63N-2-510.  Report by office — Posting of report.

(1)  The office shall include the following information in the office’s annual written report described in Section 63N-1a-306:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-2-510

  • Convention incentive: means an incentive for the development of a qualified hotel, in the form of payment from the incentive fund as provided in this part, as authorized in an agreement. See Utah Code 63N-2-502
  • New state revenue: means the state revenue collected from a business entity or a business entity's employees during a calendar year minus the baseline state revenue calculation. See Utah Code 63N-1a-102
  • Qualified hotel: means a full-service hotel development constructed in the state on or after July 1, 2014 that:
(a) requires a significant capital investment;
(b) includes at least 85 square feet of convention, exhibit, and meeting space per guest room; and
(c) is located within 1,000 feet of a convention center that contains at least 500,000 square feet of convention, exhibit, and meeting space. See Utah Code 63N-2-502
  • 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
  • State revenue: means state tax liability paid by a business entity or a business entity's employees under any combination of the following provisions:
    (a) Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes;
    (b) 1;
    (c) 2;
    (d) 4; and
    (e) Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act. See Utah Code 63N-1a-102
    (a)  the state‘s success in attracting new conventions and corresponding new state revenue;

    (b)  the estimated amount of convention incentive commitments and the associated calculation made by the office and the period of time over which convention incentives are expected to be paid;

    (c)  the economic impact on the state related to generating new state revenue and providing convention incentives; and

    (d)  the estimated and actual costs and economic benefits of the convention incentive commitments that the office made.
  • (2)  Upon the commencement of the construction of a qualified hotel, the office shall send a written notice to the Division of Finance:

    (a)  referring to the two annual deposits required under Subsection 59-12-103(10); and

    (b)  notifying the Division of Finance that construction on the qualified hotel has begun.

    Amended by Chapter 471, 2023 General Session