-8-1301.
Creation and administration.
(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund."
(2) The Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund shall consist of:
(a) private contributions;
(b) donations or grants from public or private entities;
(c) fees;
(d) any money appropriated by the Legislature; and
(e) interest and earnings on fund money.
(3) The division shall authorize the expenditure of fund money to the Weatherization Training Center for the administration, operation, maintenance, and support of the center subject to:
(a) money available in the fund; and
(b) rules established under Subsection (5).
(4) Administrative costs of the Intermountain Weatherization Fund shall be paid from the fund.
(5) The division shall:
(a) administer the money deposited in the Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund;
(b) distribute the money in the Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund in accordance with Subsection (5)(c); and
(c) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing:
(i) the procedures for awarding fund money; and
(ii) the procedure for the Weatherization Training Center to apply for money from the Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund.
Amended by Chapter 400, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 14 - Home Energy Assistance Target (heat) Program Act › Section 1401 - Title.

35A-8-1401.
Title.
This part is known as the "Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) Program Act."
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 14 - Home Energy Assistance Target (heat) Program Act › Section 1402 - Assistance to low-income persons -- Contracts -- Administration.

35A-8-1402.
Assistance to low-income persons -- Contracts -- Administration.
(1)
(a) The department may assist certain low-income families and individuals in the payment of home energy costs.
(b) Assistance given under this part shall be made available to households throughout the state, irrespective of the source of household energy supply.
(2) The department may contract with one or more public or private agencies to distribute and administer these funds subject to the criteria established by the department.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 14 - Home Energy Assistance Target (heat) Program Act › Section 1403 - Eligibility criteria.

35A-8-1403.
Eligibility criteria.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules establishing eligibility criteria for recipients of assistance under this part.
(2) A recipient of assistance under this part shall demonstrate:
(a) that the recipient's family, household, or individual income is 150% of the federal poverty level or less;
(b) that the recipient is responsible for paying the recipient's home energy costs; and
(c) compliance with any rules established by the department under this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 14 - Home Energy Assistance Target (heat) Program Act › Section 1404 - Guidelines for private contributions -- Assuring equitable distribution.

35A-8-1404.
Guidelines for private contributions -- Assuring equitable distribution.
The department shall coordinate with private contributors to home energy assistance programs, such as REACH and Lend-a-Hand, to help assure equitable statewide distribution of assistance to eligible customers of all vendors of energy services.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 14 - Home Energy Assistance Target (heat) Program Act › Section 1405 - Payment method.

35A-8-1405.
Payment method.
Direct payments for home energy costs shall be made jointly to the responsible householder and to the vendor of energy services to whom the family or individual served owes a payment except in certain cases, as established by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, where payments may be made directly to the responsible householder.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 15 - Moratorium on Involuntary Termination of Utility Services › Section 1501 - Moratorium on involuntary termination for nonpayment of utility bills -- Eligibility criteria -- Department to establish and certify.

35A-8-1501.
Moratorium on involuntary termination for nonpayment of utility bills -- Eligibility criteria -- Department to establish and certify.
(1)
(a) The department shall establish a program for a seasonal moratorium for involuntary termination for nonpayment by residential customers of essential utility bills.
(b) An essential utility is a utility regulated by the Public Service Commission under Title 54, Public Utilities, which is in the business of the retail distribution of electricity or natural gas.
(c) A residential customer is a customer defined as in a residential class by the Public Service Commission.
(2) A residential customer shall meet the following criteria to qualify for the program:
(a) gross household income is less than 125% of the federal poverty level or the household has suffered a medical or other emergency, loss of employment, or is experiencing other circumstances which have resulted in a substantial loss of income;
(b) the customer has made application to public and private energy assistance programs;
(c) the customer is willing to make a good faith effort to pay these utility bills on a consistent basis; and
(d) any additional information required by the department.
(3)
(a) A residential customer may file with a local department office an affidavit attesting eligibility under the criteria in Subsection (2).
(b) The department shall certify that the customer has met the eligibility requirements and forward a copy of the affidavit to the effected utility.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 15 - Moratorium on Involuntary Termination of Utility Services › Section 1502 - Contesting a customer's eligibility -- Department to determine case.

