(1)  A governmental agency that proposes to operate or continue a food service in a public office building shall first attempt in good faith to make an agreement with the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202 to operate the food service without payment of rent.

Terms Used In Utah Code 55-5-7

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Food service: includes restaurant, cafeteria, snack bar, vending machines for food and beverages, and goods and services customarily offered in connection with them. See Utah Code 55-5-6
  • Public office building: means all county courthouses, all city or town halls, and all buildings used primarily for governmental offices of the state or any county, city, or town. See Utah Code 55-5-6
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  The governmental agency may not offer or grant to any other party a contract or concession to operate the food service unless the governmental agency determines in good faith that the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation is not willing to or cannot satisfactorily provide the food service.

(3)  This act may not impair any valid contract existing on the effective date of this act, and does not preclude renegotiation of a valid contract on the same terms and with the same parties.

Amended by Chapter 271, 2016 General Session