2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 3 - Economic Development Programs › Part 6 - Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act › Section 605 - Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Committee -- Creation.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-3-605.
Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Committee -- Creation.
(1) For any housing and transit reinvestment zone proposed under this part, there is created a housing and transit reinvestment zone committee with membership described in Subsection (2).
(2) Each housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall consist of the following members:
(a) one representative from the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, designated by the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;
(b) one representative from each municipality that is a party to the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone, designated by the chief executive officer of each respective municipality;
(c) a member of the Transportation Commission created in Section 72-1-301;
(d) a member of the board of trustees of a large public transit district;
(e) one individual from the Office of the State Treasurer, designated by the state treasurer;
(f) one member designated by the president of the Senate;
(g) one member designated by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(h) one member designated by the chief executive officer of each county affected by the housing and transit reinvestment zone;
(i) one representative designated by the school superintendent from the school district affected by the housing and transit reinvestment zone; and
(j) one representative, representing the largest participating local taxing entity, after the municipality, county, and school district.
(3) The individual designated by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity as described in Subsection (2)(a) shall serve as chair of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee.
(4)
(a) A majority of the members of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee constitutes a quorum of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee.
(b) An action by a majority of a quorum of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee is an action of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee.
(5) After the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity receives the results of the analysis described in Section 63N-3-604, and after the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity has received a request from the submitting municipality or public transit county to submit the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee, the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity shall notify each of the entities described in Subsection (2) of the formation of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee.
(6)
(a) The chair of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall convene a public meeting to consider the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone.
(b) A meeting of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee is subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
(7)
(a) The proposing municipality or public transit county shall present the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal to the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee in a public meeting.
(b) The housing and transit reinvestment zone committee shall:
(i) evaluate and verify whether the elements of a housing and transit reinvestment zone described in Subsections 63N-3-603(2) and (4) have been met; and
(ii) evaluate the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone relative to the analysis described in Subsection 63N-3-604(2).
(8)
(a) Subject to Subsection (8)(b), the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee may:
(i) request changes to the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal based on the analysis, characteristics, and criteria described in Section 63N-3-604; or
(ii) vote to approve or deny the proposal.
(b) Before the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee may approve the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal, the municipality or public transit county proposing the housing and transit reinvestment zone shall ensure that the area of the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone is zoned in such a manner to accommodate the requirements of a housing and transit reinvestment zone described in this section and the proposed development.
(9) If a housing and transit reinvestment zone is approved by the committee:
(a) the proposed housing and transit reinvestment zone is established according to the terms of the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal;
(b) affected local taxing entities are required to participate according to the terms of the housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal; and
(c) each affected taxing municipality is required to participate at the same rate as a participating county.
(10) A housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal may be amended by following the same procedure as approving a housing and transit reinvestment zone proposal.
Amended by Chapter 357, 2023 General Session