35A-8-1502.
Contesting a customer's eligibility -- Department to determine case.
When a utility contests the eligibility of any residential customer to participate in the program, the executive director or the executive director's designee shall act as an administrative law judge to make a determination on the case.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 15 - Moratorium on Involuntary Termination of Utility Services › Section 1503 - Premoratorium customers' eligibility for moratorium -- Criteria.

35A-8-1503.
Premoratorium customers' eligibility for moratorium -- Criteria.
A residential customer that has had service of an essential utility discontinued for nonpayment prior to the time the moratorium takes effect shall have service restored and continued during the period of the moratorium if the customer meets the requirements of Section 35A-8-1501 and the customer has entered into a deferred payment agreement with the utility as to arrearages.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 15 - Moratorium on Involuntary Termination of Utility Services › Section 1504 - Effective period of moratorium -- Extension by rule.

35A-8-1504.
Effective period of moratorium -- Extension by rule.
(1) The moratorium shall be in effect from November 15 to March 15 of each year.
(2) The department may, by rule, begin the moratorium at an earlier date or extend it to a later date when severe weather conditions warrant that action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1601 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1601.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Board" means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund Board.
(2) "Capital projects" means expenditures for land, improvements on the land, and equipment intended to have long-term beneficial use.
(3) "County" means:
(a) Duchesne County; or
(b) Uintah County.
(4) "Division" means the Housing and Community Development Division.
(5) "Revitalization Fund" means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund.
(6) "Tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1602 - Legislative intent -- Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund -- Deposits and contents.

35A-8-1602.
Legislative intent -- Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund -- Deposits and contents.
(1) In order to maximize the long-term benefit of severance taxes derived from lands held in trust by the United States for the Tribe and its members by fostering funding mechanisms that will, consistent with sound financial practices, result in the greatest use of financial resources for the greatest number of citizens of the Uintah Basin, and in order to promote cooperation and coordination between the state, its political subdivisions, Indian tribes, and individuals, firms, and business organizations engaged in the development of oil and gas interests held in trust for the Tribe and its members, there is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the "Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund."
(2) The fund consists of all money deposited to the Revitalization Fund under this part and Section 59-5-116.
(3)
(a) The Revitalization Fund shall earn interest.
(b) All interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
Amended by Chapter 400, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1603 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund Board created -- Members -- Terms -- Chair -- Quorum -- Expenses.

35A-8-1603.
Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund Board created -- Members -- Terms -- Chair -- Quorum -- Expenses.
(1) There is created within the division the Revitalization Board composed of five members as follows:
(a) the governor or his designee;
(b) a Uintah County commissioner;
(c) a Duchesne County commissioner; and
(d) two representatives of the Business Committee of the Tribe.
(2) The terms of office for the members of the board shall run concurrently with the terms of office for the governor, commissioners, and Business Committee of the Tribe.
(3) The governor, or his designee, shall be the chair of the board.
(4) Four board members are a quorum.
(5) All decisions of the board require four affirmative votes.
(6) 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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1604 - Duties -- Loans -- Interest.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1604.
Duties -- Loans -- Interest.
(1) The board shall:
(a) subject to the other provisions of this part and an agreement entered into under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, among the state, the counties, and the Tribe, make recommendations to the division for grants and loans from the revitalization fund to county agencies and the Tribe that are or may be socially or economically impacted, directly or indirectly, by mineral resource development;
(b) establish procedures for application for and award of grants and loans including:
(i) eligibility criteria;
(ii) subject to Subsection 35A-8-1606(2)(b), a preference that capital projects, including subsidized and low-income housing, and other one-time need projects and programs have priority over other projects;
(iii) a preference for projects and programs that are associated with the geographic area where the oil and gas were produced; and
(iv) coordination of projects and programs with other projects and programs funded by federal, state, and local governmental entities;
(c) determine the order in which projects will be funded;
(d) allocate the amount to be distributed from the revitalization fund for grants or loans to each county and the Tribe during a fiscal year as follows:
(i) up to and including the first $3,000,000 that is approved for distribution by the board during a fiscal year, the board may allocate the amount in accordance with the interlocal agreement described by Subsection (1)(a), except that the board may not allocate less than 75% of the amount under the interlocal agreement to the Tribe unless the interlocal agreement is further modified by statute; and
(ii) beginning with fiscal year 2007-08, any amount approved for distribution by the board during that fiscal year in excess of $3,000,000 shall be allocated equally amongst each county and the Tribe so that each receives 1/3 of the amount approved for distribution by the board in excess of $3,000,000;
(e) qualify for, accept, and administer grants, gifts, loans, or other funds from the federal government and from other sources, public or private; and
(f) perform other duties assigned to it under the interlocal agreement described in Subsection (1)(a) that are not prohibited by law or otherwise modified by this part.
(2) The board shall ensure that loan repayments and interest are deposited into the revitalization fund.
(3) The interlocal agreement described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be consistent with the following statutes, including any subsequent amendments to those statutes:
(a) this part;
(b)Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act;
(c) Section 59-5-116; and
(d) any other applicable provision of this Utah Code.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1605 - Powers.

