This bill creates the Division of Housing within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
This bill:
- creates the Division of Housing within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (Division of Housing) by enacting, renumbering, and amending certain affordable housing-related provisions from the Housing and Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services and the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget to the Division of Housing;
- defines terms;
- creates the deputy director position within the Division of Housing, who is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate;
- renames the Housing and Community Development Division to the Community Development Division within the Department of Workforce Services;
- allows the Department of Transportation to dispose of certain surplus property for certain purposes;
- repeals certain obsolete sections of code;
- repeals the Commission on Housing Affordability;
- requires coordination between the deputy director of the Division of Housing and the Utah Housing Corporation (UHC) under certain circumstances;
- amends the required fields of expertise of public trustees appointed to the UHC board of trustees; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee