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Utah Code § 11-58-603

Use of authority money for business recruitment incentive

Amended by Chapter 535, 2024 General Session

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Business recruitment incentive" means the post-performance payment of property tax differential as an incentive for development within a project area, as provided in this section.

(b) "Incentive application" means an application for a business recruitment incentive.

(c) "Tax differential parcel" means a parcel of land where development activity occurs.

(2) The authority may use property tax differential as a business recruitment incentive as provided in this section.

(3) The board shall establish:

(a) the requirements for a person to qualify for a business recruitment incentive;

(b) the application timeline, documentation requirements, and approval criteria applicable to an incentive application; and

(c) the standards and criteria for approval of an incentive application.

(4)

(a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), a person may qualify for a business recruitment incentive if:

(i) the person submits an incentive application according to requirements established by the board;

(ii) the person meets the requirements established by the board for a business recruitment incentive; and

(iii) the board approves the incentive application.

(b) A person may not qualify for a business recruitment incentive if the person's development project :

(i) is on authority jurisdictional land; and

(ii) relates primarily to retail operations or the distribution of goods.

(5) The authority may pay a person, on a post-performance basis and as determined by the board, a percentage of property tax differential:

(a) generated from a tax differential parcel and paid to the authority; and

(b) for a specified period of time.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.