Superseded 7/1/2023
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The Utah Main Street Program is created within the department to provide resources for the revitalization of downtown or commercial district areas of municipalities in the state. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 9-24-102
- Advisory committee: means the Utah Main Street Advisory Committee created in Section 9-24-103. See Utah Code 9-24-101
- Center: means the National Main Street Center. See Utah Code 9-24-101
- Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
- Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
- Program: means the Utah Main Street Program created in Section 9-24-102. See Utah Code 9-24-101
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
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To implement the program, the department may:
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become a member of the National Main Street Center and partner with the center to become the statewide coordinating program for participating municipalities in the state; |
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establish criteria for the designation of one or more local main street programs administered by a county or municipality in the state; |
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consider the recommendations of the advisory committee in designating and implementing local main street programs; |
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provide training and technical assistance to local governments, businesses, property owners, or other organizations that participate in designated local main street programs; |
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subject to appropriations from the Legislature or other funding, provide financial assistance to designated local main street programs; and |
| (f) |
under the direction of the executive director, appoint full-time staff. |
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In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules establishing the eligibility and reporting criteria for a downtown area to receive a local main street program designation, including requirements for:
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local government support of the local main street program; and |
| (b) |
collecting data to measure economic development impact. |
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The department shall include in the annual written report described in Section 9-1-208, a report of the program’s operations and details of which municipalities have received:
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a local main street program designation; and |
| (b) |
financial support from the program. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session
