Enrolled Copy S.B. 26
1 RURAL EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
2 2023 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton
5 House Sponsor: Steven J. Lund
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses the Rural Employment Expansion Program administered by the
10 Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 < extends the sunset date for the Rural Employment Expansion Program from 2023 to
14 2028; and
15 < makes technical changes.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 23, 34, 68, 153, 218, 236,
23 249, 274, 296, 313, 361, 362, 417, 419, and 472
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
27 63I-1-263. Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
28 (1) Subsection 63A-5b-405(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
29 improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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30 (2) Section 63A-5b-1003, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
31 2023.
32 (3) Sections 63A-9-301 and 63A-9-302, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
33 Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
34 (4) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
35 (a) Section 63A-18-102 is repealed;
36 (b) Section 63A-18-201 is repealed; and
37 (c) Section 63A-18-202 is repealed.
38 (5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
39 1, 2028.
40 (6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
41 2025.
42 (7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
43 2024.
44 (8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
45 repealed July 1, 2023.
46 (9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
47 July 1, 2023.
48 (10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
49 repealed July 1, 2026.
50 (11) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
51 (12) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1, 2026.
52 (13) Section 63G-6a-805, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
53 Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
54 (14) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
55 2028.
56 (15) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
57 2024.
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58 (16) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
59 (17) Subsection 63J-1-602.1(17), relating to the Nurse Home Visiting Restricted
60 Account, is repealed July 1, 2026.
61 (18) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(6), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah Marriage
62 Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
63 [(19) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(7), referring to the Trip Reduction Program, is repealed
64 July 1, 2022.]
65 [(20)] (19) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(26), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
66 Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
67 [(21)] (20) Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
68 Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
69 [(22)] (21) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council,
70 on January 1, 2033:
71 (a) Sections 63M-7-301, 63M-7-302, 63M-7-303, 63M-7-304, and 63M-7-306 are
72 repealed;
73 (b) Section 63M-7-305, the language that states "council" is replaced with
74 "commission";
75 (c) Subsection 63M-7-305(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
76 "(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
77 (d) Subsection 63M-7-305(2) is repealed and replaced with:
78 "(2) The commission shall:
79 (a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
80 Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
81 (b) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-104 and related provisions in
82 Subsections 77-18-103(2)(c) and (d).".
83 [(23)] (22) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
84 63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2027.
85 [(24)] (23) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
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86 2026.
87 [(25)] (24) Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is
88 repealed January 1, 2025.
89 [(26)] (25) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
90 [(27)] (26) Section 63N-2-512, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
91 July 1, 2028.
92 [(28)] (27) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is
93 repealed July 1, 2027.
94 [(29)] (28) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant
95 Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
96 [(30)] (29) In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, [2023]
97 2028:
98 (a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
99 and
100 (b) Subsection 63N-4-805(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
101 Program, is repealed.
102 [(31)] (30) In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
103 (a) Subsection 63N-2-511(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
104 (b) Subsections 63N-2-511(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
105 repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
106 (c) Subsection 63N-7-101(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
107 (d) Subsection 63N-7-102(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
108 approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
109 (e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
110 [(32)] (31) Subsection 63N-8-103(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of
111 Economic Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions,
112 is repealed on July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: Introduced: 63I-1-263, 63A-18-102, 63A-18-201, 63A-18-202
Enrolled: 63I-1-263, 63A-18-102, 63A-18-201, 63A-18-202