35A-8-1605.
Powers.
(1) The board may:
(a) appoint a hearing examiner or administrative law judge with authority to conduct any hearings, make determinations, and enter appropriate findings of facts, conclusions of law, and orders under authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act; and
(b) make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if necessary to perform its responsibilities.
(2) The board shall:
(a) be subject to the procedures and requirements under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and
(b) be subject to the procedures and requirements under Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1606 - Eligibility for assistance -- Applications -- Review by board -- Terms -- Security.

35A-8-1606.
Eligibility for assistance -- Applications -- Review by board -- Terms -- Security.
(1) Counties or the Tribe that wish to receive loans or grants from the board shall submit formal applications to the board containing the information required by the board.
(2) The board may not fund:
(a) start-up or operational costs of private business ventures; and
(b) general operating budgets of the counties or the Tribe, except that the Tribe may use a grant or loan to fund costs associated with the management and administration of energy or mineral development on:
(i) lands held in trust by the United States for the Tribe and its members; or
(ii) lands owned by the Tribe.
(3)
(a) The board shall review each application for a loan or grant before approving it.
(b) The board may approve loan or grant applications subject to the applicant's compliance with certain conditions established by the board.
(c) The board shall:
(i) ensure that each loan specifies the terms for repayment; and
(ii) secure the loans by proceeds from any general obligation, special assessment, or revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the appropriate subdivision.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1607 - Division to distribute money -- Annual report -- Administration costs.

Effective 5/13/2014
35A-8-1607.
Division to distribute money -- Annual report -- Administration costs.
(1) The division shall distribute loan and grant money if the loan or grant is approved by the board.
(2) The division shall provide an annual report to the department concerning the number and type of loans and grants made as well as a list of recipients of this assistance for inclusion in the department's annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109.
(3) The division, with board approval, may use fund money for the administration of the fund, but this amount may not exceed 2% of the annual receipts to the fund.
Amended by Chapter 371, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 16 - Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund and Board › Section 1608 - Deposits into fund.

