This bill modifies provisions related to the Utah Inland Port Authority.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides that the Utah Inland Port Authority (authority) may facilitate and provide funding for the development of land in a project area, land related to land in a project area, and land adjacent to a project area, including:
the development of public infrastructure and improvements in a project area and directly adjacent to a project area; and other infrastructure and improvements, including environmental sustainability projects, on or related to land in a project area;
- authorizes the authority to provide funding through grant or agreement to another governmental entity to help fulfill the authority's duties and responsibilities;
- provides that contaminated land or land within a remediation project area may be used for a distribution center if the contaminated land is owned by a private landowner;
- provides that the authority executive director may make policies to allow the authority to classify a business proposal submitted to the authority by a nongovernment party as protected under Section 63G-2-305, for as long as is necessary to evaluate the proposal and determine whether to proceed or not proceed;
- requires the Utah Inland Port Authority Board (board) to conduct a review of the authority's statutory authority at least annually and, if necessary, recommend statutory changes to the Legislature;
- modifies the structure of the board;
- provides that the authority may use funding to pay for all of or part of development of land within or adjacent to a project area;
- modifies the timeline for an optional extension of nonmunicipal differential payments and municipal deferential payments to the authority;
- provides that the authority may use primary municipality differential funds on environmental projects within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land and economic development activities within or adjacent to authority jurisdictional land; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-58-202, 11-58-205, 11-58-301, 11-58-302, 11-58-303, 11-58-601, 11-58-602, 11-58-604, 11-58-605
Enrolled: 11-58-202, 11-58-205, 11-58-301, 11-58-302, 11-58-303, 11-58-601, 11-58-602, 11-58-604, 11-58-605
Substitute #1: 11-58-202, 11-58-205, 11-58-301, 11-58-302, 11-58-303, 11-58-601, 11-58-602, 11-58-604, 11-58-605