(1) The fairpark district may:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 11-70-202

  • Board: means the fairpark district's governing body, created in Section 11-70-301. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Development: means :
         (5)(a) the demolition, construction, reconstruction, modification, expansion, or improvement of a building, utility, infrastructure, landscape, parking lot, park, trail, recreational amenity, or other facility, including public infrastructure and improvements; and
         (5)(b) the planning of, arranging for, or participation in any of the activities listed in Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Facilities division: means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, created in Section 63A-5b-301. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Fair park authority: means the State Fair Park Authority created in Section 11-68-201. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Fair park land: means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-68-101. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Fairpark district: means the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Fairpark district boundary: means a line or set of lines that:
         (12)(a) defines the geographic boundary of the fairpark district, consisting of the interior space within each polygon described by the line or set of lines; and
         (12)(b) is delineated in the electronic shapefile that is the electronic component of H. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Major league sports team: means a team:
         (18)(a) consisting of professional athletes;
         (18)(b) that is part of a professional sports league; and
         (18)(c) that is engaged in the business of presenting live sporting events before primarily a paying audience. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes :
         (25)(a) money;
         (25)(b) goods;
         (25)(c) chattels;
         (25)(d) effects;
         (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
         (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
         (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Project area: means land described in a project area plan or draft project area plan, where the development project set forth in the project area plan or draft project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property tax: includes each levy on an ad valorem basis on tangible or intangible personal or real property. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Public entity: means :
         (28)(a) the state, including each department, division, or other agency of the state; or
         (28)(b) a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, interlocal cooperation entity, community reinvestment agency, or other political subdivision of the state, including the fairpark district. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Public infrastructure and improvements: includes :
              (29)(b)(i) facilities, lines, or systems that provide:
                   (29)(b)(i)(A) water, chilled water, or steam; or
                   (29)(b)(i)(B) sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, electricity, energy storage, renewable energy, microgrids, or telecommunications service;
              (29)(b)(ii) streets, roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, walkways, solid waste facilities, parking facilities, rail lines, intermodal facilities, multimodal facilities, and public transportation facilities;
              (29)(b)(iii) a qualified stadium;
              (29)(b)(iv) public trails and pathways associated with and rehabilitation of and improvements to the Jordan River; and
              (29)(b)(v) agricultural and related exhibit facilities on fair park land. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Qualified owner: means an owner of at least 65 contiguous acres of privately owned land within the fairpark district boundary, or the owner's affiliate. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Qualified stadium: includes parking structures or facilities, lighting facilities, plazas, and open space associated with a stadium described in Subsection (31)(a). See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Shapefile: means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Stadium contribution: means the principal amount of bonds that the district issues to pay for the development and construction of a qualified stadium, plus any other amount the district pays toward the development and construction of a qualified stadium. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • 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 fair purposes: means the purposes for the use of fair park land related to the fair park authority's management, supervision, and control over a state fair and related events and activities. See Utah Code 11-70-101
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
     (1)(a) facilitate and bring about the development of land within the fairpark district boundary, including the development of a qualified stadium to house a major league sports team;
     (1)(b) enter into a lease agreement with a major league sports team to lease a qualified stadium to a major league sports team and receive lease payments on behalf of the state;
     (1)(c) facilitate and provide funding for the development of land in a project area, including the development of public infrastructure and improvements and other infrastructure and improvements on or related to land in a project area;
     (1)(d) engage in marketing and business recruitment activities and efforts to encourage and facilitate development of land within the fairpark district boundary;
     (1)(e) as the fairpark district considers necessary or advisable to carry out any of the fairpark district’s duties or responsibilities under this chapter:

          (1)(e)(i) buy, obtain an option upon, or otherwise acquire any interest in real or personal property;
          (1)(e)(ii) sell, convey, grant, dispose of by gift, or otherwise dispose of any interest in real or personal property; or
          (1)(e)(iii) enter into a lease agreement on real or personal property, as lessee or lessor;
     (1)(f) sue and be sued;
     (1)(g) enter into contracts generally;
     (1)(h) exercise powers and perform functions under a contract, as authorized in the contract;
     (1)(i) receive and spend enhanced property tax revenue, as provided in this chapter;
     (1)(j) accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source for the fairpark district’s activities, powers, and duties, and expend any funds so received for any of the purposes of this chapter;
     (1)(k) borrow money, contract with, or accept financial or other assistance from the federal government, a public entity, or any other source for any of the purposes of this chapter and comply with any conditions of the loan, contract, or assistance;
     (1)(l) issue bonds to finance the undertaking of any development objectives of the fairpark district, including bonds under Chapter 17, Utah Industrial Facilities and Development Act, bonds under Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act, and bonds under Chapter 42a, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Act;
     (1)(m) hire employees, including independent contractors;
     (1)(n) transact other business and exercise all other powers provided for in this chapter;
     (1)(o) engage one or more consultants to advise or assist the fairpark district in the performance of the fairpark district’s duties and responsibilities;
     (1)(p) enter into an agreement with a private contractor to provide a municipal service within a project area that is not being provided by a municipality or other governmental service provider;
     (1)(q) provide public safety services in the area within the fairpark district boundary, including under a contract, approved by the board, with an existing governmental provider of public safety services;
     (1)(r) finance, develop, own, lease, operate, or otherwise control public infrastructure and improvements in a project area; and
     (1)(s) exercise powers and perform functions that the fairpark district is authorized by statute to exercise or perform.
(2)

     (2)(a) The fairpark district is responsible for and has jurisdiction over any development that occurs on fair park land, including the funding of that development.
     (2)(b) The fairpark district shall consult and coordinate with the fair park authority with respect to any development activities anticipated for or that occur on fair park land.
     (2)(c) Any development of fair park land shall be:

          (2)(c)(i) subject to and compatible with the use of fair park land for state fair purposes and related and other activities under the jurisdiction of the fair park authority; and
          (2)(c)(ii) as far as practicable, consistent with the master plan for fair park land approved by the fair park authority.
(3) With respect to state land other than fair park land, the fairpark district and the facilities division shall consult with each other and with agencies occupying the land with respect to any potential change of use or development of the land.
(4) The total amount of the fairpark district’s stadium contribution may not exceed $900,000,000.
(5) Beginning April 1, 2025, the fairpark district shall:

     (5)(a) be the repository of the official delineation of the fairpark district boundary, identical to the fairpark district boundary as delineated in the shapefile that is the electronic component of H.B. 562, Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, 2024 General Session, subject to:

          (5)(a)(i) any later changes to the boundary enacted by the Legislature; and
          (5)(a)(ii) any additions of land to the fairpark district boundary under Subsection (6); and
     (5)(b) maintain an accurate digital file of the boundary that is easily accessible by the public.
(6) The fairpark district boundary may be expanded to include land outside the fairpark district boundary if:

     (6)(a) the land is owned by a qualified owner;
     (6)(b) the qualified owner consents to including the land within the fairpark district boundary; and
     (6)(c) the land is:

          (6)(c)(i) contiguous to the fairpark district boundary; or
          (6)(c)(ii) within 200 feet of the fairpark district boundary.
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