Effective 5/13/2014
35A-8-1608.
Deposits into fund.
(1) Money required to be deposited into the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund under Section 59-5-116 shall be deposited into the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund if a business or activity fee or tax based on gross receipts has not been imposed by a county or the Tribe on oil and gas activities.
(2)
(a) Nothing in this section prohibits a county from imposing a charge described in Subsection (1) with respect to any gathering, transmission, or local distribution pipeline in which the county owns an interest.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the Tribe from imposing a charge described in Subsection (1) with respect to any gathering, transmission, or local distribution pipeline in which the Tribe owns an interest.
Amended by Chapter 241, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1701 - Title.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1701.
Title.
This part is known as the "Navajo Revitalization Fund Act."
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1702 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1702.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Board" means the Navajo Revitalization Fund Board.
(2) "Capital project" means an expenditure for land, improvements on the land, or equipment intended to have long-term beneficial use.
(3) "Division" means the Housing and Community Development Division.
(4) "Eligible entity" means:
(a) the Navajo Nation;
(b) a department or division of the Navajo Nation;
(c) a Utah Navajo Chapter;
(d) the Navajo Utah Commission;
(e) an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; or
(f) a nonprofit corporation.
(5) "Navajo Utah Commission" means the commission created by Resolution IGRJN-134-92 of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Navajo Nation Council.
(6) "Revitalization fund" means the Navajo Revitalization Fund.
(7) "Utah Navajo Chapter" means any of the following chapters of the Navajo Nation:
(a) Aneth Chapter;
(b) Dennehotso Chapter;
(c) Mexican Water Chapter;
(d) Navajo Mountain Chapter;
(e) Oljato Chapter;
(f) Red Mesa Chapter; and
(g) Teec Nos Pos Chapter.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1703 - Legislative intent.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1703.
Legislative intent.
(1) The purpose of this part is to:
(a) maximize the long-term benefit of state severance taxes derived from lands in Utah held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Nation and its members by fostering funding mechanisms that will, consistent with sound financial practices, result in the greatest use of financial resources for the greatest number of citizens of San Juan County; and
(b) promote cooperation and coordination between the state, its political subdivisions, Indian tribes, and individuals, firms, and business organizations engaged in the development of oil and gas interests in Utah held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Nation and its members.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the fund:
(a) consists of state severance tax money to be spent at the discretion of the state; and
(b) does not constitute a trust fund.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1704 - Navajo Revitalization Fund.

Effective 5/14/2019
35A-8-1704.
Navajo Revitalization Fund.
(1)
(a) There is created an expendable special revenue fund called the "Navajo Revitalization Fund."
(b) The revitalization fund shall consist of:
(i) money deposited to the revitalization fund under this part;
(ii) money deposited to the revitalization fund under Section 59-5-119; and
(iii) any loan repayment or interest on a loan issued under this part.
(2)
(a) The revitalization fund shall earn interest.
(b) The interest earned on revitalization fund money shall be deposited into the fund.
(3) Beginning for fiscal year 2010-11, the division may use revitalization fund money for the administration of the revitalization fund, but this amount may not exceed 4% of the annual receipts to the revitalization fund.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1705 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Board.

Effective 5/10/2016
35A-8-1705.
Navajo Revitalization Fund Board.
(1) There is created within the division the Navajo Revitalization Fund Board composed of five members as follows:
(a) the governor or the governor's designee;
(b) the two members of the San Juan County commission whose districts include portions of the Navajo Reservation;
(c) the chair of the Navajo Utah Commission or a member of the commission designated by the chair of the Navajo Utah Commission; and
(d) beginning July 1, 2008, a president of a Utah Navajo Chapter or an individual designated by the president under an annual rotation system of Utah Navajo Chapters as follows:
(i) the president of a Utah Navajo Chapter shall serve for one year;
(ii) the Utah Navajo Chapter is rotated in alphabetical order as provided in Subsection 35A-8-1702(7), except that the rotation will begin on July 1, 2008, with the Dennehotso Chapter;
(iii) if the president of a Utah Navajo Chapter under Subsection (1)(d)(ii) is the same individual as the individual listed in Subsection (1)(c):
(A) that Utah Navajo Chapter is skipped as part of that rotation; and
(B) the president of the next Utah Navajo Chapter in the alphabetical rotation shall serve on the board.
(2) The term of office for a member of the board described in Subsections (1)(a) through (c) runs concurrently with the term of office for the governor, county commissioner, or member of the Navajo Utah Commission.
(3)
(a) The governor, or the governor's designee, is the chair of the board.
(b) The chair shall call necessary meetings.
(4) 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.
(5) The per diem and travel expenses permitted under Subsection (4) may be included as costs of administration of the revitalization fund.
(6) Four board members are a quorum.
(7) An affirmative vote of each member of the board present at a meeting when a quorum is present is required for a board decision related to money in or disbursed from the revitalization fund.
Amended by Chapter 348, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1706 - Powers -- Duties.

