Utah Code 11-13-316. Project entity oversight

11-13-316. Project entity oversight.

(1)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project entity is a political subdivision that is subject to the authority of the legislative auditor general pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 33, and Section 36-12-15.

Board: means the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board created by Section 35A-8-304, and its successors. See Utah Code 11-13-103
Governing board: includes a board of directors described in an agreement, as amended, that creates a project entity. See Utah Code 11-13-103
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Project: includes a project entity's ownership interest in:

(i)	facilities that provide additional project capacity;

(ii)	facilities providing replacement project capacity;

(iii)

additional generating, transmission, fuel, fuel transportation, water, or other facilities added to a project; and

(iv)	a Utah interlocal energy hub, as defined in Section 11-13-602. See Utah Code 11-13-103 Project entity: means a Utah interlocal entity or an electric interlocal entity that owns a project as defined in this section. See Utah Code 11-13-103
(2)	A project entity shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, unless the governing board of the project entity adopts policies for procurement that enable the project entity to efficiently fulfill the project entity’s responsibilities under the project entity’s organization agreement.

(3)

If a project entity does not adopt policies for procurement under Subsection (2), then for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code:

(a)	the project entity is a local government procurement unit, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103; and

(b)	the governing board is a procurement official, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103.

(4)	A project entity shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.

Amended by Chapter 21, 2023 General Session