35A-8-1706.
Powers -- Duties.
(1) The board shall:
(a) direct the division regarding grants and loans from the revitalization fund to eligible entities to serve persons that are or may be socially or economically impacted, directly or indirectly, by mineral resource development;
(b) establish procedures for application for an award of grants and loans including eligibility criteria;
(c) coordinate projects and programs with other projects and programs funded by federal, state, and local government entities;
(d) determine the order in which projects will be funded; and
(e) be subject to the procedures and requirements under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
(2) The board may:
(a) qualify for, accept, and administer grants, gifts, loans, or other funds from the federal government and from other sources, public or private; and
(b) make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if necessary to perform its responsibilities.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 17 - Navajo Revitalization Fund Act › Section 1708 - Annual report.

Effective 5/13/2014
35A-8-1708.
Annual report.
The division shall provide an annual report to the department concerning the number and type of loans and grants made as well as a list of recipients of this assistance for inclusion in the department's annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109.
Amended by Chapter 371, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 21 - Private Activity Bonds › Section 2101 - Title -- Purpose.

Effective 7/1/2018
35A-8-2101.
Title -- Purpose.
(1) This part is known as "Private Activity Bonds."
(2) This part establishes procedures to effectively and equitably allocate this state's private activity bond volume cap authorized by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in order to maximize the social and economic benefits to this state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 182, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 21 - Private Activity Bonds › Section 2102 - Definitions.

Effective 7/1/2018
35A-8-2102.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Allocated volume cap" means a volume cap for which:
(a) a certificate of allocation is in effect; or
(b) bonds have been issued.
(2) "Allotment accounts" means the various accounts created in Section 35A-8-2106.
(3) "Board of review" means the Private Activity Bond Review Board created in Section 35A-8-2103.
(4) "Bond" means any obligation for which an allocation of volume cap is required by the code.
(5) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any related Internal Revenue Service regulations.
(6) "Form 8038" means the Department of the Treasury tax form 8038 (OMB No. 1545-0720) or any other federal tax form or other method of reporting required by the Department of the Treasury under Section 149(e) of the code.
(7) "Issuing authority" means:
(a) any county, city, or town in the state;
(b) any not-for-profit corporation or joint agency, or other entity acting on behalf of one or more counties, cities, towns, or any combination of these;
(c) the state; or
(d) any other entity authorized to issue bonds under state law.
(8) "State" means the state of Utah and any of its agencies, institutions, and divisions authorized to issue bonds or certificates under state law.
(9) "Volume cap" means the private activity bond volume cap for the state as computed under Section 146 of the code.
(10) "Year" means each calendar year.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 182, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code › Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division › Part 21 - Private Activity Bonds › Section 2104 - Powers, functions, and duties of the board of review.

Effective 7/1/2018
35A-8-2104.
Powers, functions, and duties of the board of review.
The board of review shall:
(1) make, subject to the limitations of the code, allocations of volume cap to issuing authorities;
(2) determine the amount of volume cap to be allocated with respect to approved applications;
(3) maintain a record of all applications filed by issuing authorities under Section 35A-8-2105 and all certificates of allocation issued under Section 35A-8-2107;
(4) maintain a record of all bonds issued by issuing authorities during each year;
(5) determine the amount of volume cap to be treated as a carryforward under Section 146(f) of the code and allocate this carryforward to one or more qualified carryforward purposes;
(6) make available upon reasonable request a certified copy of all or any part of the records maintained by the board of review under this part or a summary of them, including information relating to the volume cap for each year and any amounts available for allocation under this part;
(7) make rules for the allocation of volume cap under this part; and
(8) charge reasonable fees for the performance of duties prescribed by this part, including application, filing, and processing fees.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 182, 2018 General Session